37 Questions
Which protocol is used for secure communication over a computer network?
SSL
Which protocol is used for the transmission of email?
SMTP
Which protocol is used for accessing and retrieving emails from a server?
IMAP
Which organization defines a set of standards that define communication for Wireless LANs (WI-FI)?
IEEE
Which protocol is used to translate domain names to IP addresses?
DNS
Which protocol is used for the transfer of files over a TCP/IP network?
FTP
Which protocol is responsible for handling error-checking during data transmission?
CRC
Which organization manages the allocation of IP address space and other resources?
ICANN
Which protocol is used to dynamically assign IP addresses to devices on a network?
DHCP
Which protocol is used to determine the MAC address associated with an IP address?
ARP
The acronym ICMP stands for Internet Control Management Protocol.
False
The protocol SSL is primarily used for secure email communication.
False
RIP is an example of an IGP (Interior Gateway Protocol).
True
The maximum segment size (MSS) refers to the maximum size of data that can be transferred in one segment over a TCP connection.
True
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is used to assign static IP addresses to devices on a network.
False
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) provides reliable and ordered delivery of data.
False
The protocol POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is commonly used for real-time streaming over HTTP.
False
CIDR (Classless Inter Domain Routing) allows automatic assignment of IP addresses to devices on a network.
False
IGP stands for Internet Group Protocol and is primarily used for multicast communications.
False
MAC (Media Access Control) address is used to uniquely identify devices on a network at the network layer.
False
What technology is represented by the acronym DNS?
Domain Name System
Which protocol is used for secure communication over a computer network?
SSL
What protocol is primarily used for real-time streaming over HTTP?
DASH
What does the acronym API stand for in the context of computer networks?
Application Program Interface
Which organization manages the allocation of IP address space and other resources?
ICANN
What does the acronym NAT stand for in the context of computer networks?
Network Address Translation
What technology is associated with the IEEE 802.11 standards?
Wi-Fi
'Round-trip Time' (RTT) refers to which aspect of data transmission?
'Round-trip' Time
'Cyclic Redundancy Check' (CRC) is primarily used for which purpose during data transmission?
Error Correction
What does the acronym ICMP stand for in the context of computer networks?
Internet Control Message Protocol
What does the acronym IETF stand for in the context of computer networks?
Internet Engineering Task Force
Which protocol is primarily used for real-time streaming over HTTP?
DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP)
What technology is associated with the IEEE 802.11 standards?
Wi-Fi
Which protocol is used to dynamically assign IP addresses to devices on a network?
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
'Round-trip Time' (RTT) refers to which aspect of data transmission?
Transmission latency
'Cyclic Redundancy Check' (CRC) is primarily used for which purpose during data transmission?
Error-checking
'Classless Inter Domain Routing' (CIDR) allows automatic assignment of IP addresses to devices on a network.
False
Study Notes
Network Protocols and Technologies
- Secure communication over a computer network is facilitated by the SSL/TLS protocol.
- Email transmission is facilitated by the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) protocol.
- POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) are used for accessing and retrieving emails from a server.
- The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) defines a set of standards that define communication for Wireless LANs (WI-FI).
- DNS (Domain Name System) is used to translate domain names to IP addresses.
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used for the transfer of files over a TCP/IP network.
- Error-checking during data transmission is handled by the TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) protocol.
- ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) manages the allocation of IP address space and other resources.
- DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is used to dynamically assign IP addresses to devices on a network.
- ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is used to determine the MAC address associated with an IP address.
- ICMP stands for Internet Control Message Protocol.
- DHCP is used to assign dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network, not static IP addresses.
- UDP (User Datagram Protocol) provides fast but unreliable delivery of data.
- POP3 is not commonly used for real-time streaming over HTTP.
- CIDR (Classless Inter Domain Routing) allows for more efficient allocation of IP addresses.
- IGP stands for Interior Gateway Protocol.
- MAC (Media Access Control) address is used to uniquely identify devices on a network at the data link layer.
- DNS stands for Domain Name System.
- API stands for Application Programming Interface.
- NAT stands for Network Address Translation.
- IEEE 802.11 standards are associated with WI-FI technology.
- RTT (Round-trip Time) refers to the time it takes for a data packet to travel from the sender to the receiver and back.
- CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) is primarily used for error detection during data transmission.
- IETF stands for Internet Engineering Task Force.
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