Understanding Email Delivery, Software, and Security

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Understanding Email Delivery Over the Internet

After you create and send an email message, it is sent as packets using the Internet’s TCP/IP protocol.

Routers on the internet examine the address in each packet and send the packets along the best path. When all packets are received at the destination, they are reassembled into an email message.

You can use a mailing list to send one message to a group of people through a mail reflector, which is a program that forwards email to the mailing list. Alternatively,

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TCP/IP and OSI Model: Key Networking Concepts

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In the TCP/IP model, which layer(s) of the OSI model does the Network Interface layer correspond to?

Physical and MAC layers

Give three examples of link layer protocols.

IEEE 802.3/Ethernet, Frame Relay, ATM, and SONET

In the TCP/IP layer, the network layer is responsible for enabling the routing of data across (logical or physical):

It is across a logical network path as it uses packet format and IP address format.

What is the min/max length of an IP header?

20/65535 octets

Which field in the IP header

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IP Addressing and Network Protocols Explained

Posted by on Mar 10, 2025 in Contemporary Music Composition | 0 comments

Packet Transmission Delay

The time needed to transmit an L-bit packet into a link is calculated as: L (bits) / R (bits/sec).

Internet Protocol Stack

  • Layer 5: Application: Supporting network applications like FTP, SMTP, HTTP.
  • Layer 4: Transport: Process-process data transfer using TCP, UDP (Port Address).
  • Layer 3: Network: ICMP, IGMP, ARP, RARP (IP Address).
  • Layer 2: Link: Data transfer between neighboring network elements like Ethernet, 802.11 (WiFi), PPP.
  • Layer 1: Physical: Bits “on the wire.”

L1 &

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Key Concepts in Networking and Protocols

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Protocols and Features

  1. Protocols: Dependent features.
  2. In the WAN: Accountability.
  3. In communication: The network level.
  4. WAN interconnected networks: Link switches.
  5. Stations in a WAN: Transmitters, receivers, or brokers.
  6. The services of the network layer: Implement showcase to be connection-oriented or not.
  7. The mechanism of connection: Packet switching.
  8. Primary function: The previous three.

Routing and Network Interconnection

  1. The routing function: Select the shortest route.
  2. The flooding algorithm: The distribution
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Understanding the 7 Layers of the OSI Model

Posted by on Feb 27, 2025 in Contemporary Music Composition | 0 comments

Levels of the OSI Model

  • Application
  • Presentation
  • Session
  • Transport
  • Network
  • Data Link
  • Physical

Description of the Seven Layers

Physical Layer

Defines the communication medium for the transfer of information, controls this environment, and specifies control bits by:

  • Defining physical connections between computers.
  • Describing the mechanical aspect of the physical interface.
  • Describing the electrical aspect of the physical interface.
  • Describing the functional aspect of the physical interface.
  • Defining the art of transmission.
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Understanding DNS: Concepts and Operations

Posted by on Feb 26, 2025 in Contemporary Music Composition | 0 comments

The dig command is a DNS client used to query DNS servers. It’s often used to detect problems in DNS server configuration. With dig, queries can be fully defined on the command line, or you can include them in a file and pass it as an argument to dig using the -f option. If no server is indicated, the servers to be consulted are assumed to be those listed in the /etc/resolv.conf file.

Caching DNS Servers

A caching-only DNS server handles client inquiries on behalf of domains. They do *not* contain

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