Exam 5: TCP/IP Vulnerabilities

IP packets often arrive out of sequence because they are not all taking the same route in sequence.

____ is the common language of networked computers and makes transferring information fast and efficient.

TCP is responsible for safe and reliable data transfer between host computers.

TCP uses a connectionless design,meaning the participants in a TCP session must initially create a connection.

____ is a collection of Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards that define an architecture at the Internet Protocol (IP) layer that protects IP traffic by using various security services.

A(n) ____________________ attack takes advantage of the way that most hosts implement the TCP three-way handshake.

During the development of TCP/IP in the 1980s, security was a priority.

The ____ timer waits for FIN packets. Its default value is 10 minutes.

Explain how to setup a TCP connection.

Explain how to release a TCP connection.

A(n) ____________________ attack is an assault on a network that floods it with so many additional requests that regular traffic is either slowed or completely interrupted.

_________________________ is the theoretical time when the number of unallocated IP addresses equals zero.

The ____ is responsible for transmitting data from the source computer to the final destination computer.

____________________ is the process of enclosing higher-level protocol information in lower-level protocol information.

What are the TCP flags?

____________________ is a suite of protocols that underlie the Internet. The TCP/IP suite comprises many protocols and applications that focus on two main objectives.

The OSI Model and the TCP/IP Model are entirely aligned.

When a large IP packet is sent over a network, it is broken down. This process is called ____.