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26 Cards in this Set
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IP
Internet Protocol |
A connectionless protocol used to move data around a network.
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TCP
Transmision Control Protocol |
A connection-oriented protocol that offers flow control, sequencing and retransmission of dropped packets.
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UDP
User Datagram Protocol |
A connectionless alternative to TCP used for applications that do not require the functions offered by TCP.
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol |
A protocol for uploading and downloading files to and from a remote host. Also accommodates basic file-management tasks.
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SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol |
A protocol for securely uploading and downloading files to and from a remote host. Based on SSH security.
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TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
A File transfer protocol that does not have the security or error checking of FTP. TFTP uses UDP as a transport protocol and therefore is connectionless.
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SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
A mechanism for transporting email across networks.
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HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
A protocol for retrieving files from a web server.
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HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
A secure protocol for retrieving files from a web server.
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POP3/IMAP4
Post Office Protocol ver3 / Internet Message Access Protocol Ver4 |
Used to retrieve email from the server on which it is stored. Can only be used to retrieve mail. IMAP and POP cannot be used to send mail.
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Telnet
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Allows sessions to be opened on a remote host.
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SSH
Secure Shell |
Allows secure sessions to be opened on a remote host.
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ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol |
Used on IP-based networks for error reporting, flow control and route testing.
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ARP
Address Resolution Protocol |
Resolves IP addresses to MAC addresses to enable communication between devices.
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RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol |
Resolves MAC addresses to IP addresses.
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NTP
Network Time Protocol |
Used to communicate time synchronization information between devices.
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NNTP
Network News Transport Protocol |
Facilitates the access and downloading of messages from newsgroup servers.
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SCP
Secure Copy Protocol |
Allows files to be copied securely between two systems. Uses Secure Shell (SSH) technology to provide encryption services.
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LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
A protocol used to access and query directory services systems such as Novell eDirectory and Microsoft Active Directory.
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IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol |
Provides a mechanism for systems within the same multicast group to register and communicate with each other.
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DNS
Domain Name System |
Resolves hostnames to IP addresses.
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DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
Automatically assigns TCP/IP information.
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SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol |
Used in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that may need attention from an administrator.
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TLS
Transport Layer Security |
A security protocol designed to ensure privacy between communicating client/server applications.
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SIP
Session Initiation Protocol |
SIP is an application-layer protocol designed to establish and maintain multimedia sessions such as internet telephony calls.
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RTP
Real-time Transport Protocol |
The internet-standard protocol for the transport of real-time data.
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