SEMESTER 1 Chapter 3
Application Layer Functionality and Protocols
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3.1.1. What does the application
1 layer provide?
What are application layer
protocols used for?
3.1.1. What are the three primary
2 functions of the
Presentation Layer?
What is the main function of
the session layer?
3.1.1. What do the Application
3 Layer protocols of the
TCP/IP protocol specify?
3.1.2 What are the two forms of
software programs or
process that provide
network access in the
Application Layer
3.1.3 What do protocols provide?
What is the difference
between an application and
a service?
What do application layer
protocols do?
3.1.4 What 6 things do protocols
define?
3.2.1 What is the difference
between a client and a
server?
3.2.2 In general networking sense
what is a server?
Describe the 2 processes a
the interface between the applications we use
to communicate and the underlying network
over which our messages are transmitted
to exchange data between programs running
on the source and destination hosts
Coding and conversion of Application layer
data to ensure that data from the source
device can be interpreted by the appropriate
application on the destination device.
Compression of the data in a manner that can
be decompressed by the destination device.
Encryption of the data for transmission and the
decryption of data upon receipt by the
destination.
create and maintain dialogs between source
and destination applications
the format and control information necessary
for many of the common Internet
communication functions
applications and services
the rules and formats that govern how data is
treated
Applications interact with the user and services
prepare data for the network
Protocols provide the rules and formats that
govern how data is treated.
1. processes on either end of the
communication
2. types of messages
3. syntax of messages
4. meaning of any informational fields
5. how messages are sent and the
expected response
6. interaction with the nextlower layer
the device requesting the information is called
a client and the device responding to the
request is called a server
any device that responds to requests from
client applications is functioning as a server
"listening" for a request from a client, because
 daemon uses (listening and
hears)?
3.2.3. Complete the packet tracer
2 lab examine a number of
packets to see what each
packet contains.
3.2.4 What is a peer-to-peer
network?
Are peer-to-peer networks
easy to secure?
3.2.4. What are peer-to-peer
2 applications?
3.3.1 What do port numbers
identify?
What does the DNS
protocol do?
3.3.1. What does the nslookup
2 utility allow you to do?
What does the command
ipconfig /displaydns show?
3.3.1. What happens if a DNS
3 server does not have a
name in its stored records?
If the same request is made
again where does the DNS
server look?
3.3.1. When is a server declared
4 to be an authoritative
server?
3.3.2. Define the three parts of a
1 url as listed on the page?
What type of request is sent
to the server when
retrieving a web page?
3.3.2. What does the POST
2 command do?
What does the PUT
command do?
What protocol is used for
they are programmed to respond whenever the
server receives a request for the service
provided by the daemon
"hears" a request from a client, it exchanges
appropriate messages with the client, as
required by its protocol, and proceeds to send
the requested data to the client in the proper
format
two or more computers are connected via a
network and can share resources (such as
printers and files) without having a dedicated
server
No
allows a device to act as both a client and a
server within the same communication
applications and Application layer services that
are the source and destination of data
defines an automated service that matches
resource names with the required numeric
network address.
allows the user to manually query the name
servers to resolve a given host name
Displays all of the cached DNS entries on a
Windows XP or 2000 computer system
It passes the request on to another DNS
server
In its cache
When the resource is directly held on that
server
http:- protocol
www.cisco.com- name of server
web-server.htm- name of file or page
GET
Sends information to the web server
Sends resources or content to the web server
HTTPS:
 secure transmission across
the web?
3.3.2. Packet Tracer Lab
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3.3.3 What 2 Application Layer
protocols are used in
sending and receiving
email?
What is another name for
an email application?
3.3.3. What are the two processes
2 that email servers perform?
3.3.3. What happens to emails in
3 many companies once the
email reaches the internal
server?
3.3.3. List and describe some of
4 the commands used by the
SMTP protocol.
3.3.4 What is File Transfer
Protocol (FTP)?
What are the 2 ports used
and their purpose in FTP?
3.3.5 What does Dynamic Host
Confirmation Protocol
(DHCP) do for a network?
3.3.5. What are the 4 types of
2 messages sent and
received in DHCP?
3.3.6 What is SMB (Server
Message Block)?
3.3.6. What are the 3 message
2 types of SMB messages?
3.3.8 What does the Telenet
application provide?
3.3.8. What protocol is
2 recommended alternative to
Telnet when security is a
concern?
POP (Post Office Protocol) and SMTP (Simple
Mail Transfer Protocol)
MUA Mail User Agent
MTA Mail Transfer Agent
MDA Mail Delivery Agent
Converted to a proprietary protocol for mail
delivery
HELO - identifies the SMTP client process to
the SMTP server process
EHLO - Is a newer version of HELO, which
includes services extensions
MAIL FROM - Identifies the sender
RCPT TO - Identifies the recipient
DATA - Identifies the body of the message
developed to allow for file transfers between a
client and a server
21- Used for control
20- Used for actual file transfer
allows a host to obtain an IP address
dynamically when it connects to the network
DHCP Discover
DHCP Offer
DHCP Request
DHCP Acknowledge
the structure of shared network resources,
such as directories, files, printers, and serial
ports
Start, authenticate, and terminate sessions
Control file and printer access
Allow an application to send or receive
messages to or from another device
provides a standard method of emulating text-
based terminal devices over the data network.
SSH (Secure Shell protocol)