Protocols and Ports Quiz

First and Last Name

1..... A type of cryptographic network protocol for secure data communication, remote command-line login, remote command execution, and other secure network services between two networked computers is known as:

• TFTP
• SSH
• Telnet
• RDP

2...Which of the answers listed below refers to a secure replacement for Telnet?

• CHAP
• FTP
• SNMP
• SSH

3....The SMTP protocol is used for: (Select 2 answers)

• Sending email messages between mail servers
• Name resolution services
• Serving of web pages
• Retrieving email messages from mail servers
• Sending email messages from a client device

4.... Which of the following answers refers to a system containing mappings of domain names to various types of data, such as numerical IP addresses?

• TCP/IP
• DNS
• SQL
• DHCP

5....A network protocol providing an alternative solution to the manual allocation of IP addresses is known as:

• DNS
• SNMP
• NAT
• DHCP

6... Which network protocol enables retrieving contents of an Internet page from a web server?

• SNMP
• HTTP
• SMTP
• IMAP

8....What is the name of a network protocol that secures web traffic via SSL/TLS encryption?

• SFTP
• HTTPS
• FTPS
• SNMP

9....Which of the following answers refers to a Microsoft-proprietary remote-access protocol providing a user with graphical interface for connecting to another computer over a network?

• RDP
• SSH
• VNC
• Telnet

10...User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is an example of a connectionless protocol. Because UDP does not support a three-way handshake while establishing a network connection, it is referred to as an unreliable or best-effort protocol.

• True
• False