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Which of the following protocols is commonly used for communication between network management agents and applications?
A. NTP
B. SNMP
C. SMTP
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Which of the following pieces of information must you collect when establishing a baseline for the performance of a WAN link?
A. average daily traffic traveling over the link
B. last time the link failed
C. distribution of traffic types by Network layer protocol
D. users' perceptions of the link's speed |
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| A. average daily traffic traveling over the link |
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The routine that collects management information on a device is also known as:
A. a poll
B. an agent
C. a MIB
D. a managed device |
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Suppose that half of the patch cables that connect a workgroup of computers in the Accounting Department to a patch panel needed to be replaced due to concerns about faulty manufacturing. Which of the following types of documentation would help you identify these patch cables?
A. baseline
B. wiring schematic
C. event log
D. syslog |
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The process where one network management console collects data from multiple networked devices at regular intervals is known as _____.
A. interrogating
B. polling
C. baselining
D. pushing |
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You have researched a new type of switch and proved that upgrading your switches to this model is feasible. What is the next step you take before replacing your old switches?
A. back up the configurations of your existing switches
B. schedule a time for the switch upgrade that's least disruptive to users
C. inform users that a major network change is pending
D. evaluate the new switch on a pilot network that mimics your network environment |
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| D. evaluate the new switch on a pilot network that mimics your network environment |
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Mac OS X account that has read and write privileges to all areas of the file system is called:
A. admin
B. root
C. Setup Assistant
D. Administrator |
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_____ management refers to the detection and signaling of device, link, or component faults.
A. Performance
B. Network
C. Configuration
D. Fault |
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Above all, keep _____ in mind when you upgrade or install hardware on a network.
A. safety
B. costs
C. time
D. user inconvenience |
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_____ management is the collection, storage, and assessment of information related to the versions of software installed on every network device and every device's hardware configuration.
A. Performance
B. Asset
C. Configuration
D. Change |
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Which of the following practices creates a starting point for ongoing evaluation of your network's health?
A. configuration management
B. fault management
C. baselining
d. asset management |
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_____ upgrades typically overwrite some systems files on the workstation, so their installation may affect other applications adversely.
A. Full
B. Application
C. Principle
D. Patch |
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You work for a medical transcription company that contracts with hundreds of home-based transcriptionists across the country. The transcriptionists connect to your network over a VPN that provides remote access services. Employees work at all times of the day or night, and not all of the transcriptionists are connected at the same time. Further, the number of transcriptionists the company hires at any time depends on a variable workload. You need to determine whether to increase the number of licenses on your remote access server. Which of the following variables would you configure your network monitoring application to track over time to help you find your answer?
A. number of users connected to the remote access server
B. % utilization on the VPN router's CPU
C. Maximum traffic handled by the VPN router's NIC
D. % utilization on the remote access server's CPU |
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| A. number of users connected to the remote access server |
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A networked _____ is perhaps the simplest device to add.
A. server
B. workstation
C. printer
D. hub |
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Which of the following port numbers are used by Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)? (Select 2)
A. 161
B. 162
C. 137
D. 138
E. 389 |
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Which of the following is the best way to reverse a network operating system upgrade?
A. uninstall the upgrade
B. restore the server's software and configuration from a backup
C. remove the upgrade software folder from the server
D. reinstall the previous version of the operating system |
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| B. restore the server's software and configuration from a backup |
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Suppose you work for a financial institution that wants to make sure its clients can log on and review their accounts no matter how much traffic you WAN is experiencing. On your edge router which of the following criteria will you use to prioritize traffic for all HTTPS requests?
A. time of day
B. protocol
C. source MAC address
D. source IP address |
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How does an application patch differ from an upgrade?
A. a patch is offered by a third-party software vendor, whereas an upgrade is supplied by the software manufacturer itself
B. a patch is designed to make minor corrections or enhancements, whereas an upgrade replaces most, if not all, of the software code
C. a patch can be automatically distributed to clients over the network, whereas an upgrade requires a manual installation
D. a patch is more comprehensive than an upgrade |
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| B. a patch is designed to make minor corrections or enhancements, whereas an upgrade replaces most, if not all, of the software code |
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Maintaining records of each time a switch interface fails is part of which of the following practices?
A. configuration management
B. change management
C. asset management
D. fault management |
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An asset management database should include which of the following? (Choose all that apply)
A. Milestones for the network's implementation
B. Model number for every router, switch, and access point on the network
C. Baseline of average daily traffic for each router, switch, and access point on the network
D. Serial number for every server on the network
E. user names for every employee who uses the network |
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B. Model number for every router, switch, and access point on the network
D. Serial number for every server on the network |
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On your Linux server, what file tells you where your system log file is kept?
A. /var/syslog.conf
B. /var/log/logs.conf
C. /etc/usr/logs.conf
D. /etc/syslog.conf |
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The process of reverting to a previous version of software after attempting to upgrade it is known as _____.
A. backleveling
B. change back
C. reverse engineering
D. downgrading |
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The most common type of caching is _____ caching.
A. Web
B. device
C. Internet
D. online |
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Under what circumstances should a network administrator inform users of a software change?
A. always
B. when the change might result in additional network traffic
C. when the change might affect applications or utilities on which the users rely
D. when the change might affect how users are added to the system |
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| C. when the change might affect applications or utilities on which the users rely |
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A(n) _____ is a graphical representation of a network's wired infrastructure.
A. event viewer
B. wiring schematic
C. Multi Router Traffic Grapher
D. network diagram |
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The most critical type of software upgrade you will perform is an upgrade to your _____.
A. database
B. NOS
C. application
D. backbone |
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You have decided to use an application that will send a text message to your smartphone every time one of your network's core routers or switches experience an event that the system considers an emergency. All switches and routers run Cisco IOS. The application will alert you about events identified with which of the following severity levels?
A. 0
B. 7
C. 5
D. 1 |
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You suspect that one of your network's two redundant core switches has a NIC or cable that's experiencing transmission problems. Supposing you never obtained a baseline for traffic on this switch, which of the following measurements would help you verify your suspicion?
A. average daily traffic on the affected switch
B. % RAM utilization on the affected switch over a week
C. % processor utilization on the affected switch over a week
D. total bits per second traveling through the affected switch, compared to total bits per second traveling through the redundant switch |
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| D. total bits per second traveling through the affected switch, compared to total bits per second traveling through the redundant switch |
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Which of the following applications would allow you to determine how many times in the past seven days your Windows 7 workstation has been unable to renew its DHCP-assigned IP address?
A. syslog
B. TCP/IP properties
C. DHCP logger
D. event viewer |
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_____ involves manipulating certain characteristics of packets, data streams, or connections to manage the type and amount of traffic traversing a network or interface at any moment.
A. Traffic monitoring
B. Traffic routing
C. Traffic shaping
D. Traffic polling |
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Which of the following techniques could be used to prevent clients from downloading more than 50 GB of data per day through a given network interface?
A. caching
B. load balancing
C. traffic policing
D. clustering |
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Which of the following systems would store information about the VTP settings for a switch's interface?
A. change management
B. event log
C. configuration management
D. asset management |
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| C. configuration management |
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Which of the following require(s) authentication between an agent and network management console?
A. SNMPv1
B. SNMPv2
C. SNMPv3
D. all of the above |
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| A software routine that collects data about a managed device's operation and provides it to a network management application. |
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| To revert to a previous version of a software application after attempting to upgrade it. |
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| A network device devoted to storage and delivery of frequently requested files. |
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| The local storage of frequently needed files that would otherwise be obtained from an external source. |
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| CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act) |
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| A United States federal regulation that requires telecommunications carriers and equipment manufacturers to provide for surveillance capabilities. CALEA was passed by Congress in 1994 after pressure from the FBI, which worried that networks relying solely on digital communications would circumvent traditional wiretapping strategies. |
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| The collection, storage, and assessment of information related to the versions of software installed on every network device and every device's hardware configuration. |
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| The service on Windows-based operating systems that records events, or the ongoing record of such events. |
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| A GUI application that allows users to easily view and sort events recorded in the event log on a computer running a Windows-based operating system. |
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| The detection and signaling of device, link, or component faults. |
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| HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) |
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| A federal regulation in the United States, enacted in 1996. One aspect of this regulation addresses the security and privacy of medical records, including those stored or transmitted electronically. |
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| MIB (Management Information Base) |
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| A database used in network management that contains a device's definitions of managed objects and their data. |
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| A graphical representation of a network's devices and connections. |
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| The assessment, monitoring, and maintenance of the devices and connections on a network. |
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| A correction, improvement, or enhancement to part of a software application, often distributed at no charge by software vendors to fix a bug in their code or to add slightly more functionality. |
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| The ongoing assessment of how well network links, devices, and components keep up with demands on them. |
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| A network management application's regular collection of data from managed devices. |
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| SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) |
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| An Application layer protocol in the TCP/IP suite used to convey data regarding the status of managed devices on a network. |
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| original version; limited features, it is rarely used on modern networks |
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| Version 2; faster performance and and slightly better security |
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| most recent and most secure version; added authentication, validation, and encryption for packets exchanged between managed devices and the network management console |
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| A standard for generating, storing, and processing messages about events on a system. Syslog describes methods for detecting and reporting events and specifies the format and contents of messages. |
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| On a computer running a UNIX or Linux operating system, the record of monitored events, which can range in priority from 0 to 7 (where "0" indicates an emergency situation and "7" simply points to information that might help in debugging a problem). You can view and modify system log locations and configurations in the file /etc/syslog.conf on most systems (on some systems, this is the /etc/rsyslog.conf file). |
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| A traffic-shaping technique in which the volume or rate of traffic traversing an interface is limited to a predefined maximum. |
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| Manipulating certain characteristics of packets, data streams, or connections to manage the type and amount of traffic traversing a network or interface at any moment. |
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| A significant change to an application's existing code, typically designed to improve functionality or add new features. |
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| A technique in which Web pages are stored locally, either on a host or network, and then delivered to requestors more quickly than if they had been obtained for the original source. |
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| A graphical representation of a network's wired infrastructure. |
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