Chapter 14 Flashcards
(18 cards)
is often used by employees when they work away from the corporate network to connect to that network by way of the internet
VPN
What is the most popular cell phone technology in the US?
CDMA
Identifies a computer and the network to which it belongs
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Internet Protocol Version (IPv4) uses a __ bit address to identify a network connection.
32
A domain ____ identifies a network. Examples of this are the names that appear before the period in Microsoft.com, etc. The letters after the period are called the __ domain and tell you something about the domain.
- name
2. top-level
When using static IP addressing, software does NOT automatically configure the network connection on each device.
True
When a firewall opens a port because of a computer behind the firewall initiates communication on another port
Port Triggering
A command that can be used to display the TCP/IP configuration
ipconfig
A protocol used by various client applications when the application needs to query a database
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Assigns an IP address to a computer when it first attempts to initiate a connection to the network
DHCP server
A group of computers on a peer-to-peer network that are sharing resources
workgroup
Protocol used to pass login information to a remote computer and control that computer over a network
Secure Shell (SSH)
Designed to make it easier for users to connect their computers to a wireless network when a hard-to-remember SSID and security key are used
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Used by a computer or other device to determine if an IP address of another computer is on its network or another network
subnet mask
A security technique that uses encrypted data packets between a private network and a computer on the internet
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
A protocol used to convert private IP addresses on a LAN to a public IP address before a data packet is sent over the internet.
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Each client and server application installed on a computer listens at a predetermined address that uniquely identifies the application on the computer. This address is called a __ number
Port
A _ (also called a computer name) is the name of a computer and can be used in place of its IP address.
Host Name