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