Network Chapter 2 Review

10 September 2022
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A ______ is a DNS Client that requests information from DNS name servers
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Resolver
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A ________ consists of a host's IP address and the port number of an application running on a host, with a colon separating the two values
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Socket
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In Linux systems, What file contains the setting for the DHCP service?
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dhcpd.conf
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A unique set of characters assigned to each NIC by its manufacturer. In the traditional, 48-bit physical addressing scheme, The extension identifier is 24 bits long. In EUI-64, the extension identifier is 40 bits long.
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Device ID
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A type of DNS data record that maps the IPv4 address of an Internet-connected device to its domain name.
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A (Address) Record
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The nonprofit corporation currently designated by the U.S government to maintain and assign IP addresses.
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ICANN(Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers)
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A software package or hardware-based tool that can capture and analyze data on a network
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Packet analyzer
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A type of address translation in which a gateway assigns the same public IP address to a host each time it makes a request to access the Internet
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SNAT (Static Network Address Translation)
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A service available on computers running one of the Windows operating systems that automatically assigns the computer's network interface a link-local IP address. In IPv4, This address is in the range of 169.254.0.1 through 169.254.255.254
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APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing)
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A Type of address translation in which a gateway has a pool of public IP Addresses that it is free to assign to a local host whenever the local host makes a request to access the internet.
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DNAT (Dynamic Network Address Translation)
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A Type of DNS data record that is used for reverse lookups, to provide a host name when the IP address is known
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PTR record
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A type of DNS data record that maps the IPv6 address of an Internet-connected device to its domain name.
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AAAA record
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A protocol that run in the Session and Transport layers of the OSI model and associates NetBIOS names with workstations
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NetBIOS
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The Network Time Protocol service uses what port number?
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UDP 123
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What Range of ports is referred to as the "Well-known" range of ports?
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0-1023
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What two ipconfig commands below are used to show DNS resolver cache information and clear the name resolver cache?
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ipconfig /flushdns ipconfig /displaydns
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Which protocol below is used to make an initial connection between hosts for transferring multimedia data, relaying on other protocols once a connection is established?
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SIP
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A hexadecimal number is number written in the base 16 number system.
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True
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A lookback IP address begins with what number?
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127
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A port number, Which identifies an application on a host, exists on what level of the OSI model?
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Transport
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A IPv6 address consists of how many bits?
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128 bits
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DNS follows a centralized database model
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False
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Describe how an IPv6 address is written and displayed
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IPv6 address is 128 bits and look like this 2001:0000:0B80:0000:0000:00D3:9C5A:00CC Binary: 0010 0000 0000 0001
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What is unicast?
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Specfies a single node on a network
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What is Multicast?
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Delivers to all nodes in a targeted, multicast group
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What is anycast?
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Anycast can identify multiple destination, with packets delivered to the closest destination
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SNAT(Static Network Address Translation)
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The gateway assigns the same public IP address to a host
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DNAT (Dynamic Network Address Translation)
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The Gateway assigns IP address from a pool to host
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Each Organization that provides host services on the public internet is responsible for providing and maintaining DNS authoritative servers for public access
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True
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How many clusters of root servers exist?
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13
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ICANN is responsible for restrictions on use of the .com, .org, and .net TLDs
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False
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NetBios applications should be replaced as they are out-of-date.
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True
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Select the IPv6 address below that indicates a global unicast address:
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FE80::10
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Select the name of the free, open source software that is by far the most popular DNS server software
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BIND
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Select the protocol below that is used to synchronize clocks on computers on a network.
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NTP
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The IP addresses 169.254.0.1 and 169.254.255.254 are both examples of _______
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Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)
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The MAC address, which is also known as the ______ address, is embedded on every NIC and is assumed to be unique
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Physical address
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Traditional MAC Addresses are broken into two parts. Name these two parts.
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Device ID and Block ID
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What RFC outlines recommendations for private IP addresses?
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RFC 1918
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What are the last two parts of a host name known as?
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Domain name
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What command can be used to display a complete summary of all network interfaces in a Windows computer?
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ipconfig /all
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What command on Linux will display TCP/IP information associated with every interface on the device?
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ifconfig -a
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What do the first 24 bits of a MAC address represent?
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OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier)
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What is a subnet mask, and how is it used?
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A subnet mask is a 32-bit number that helps one computer find another. The 32 bits are used to indicate what portion of an IP address is the network portion and what port of the host portion. Using this information, a computer can know if a remote computer with a give IP address is on its own or a different network
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What protocol is commonly used to request configuration files from another computer?
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TFTP
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What top level domain is used for the air-transport industry?
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.aero
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What two address prefixes for IPv6 addresses are used for unique local unicast?
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FD00::/8 FC00::/7
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What two names are used to describe the configuration in which internal and external DNS queries and handles by different DNS servers or by a single DNS server that is specially configured to keep internal and external DNS zone separate?
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Split-horizon DNS Split DNS
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What two types of IP addresses are used on the Internet?
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IPv6 and IPv4
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What utility is used to verify the TCP/IP installed, bound to the NIC, configured correctly, and communicating with the network?
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ping
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What two IPv6 nodes are on the same network, they are reffered to as which of the following?
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neighbors
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________________ are not used to find noes on networks other than the local network.
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MAC addresses