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Section 4: TCP/IP Model Flashcards

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What is the TCP/IP Model?

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An alternative 4-layer model to the OSI model.

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What is the network interface (Layer 1)?

At the Data Link & Physical Layer

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Describes how to transmit bits across a network and determines how the network medium is going to be used

Examples: Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, RS-232

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What is the Internet (Layer 2)?

At the Network Layer

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Packages data into IP datagrams

Examples: IP, ICMP, ARP, RARP

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What is the transport layer (Layer 3)?

At the Transport Layer

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*Check this on video

Examples: TCP, UDP, RTP

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What is the application layer (Layer 4)?

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*Check this on video

Examples: HTTP, TELNET, FTP, SNMP, DNS, SMTP, SSL, TLS

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How many port numbers can there be?

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65,535

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From what port number to port number are “well-known” and reserved?

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0 - 1023

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What are ephermeral ports? and from what port number to port number can be selected?

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Short-lived transport port that’s automatically selected from a predefined range. 1024-65,535

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What does an IPv4 Packet consist of?

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Consists of a source address, destination address, IP flags, and protocol

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How many bytes does a TCP header have?

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20 Bytes

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How many bytes does a UDP header have?

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8 Bytes

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What is File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and what port numbers does it use?

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Transfers computer files between a client and server on a computer. Ports 20 & 21

Unsecure method

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What is Secure Shell (SSH) and what port number does it use?

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Cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. Port 22

Best known for remote login to computer systems by users

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What is the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and what port number does it use?

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Provides file access, file transfer, and file management over any reliable data stream. Port 22

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What is Telnet and what port number does it use?

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Provides bidirectional interactive text-oriented communication facility using a virtual terminal connection. Port 23

Like SSH, but insecure

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What is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and what port number does it use?

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Internet standard for sending electronic mail. Port 25

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What is Domain Name Service (DNS) and what port number does it use?

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Hierarchical decentralized naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network. Port 53

Converts domain names to IP addresses

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What is Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) and what port numbers does it use?

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Dynamically assigns an IP address and other network configuration parameters to a client. Ports 67 & 68

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What is the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) and what port number does it use?

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Transmits files in both directions of a client-server application. Port 69

Used for booting an OS from a local area network file server

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What is the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and what port number does it use?

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Foundation of data communication for WWW. Port 80

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What is the Post Office Protocol v3 (POP3) and what port number does it use?

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Used by local e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a remote server over TCP/IP connection. Port 110

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What is the Network Time Protocol (NTP) and what port number does it use?

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Provides clock synchronization between computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks. Port 123

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What is the Internet Mail Application Protocol (IMAP) and what port number does it use?

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Provides e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail messages from a mail server over TCP/IP connection. Port 143

Allows user to view & manipulate messages as if they’re stored locally

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What is the Simple Network Management (SNMP) and what port number does it use?

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Provides collection and organization of information about managed devices on IP networks. Port 161

Can modify info to change device behavior, common in network devices

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What is the **Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)** and what **port number** does it use?
Open, vendor-neutral, industry standard for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services. Port 389 | Active Directory also uses port 389
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What is the **Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)** and what **port number** does it use?
Foundation of ecommerce on WWW. Port 443 | Designed for adding security to the insecure HTTP protocol
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What is the **Server Message Block (SMB)** and what **port number** does it use?
Provides shared access to files, printers, and miscellaneous communications between devices on a network. Port 445
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What is the **System Logging Protocol (Syslog)** and what **port number** does it use?
Used to send logging data back to a centralized server. Port 514
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What is the **Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Transport Layer Security (SMTP TLS)** and what **port number** does it use?
Secure and encrypted way to send emails. Port 587
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What is the **Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Secure (LDAPS)** and what **port number** does it use?
Open, vendor-neutral, industry standard for accessing and maintaining distributed secure directory information services. Port 636
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What is the **Internet Message Access Protocol over SSL (IMAP over SSL)** and what **port number** does it use?
Secure and encrypted way to receive emails. Port 993
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What is the **Post Office Protocol v3 over SSL (POP3 over SSL)** and what **port number** does it use?
Secure and encrypted way to receive emails. Port 995
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What is the **Structured Query Language Server Protocol (SQL)** and what **port number** does it use?
Used for communication from a client to the database engine. Port 1433
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What is the **SQLnet Protocol** and what **port number** does it use?
Used for communication from a client to an Oracle database. Port 1521
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What is **MySQL** and what **port number** does it use?
Used for communication from a client to the MySQL database engine. Port 3306
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What is the **Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)** and what **port number** does it use?
Provides a user with a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network connection. Port 3389
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What is the **Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)** and what **port numbers** does it use?
Provides signaling and controlling multimedia communication sessions in applications. Ports 5060 & 5061 | Used for Internet telephony for voice and video calls, VoIP, and IM
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What is **Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)**?
Operates by conducting a three-way handshake between a client and a server, and then establishing the connection. | A connection-oriented method of communication
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What is **User Datagram Protocol (UDP)**?
Can detect if its packets are corrupted when they are received by a client used a checksum. | A connectionless-oriented method of communication
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What is the **Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)**?
A network level protocol that is used to communicate information about network connectivity issues back to the sender.
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What is the **Generic Routing Encapsulation Protocol (GRE)**?
A tunneling protocol that was developed by Cisco to encapsulate a wide variety of network layer protocol inside a virtual point-to-point or point-to-multipoint link over an Internet Protocol network. | Does not provide any encryption
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What is the **Internet Protocol Security Protocol (IPsec)**?
A set of secure communication protocols at the network or packet processing layer that is used to protect data flows between peers.
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What is the **Authentication Header (AH)**?
A protocol within IPsec that provides integrity and authentication
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What is the **Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)**?
Provides encryption and integrity for the data packets over IPsec. | Backwards compatible with most IP routers

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