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Networking Basics
Which networking term best matches this description: provides legacy plaintext remote terminal access?
A. Broadcast domain
B. STP cable
C. Flow control
D. Telnet
Correct Answer: D
Telnet: provides legacy plaintext remote terminal access.
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Which networking term best matches this description: provides encrypted remote login and command execution?
A. SSH
B. Port number
C. Loopback
D. UTP cable
Correct Answer: A
SSH: provides encrypted remote login and command execution.
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Which networking term best matches this description: accesses and synchronizes mailboxes stored on a server?
A. CIDR notation
B. dig
C. IMAP
D. WPA3
Correct Answer: C
IMAP: accesses and synchronizes mailboxes stored on a server.
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Which networking term best matches this description: retrieves email, typically by downloading messages to a client?
A. POP3
B. IPS
C. PAT
D. WPA3
Correct Answer: A
POP3: retrieves email, typically by downloading messages to a client.
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Which networking term best matches this description: sends and relays email?
A. Mesh topology
B. PAT
C. SMTP
D. TCP/IP Link layer
Correct Answer: C
SMTP: sends and relays email.
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Which networking term best matches this description: is a simple UDP-based file-transfer protocol without built-in authentication or encryption?
A. 10.0.0.0/8
B. Loopback
C. SSH
D. TFTP
Correct Answer: D
TFTP: is a simple UDP-based file-transfer protocol without built-in authentication or encryption.
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Networking Basics
Which networking term best matches this description: transfers files securely over SSH?
A. FTP
B. HTTPS
C. SFTP
D. OSI Data Link layer
Correct Answer: C
SFTP: transfers files securely over SSH.
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Which networking term best matches this description: transfers files using a dedicated application protocol?
A. Bridge
B. VLAN
C. FTP
D. Traceroute
Correct Answer: C
FTP: transfers files using a dedicated application protocol.
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Which networking term best matches this description: protects HTTP communication using TLS?
A. WAN
B. dig
C. ipconfig
D. HTTPS
Correct Answer: D
HTTPS: protects HTTP communication using TLS.
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Networking Basics
Which networking term best matches this description: transfers web resources at the application layer?
A. OSI Application layer
B. Ethernet frame
C. PAN
D. HTTP
Correct Answer: D
HTTP: transfers web resources at the application layer.
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Which networking term best matches this description: resolves domain names and other names to resource records?
A. DNS
B. Mesh topology
C. Traceroute
D. TCP/IP Link layer
Correct Answer: A
DNS: resolves domain names and other names to resource records.
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Networking Basics
Which networking term best matches this description: automatically provides hosts with IP configuration such as address, gateway, and DNS servers?
A. UDP
B. DHCP
C. PAN
D. POP3
Correct Answer: B
DHCP: automatically provides hosts with IP configuration such as address, gateway, and DNS servers.
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Which networking term best matches this description: carries IP control, error-reporting, and diagnostic messages such as echo request/reply?
A. OSI Network layer
B. Collision domain
C. netstat
D. ICMP
Correct Answer: D
ICMP: carries IP control, error-reporting, and diagnostic messages such as echo request/reply.
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Which networking term best matches this description: resolves an IPv4 address to a local-link MAC address on Ethernet-like networks?
A. SMB
B. OSI Data Link layer
C. SSID
D. ARP
Correct Answer: D
ARP: resolves an IPv4 address to a local-link MAC address on Ethernet-like networks.
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Which networking term best matches this description: maps multiple internal connections to one or a few public addresses using transport-layer port numbers?
A. Three-way handshake
B. Flow control
C. PAT
D. Subnet mask
Correct Answer: C
PAT: maps multiple internal connections to one or a few public addresses using transport-layer port numbers.
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Networking Basics
Which networking term best matches this description: translates IP address information between network realms, widely used to map private IPv4 hosts to public connectivity?
A. IMAP
B. ifconfig
C. NAT
D. Bus topology
Correct Answer: C
NAT: translates IP address information between network realms, widely used to map private IPv4 hosts to public connectivity.
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Which networking term best matches this description: is one of the RFC 1918 private IPv4 ranges?
A. 10.0.0.0/8
B. Proxy server
C. UTP cable
D. LAN
Correct Answer: A
10.0.0.0/8: is one of the RFC 1918 private IPv4 ranges.
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Which networking term best matches this description: includes address ranges reserved for internal networks rather than public Internet routing?
A. Private IPv4 space
B. Host
C. Telnet
D. dig
Correct Answer: A
Private IPv4 space: includes address ranges reserved for internal networks rather than public Internet routing.
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Which networking term best matches this description: automatically assigns an IPv4 link-local address in 169.254.0.0/16 when DHCP configuration is unavailable on many systems?
A. RJ45-style connector
B. APIPA
C. MAC table
D. LAN
Correct Answer: B
APIPA: automatically assigns an IPv4 link-local address in 169.254.0.0/16 when DHCP configuration is unavailable on many systems.
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Networking Basics
Which networking term best matches this description: allows a host to communicate with itself for testing and local services?
A. Loopback
B. Node
C. IPv6
D. DHCP
Correct Answer: A
Loopback: allows a host to communicate with itself for testing and local services.