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TCP/IP protocol Flashcards

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What are the layers of the TCP/IP stack from top to bottom

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  • application layer
  • transport layer
  • internet layer
  • link layer
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Purpose of the application layer

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Uses protocols designed to work with specific types of applications

E.g. web browser uses HTTP, email client uses SMTP, IMAP and POP3

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What is the purpose of the transport layer

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Breaks the application data down into segments(TCP) and datagrams(UDP)

Sequence numbers allocated, source and destination port numbers are added to header.

For TCP, delivery acknowledged and lost segments retransmitted

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Purpose of the internet/network layer

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Encapsulates segments from the transport layer to create IP Packets.
Source and destination IP addresses are added at this stage

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Purpose of link layer

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  • Responsible for transporting IP packets across each individual link that make up path between client and server
  • Further encapsulates IP packets in Ethernet frames
  • At this level, networking protocols are used
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Names of data block produced by each layer

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Application- application data (HTTP, SMTP)
transport - segments or datagrams
Internet - Packets
Link - Frames

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What protocols does the transport layer use

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Transmission control protocol and user datagram protocol

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What does the TCP do

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  • keeps track of each generated segment, assigning a sequence number
  • at receiving end, TCP keeps record of incoming sequence numbers & acknowledges each segment
  • if sender doesn’t receive an acknowledgement, segment is resent
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What does the UDP do

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Transfers data at a fast rate

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Uses of TCP compared to uses UDP

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TCP - when complete data is required (reliable)

UDP - when speed of data transfer is the most important criteria (unreliable)

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What is a socket

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A combination of an IP address and a port number.
Persists throughout duration of the connection

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What is the max amount of connections a server can keep track of

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65, 534 per host

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What does the socket facilitate

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Asynchronous communication, meaning only one device can communicate at a time

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What are the well-known port numbers

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Port - protocol - use
20 - FTP(Data) - file transfer
21 - FTP(Control) - file transfer
22 - SSH - Secure remote access
25 - SMTP - Mail transfer
80 - HTTP - Website access
110 - POP - Mailbox access
143 - IMAP - Mailbox access
443 - HTTPS - Secure website access

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What is a MAC address

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Unique to a specific NIC
Physically tied to hardware of computer often referred to as physical address

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What does HTTP do

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Requests web pages and linked resources from the web server

17
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How does HTTP operate

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Through requests and responses:
- server waits and listens for requests
- client sends HTTP request for web page to server
- server receives the request
- server sends HTTP response which encapsulates requested page
- client receives response and displays web page in web browser

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What are the extra steps for the HTTP operation for dynamic pages

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  • database may be accessed for up-to-date images and prices for online shopping
  • profile may be accessed for more personalised content
  • processing may happen on client-side
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What are the HTTP request methods

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GET - request data from resource
POST - submit data, create new resource
PUT - update/replace an existing resource
DELETE - removes a resource from server
HEAD - requests just header of data from server

20
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What does HTTPS do

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Encrypts data exchanged between client and server

21
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How does HTTPS work

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  • Provides digital certificate containing public encryption key.
  • authenticity is checked automatically in browser through number of root certificates
  • your browser uses key to encrypt data
  • only the authorised server has corresponding private key to decrypt it
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What does the FTP do

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Used to move files between 2 devices

23
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How does the FTP work

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Client-server application:
- client device runs FTP client software, responsible for initiation of all connections
- another device runs the FTP server & has access to disk space to store the files

24
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What can a user do once logged into the FTP client software

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  • access directories on FTP server & request list of files in directory
  • user can choose to download or upload file
25
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Examples where FTP can be used

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  • create web pages on own computer and then upload files to web server
  • download software
  • download music file
  • upload video clips to be embedded in web-page
26
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What types of FTP are publicly available FTP sites

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Anonymous FTP

27
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Role of a traditional email system

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user connects to their email server and downloads any messages they may have received

28
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Role of a modern email system

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Most modern systems use ‘push’ technology.
New emails are pushed to client as soon as they arrive on mail server
Is optional

29
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What protocols does an email system use for sending and retrieving

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uses POP3 and IMAP for retrieval and SMTP for sending

30
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What does POP3 do

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Downloads emails onto client and deletes them from server

31
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What does IMAP do

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Creates a copy on the local client device and syncs any deletion on both client and server

32
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What is preferred between POP3 and IMAP

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IMAP as it offers the ability to manage your emails on multiple devices

33
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What does SSH do

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Provides an encrypted connection for remote access to another computer

34
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How does SSH work

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Encrypts messages sent between SSH client and SSH server, providing a secure link through which users can communicate with a remote computer

35
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How can encrypting data via SSH be described

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  • creates a secure tunnel over the internet
  • means that SSH can be used to securely tunnel other protocols over the internet.
  • SSH hides actual protocol its encrypted
  • network doesnt see destination address or nature of data, just SSH data destined for SSH server
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Common uses of SSH

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Network admins who need to access remote devices to start & stop devices, perform software upgrades, etc.
Allows person to securely manage multiple computers from one place

37
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What must you have to connect to another computer using SSH

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  • an account in the computer you’re trying to connect to
  • sufficient administrative tight to carry out some operations
38
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What are the 2 ways to sign into a remote computer via SSH

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  1. Use command line of your OS, type commands you SSH in remote device
  2. Use a GUI based SSH client

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