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Ccna David Bombal

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QUESTION 1

Repeaters

ANSWER

It amplifies the signal, dont understand it. It recceives the signal and retransmit it so it cancover longer distances.

QUESTION 2

Hubs

ANSWER

Layer 1 devices, they are dumb and dont understand what they receive, they just repeat. No intelligence here.

QUESTION 3

Switches

ANSWER

Is the same as a bridge, but these can learn mac addresses more quickly by using hardware. It allow us to connect many devices in a local area network, is not used for WAN. Layer 2 because they use etherner frames. Intelligence based on Mac Addresses.

QUESTION 4

Routers

ANSWER

They use IP addresses to route from one network to another. They are called layer 3 devices and are used to connect to WAN. Intelligence based on IP addreses.

QUESTION 5

Attenuation

ANSWER

Refers to the reduction in the strenght or intensity of a signal.

QUESTION 6

Multiport Repeater

ANSWER

It is essentially a repeater with multiple rj45 ports. For example: a hub is a multiport repeater.

QUESTION 7

bridge

ANSWER

Is an intermidiate device between a switch and a hub. they learned where devices were in the network by using software.

QUESTION 8

Firewall

ANSWER

They allow us to stop bad people getting in to our network.

QUESTION 9

WLC

ANSWER

Wireless LAN Controllers are used in Enterprise networks in order to centrally manage Wireless Access Points

QUESTION 10

IDS

ANSWER

Intrusion Detection System. Is like a dog it will warn you when there is an attacker or intruder. It does not stop the attacker it warns you that there is an attacker and then you can do something. They are not in the flow of traffic, they just get copies of the traffic to see if there is a problem.

QUESTION 11

IPS

ANSWER

Intrusion Prevention System, can alert you that there is a problem but also block the attack. The traffic goes through the IPS and when there is an attacker it blocks it.

QUESTION 12

RFC

ANSWER

Request for Comments. Is a way in wich people discuss protocols and agree in what a protocol should be used.

QUESTION 13

protocol

ANSWER

Is a way to communicate. The protocols define rules to communicate.

QUESTION 14

Bits

ANSWER

Data at layer 1. When data is sent at the physical layer. We are sending zeros and ones across the physical layer.In fiber optic a 1 will be represented by light and on copper it will be represented by electricity.

QUESTION 15

IP

ANSWER

Internet Protocol. Is a number that you allocate to a device, that allows it to comunicate using a protocol.

QUESTION 16

HTTPS

ANSWER

Is an encrypted version of HTTP

QUESTION 17

Frames

ANSWER

Data at layer 2. When we are sending data through an Ethernet switch, which is a so called layer device, we are sending frames.

QUESTION 18

Packets

ANSWER

Data at layer 3. A router will route packets from one interface to another.

QUESTION 19

segments

ANSWER

Data at layer 4.

QUESTION 20

application

ANSWER

Data from layer 5 to 7

QUESTION 21

Type field on ethernet.

ANSWER

It helps the upper layer to understand what protoocol will be used, for example ip version 4 or ip version 6.

QUESTION 22

Well known port number

ANSWER

This where a server service will listen

QUESTION 23

ephemeral or random port number

ANSWER

This what you will use when you initiate session to a well known port number

QUESTION 24

Port 21 (TCP)

ANSWER

Used by FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

QUESTION 25

Port 80 (TCP)

ANSWER

Used by HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)

QUESTION 26

Port 69 (UDP)

ANSWER

Used by TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

QUESTION 27

Port 23 (TCP)

ANSWER

Used by Telnet

QUESTION 28

Port 22 (TCP)

ANSWER

Used by SSH (Secure Shell)

QUESTION 29

Port 443 (TCP)

ANSWER

Used by HTTPS

QUESTION 30

Binary

ANSWER

A way of representing information using only two options.

QUESTION 31

ipconfig

ANSWER

is a command line tool that will show me my IP address when using windows.

QUESTION 32

IPv4

ANSWER

Internet Protocol version 4. 1. Layer 3 or network layer protocol. 2. connectionless protocol. In other words there are no sessions formed when traffic is transformed. 3- Packets treated independently 4-May take different paths. 5-Best effort of packet delivery. 6- no data recovery features 7- no built in session 8- no retransmission

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