CCNA 14-15 Study Help

Why does HTTP use TCP as the transport layer protocol?

Because HTTP requires reliable delivery

What do the client/server and peer-to-peer network models have in common?

Both models support devices in server and client roles.

What does a client do when it has UDP datagrams to send?

It just sends the datagrams.

What is an advantage of SMB over FTP?​

SMB clients can establish a long-term connection to the server.​

Which three application layer protocols use TCP?

SMP, FTP, HTTP

Which two protocols may devices use in the application process that sends email?

SMTP, DNS

What are two characteristics of peer-to-peer networks?

decentralized resources, resource sharing without a dedicated server

In what two situations would UDP be better than TCP as the preferred transport protocol?

when a faster delivery mechanism is needed, when applications do not need to guarantee delivery of the data

What is the complete range of TCP and UDP well-known ports?

0 to 1023

A PC is downloading a large file from a server. The TCP window is 1000 bytes. The server is sending the file using 100-byte segments. How many segments will the server send before it requires an acknowledgment from the PC?

10 segments

A client creates a packet to send to a server. The client is requesting POP3 service. What number will be used as the destination port number in the sending packet?

110

A client creates a packet to send to a server. The client is requesting SNMP service. What number will be used as the destination port number in the sending packet?

161

A client creates a packet to send to a server. The client is requesting FTP service. What number will be used as the destination port number in the sending packet?

21

A client creates a packet to send to a server. The client is requesting SSH service. What number will be used as the destination port number in the sending packet?

22

A client creates a packet to send to a server. The client is requesting telnet service. What number will be used as the destination port number in the sending packet?

23

A client creates a packet to send to a server. The client is requesting SMTP service. What number will be used as the destination port number in the sending packet?

25

A PC that is communicating with a web server has a TCP window size of 6,000 bytes when sending data and a packet size of 1,500 bytes. Which byte of information will the web server acknowledge after it has received two packets of data from the PC?

3001

A client creates a packet to send to a server. The client is requesting HTTPS service. What number will be used as the destination port number in the sending packet?

443

A PC that is communicating with a web server has a TCP window size of 6,000 bytes when sending data and a packet size of 1,500 bytes. Which byte of information will the web server acknowledge after it has received three packets of data from the PC?

4501

A PC that is communicating with a web server has a TCP window size of 6,000 bytes when sending data and a packet size of 1,500 bytes. Which byte of information will the web server acknowledge after it has received four packets of data from the PC?

6001

A client creates a packet to send to a server. The client is requesting TFTP service. What number will be used as the destination port number in the sending packet?

69

A client creates a packet to send to a server. The client is requesting HTTP service. What number will be used as the destination port number in the sending packet?

80

Which scenario describes a function provided by the transport layer?

A student has two web browser windows open in order to access two web sites. The transport layer ensures the correct web page is delivered to the correct browser window.

What is an example of network communication that uses the client-server model?

A workstation initiates a DNS request when the user types www.cisco.com in the address bar of a web browser.

Which flag in the TCP header is used in response to a received FIN in order to terminate connectivity between two network devices?

ACK

Which OSI layer provides the interface between the applications used to communicate and the underlying network over which messages are transmitted?

Application

Which layer in the TCP/IP model is used for formatting, compressing, and encrypting data?

Application

A client application needs to terminate a TCP communication session with a server. What is the forth step? (Note all but one is not used and C=client while S=server) C sends ACK, C sends FIN, C sends SYN, S sends ACK, S sends FIN, or S sends SYN

C send ACK

A client application needs to terminate a TCP communication session with a server. What is the first step? (Note all but one is not used and C=client while S=server) C sends ACK, C sends FIN, C sends SYN, S sends ACK, S sends FIN, or S sends SYN

C sends FIN

Which networking model is being used when an author uploads one chapter document to a file server of a book publisher?

Client/Server

What is true about the Server Message Block protocol?

Clients establish a long term connection to servers.

Which field in the TCP header indicates the status of the three-way handshake process?

Control bits

Which protocol or service uses UDP for a client-to-server communication and TCP for server-to-server communication?

DNS

What important information is added to the TCP/IP transport layer header to ensure communication and connectivity with a remote network device?

Destination and source port numbers

Which two characteristics are associated with UDP sessions?

Destination devices receive traffic with minimal delay, Received data is unacknowledged.

A manufacturing company subscribes to certain hosted services from its ISP. The services that are required include hosted world wide web, file transfer, and e-mail. Which protocols represent these three key applications?

FTP, HTTP, SMTP

Which three protocols operate at the application layer of the TCP/IP model?

FTP, POP3, DHCP

What is a common protocol that is used with peer-to-peer applications such as WireShare, Bearshare, and Shareaza?

Gnutella

Which application layer protocol uses message types such as GET, PUT, and POST?

HTTP

Which protocol is used by a client to communicate securely with a web server?

HTTPS

What are two roles of the transport layer in data communication on a network?

Identifying the proper application for each communication stream, tracking the individual communication between applications on the source and destination hosts

How are port numbers used in the TCP/IP encapsulation process?

If multiple conversations occur that are using the same service, the source port number is used to track the separate conversations.

Which three fields are used in a UDP segment header?

Length, Source Port, Checksum

Which applications or services allow hosts to act as client and server at the same time?

P2P applications

In what networking model would eDonkey, eMule, BitTorrent, Bitcoin, and LionShare be used?

Peer-to-Peer

What kind of port must be requested from IANA in order to be used with a specific application?

Registered port

What is a key characteristic of the peer-to-peer networking model?

Resource sharing without a dedicated server

A client application needs to terminate a TCP communication session with a server. What is the second step? (Note all but one is not used and C=client while S=server) C sends ACK, C sends FIN, C sends SYN, S sends ACK, S sends FIN, or S sends SYN

S sends ACK

A client application needs to terminate a TCP communication session with a server. What is the third step? (Note all but one is not used and C=client while S=server) C sends ACK, C sends FIN, C sends SYN, S sends ACK, S sends FIN, or S sends SYN

S sends FIN

What information is used by TCP to reassemble and reorder received segments?

Sequence numbers

The application layer of the TCP/IP model performs the functions of what three layers of the OSI model?

Session, Presentation, Application

Which transport layer feature is used to guarantee session establishment?

TCP 3-way handshake

Which factor determines TCP window size?

The amount of data the destination can process at one time

Which action is performed by a client when establishing communication with a server via the use of UDP at the transport layer?

The client randomly selects a source port number.

What is a socket?

The combination of a source IP address and port number or a destination IP address and port number

Which three statements describe a DHCP Discover message?

The destination IP address is 255.255.255.255, The message comes from a client seeking an IP address, All hosts receive the message, but only a DHCP server replies

What is the function of the HTTP GET message?

To request an HTML page from a web server

Which two fields are included in the TCP header but not in the UDP header?

Window and Sequence number

Which three statements characterize UDP?

it provides basic connectionless transport layer functions. it relies on application layer protocols for error detection. it is a low overhead protocol that does not provide sequencing or flow control mechanisms.

What is a characteristic of UDP?

it reassembles the received datagrams in the order they were received.

What are three responsibilities of the transport layer?

meeting the reliability requirements of applications, if any, multiplexing multiple communication streams from many users or applications on the same network, identifying the applications and services on the client and server that should handle transmitted data

Which three layers of the OSI model provide similar network services to those provided by the application layer of the TCP/IP model?

session layer, application layer, presentation layer

What type of information is contained in a DNS MX record?

the domain name mapped to mail exchange servers

Which two types of applications are best suited for UDP?

things that handle reliability themselves, things that can tolerate some data loss but require little or no delay