Question 1. 1. (TCO 5) Which parameter is not part of defining network performance? (Points : 6)

Throughput response time

Network reliability

Network availability

Network storage

Question 2. 2. (TCO 5) Which parameter is not part of defining network response time? (Points : 6)

Network throughput

Network performance

System performance

Network cost

Question 3. 3. (TCO 6) Which network architecture type is not part of reporting network traffic flows? (Points : 6)

Backbone networks

Instance networks

Regional networks

Stub networks

End-user networks

Question 4. 4. (TCO 5) Which types of statistics are used to plan future resource requirements? (Points : 6)

Storage

Performance

Network

Capacity

End user

Question 5. 5. (TCO 6) Which architectural perspective is not part of the management architecture? (Points : 6)

Functional architecture

Physical architecture

Information architecture

Business architecture

Question 6. 6. (TCO 6) Which function block is not part of the functional architecture? (Points : 6)

Operations systems

Network element

Mediation

Application

Question 7. 7. (TCO 4) Which management style is used by the network management system when an upper layer function designates a routine task to a lower layer management function? (Points : 6)

Management by emergency

Management by exception

Management by delegation

Management by objective

Question 8. 8. (TCO 5) Which layer is not part of the TMM service architecture? (Points : 6)

Network

Element

Service management

Presentation

Question 9. 9. (TCO 3) Which function is not part of the network management functional model? (Points : 6)

Configuration

Media

Fault

Performance

Question 10. 10. (TCO 5) Which function is not part of the system management function? (Points : 6)

Hardware

Operating system

Core application services

Administration

Question 11. 11. (TCO 5) The SNMP Walk command _____. (Points : 6)

uses get-next-request messages to get the MIB tree started

sends the SNMP set-request message and receives the get-response command

generates a trap message

captures SNMP packets going across the segment

Question 12. 12. (TCO 3) Which data type is not part of the ASN.1 Data Type Conventions? (Points : 6)

Object name

Application data

Module

Scientific

Question 13. 13. (TCO 3) The communication model is defined as _____. (Points : 6)

describing the components of network management and their relationships

describing the structure and the storage of information

describing the way information is exchanged between systems

describing the physical medium

Question 14. 14. (TCO 5) The following is not a valid SNMP keyword. (Points : 6)

Access

Agent-capabilities

Arguments

Count

Question 15. 15. (TCO 5) The object type is defined as _____. (Points : 6)

specifying an information model

defining information about an object identifier

referencing a module name

describing details needed for implementation

Question 16. 16. (TCO 5) The SNMP Trap object is defined as a(n) _____. (Points : 6)

information group that contains trap ID

object identifier of the notification

object identifier of the enterprise

collection of well-known traps

Question 17. 17. (TCO 4) The SNMP dispatcher process PDU is defined as _____. (Points : 6)

processing a request from an application to a send PDU

processing an incoming message from a remote entity

processing a request from an application

processing an incoming response

Question 18. 18. (TCO 4) _____ are two of the threats that exist to network management information while it is being transported from one management entity to another. (Points : 6)

Masquerade and portray

Message stream modification and disclosure

Message splitting and masquerade

Modification of Information and Message splitting

Question 19. 19. (TCO 7) Which type is not part of a security threat? (Points : 6)

Modification

Masquerade

Disclosure

Query

Question 20. 20. (TCO 3) Which remote monitoring group is not part of an RMON1? (Points : 6)

Statistic

History

Control

Alarm

Question 21. 21. (TCO 3) Which model is not included in the OSI network management model? (Points : 6)

Organizational Model

Information Model

Communication Model

Functional Model

RIB Model

Question 22. 22. (TCO 3) In the organization model, who houses the management agent? (Points : 6)

Manager

Agent

Link

Agent

Software application

Question 23. 23. (TCO 1) Which layer is in charge of addressing and routing? (Points : 6)

Network

Physical

Transport

Data link

Question 24. 24. (TCO 2) Which of the following is an example of an ASN1 data type macro? (Points : 6)

SNMP

Set

Sequence

RSTA

RMON_MIB

Question 25. 25. (TCO 2) What standards body developed the 8802.3 Layer 2 standards? (Points : 6)

ITU-T

ISO

SMCB

RIPA

RSTA

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Question 1. 1. (TCO 5) What is a disadvantage of using a dedicated network management system in the corporate enterprise? (Points : 10)

Question 2. 2. (TCO 3) Write out the numbered object identifier (OID) that represents the ICMP node found beneath the mib-2 group. Explain why this is the numbered OID. (Points : 10)

Question 3. 3. (TCO 4) List at least three metrics that can be used to measure scale for a particular network management infrastructure. (Points : 10)

Question 4. 4. (TCO 4) Pick the last three SNMP operations (primitives on which all SNMP management is based). Explain how these management operations support the management of network devices in a management system. (Points : 10)

Question 5. 5. (TCO 5) In a few short words, define the following management style in terms of its application to the network management system: management by exception. (Points : 10)

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Question 1. 1. (TCO 6) List at least three benchmark tasks that can be used to assess operational complexity of management applications. Explain how each benchmark task assesses operational complexity of management. (Points : 20)

Question 2. 2. (TCOs 2 & 5) Explain Management Integration Complexity challenges as they relate to scaling the existing network management system over time. (Points : 20)

Question 3. 3. (TCO 6) List and explain at least three factors where manageability reduces the integration tax. (Points : 20)

Question 4. 4. (TCO 1) Explain how the management of network information services impacts customer service levels for business enterprises. (Points : 20)

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