Chapter 15 Vocabulary & Questions

Vocabulary

Application Layer

Client

Client-server computing

DNS (Domain Name System)

Domain Server

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

Hypertext

IP address

Redirector

Server

Telnet

URL (Universal Resource Locator)

Questions

1. To which other OSI layers does the application layer provide service?

2. What is a network application that uses the direct interface provided by the application layer?

3. What is a network application that uses the indirect interface provided by the application layer?

4. Where is the server side of a client-server application located?

5. What is the looped routine constantly repeated by a client-server application?

6. What does DNS do?

7. Which protocol do File Utility Programs use to copy and move files between remote sites?

8. Which protocol do Remote Access Programs use to directly connect to remote resoures?