M1 Chap1 M13
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The term ____ refers to a single logical network composed of multiple physical networks, which may all be at a single physical location, or spread among multiple physical locations.
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Internetwork
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The ____ is the parent organization for all the various Internet boards and task forces.
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Internet Society
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The ____ is the group responsible for drafting, testing, proposing, and maintaining official Internet Standards, in the form of RFCs, through the agencies of multiple working groups under its purview.
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
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The ____ is responsible for the more forward-looking activities of the ISOC, and handles research and development work for topics too far-out or impractical for immediate implementation, but which may (or may not) have a role to play on the Internet some day.
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Internet Research Task Force
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The ____ is ultimately responsible for managing all Internet domain names, network addresses, and protocol parameters and behaviors.
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ICANN
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The ____ includes the physical transmission medium (cables or wireless media) that any network must use to send and receive the signals that constitute the physical expression of networked communications.
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Physical Layer
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It is the job of the ____ to enable reliable transmission of data through the Physical layer at the sending end, and to check such reliability upon reception at the receiving end.
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Data Link Layer
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The ____ is where notions of network location are addressed and where the intricacies involved in directing a PDU from sender to receiver are handled.
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Network Layer
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The ____ is where ongoing communications between a sender and a receiver, somewhat like a telephone conversation, are set up, maintained, and then terminated, or torn down,as needed.
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Session Layer
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The ____ manages the way data is presented to the network (on its way down the protocol stack), and to a specific machine/application combination (on its way up the protocol stack).
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Presentation Layer
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The ____ defines an interface that applications can use to request network services, rather than referring directly to applications themselves.
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Application Layer
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The TCP/IP Application layer also is known as the ____ layer because this is where the protocol stack interfaces with applications or processes on a host machine.
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Process
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Combining the various sources of outgoing data into a single output data stream is called ____.
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Multiplexing
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____ assign a series of numbers to represent a sizable collection of TCP/IP-based network services, such as file transfer (FTP), terminal emulation (Telnet), and e-mail.
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Well known protocol
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TCP/IP application processes are sometimes called ____ and are identified by port numbers.
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Network Services
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Many PDUs include a characteristic closing component called a ____ that provides data integrity checks for the data portion of the PDU, known as the payload.
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Trailer
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____ is the process of tapping into the network communications system, capturing packets that cross the network, gathering network statistics, and decoding the packets into readable form.
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Protocol Analysis
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A(n) ____ is a holding area for packets copied off the network.
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Trace buffer
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____ are applied to the packets that are captured into the trace buffer.
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Decodes
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Many analyzers have configurable ____ that indicate unusual network events or errors.
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Alarms
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Remote Monitoring (RMON) uses the ____ to collect traffic data at a remote switch and send the data to a management device.
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
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What version of IP supports 128-bit addresses?
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IPv6
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Which of the ff organizations develops and maintains RFC's?
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IETF
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Which of the ff organizations manages Internet domain names and network add?
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ICANN
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What is the title of RFC's 5000?
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Internet Official Protocol Standards
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What is the common name for PDU's at Data Link Layer?
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Frames
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What functions does the Session layer Provide?
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Session setup, maintenance, and tear down
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Which of the ff TCP/IP network model layers maps most nearly to single layers in ISO/OSI network?
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TCP/IP Transport Layer?
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In UNIX, a listener process that operates on a sever to handle incoming request for services is called a ______?
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daemon
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The process of combining multiple outgoing protocol streams at the Transport and Network layers in TCP/IP is called?
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Multiplexing
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The purpose of a TCP/IP port number is to identify which aspect of a system's operation fro incoming and outgoing protocol data?
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Sending or receiving application process
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Which of the ff terms is a synonym for a dynamically assigned port address used to service a temporary TCP/IP connection for data exchange?
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Socket Address
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Why is promiscuous mode important for protocol analysis?
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It allows the protocol analyzer to capture and inspect all traffic on the network
