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What is Apache HTTP Server?
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Aweb server originally designed for Unix/Linux systems, it also comes in a version for windows.
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Whats a Connection?
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A single communication between two computers. Also called a session.
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Whats connectionless?
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A communication seesion over IP which does not require an acknowledgement from the receiving computer.
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What is Connection-oriented?
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A communications session over IP which requires an acknowledgement from the receiving computer.
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Whats a Dynamic port number?
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A number within the range of 49152-65535 that is added to an outgoing IP packet by the sending computer. Also known as a private port number.
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What is a Endpoint?
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Information stored in ram about a session,identifling one side of a conversation between computers.
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What is a ephemeral port number?
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A number with the range of 1024-5000(clasic ephemeral ports) and 49152-65535(dynamic or private ports) that is arbitrarily assigned by a computer to an outgoing packet.
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What is a File tranfer protocal(FTP) ?
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A set of rules that uses ports 20 and 21 to, and efficiently transmits large files.
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What is Hypertext transport protocal(http)?
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Extremely fast protocal used for network file transfers in the www environment.
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What is hypertext transport protocal with ssl (HTTPS)?
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Extremely fast protocal used for network file transfers in the www environment, but uses a public and private key encryption.
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What is Internet control message protocal (ICMP)?
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A connectionless protocal used by programs such as Ping, which never need to send more then one packet.
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What is internet Group Management Protocal
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A protocal that allows routers to forward multicast IPpackets to IGMP groups.
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What is Internet Information Services(IIS)?
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Microsoft's Web server product.
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What is the nternet Message Access Protocal version 4(IMAP4)?
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An alternative to more popular POP3, it retrieves e-mail from an e-mail server like POP3, but it uses port 143.
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What is a Listening port?
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A socket prepared to respond to incoming IP packets. Also called an open port. You can type netstat -an to see all your listening ports.
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