Network Flashcards
DHCP ( Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Automatically assigns IP Address to clients
DNS ( Domain Name System)
Translates Internet domain and host names to IP addresses
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
Provides connection-oriented acknowledged communication
UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
Provides Connectionless, Unacknowledged communication
NAT ( Network Address Translation)
Security device enable you to use whatever IP addessses you want on your internal network, while conforming to the rules of the lager network to which your systems are connected. Provides security by masking internal addresses and hiding nodes
PAT( Port Address translation
security device enable public access to specific services on specific ports on internal servers, while blocking access to other services
DMZ ( Demilitarized Zone)
physical or logical subnetwork that contains and exposes an organization’s external- facing services to a larger and untrusted network, usually the internet. It adds additional layers of security to an organized LAN
Bus Topology
The information is passed along each node until it arrives at its proper destination
Ring
The information passes from one node to the next until it finds where it is supposed to be
Star
Each node is connected to the server
Mesh
Expensive to impliment has redundant connections
mostly used in wireless enviroments
Point -to-point
Direct connect
Network layers
- Physical - Hubs
- Data link - Bridge or MAC
- Network - Router
- Transport - helps the flow of traffic
- Session - verification level ( are you there)
- Presentation - images
- Application - user interface