a) change NIC I/O port address

b) change IRQ address of NIC

c) Disable 1 serial port

d) Disable shared memory on NIC

I chose b

2 On Ethernet network, There is a client computer wanting to install a new network adapter card, which 2 devices might conflict w/ the NIC?

A) COM2

B) Lpt 1

C) Sound card

D) Ps/2 mouse

Other questions on my exam:

3 Which device can translate protocol?

a) bridge

b) router

c) repeater

d) gateway

d

4 Which topology requires least possible installation cost

a) bus

b) ring

c) star

d) mesh

e) linear

a

5 Which topology can minimize the impact of computer failures have on  other computers on the network?

A bus

B star

C ring

C mesh

6 What is a characteristic of connection-oriented communication?

A. It provides fast but unreliable delivery of datagrams.

B*. It provides assurance of packet delivery.

C. It uses store-and-forward techniques to move datagrams between computers.

D. It uses message-oriented communication for processing e-mail.

7 question regarding TCP/IP and SPX/IPX and network storms. Which of the following (select 3) could contribute to the problem.

A.RIP

B*.SAP

C.OSPF

D*.ARP

E.TCP

F.SPX

G* HTTP

8 in your ethernet bus network, some clients, "some time" can NOT connect with the server. (an exhibit showing you the network and its configuration) what would you re-cofigure.

a) terminate the network properly

b*) ground the network properly

c) cable break

d) reinstallation of client software

e) change with 25 ohm terminator:

ox------+-----+-----+-----+-----xo

the figure showed, that you have cable UNBREAKED, both ends terminated with 50 ohm & both grounded, so the last option is b

9) You want to connect an Ethernet and Token Ring. Both use NWLink IPX. You want to use IPX addressing to limit the amount of traffic between the 2 networks. What device should you use?

A gateway

B bridge

C repeater

??d * Router

#10) You want to implement a WAN for 3 existing networks in Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles.

REQ. Must be able to communicate with all other computers on the 3 networks and the WAN link must be capable of 1Mbps.

OPT. Provide continuous communication in case of a single link failure, and provide continuous  communication at a minimum of 1Mbps in the event of a single link failure.

PROP. Connect the 3 networks by using two T1 links as shown in the diagram. (Diagram shows one T1 line between Chicago and Atlanta, the other between Chicago and Los Angeles)

ANS: The proposed solution provides the required result but neither of the optional results.

#11) What must you specify using UNC? (Choose 2)

ANS.* Share name, and* Computer name,domain name, workgroup name

12 . You want to manage Microsoft Windows NT server computers that are located on remote subnet. All of these servers are configured in a single Windows NT domain. You will manage these servers from another Windows NT server computer that is located in your office. You want to use User Manager and server Manager to manage the remote servers. What should you install and configure to resolve the computer names of the servers? (Choose 2).

A*. DNS server.

B. DHCP server.

C.* WINS server.

D. LMHOSTS file.

E. RAS server.

13. You have Microsoft Windows Workstation 4.0 computer that runs TCP/IP. This computer connects to the Internet by using a modem and a dial-up connection. You want to connect your computer to an Ethernet network. You install a network adapter card and connect the network adapter to the physical network. Which type of network adapter driver must you install?

A. NDIS 2.0.

B.* NDIS 3.0.

C. NDIS 3.1.

D. ODI.

14 . Which WAN faster than 100Mbps?

A. ISDN Basic rate interface.

B. X.25.

C. T1.

D*. ATM.

15 . What must you ensure that a NetBIOS name does not duplicated?choose 3

A*. Computer name on the same network.

B. *Domain name on the same network.

C. *Workgroup name on the same network.

D. Share name on the same network.

17 NDIS and ODI fuction

Enable network card to be independent of protocol

18. You are designing a peer-to-peer network that consists of 5 Microsoft Windows 95 computers. Which protocol should you use?

A. DLC.

B. NFS.

C.* NWLink IPX.

D. XNS

19 Barbara's remote computer can be accessed via dial-up telephone lines. The computer is 5 years old and uses TCP/IP as its only transport protocol. The data link communications protocol used by the computer cannot provide automatic IP addressing. Which data link communications protocol is Barbara's computer using?

A. DLC.

B*. SLIP.

C. PPP.

20. Network monitoring shows that network utilization has grown from 30 percent to 70 percent of maximum capacity in the past year. You will add 24 client computers and 1 server within 3 months. You want to reduce network utilization.

Required result:

You must reduce network utilization by 50 percent.

Optional desired results:

You want to allow for continued network growth.

You want to maintain the new network utilization levels even after the planned additions to the network are implemented.

You want to minimize costs for the project.

Proposed solution:

Change the maximum packet size on all of the computers from 1,514 bytes to 576 bytes. Replace all Category 3 UTP cable with Category 5 UTP cable. Increase TCP window size from 4,096 bytes to 16,384 bytes. Which results does the proposed solution produce?

A. The proposed solution produces the required result and produces all of the optional desired results.

B. The proposed solution produces the required result and produces only 2 of the optional desired results.

C. The proposed solution produces the required result but does not produce any of the optional desired results.

D*. The proposed solution does not produce the required result.

21 You suspect your network has been experiencing Broadcast storms. Which indicators would indicate broadcast storms: (choose all that apply)

a]* network time-outs

b] bad ip address errors

c]* network utilization is 100% for periods of time

d] can't remember something ridiculous

22 The computer is configured with 2 serial ports, 1 paralel port, and 1 video adapter. Now you want to configure a NIC:

Select I/O port: 300* or 378

Select IRQ: 3 or 5*

Because 378 is for peralal port , IRQ 3 used by the 2 serial ports

It is a select and place type of question. With an ethernet NIC displayed. Has 2 yellow box saying "Place here"

ð drag the correspond I/o Port and IRQ to the two boxes, not on the NIC picture!

ð Don't panic when you see the NIC display.

23 . In the 500 Personal Computers network, there's a some slow network response.   And network adaptor doing continuous and meaningless transmission.  What do you use to solve this problem?

a)* Protocol analyzer

b) Volt-Ohmmeter

c) OTDR

e) TDR

24. You installed a new network adaptor card. And supplied network software initialized   successfully. But you can not communicate with other computers even though other computers operating successfully. What's the reason?

a)* Transceiver setting is incorrect

b) I/O port address is incorrect

c) Cable segment is not properly terminated

d) Packet size setting is incorrect cuz if can initialized sucessfully, then I/O prot address is OK , other computers ok then cable segment is fine. So a is right.

25 . 5 Windows NT Servers (1 DHCP Server, 1 WINS Server) and 200 clients.

Protocol is TCP/IP.

You use gateway by SNA Server. When you ping routed network's computer, you succeed when you use IP address but you failed when you use name. What's the problem?

a) DHCP

b*) WINS

c) gateway

d) router

Mixed Dumps w/ approved right answers

1 Required: Reduce the utilization by 50%

Options:

1.Continue growth 2.Maintain new network utilization. 3.Minimize costs.

Proposal: Reduce the packet size from 1514 to 576 bytes. Increase the TCP/IP window size from 4096 to 16384. Replace the Cat 3 cables with Cat 5.

A.Required plus all options. B.Required plus 2 of the options. C.Required plus

none of the options

. D*.Not the required.

2 You want to monitor and manage hubs, bridges and routers on the network. What do you use?

A.Performace Monitor B*.SNMP implementation C.Protocol analyzer D.TDR

3 Servers using NT. 75 Clients using NetBEUI. You want to connect a UNIX network that uses NFS.

A.Bridge B.Brouter C.Router D*.Gateway

4 You have a network using NetBEUI and TCP/IP. The server and client are in different subnets. The client can PING the server, but cannot access the server using its name.

A.Client and the server have the same IP address B.Server has the wrong subnet mask. C*.Server's name not registered with the name server. D.Client's name not registered with the name server.

5 Large network with 2000 users users notice that at various times in the day network time outs occur.

What is the reason?

A.Power fluctuations. B.Malfunctioning net adapter on the router. C.Terminated

segement. D*.Logging of users.

6 You have a network that uses T1 and is connected to the internet. Which backup connection could you use to support e-mail in the event of failure.

A.T3 B.ATM C*.ISDN D.?

7 Another question regarding TCP/IP and SPX/IPX and network storms. Which of the following (select 3) could contribute to the problem.

A.RIP B*.SAP C.OSPF D*.ARP E.TCP F.SPX

*HTTP

8) You have 3 servers that run NT Server, 75 client computers that use NetBEUI. You want the client computers to be able to access a UNIX computer. The UNIX computer uses NFS. You do not want to add any new software. What device should you use?

ANS*: Gateway

#9) Match the following definition to the networking term. A high level networking protocol that provides file sharing services on networks that use NetBIOS?

(Choose only one) *Not sure of the answer on this one, so here are your choices.

A. IPX/SPX

B. TCP/IP

C. DLC

D. SLIP

E. PPP

F. NetBEUI

G*. SMB

H. RIP

I. AFP

J. NCP

#10) You need to implement a NetBIOS naming scheme. You will be connecting to a WAN in 2 years.

REQ. Successfully implement a NetBIOS naming scheme and the scheme must continue to work after the WAN is connected.

OPT. Name should describe the servers department or function, and client computer names should describe the primary user or function.

PROP. Assign a unique hexadecimal 15 digit number.

ANS. *The proposed solution provides the required result but neither of the optional results.

11)You add a client computer named Computer2. Computer2 is able to communicate with some servers, but not others. All client computers on the network are able to communicate with all servers. What is the problem? (Not positive of the answer, so here are the choices)

A*. Invalid entry on the LMHosts file on Computer2.

B. Invalid entry on the Hosts file on Computer2.

C*. Computer2 is not using all appropriate transport protocols.

D. NDIS driver on Computer2 is incorrect version.

#12) You are creating a peer to peer network that will have 6 computers. You will run Windows for Workgroups on 3. On the other 3 you will run MS DOS and MS Net. You want to use the least possible amount of RAM on all 6 computers. Which transport protocol should you install?

(Not sure of the answer on this one either, so here are the choices.)

A. TCP/IP

B*. NetBEUI

C. XNS

D. IPX/SPX

13)Two MAU's (Token Ring) need to be connected together to supply the passing on of tokens from one ring to another.  What do you use?

Router between the two MAU's ??????

*Cross cable between the two MAU's <== I choose this one 'cause I never heared of a router in-between MAU's.

14. You want to manage Microsoft Windows NT server computers that are located on remote subnet. All of these servers are configured in a single Windows NT domain. You will manage these servers from another Windows NT server computer that is located in your office. You want to use User Manager and server Manager to manage the remote servers. What should you install and configure to resolve the computer names of the servers? (Choose 2).

A*. DNS server.

B. DHCP server.

C*. WINS server.

D. LMHOSTS file.

E. RAS server.

15. You have Microsoft Windows Workstation 4.0 computer that runs TCP/IP.  This computer connects to the Internet by using a modem and a dial-up connection. You want to connect your computer to an Ethernet network. You install a network adapter card and connect the network adapter to the physical network. Which type of network adapter driver must you install?

A. NDIS 2.0.

B*. NDIS 3.0.

C. NDIS 3.1.

D. ODI.

16. What is a benefit of installing an application server to store and manage a database?

A. An application server centrally manages all user accounts.

B. An application server stores more data than a file-and-print server does.

C*. An application server transfers only the results of database queries to client computers.

D. An application server transfers the entire database to client computers.

17. What is a benefit of using an application server instead of a file-and-print server?

A*. An application server retrieves data and sends data to client computers more efficiently than a file-and-print server does.

B. An application server manages file and record locking more efficiently than a file-and-print server does.

C. An application server manages user access to network resources.

D. An application server distributes processing among all client computers on the network more efficiently than a file-and-print server does.

18. This question was long, but it was Select and Place question (Drag & Drop) about token-ring network that uses NWLink protocol.

Repeater.

Bridge.

Router* in the same network. Drag it to the right.

Gateway* in different network

Server. Drag it to the left.

19. You are assigning a NetBIOS name to 10 of the client computers on your network. Which is a valid NetBIOS name for this computer?

A. The name of a share on 1 of the network servers.

B. The computer name 1 of the network servers.

C. The name of a domain on the network.

D*. The name of a workgroup on the network.-cuz to all 10 of the computers on network

20. What must you ensure that a NetBIOS name does not duplicated?

A*. Computer name on the same network.

B*. Domain name on the same network.

C.* Workgroup name on the same network.

D. Share name on the same network.-cuz on same network, ondifferent machine can have same

Share name, as long as on different machine.

21. You configure your RAS Server to use DHCP to assign TCP/IP addresses. The Windows NT Workstation Computers are configured to receive IP addresses from de-server. Which additional configuration setting or settings for the workstations can you manage?

A. Default gateway addresses.

B. Default FTP addresses.

C*. DNS addresses.-concerning internet IP address

D. WINS server addresses.-only within microsoft network

E. Mail server addresses.

22 You are designing a security plan for your network. The following table summarizes the current network configuration.

Server: 2 total - both run Microsoft Windows NT server, 1 is the PDC and 1 is the BDC.

Client Computers: 100, which run Microsoft Windows 95

Network Type: 10BaseT Ethernet

Required result:

You must have centralized control of access to shared resources.

Optional desired results:

You want to track all access and attempted access to shared resources.

You want to track attempts to guess user passwords.

You want to implement a method to protect user accounts from password-breaking programs.

Proposed solution:

Implement NTFS with user-level security on all servers. Set appropriate access-control security on all shared resources. Require users to change their passwords every 40 days. Implement disk striping with parity on all servers.

Perform daily tape backups, and store tapes in a secure off-site location.

Which results does the proposed solution produce?

A. The proposed solution produces the required result and produces all of the optional desired results.

B*. The proposed solution produces the required result and produces only 1 of the optional desired results.

C. The proposed solution produces the required result but does not produce any of the optional desired results.

D. The proposed solution does not produce the required result.

The underlined part works for the 1 optional!

23 Network monitoring shows that network utilization has grown from 30 percent to 70 percent of maximum capacity in the past year. You will add 24 client computers and 1 server within 3 months. You want to reduce network utilization.

Required result:

You must reduce network utilization by 50 percent.

Optional desired results:

You want to allow for continued network growth.

You want to maintain the new network utilization levels even after the planned additions to the network are implemented.

You want to minimize costs for the project.

Proposed solution:

Change the maximum packet size on all of the computers from 1,514 bytes to 576 bytes. Replace all Category 3 UTP cable with Category 5 UTP cable. Increase TCP window size from 4,096 bytes to 16,384 bytes. Which results does the proposed solution produce?

A. The proposed solution produces the required result and produces all of the optional desired results.

B. The proposed solution produces the required result and produces only 2 of the optional desired results.

C. The proposed solution produces the required result but does not produce any of the optional desired results.

D*. The proposed solution does not produce the required result.-cuz the packet size is reduced, it does

Not increasd network performance. If enlarged then a is right.

24. What can enable client computers to browse NetBIOS names on all subnets of the network?

. WINS server.

B. DHCP server.

C. router.

D*. NetBIOS broadcast.

25) You suspect your network has been experiencing Broadcast storms. Which indicators would indicate broadcast storms: (choose all that apply)

a*] network time-outs

b] bad ip address errors

c*] network utilization is 100% for periods of time

d] can't remember something ridiculous

26 (Q)2 NT servers, 25 Win95 workstations. Need to analyze network activity of entire network. Which 2 Microsoft tools can be used to do this?

A*. Event Viewer

b. Device Manager

c. Performance Moniter

d*. Network Moniter

I chose (d)Network Moniter and (a)Event Viewer . Event View has more detail inf than PM, so is a better

Choice.

Also refer to # 40.

27. Two connected network. Ethernet and Token ring. File transfer from token ring to Ethernet 5 min.

>From Ethernet to Toke ring 30 sec. Why?

*ANS (Check this one on your own) Packet size for token ring bigger than Ethernet.

It is like a sports car (ethernet Packet) driving on an empty 6 lane freeway(token ring)--fast

An oversized veichel driving on a 1 lane courtry road-takes more time.

28. Same as above but with 2 sets of 16 RAS modem (28.8 kps). Since even 16 * 28.8 is 460.8 kbps. It *does not satisfy required. Alot of debate on this. Don't know if got this right.

ANS does not satisfy

These are NEW questions I haven't seen in braindump.

29. You have a main office and 3 branches. Each branch has 2 floors. Each floor has a cable length requirement up to 150 meters. Each branch is 20 miles away from main office. Your job is to link the main office and 3 branches together.

Required result: LAN or LANs can talk to each other within a branch. LAN or

LANs can talk to the main office.

Optional result: Must be inexpensive. Installation is easy.

Proposed solution: Link each branch to main office with fibre optics (doesn't say single mode or multi mode fibre). On each floor use an active hub with UTP cable. Link active hubs together on these 2 floors (doesn't say what to link) in each branch.

Some people say d do not meet required.

I choose "* meet required result"

Cuz hub can connect the UTP to reach 150 meters.

30 The Performance Monitor on an NT network gives the following readings:

% Processor: 8

Pages Fault / Sec: 2

Disk %: 25

What would you implement to improve network performance? :

a.add more ram

b.increase processor speed

c.disk striping with parity

d*.segment the network

(everyone thinks that RAID 5 (c) is the answer. Everyone is wrong. The Resource Kit doesn't define a disk bottleneck until 70% utilization. Processor and RAM are also fine, therefore, the only thing left is to increase bandwidth: (d) segment the network)

31You have a Dec Alpha system running Windows NT. The NT has 2 partitions, one is Active. What is the best security for protecting the data.

1*. NTFS

2. NTFS with FAT

3. FAT with NTFS

4. All FAT

32. TCP/IP network, want to track how many users who connect to 15 NT server machines and 5 routers, what utility do you use?

a.Performance Monitor

b.Server Manager

c*.SNMP

d. Ipconfig utility

not many senario questions but something new:

33. Network with NT server, win95 client, macintosh clients. Network is using brouters and TCP/IP, Appletalk, and NetBEUI.

require: reduce broadcast storm and network trafffic 50%.

optional: minimize cost.

minimize administrative cost.

allow network continue to expand.

propose: Turn off bridging on brouter. Configure win95 client to use TCP/IP. Configure all servers and brouters to use TCP/IP and Appletalk.

A*.meet required and all optional.

b.meet required and only 1 optional.

c.meet required only.

d.doesn't meet any.

. 34 select the right device to connect to several LAN, you can choose Bridge, Repeater, Router, Gateway( you are allowed to drag the same device twice!):

*between Token Ring and Ethernet with same subnet mask (Router)

*between 2 TCP/IP networks with different SM (Router)

*between TCP/IP LAN and IPX LAN (Gateway)

35. The computer is configured with 2 serial ports, 1 paralel port, and 1 video adapter. Now you want to configure a NIC:

Select I/O port: 300* or 378

Select IRQ: 3 or 5*

36. What would you include in your network if you want to manage

routers.?

Choose: *SNMP.

37. 4M bps tocken ring network, using TCP/IP, DHCP enviroment. 16/4 token ring 95 client upgrade to 16M bps.

a) using winipcfg to

b*) upgrade network adapter

c) change MAC

d) reboot system

38 Upgrading token ring. 1 IBM 3090 computer and 10 dummy terminal they are comunicating using by native protocol. You want to add 20 NT Work Station computers and 1 Printer.

The printer will be connected to the network directly and Work Station will be communicate IBM via TCP/IP. What protocol you must install to NT?

A*) DLC-to connet to printer and IBM!

b) TCP/IP---can be a 2nd choice if can choose 2

c) NWLink IPX

d) NetBEUI

39. Ethernet network and 2 NT Server, 200 NT Work Station. They are segmented three by 2 routers. What protocol should be installed?

a) NetBEUI

b*) NWLink IPX

c) DLC

d) AppleTalk

e*) TCP/IP

. 40 You use performance monitor, and you know that NWLink IPX traffic increased 50%.   What tool should be used to detect the cause client?

a) Event viewer----can be a 2nd choice if can chooce 2

b) NT Diagnostics

c) Server manager

d*) Network monitor

also refer to #26

41. What is protocol binding?

a) Protocol binding send data between Network layer and Data Link layer

b) Protocol binding enables communication between computers that do not use the same transport protocol

c) It disassembles and reassembles packets that are send between 2 computers on different networks

d*) It establishes the comunication between a protocol dirver and a network adaptor

42 You use Windows 95 computer(PnP). When you install a new network adaptor card, it is not operate correctly. What is the best way to solve this problem?*Need driver

43. 3 Windows NT Servers and 75 Clients using NetBEUI protocol. You want to communicate these computers with UNIX that uses NFS file system. You don't want to install new software. What is the best way to solve this problem?

a) Bridge

b) Brouter

c) Router

d*) Gateway

44. You installed a new network adaptor card. And supplied network software initialized   successfully. But you can not communicate with other computers even though other computers operating successfully. What's the reason?

A*) Transceiver setting is incorrect

b) I/O port address is incorrect----If can initialize , then I/o address ok, see Trasender A#46

c) Cable segment is not properly terminated

d) Packet size setting is incorrect