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Name: _____________________________
Max Points: 36
Max Time: 60 min
TRUE / FALSE
1. A key problem when designing data communications networks is how to adapt
to new technologies while organizations change
2. Today, many organizations design networks using the building-block approach.
3. Needs analysis is the final step in the building block approach to network
design.
4. The goals in the needs analysis step of network design are exactly the same
when designing LANs vs. when designing WANs.
5. The step of understanding current traffic on a network provides a baseline
against which future network requirements can be compared.
6. The turnpike effect results when a network is used at a much lower rate than
was anticipated when it was designed.
7. Simulation is a tool that can be used in designing networks.
8. Policy-based management allows the network manager to utilize special
software to set priority policies for network traffic that take effect when the
network becomes busy.
9. A SLA specifies the exact type of performance that the common carrier will
provide and the penalties if this performance is not provided.
10. The future of network management lies in the management of LANs, BNs,
and Internet resources instead of concentrating on mainframe resources.
11. Due to changing communication technologies, most companies have
combined voice and data communications functions.
12. One of the least common configuration activities is adding and deleting user
accounts.
13. User profiles should enable the network manager to identify the access rights
(to particular files and directories) for each user.
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14. Trouble tickets are reports produced by a software package that records fault
information.
15. Problem statistics are not helpful in determining whether vendors are meeting
contractual maintenance commitments.
16. To ensure that critical problems get priority over less important ones, problem
prioritizing is needed in a network.
17. Mean Time Between Failures is a statistic that is used to track device
reliability.
18. Service level agreements specify the exact type of performance and fault
conditions that an organization will accept from a common carrier or Internet
service provider.

MULTIPLE CHOICE
19. The traditional network design approach does not work well for _________
networks.
a. slowly evolving
b. rapidly growing
c. static
d. modestly growing
e. not growing
20. Which of the following is false about staff costs for a network?
a. The most expensive part of the network today is the staff who design,
operate, and maintain it
b. The emphasis is on network designs that reduce staff time needed to
operate them
c. Network staff are often required to learn to operate a variety of devices
d. Network staff are often required to maintain a variety of devices
e. When a variety of devices are used in a network, it takes less time to
perform network management activities

21. The building block design approach is sometimes called:

a. wide and shallow
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c.
d.
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narrow and deep

wide and deep
narrow and shallow
narrow and flat

22. In __________, the network designer attempts to understand the

fundamental current and future network needs of the various users, departments,
and applications.
a. technology design
b. needs analysis
c. narrow and deep analysis
d. cost assessment
e. distribution layering
23. In __________, the network designer examines the available technologies
and assesses which options will meet the users needs.
a. technology design
b. needs analysis
c. narrow and deep analysis
d. cost assessment
e. distribution layering
24. In needs analysis:
a. a great deal of the work has probably never been done
b. the goal is to understand what users and applications the network will
support
c. the geographic scope is not an important consideration
d. a baseline of current operations is not important
e. the rate of growth of network traffic is not an issue
25. Gaining an understanding of the current application system and messages
provides a _________ against which future design requirements can be gauged.
a. backplane
b. baseline
c. turnpike document
d. wish list
e. RFP

26. Which of the following is not a conceptual part, or layer, of the geographic
scope of the network?
a. core layer
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c.
d.
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application layer
access layer
distribution layer
the layer that connects the different distribution layers to each other

27. ________ is used to model the behavior of the planned communication

network once the proposed network map is complete.
a. Implementation
b. Post-implementation review
c. Documentation
d. Simulation
e. Training users
28. One reason that there are technical network integration management issues
is the fact that:
a. The more different types of network technology used, the more complex
network management becomes.
b. Internet protocols are very similar to traditional mainframe protocols.
c. Each LAN was developed by a centralized group.
d. All LANs used in an organization all use the same architecture.
e. All LANs used in an organization use the same type of technology.
29. To help integrate its network management, a central data communication
organization should have a ____________ that defines its purpose and
operational philosophy.
a. written charter
b. LAN manual
c. fault log
d. trouble ticket
e. troubleshooting log
30. ___________ refers to managing and documenting the networks hardware
and software configuration.
a. Visioning
b. Troubleshooting
c. Firefighting
d. Configuration management
e. Implementation

31. ____________ is also called automatic software distribution.

a. Electronic Data Interchange
b. Software architecture
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c. Electronic Software Delivery

d. Automatic configuration management
e. Email Software Uploading
32. Which of the following is typically not a part of configuration documentation?
a. hardware documentation
b. sales brochures for new hardware products being considered by the
organization
c. user profiles
d. network software documentation
e. software documentation
33. ___________ ensures that the network is operating as efficiently as possible.
a. Firefighting
b. Fault tolerance
c. Fault management
d. Performance management
e. Troubleshooting
34. ____________ refers to keeping track of the operation of network circuits to
make sure they are working properly.
a. Network monitoring
b. Fault tolerance
c. Fault management
d. Firefighting
e. Downtime
35. Logical network parameter monitoring:
a. includes monitoring of the networks modems
b. can not track the destination of data routed across the networks
c. can not provide information about the levels of service provided by the
network
d. includes performance measurement data on traffic volume on a particular
circuit
e. can not keep data about user response times
36. ___________ allows the network manager to determine who is responsible
for correcting any outstanding problems.
a. Load balancing
b. MTBF
c. Availability
d. Reliability
e. Problem tracking

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