Network Service Ports and Protocols

Question 1

Network Service Ports and Protocols

Answer 1

Different services that can ensure that network devices can discover each other, communicate effciently, and relay important sysyem information to each other.

Question 2

Domain Name System (DNS)

Answer 2

Used to translate human-friendly domain names into an IP address that computers can use to identify each other on a network. (port 53 by default)

Question 3

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Answer 3

Userd to automate the assigment of IP addresses, subnets, mass gateways, and other networking parameters to a client device. (port 67)

Question 4

SQL Services

Answer 4

Protocols used by database servers to managge queries and control operations from the client applications that are requesting them. (Microsoft SQL port 1433, MySQL port 3306)

Question 5

Simple Networking Management Protocols (SNMP)

Answer 5

Used for collecting information from and configuring different networking devices like servers, hubs, printers, switches, and routers over an IP network, (port 161 & 162)

Question 6

System Logginng (Syslog)

Answer 6

Standard for message logging that allows devices to send event messages accross IP networks to an event message collector known as a Syslog server. (port 514)