014.01.42.5. What is the purpose of the /etc/services file in relation to well-known port numbers, and how does it translate these port numbers into names?
/etc/services translate well-known port numbers into names. Here, the first column is the name given to the port, second indicates the port number and the protocol being used.
The /etc/services file plays a crucial role in translating well-known port numbers into corresponding service names. In this file, each line consists of two columns: the first column specifies the service name, and the second column denotes the associated port number along with the protocol used. This mapping is utilized by various networking utilities and applications to understand and reference services by their names rather than numerical port numbers.
