THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Flashcards
ipconfig /flushdns command provides you with what ?
the means to flush and reset the contents of the DNS client resolver cache
VM escape refers to?
malware running on a guest OS jumping to another guest or the host
(VM escape is the biggest threat to virtualized systems)
A virtual network interface card (vNIC) represents what?
The VM is connected to a network (Can have multiple)
A rogue VM is what?
is a VM that has been installed without authorization
VM sprawl is what?
the uncontrolled deployment of more and more VMs
A dynamic IP address should be used for what?
client workstations and devices to ensure they are easy to configure and less prone to human error
A static IP address should be used for what?
servers to ensure they are easy to find, access, and manage on the network
Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) is a feature of Windows-based operating systems that enables what?
a computer to automatically assign itself an IP address when there is no Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server available to perform that function
(considered a Link-local adress)
STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) is a type of cabling that can help prevent what?
electrical interferences or cross-talk
(cross-talk can cause CRC “Cyclic Redundancy Check” errors)
Coaxial and fiber are what number of CAT cables?
CAT 6
what are we talking about when we say Intel CPU architecture implemented to expose two or more logical processors to the OS to deliver performance benefits
(virtualized environment)
HyperThreading (HT)
( it’s like multi-core but for virtual machines)
what am I talking about when i say a microprocessor on a single integrated circuit with two or more separate processing units, called cores (for example, dual-core or quad-core), each of which reads and executes program instructions
multi-core processing
(for physical computers)
(not virtual)
VM can communicate between the host and the other VMs
internal
VMs would have internet access
external
create a switch that is usable only by the VMs
private
(The VMs cannot use the switch to communicate with the host)
each VM could only communicate with itself
localhost
HSPA+ and EV-DO. HSPA+ (Evolved High-Speed Packet Access) is which cellular
3G
Long Term Evolution & LTE Advanced
(LTE and LTA-A)
is what cellular
4G
Low-band 5G reaches speeds of?
55 Mbps with a theoretical speed of 150 Mbps
Mid-band 5G reaches an average speed of?
150 Mbps with a theoretical speed of 1.5 Gbps
High-band 5G reaches an average speed of?
3 Gbps with a theoretical speed of up to 70 Gbps
IMAP it to receive or to send emails?
receive emails
SMTP is to receive or to send emails
send emails
A coaxial cable is a cable used to?
transmit video, communications, and audio
(most commonly used as a cable to connect a TV to a cable TV service)
Which RAIDS are failure resistant
(protect against loss of data)
RAID 1 / RAID 5
Which RAID is fault tolerant
(can still function even if a disk fails)
RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6
Which RAID is disaster tolerant
(RAID with two independent zones with full data access)
RAID 10
Which frequency standard is in the 5 GHz band
802.11a , 802.11n , 802.11ac ,
802.11ax
Which frequency standard is in the 2.4 GHz band
802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n ,
802.11ax