Chapter 12

Application Layer Services

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

  • What are common network applications?

  • How does DNS operate?

  • How do HTTP and HTML operate?

  • How does FTP operate?

  • How do Telnet and SSH operate?

  • How do email protocols operate?

Key Terms

This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the Glossary.

Domain Name System (DNS) page 231

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) page 235

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) page 233

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) page 233

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) page 241

Post Office Protocol (POP) page 241

Secure Shell (SSH) page 238

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) page 240

Telnet page 237

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