Protocols Flashcards

1
Q

PPTP

A

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

Manages tunneling on VPN

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2
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ARP

A

Address Resolution Protocol

Resolves IP addresses to MAC addresses

Layer 3

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3
Q

TCP

A

Transmission Control Protocol

Manages connection-oriented data transmission

Layer 4

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4
Q

TFTP

A

Trivial FTP

Lightweight FTP for small files

Layer 7

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5
Q

RIP

A

Routing Information Protocol

Used by routers to communicate network information

Layer 3

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6
Q

IMAP

A

Internet Message Access Protocol

Used to receive email messages

Layer 7

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7
Q

ICMP

A

Internet Control Message Protocol

Used for error messages and diagnostic reporting

Layer 3

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8
Q

L2TP

A

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol

Manages tunneling in VPN

Can use IPSec to encrypt traffic

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9
Q

RARP

A

Reverse Address Resolution Protocol

Resolves MAC addresses to IP addresses

Layer 3

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10
Q

MAC

A

Media Access Control

802.3

Defines how packets are placed on the physical media

Layer 1

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11
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DNS

A

Domain Name System

Resolves host names to IP addresses

Layer 7

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12
Q

SMTP

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Used to send email from an email server

Layer 7

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13
Q

ATM

A

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

Used in WANs to transfer data in fixed-size cells

Layer 2

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14
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IPSec

A

Internet Protocol Security

Used to secure IP traffic via encryption

Layer 3

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15
Q

Frame Relay

A

Uses variable-sized frames to transfer data over permanent virtual circuits

Layer 2

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16
Q

LLC

A

Logical Link Control

802.2

Provides flow control and error control and allows multiple protocols to work together

Layer 2

17
Q

SNMP

A

Simple Network Management Protocol

Used to manage network devices

Layer 7

18
Q

SMB

A

Server Message Block

Used on Microsoft networks for file and printer sharing

Layer 7

19
Q

LDAP

A

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Used to query a directory service (AD DS)

Layer 7

20
Q

IGMP

A

Internet Group Multicast Protocol

Used for multicasting traffic

Layer 3

21
Q

DHCP

A

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Assigns TCP/IP configuration information to clients

Layer 7

22
Q

FTP

A

File Transfer Protocol

Transfer files to and from an FTP server

Layer 7

23
Q

UDP

A

User Datagram Protocol

Manages connection-less data transmission

Layer 4

24
Q

HTTP

A

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Transmits data across the internet for web pages

Layer 7

25
Q

IPv4

A

Internet Protocol v4

32-bit addressing protocol

Layer 3

26
Q

POP3

A

Post Office Protocol

Used to retrieve email from POP3 email servers

Layer 7

27
Q

IPv6

A

Internet Protocol v6

128-bit

Layer 3

28
Q

Token Ring

A

The talking stick

Layer 2

29
Q

OSPF

A

Open Shortest Path First

Used by routers to communicate network information

Layer 3

30
Q

LACP

A

Link Aggregation Control Protocol

802.3ax

Forms single logical channel between devices with multiple physical links

Port speeds become additive

31
Q

NetBIOS

A

Network Basic Input/Output Protocol