Chapter 10 quiz
What is an advantage of SMB over FTP?
SMB clients can establish a long-term connection to the server.
On a home network, which device is most likely to provide dynamic IP addressing to clients on the home network?
a home router
Which protocol can be used to transfer messages from an email server to an email client?
POP3
A user is attempting to access http://www.cisco.com/ without success. Which two configuration values must be set on the host to allow this access?
Default gateway, DNS server
What is a common protocol that is used with peer-to-peer applications such as WireShare, Bearshare, and Shareaza?
Gnutella
Which three protocols or standards are used at the application layer of the TCP/IP model?
HTTP, Mpeg, GIF
Why is DHCP preferred for use on large networks? Group of answer choices
It is a more efficient way to manage IP addresses than static address assignment.
What is true about a client-server network?
The network includes a dedicated server.
True or False? In FTP transactions, an FTP client uses the pull method to download files from an FTP server.
True
Which TCP/IP model layer is closest to the end user?
application
Which command is used to manually query a DNS server to resolve a specific host name?
nslookup
A wired laser printer is attached to a home computer. That printer has been shared so that other computers on the home network can also use the printer. What networking model is in use?
peer-to-peer
Which three layers of the OSI model provide similar network services to those provided by the application layer of the TCP/IP model?
session, application, presentation layer
What type of information is contained in a DNS MX record?
the domain name mapped to mail exchange servers