Exam 8: The Tcpip Protocols

____ is a TCP/IP application that determines the path through the network to a destination entered by the user.

HTTPS can use ____________________ that contain the certificate holder's public key and digital signature.

_____________________________________________ is a protocol for dynamically assigning IP addresses to devices on a network during the bootstrap process.

Many FTP sites allow you to log in as an anonymous user, which is an open account with limited privileges, but still capable of file transfers.

____ cover a wide range of topics in addition to Internet standards, from early discussion of new research concepts to status memos about the current state of the Internet.

All TCP/IP data are packaged in units called ____.

What happens when a hardware frame is sent out to a network?

Describe protocol analyzers.

Each piece of an IP datagram is routed on the network using a(n) ____________________.

The Internet Protocol is unreliable due to the fact there is no guarantee the datagram will reach its destination.

____ displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP network connections.

The ____ provides the means to convert from a host name to an IP address and vice versa.

Describe what happens at each specific layer in the TCP/IP protocol after you click on a link to a Web site.

The ____ uses a directed broadcast message to obtain the MAC address for a given IP address.

The Network Interface layer performs the same functions as the Data-Link layer in the ISO/OSI model.

A standard way of assigning the 64 host bits is to use the 48-bit MAC address of the host together with a fixed 8-bit FFFE code.

Discuss the functionality of PING.

The IP datagram is transmitted on a local network to a special purpose device called a(n) ____________________.

The ____________________ layer is responsible only for sending and receiving digital data, nothing else.

The ____, developed by David Mills of the University of Delaware, provides a simple way to synchronize the time of multiple computers on a network (even across the Internet).