Network Monitoring

Question 1

Baselining often refers to what two things?

Answer 1

1) the standard level of performance of a certain device

2) the normal operating capacity for your whole network

Question 2

What are the 4 key components of a network device baseline?

Answer 2

1) processor
2) memory
3) hard-disk
4) network adaptor

Question 3

What processes can enhance baselining

Answer 3

1) log reviewing

2) it says patching and rollback but I fail to see what the link to base lining is here.

Question 4

Cisco’s Network Admission Control and Microsoft’s Network Access Protection are examples of what?

Answer 4

Network Access Control

Question 5

Polices describe what?

Answer 5

1) how the network is configured and operated as well as how people are expected to behave on it

Question 6

Procedures often describe what?

Answer 6

How to execute policies

Question 7

High-level management support is one of the most important aspects in what? Why?

Answer 7

Policies and procedures. It means consequence will be enforced if there are breaches.

Question 8

List the 4 main Standard Business documents

“Sta-Mem-Mas-Ser”

Answer 8

1) Statement of Work
2) Memorandum of Understanding
3) Master License Agreement
4) Service-Level Agreement

Question 9

Which business document spells out all details concerning what work is to be performed, deliverables, and the timeline a vendor must execute in performance of specified work

Answer 9

Statement of Work

Question 10

What is a Memorandum of Understanding and what is it often used for?

Answer 10

An agreement between two or more organizations that details a common line of action.
It is often used in cases where parties do not have a legal commitment

Question 11

IT regulations centre around the what triad? List the meanings.

Answer 11

CIA.

Confidentiality - protection of data against unauthorized viewing
Integrity - protection of data against changes to it and thus be reliable
Availability - obvious but it’s about ensuring it can be accessed when needed and quickly too.

Question 12

What should you consider if you have a fail-lock door system?

Answer 12

The effect it may have during an evacuation.

Question 13

What type of fire suppressant to most companies today use?

Answer 13

Halon

Question 14

Which type of network should always be segregated from other networks?

Answer 14

the Distributed Control System

Question 15

What control system operates coded signals over communication channels to provide control of remote equipment?

Answer 15

Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)

Question 16

Sensors, remote terminal units and programmable logic controllers are all components of what type of system?

Answer 16

Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition system (SCADA)

Question 17

Segmenting the network and controlling access from one segment makes it easier to maintain what in the network?

Answer 17

Security

Question 18

What are the two reasons we implement segmentation in Medianets?

Answer 18

1) to ensure the security of the network

2) to ensure the network delivers the high performance required by the applications