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Network Protocols Quiz Flashcards

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What is the function of FTP?

Email Service
Directory access
Serving of web pages
File exchange

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A type of cryptographic network protocol for secure data communication, remote command-line login, remote command execution, and other secure network services between two networked computers is known as:

Calibration
Driver update
OS reinstallation
Malware scan

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Telent: (Select 3 answers)

Encrypts network connection
Provides username & password authentication
Transmits data in an unencrypted form
Does not provide authentication
Enables remote login an command execution

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Which of the answers listed below refers to a secure replacement for Telnet?

CHAP
FTP
SNMP
SSH

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The SMTP protocol is used for: (Select 2 answers)

Sending email messages between mail servers
Name resolution services
Serving of web pages
Retrieving email messages from mail servers
Sending email messages from a client device

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6
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Which of the following answers refers to a system containing mappings of domain names to various types of data, such as numerical IP addresses?

TCP/IP
DNS
SQL
DHCP

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A network protocol providing an alternative solution to the manual allocation of IP addresses is known as:

DNS
SNMP
NAT
DHCP

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Which network protocol enables retrieving contents of an Internet page from a web server?

SNMP
HTTP
SMTP
IMAP

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POP3 protocol is used for:

Name resolution
Sending email messages
File exchange
Email retrieval

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10
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Which of the following is in use when a WINS server tries to resolve a host name into an IP address on a Windows-based LAN?

DNS
TCP/IP
NetBIOS
DHCP

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The function of the NetBT protcol is to allow NetBIOS services to be used over TCP/IP networks

True
False

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The function of the NetBT protocol is to allow NetBIOS services to be used over TCP/IP networks

True
False

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Which of the following answers refer to IMAP4? (Select 2 answers)

Offers improved functionality in comparison to POP3
Serves the same function as POP3
Enables sending email messages from client devices
Offers less functions than POP3
Enables email exchange between mail servers

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14
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A type of protocol used in network management systems for monitoring network-attached devices is called:

SMB
NTP
SNMP
RDP

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Of the three existing versions of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), versions 1 and 2 (SNMPv1 and SNMPv2) offer authentication based on community strings sent in an unencrypted form (in cleartext). SNMPv3 provides packet encryption, authentication, and hashing mechanisms that allow for checking whether data has changed in transit (i.e., data integrity).

True
False

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16
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LDAP is an example of:

Authentication protocol
Address resolution protocol
Directory access protocol
File exchange protocol

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17
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What is the name of a network protocol that secures web traffic via SSL/TLS encryption?

SFTP
HTTPS
FTPS
SNMP

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18
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What are the characteristics of SMB/CIFS? (Select all that apply)

Used mainly by computers running Linux distributions
Provides shared access to files, directories, and devices
Used mainly by computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems
Enables voice and multimedia communications over IP networks

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19
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Which of the following answers refers to a Microsoft-proprietary remote-access protocol providing a suer with graphical interface for connecting to another computer over network?

RDP
SSH
VNC
Telnet

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20
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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is a connection-oriented protocol using a three-way handshake, which is a set of initial steps required to establish network connection. TCP supports retransmission of lost packets, flow control (managing the amount of data that is being sent), and sequencing (rearranging packets that arrived out of order).

True
False

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21
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User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is an example of a connectionless protocol. Because UDP does not support a three-way handshake while establishing a network connection, it is referred to as an unreliable or best-effort protocol.

True
False

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22
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Examples of connectionless protocols include: (Select 2 answers)

TCP
DHCP
SSH
TFTP
HTTPS

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23
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Which of the following answers refer to connection-oriented protocols? (Select 2 answers)

DHCP
SSH
TFTP
UDP
HTTPS

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24
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Which of the answers listed below refer to common applications that make use of TCP? (Select 3 answers)

Online gaming
Video conferencing
File transfer
Voice over IP (VoIP)
Email communication
Web browsing
Live streaming

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25
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Which of the following answers refer(s) to common applications of UDP? (Select all that apply)

File transfer
Email communication
Web browsing
Video conferencing
Live streaming
Online gaming
Voice over IP (VoIP)

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