CS456/556 - Internet Services Midterm Exam Study Guide

Test Format -

Take-home (Questions will be posted on Sunday morning, December 2, 2001; all answers must be e-mailed by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 2001 to summers_wayne@ColumbusState.edu)

Hands-on Exercises (100 pts)

Remote log-in [ssh using putty and file transfer using iXplorer](including questions using simple Unix commands) - 25 pts.
E-mail (both web-based and with pine on rex.nmhu.edu) - 10 pts.
Anonymous FTP - 5 pts.
TCP/IP Utilities (ping, traceroute, nslookup) - 10 pts.
Web page (50 pts) [you may use any software you wish to create the page, but points will be deducted for sloppy HTML]

fonts
images
links
lists
tables
frames

Online - Questions will be available by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 2001 and must be completed by 6:00 p.m. MDT - You will have three hours to answer the questions

Multiple Choice (50 pts)
Short Answer and Essay Questions (50 pts)
material from The Internet Book
material from Traveler's Guide to the Internet book
homework and discussion assignments
general questions about the Internet in today's world

Study Material

The INTERNET Book

PART I Introduction To Networking

Chapter 3 - Telephones Everywhere

PART II Brief History Of The Internet

PART III How The Internet Works

PART IV Services Available on The Internet

Terms / Concepts

Internet	INTERNET SERVICES!!!!	TCP/IP Internet Protocol Suite	telecommunications
analog/digital communications	ASCII	LAN	WAN
ARPANET	backbone network	modem	TCP/IP
RFCs	Open Systems	protocols	UNIX
IAB	IETF	IP addresses	Domain Names
BITNET	FIDONET	X.25	EBONE
packet switching	routers	CSU/DSU	e-mail
SMTP	POP-3	client	server
headers	discussion groups	BBSs	Network News
ftp	telnet	WWW	hypermedia
URL	HTTP	HTML	browser
bookmarks	CGI	Java	ASP
bandwidth throttling	binary digit (bit)	firewall	ISP
OSI Model	IIS		RAS
intranet	extranet	Exchange Server	Frontpage
Apache	Unix	anonymous user	access permission
connection	directory browsing	event logging	connection timeout
binary encoding	UNICODE	parity	checksum
Ethernet	NIC	hub	switch
packet	E-Rate	dedicated line (T-1, T-3)	dial-up access
cable modem	DSL	wireless access technology	Internet Protocol (IP)
IP datagram	User Datagram Protocol(UDP)	port numbers	Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
congestion	client-server computing	distributed computing	peer-to- peer network
secure shell (ssh)	pine	traceroute	ping
nslookup	e-mail	smileys	FAQ
JPEG	GIF	XML	Cascading Style Sheets
JavaScript	search key	contents search	title search
plugin	audio teleconference	bandwidth	document markup
video teleconference	whiteboard service	anonymous FTP	binary file
PWS	SSL	certificates	persistent connection
Domain Name System (DNS)	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)	encryption/decryption	digital signature
Real Server	streaming audio/video	Mobile IP	Jabber
security	public key / private key	symmetric keys	PGP
e-business	authentication	privacy
e-commerce	shopping cart	digital money	firewall
Trojan horse	virus	worm	timebomb/logic bomb
hacker/cracker	digital library	spam	urban legends

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Created on ... November 26, 2001