Comptia Linux +, Ch. 12
default gateway
Before a computer can use a router, what configuration information must it be provided?
loopback address
The TCP/IP address of 127.0.0.1 is also referred to as the _____.
port
The daemons associated with network services listen for network traffic associated with a particular _____.
True
The line that configures the host name for the computer at boot time can be found in /etc/hostname. True or False?
DNS, /etc/hosts
What are two means available to resolve a host name to the appropriate TCP/IP address? (Choose two answers.)
Putty
Which Windows program is often used to connect to a Linux server via SSH?
ifup eth0
Which command would be used to activate the NIC aliased as eth0?
/etc/nsswitch.conf
Which file holds the methods to be used and the order in which they will be applied for host name resolution?
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
Which file would you modify to permanently change the TCP/IP address of the first wired NIC on a Fedora 20 system?
VNC, ssh-X
Which of the following are graphical remote administration technologies? (Choose all that apply.)
23
Which of the following port numbers is associated with telnet?
ifconfig, netstat -i, ping
Which of the following utilities can be used to check TCP/IP configuration and test network connectivity? (Choose all that apply.)
route, ip
Which two commands can be used to modify the route table on a Linux computer? (Choose two answers.)
True
A subnet mask is used to differentiate the host portion from the network portion in a TCP/IP address. True or False?
True
SSH encrypts all traffic that passes across the network, whereas telnet does not. True or False?
False
Standalone daemons are started on demand using inetd or xinetd. True or False?
host hostname, dig hostname, nslookup hostname
To test DNS configuration by resolving a host name to IP address, which command or commands can you use? (Choose all that apply.)
routers
What devices are used to transfer information from one network to another?
/etc/resolv.conf
Which file stores the TCP/IP addresses of the DNS servers used to resolve host names if no DNS servers are specified within the network configuration file for the NIC?
DNS (named), Apache (httpd)
Which of the following are stand-alone daemons? (Choose all that apply.)