Open-Source Apache and Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) - ✔✔ Two of the most common web platforms
File Server - ✔✔ Provides
... [Show More] a central repository for users to store, manage, and access files on the network.
NAS (Network Attached Storage) - ✔✔ Stand-alone units that contain hard drives, come with their own file management software, and connect directly to the network.
SAN (Storage Area Network) - ✔✔ Basically a network segment, or collection of servers, that exists solely to store and manage data.
Print Servers - ✔✔ Makes printers available to clients over the network and accepts print requests from those clients.
DHCP Servers - ✔✔ Servers configured to provide IP configuration information automatically to clients, such as an IP Address, subnet mask, default gateway, and the address of a DNS server.
DHCP Scopes - ✔✔ What DHCP servers are configured with which contains the information that server can provide to clients.
Address Pool - ✔✔ Range of addresses that the server can give out to clients.
zone file - ✔✔ A DNS server database that maintains records of hostname to IP address mapping.
SOA (Start of Authority) - ✔✔ Common DNS record type that signifies the authoritative DNS server for that zone.
NS (Name Server) - ✔✔ Common DNS record type that is the name or address of the DNS server for that zone.
MX (Mail Exchanger) - ✔✔ Common DNS record type that is the name or address of the email server.
A - ✔✔ Common DNS record type that is an IPv4 host record.
AAAA (Quad A's) - ✔✔ Common DNS record type that is the host record for IPv6 hosts.
CNAME (Canonical Name) - ✔✔ Common DNS record type that is an alias; it allows multiple names to be assigned to the same host or address.
13 - ✔✔ How many Global Root Servers are there?
53 - ✔✔ Port # for DNS (Domain Name System)
Proxy Server - ✔✔ Makes requests for resources on behalf of a client.
25 - ✔✔ Port # for SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) -
sending email and transferring email between mail servers; push protocol
110 - ✔✔ Port for POP3 (Post Office Protocol) - Receiving email, pull protocol
143 - ✔✔ Port # for IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol) - Receiving email; newer than POP3, pull protocol
authentication sever - ✔✔ A device that examines the credentials of anyone trying to access the network, and it determines if the network access is granted.
domain controller - ✔✔ A centralized authentication server.
IDS (intrusion detection system) - ✔✔ A passive device that watches network traffic and can detect anomalies that might represent an attack. If found, it would log the anomaly and send an alert to an admin.
IPS (intrusion prevention system) - ✔✔ An active device that monitors traffic and can detect anomalies that might represent an attack. If found, it can take actions to attempt to stop the attack. [Show Less]