Transcript Test #2 Topics

Test #3 Topics
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Understand the use of routers to connect different types of networks
Understand the router’s role in moving packets across a network
Understand the hierarchical structure of IP addresses
Understand routing decisions at the sending computer
Understand the relationship among the items in a computer’s TCP/IP properties
Understand routing decisions at a router
Understand how a routing table is used to make routing decisions
Understand why and how routers share information with other routers
Understand the domain name system
Know why IPv6 isn’t being adopted in the U.S. while being adopted slowly outside
Understand why IP is connectionless and unreliable
Understand why TCP is connection-oriented and reliable
Know the role of TCP port numbers
Know the difference between a router and a layer 3 switch
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Understand security threats and how IT can protect against them
Know how a packet filtering firewall protects a network
Know the weakness of a packet filtering firewall
Understand how digital signatures work
Know how IDS and IPS are used with a firewall
Understand the problem with patches
Understand the problem with relying on users to enforce security
Know the rules for strong passwords
Know the role of biometric and token authentication
Understand symmetric key encryption
Understand public key encryption
Understand how symmetric and public key encryption work together
Know why security should be at multiple layers
Know how encryption schemes are broken
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Understand the key issues in the cost of projects
Understand why remote management is so desirable
Know what can be stored on a directory server
Know the differences between terminal-host and client-server systems
Understand how e-mail sending and retrieving works
Understand the issues with e-mail attachments
Know how spammers use SMTP commands
Understand how HTTP is used to serve web pages
Know how MIME is used to identify file formats
Know how different applications are mixed for e-commerce applications
Know the network architecture for secure e-commerce
Understand why web services are such a hot topic
Know how peer-to-peer and grid network applications work