Chapter 11 Review

Question 1

While troubleshooting a recurring problem on your network, you will want to examine the TCP messages being exchanged between a server and a client. Which tool should you use?

Answer 1

Wireshark

Question 2

What command requests the next record in an SNMP log?

Answer 2

SNMP Get Next

Question 3

When shopping for a new router, what does the MTBF tell you?

Answer 3

How long devices like this one will last on average until the next failure

Question 4

What port do SNMP agents listen on?

Answer 4

Port 161

Question 5

Which type of disaster recovery site contains all the equipment you would need to get up and running again after a disaster, and yet would require several weeks to implement?

Answer 5

Cold Site

Question 6

Your roommate has been hogging the bandwidth on your router lately. What feature should you configure on the router to limit the amount of bandwidth his computer can utilize at any one time?

Answer 6

Traffic Shaping

Question 7

What field in an IPv4 packet is altered to prioritize video streaming traffic over web surfing traffic?

Answer 7

Diffserv

Question 8

Which of the following features of a network connection between a switch and server is not improved by link aggregation?

Answer 8

Speed

Question 9

Which power backup method will continually provide power to a server if the power goes out during a thunderstorm?

Answer 9

Online UPS

Question 10

One of your coworkers downloaded several, very large video files for a special project she’s working on for a new client. When you run your network monitor later this afternoon, what list will your coworker’s computer likely show up on?

Answer 10

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