Objectives
• Define the application layer as the source and
destination of data for communication across
networks.
• Explain the role of protocols in supporting
communication between server and client
processes.
• Describe the features, operation, and use of
well-known TCP/IP application layer services
(HTTP, DNS, SMTP).
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Applications – The Interface Between Human and Data Networks
Explain that applications provide the means for generating and receiving data that can be
transported on the network
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Applications – The Interface Between Human and Data Networks
Explain the role of applications, services and protocols in converting communication to
data that can be transferred across the data network
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Applications – The Interface Between Human and Data Networks
Define the separate roles applications, services and protocols play in transporting data
Through networks
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Applications – The Interface Between Human and Data Networks
Describe the role protocols play in networking and be able to identify several message
properties that can be defined by a protocol
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The Role of Protocols in Supporting Communication
Describe the roles of client and server processes in data networks
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The Role of Protocols in Supporting Communication
List common Application Layers services and protocols
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The Role of Protocols in Supporting Communication
Compare and contrast client server networking with peer-to-peer networking and peer-to
peer applications
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Features, Operation, and Use of TCP/IP Application Layer Services
Describe the features of the DNS protocol and how this protocol supports DNS services
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Features, Operation, and Use of TCP/IP Application Layer Services
Describe the features of the HTTP protocol and how this protocol supports the delivery of
web pages to the client
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Features, Operation, and Use of TCP/IP Application Layer Services
Describe the features of the POP and SMTP protocols, and how these protocols support
e-mail services
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Features, Operation, and Use of TCP/IP Application Layer Services
Describe the features of the Telnet protocol and identify several of its uses in examining and
Managing networks
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Features, Operation, and Use of TCP/IP Application Layer Services
Describe the features of the SMB protocol and the role it plays in supporting file sharing in Microsoft
based networks
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Features, Operation, and Use of TCP/IP Application Layer Services
Describe the features of the Gnutella protocol and the role it plays in supporting P2P services
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Summary
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