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CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Network+ Certification Training
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Computer Networking
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03/11/2015

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What are the 4 layers of the "Internet Protocol Suite"?

 

(Similar to the OSI model)

Definition

 

Application Layer

 

Transport Layer

 

Internet Layer

 

Link Layer

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Which Link Layer protocol handles the IP address to MAC address resolution?

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ARP - Address Resolution Protocol

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What is the "primary" Internet protocol?

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IPv4

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Which Internet protocol contains 32-bit addresses with a total of 4.2 billion maximum addresses?

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IPv4 - 32-bit (four byte) addresses

 

-Uses dot-decimal notation (192.168.0.1)

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What is the "next" generation Internet protocol?

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IPv6

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Which Internet protocol contains 128-bit addresses with a total of 340 trillion trillion trillion maximum addresses?

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IPv6 - Shown in eight groups of four hex digits.

 

- 4004:5cg8:3ed3:0000:0000:0000:5cg8:3ed3

 

- Improves routing, security, efficiency and more

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Which Internet protocol sends management messages between systems?

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ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol

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Which Internet protocol allows you to send "Echo Requests or receive Echo Replies"?

(Ping)

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ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol

 

 

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What Internet protocol manages membership of multi-cast groups which in turn improves efficiency and bandwidth usage?

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IGMP - Internet Group Managment Protocol

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Which Internet protocol allows multiple users to view the same media stream from a single media source?

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IGMP - Internet Group Managment Protocol

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Name this Transport Layer protocol:

 

-connection-oriented

 

-reliable delivery

 

- can manage out-of-order messages or retransmissions

Definition

 

 

 

 

TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

 

-Checks for out-of-order or missing data

Term

 

Name this Transport Layer protocol:

 

-connectionless

 

-unreliable (no checks and balances)

 

- no reordering of data or retransmissions

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UDP - User Datagram Protocol

 

- Doesn't care about out-of-order data or missing data

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What is the primary responsibility of the ARP protocol?

Definition

 

 

 

-Address Resolution Protocol

 

-Map IP address to MAC addresses

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At what layer of the TCP/IP suite does the UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?

Definition

 

 

 

 

Transport Layer

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What is the primary responsibility of IGMP?

Definition

 

 

 

-Internet Group Management Protocol

 

-Manages membership of multicast groups

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BOOTP, NDS, SNMP, NTP, Telnet, SSH, FTP, TFTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, HTTP, HTTPS, TLS/SSl, SIP, and RTP are all protocols from which Layer?

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Application Layer

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What protocol automates the IP address configuration process? (replaced by DHCP)

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BOOTP - Bootstrap Protocol

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Which protocol converts domain names to IP addresses?

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DNS - Domain Name Services

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This Application Layer protocol automatically synchronizes clocks?

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NTP - Network Time Protocol

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How many versions of SNMP (Simple Network Managment Protocol) are there?

Definition

 

 

 

SNMPv1

SNMPv2

SNMPv3

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Which Application Layer protocol allows you to gather statistics from network devices?

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SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol

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Out of the three SNMP protocols, which is the only one that offers encryption?

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SNMPv3

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Telnet (Telecommunication Network) protocol allows you to login to __________ devices?

Definition

 

 

 

 

remote

-Using unencrypted communication

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What is the major difference between Telnet and SSH?

Definition

 

 

 

 

Encryption

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What is SSH and what is it used for?

Definition

 

 

 

SSH - Secure Shell

 

- Login to devices remotely

 

-Encrypted communications link

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This Application Layer protocol authenticates with a username and password; allowing users to transfer files between systems?

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FTP - File Transfer Protocol

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The major difference between FTP and _____ is that there is no authentication required on the latter.

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TFTP - Trivial File Transfer Protocol

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Which protocol is used most often for sending mail and transferring messages between mail servers?

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SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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______ allows you to receive and store mail locally for later viewing. (Designed for intermittent connectivity)

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POP3 - Post Office Protocol version 3

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Which mail client protocol offers flexibility in connectivity and keeps "state" of messages (read, replied, deleted...)?

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IMAP4 - Internet Message Access Protocol v4

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Name the two mail client protocols that allow you to receive mail?

Definition

 

 

POP3 - Post Office Protocol version 3

 

IMAP4 - Internet Message Access Protocol v4

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______ defines how messages are formatted over the World Wide Web and transmitted, and what actions web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.

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HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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The major difference between HTTP and HTTPS is?

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HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) uses a layer of encryption through TLS/SSL.

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