Home Learning - Protocols & Layers

Multiple Choice

Oliver, Charlie, and Aarav are setting up a wireless network for their school project. They come across the term SSID. What does SSID stand for in this context?

• System Security Identifier

• Signal Strength Indicator

• Secure System Identifier

• Service Set Identifier

Multiple Choice

Matilda, Emily, and Anaya are setting up a wireless network for their school project. How can they make the SSID of their network harder to detect?

• Set it to broadcast automatically

• Hide it

• Increase its signal strength

• Change it frequently

Multiple Choice

Arthur, Chloe, and Florence are setting up a wireless network for their school project. Why would they want to encrypt the data being transmitted over this network?

• To increase the signal strength of their network

• To make their network transmit data faster

• To secure the data being transmitted over their network

• To hide the SSID of their network

Multiple Choice

Oscar, Anaya, and Sophie are setting up a wireless network for their school project. They learned that WEP was no longer considered secure. Which protocol did they use to replace WEP for encrypting data in their wireless network?

• WPA3

• WPA2

• WPA

• WEP2

Multiple Choice

Sebastian, Alexander, and Jacob are trying to connect their devices to a wireless network. Why would they need to go through a handshake protocol?

• To agree on the encryption protocol

• To hide the SSID

• To increase the signal strength

• To ensure the receiver has a valid master key

Multiple Choice

Anaya, Arthur, and Sophia are setting up a wired network in their school's computer lab. Why would they use encryption in this network?

• To increase the signal strength

• To make the network faster

• To secure the students' personal or sensitive data

• To hide the SSID

Multiple Choice

Benjamin wants to send a confidential message to Ella using symmetric encryption. What method should he use to encrypt the plain text message?

• Using a handshake protocol

• Using a master key

• Using an encryption key

• Using a decryption key

Multiple Choice

Arjun sends Ella a secret message using symmetric encryption. What method should Ella use to decrypt the cypher text message?

• Using a decryption key

• Using a master key

• Using an encryption key

• Using a handshake protocol

Multiple Choice

Muhammad, Ella, and Thomas are working on a cybersecurity project. They are discussing encryption methods and Thomas mentions a method that is more advanced than the GCSE specification. Which method is he likely referring to?

• WPA2

• WPA3

• Asymmetric encryption

• WEP2

Multiple Choice

Kiara is sending a confidential document to Sophie over the internet. She wants to ensure that the document is secure during transmission. Why might she use asymmetric encryption?

• To increase the strength of her Wi-Fi signal

• To make her internet connection faster

• To provide a more secure method of encrypting the document

• To hide her network's SSID

Protocols & Layers

Open Ended

What is a network?

Today's Mission

• Describe and understand the uses of communications protocols

• Explain the concept of layers in the TCP/IP protocol stack

Protocol

• "An agreed set of rules, for how devices should communicate on a network"

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Multiple Choice

What is a protocol?

• An agreed set of rules for how devices should communicate on a network

• A set of rules

• A set of instructions for how devices should communicate on a network.

• An agreed set of rules for how computers will work.

There are 7 Protocols you need to know

• HTTP / HTTPS

• FTP

• SMTP

• IMAP

• POP

• TCP

• IP

HTTP & HTTPS

• Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

• This is used for accessing and receiving web pages in the form of HTMP files on the internet.

• The protocol requests the web server to upload the requested web page to the user's browser for viewing.

• Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)

• Same as HTTP - but the connected is encrypted. That way any intercepted data cannot be understood by hackers.

FTP

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

This is when a computer sends or retreives files from a remote server or computer.

E.g OneDrive, iCloud, etc..

Sends from client to server // sends from server to client

Multiple Choice

What protocol would be used to upload a photograph to the internet?

• HTTP

• HTTPS

• FTP

• ASAP

• RSVP

Multiple Select

Which of the following is most likely to use HTTPS.

(Tick all that apply)

• Banking Website

• Social Media Website

• Local Tourist Information Site

• Gaming site where you don't login

Multiple Choice

What does HTTP Stand for?

• Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

• Hyper Text Transmission Protocol

• High Text Transfer Protocol

• Hyper Tech Transfer Protocol

Email

Mail servers pass on or store emails until they are collected​

You must log in to a mail server to collect mail​

Examples of mail providers are Gmail or Yahoo

SENDING EMAIL

SMTP

• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

• Used for SENDING emails only.

• This protocol is used to transfer email between mail servers.

• Another way to remember it is: Sending Messages To People

RECEIVING EMAIL

POP & IMAP

• These protocols fetch message data from a mail server

• Post Office Protocol (POP)

• Will download the entire message to your local device. The original is deleted from the server.

• Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)

• Downloads the message header, until the message is opened.

• The message remains on the server. The devices synchronise.

Multiple Choice

Which email protocol will be used when sending an email?

• SMTP

• POP

• IMAP

• IPA

• FTP

Open Ended

What is the difference between POP and IMAP?

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

This protocol is responsible for:

• Breaking up messages sent over the Internet into small chunks called packets

• Reassembles the packets at the other end

• Detects errors

• Resends lost messages

IP

Internet Protocol (IP)

This is the set of rules that dictate how data should be delivered over the public (Internet)

This routes the individual network packets.

Devices connected to the internet are given an "IP Address"., a unique identifier on where they are on the internet.

Multiple Choice

When data is sent over the internet it is broken up into...

• Packets

• Blocks

• Binary

• Boxes

Multiple Choice

What does TCP stand for?

• Transfer Control Protocol

• Transmission Control Protocol

• Transfer Character Protocol

• Transmission Character Protocol

TCP/IP Layer Model

This layer model has 4 layers where different protocols operate to pass data across a network.

The four layers are:

- Application

- Transport

- Network

- Link

SENDING DATA

The application you are using will determine the correct protocol to use to communicate.

This is then sent through the layers in turn.

The 4 layer Responsibilities:

• Application - The application selects the correct protocol to use depending on which application it is and what you are trying to do. - _{SMTP, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, POP, FTP work here}

• Transport - Creates the connection, Splits the packets for sending, numbers them, reassembles them (at receivers end) _{- TCP works here}

• Network - Assigns the IP Address of sender and the destination to the packet. _{- IP works here}

• Link - This is the physical hardware (cables, Network cards, etc)

Why layers are used

• A layer can be removed/changed etc. …without affecting any other layers

• Each layer has its own purpose so it does not need to consider what the other layers do …so it can be programming individually

• Individual protocols are each smaller/simpler to manage

• Different layers can interface with different hardware

Multiple Choice

Which is the first layer of the TCP/IP model?

• Network

• Application

• Transport

• Internet

Multiple Choice

Which protocol is used to send packets

• IP

• FTP

• SMTP

• TCP

Multiple Choice

Which protocol is used to send packets

• IP

• FTP

• SMTP

• TCP