Networking Flashcards
Cable internet connection
Modulating analog to digital (from NIC) and vise versa
ADSL
Takes signal from NIC and passes to phone line
Download speed faster than upload speed (24 down/3.3 up
Dialup
Network with voice telephone lines
56 Kbps connections
Basic-rate ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
3 channels: two 64 Kbps (B channel) and one 16 Kbps line as controller (D channel)
Primary-rate ISDN
Interpreted Services Digital Network
Uses twenty-three 64 Kbps B data channels (1.44 Mbps) and one 64 Kbps D channel for control information
FTP
Uses TCP port 21 to transfer files across the Internet
SSH
A secure remote management protocol that runs on TCP port 22
Telnet
Uses TCP port 23 to perform remote management of a system with the communication unencrypted
SMTP
Protocol of the Internet for sending email. Uses TCP port 25
DNS
Uses to resolve Fully Qualified Domain Names to IP addresses. Uses UDP port 53
HTTP
Uses TCP port 80
POP3
Internet protocol uses to read email; TCP port 110
IMAP
Newer protocol used for reading email–replacement for POP3. Can get list of messages and download only desired ones (also left on sever); can work OFFLINE; uses TCP port 143
HTTPS
TCP port 443
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol: used to carry screen-shot information and keyboard input during remote session. Uses TCP 3389
NetBIOS/NetBT
Use of NetBIOS names to connect to resources on TCP/IP network. Uses UDP PORTS 137-139
SLP
Service Location Protocol: now known as CIFS; file sharing protocol in Windows.
TCP/UDP port 427
AFP
Apple Filing Protocol: file sharing protocol for OS X; TCP port 548
DNS
Domain Name System: name resolution protocol that converts Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDN) to IP addresses