CompTIA A+ Exam 220-1001 - Network Protocols

DHCP

A network protocol providing an alternative solution to the manual allocation of IP addresses is known as:

SSH

A type of cryptographic network protocol for secure data communication, remote command-line login, remote command execution, and other secure network services between two networked computers is known as:

SNMP

A type of protocol used in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices is called:

Retrieving email messages from a mail server

IMAP is used for:

Directory access protocol

LDAP is an example of a(n):

Provides username & password authentication Transmits data in an unencrypted form Enables remote login and command execution

Telnet:

Sending email messages between mail servers Sending email messages from a client device

The SMTP protocol is used for:

True

The function of the NetBT protocol is to allow NetBIOS services to be used over TCP/IP networks.

False

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is an example of a connectionless protocol. Because TCP doesn't support a three-way handshake while establishing a network connection, it is referred to as an unreliable or best-effort protocol.

False

User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is a connection-oriented protocol using a three-way handshake, a set of initial steps required to establish a network connection. UDP supports retransmission of lost packets, flow control (managing the amount of data that is being sent), and sequencing (rearranging packets that arrived out of order).

File exchange

What is the function of FTP?

Email retrieval

What is the function of POP3?

HTTPS

What is the name of a network protocol that secures web traffic via SSL/TLS encryption?

HTTP

Which network protocol enables users to retrieve the contents of an Internet page from a web server?

Provides shared access to files, directories, and devices Used mainly by computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems

Which of the following are characteristic features of SMB/CIFS?

DNS

Which of the following describes a system that maps domain names to various types of data, such as numerical IP addresses?

RDP

Which of the following is a Microsoft-proprietary remote-access protocol providing users with a graphical interface that allows them to connect to another computer on a network?

AFP

Which of the following is a file sharing network protocol?

NetBIOS

Which of the following is used when a WINS server tries to resolve a host name into an IP address on a Windows-based LAN?

SLP

Which of the following protocols permits automated discovery of networked services on Local Area Networks (LANs)?