This Portion of Computer Networking contains Computer Networking Network Management MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions and Answers).
This Section covers below lists of topics.
1 INTRODUCTION
• Configuration Management
• Fault Management
• Performance Management
• Security Management
• Accounting Management
2 SNMP
• Managers and Agents
• Management Components
• An Overview
• SMI
• MIB
• SNMP
3 ASN.l
• Language Basics
• Data Types
• Encoding
1. An agent is a host or router that runs the SNMP _______ process.
- client
- server
- client and server
- None of the choices are correct.
B. server
2. SNMP uses two other protocols: _______ and _________.
- MIB; SMTP
- SMI; MIB
- FTP; SMI
- None of the choices are correct.
B. SMI; MIB
3. ________ defines the general rules for naming objects, defining object types, and showing how to encode objects and values.
- MIB
- BER
- SMI
- None of the choices are correct.
C. SMI
4. __________ creates a collection of named objects, their types, and their relationships to each other in an entity to be managed.
- MIB
- SMI
- BER
- None of the choices are correct
A. MIB
5. We can compare the task of network management to the task of writing a program. Both tasks need rules. In network management this is handled by ___________.
- SMNP
- MIB
- SMI
- None of the choices are correct.
C. SMI
6. We can compare the task of network management to the task of writing a program. Both tasks need variable definition and declarations. In network management this is handled by _________.
- SMNP
- MIB
- SMI
- None of the choices are correct.
B. MIB
7. We can compare the task of network management to the task of writing a program. Both tasks have actions performed by statements. In network management this is handled by _______.
- SMNP
- MIB
- SMI
- None of the choices are correct.
A. SMNP
8. SMI emphasizes three attributes to handle an object: _______, ________, and _________.
- name; data type; size
- name; size; encoding method
- name; data type; encoding method
- None of the choices are correct.
C. name; data type; encoding method
9. To name objects globally, SMI uses an object identifier, which is a hierarchical identifier based on a _______ structure
- linear
- tree
- graph
- None of the choices are correct.
B. tree
10. All objects managed by SNMP are given an object identifier. The object identifier always starts with _______.
- 1.3.6.1.2.1
- 1.3.6.1.2.2
- 1.3.6.1.2.3
- None of the choices are correct.
A. 1.3.6.1.2.1
11. To define the data type, SMI uses fundamental definitions in _______ and adds some new definitions.
- AMS.1
- ASN.1
- ASN.2
- None of the choices are correct.
B. ASN.1
12. SMI has two broad categories of data type: _______ and _______.
- simple; complex
- simple; structured
- structured; unstructured
- None of the choices are correct.
B. simple; structured
13. The _______ data types are atomic data types.
- structure
- simple
- array
- None of the choices are correct.
B. simple
14. SMI defines two structured data types: ________ and _________.
- sequence; atomic
- sequence; a sequence of
- sequence; array
- None of the choices are correct.
B. sequence; a sequence of
15. SMI uses another standard, ___________, to encode data to be transmitted over the network.
- MIB
- ANS.1
- BER
- None of the choices are correct.
C. BER
16. BER specifies that each piece of data be encoded using three fields: _____________________.
- type, value, name
- tag, length, and value
- value, length, name
- None of the choices are correct.
B. tag, length, and value
17. In BER, the tag is a ______ field that defines the type of the data; the length is a ______ field.
- 1-byte; 1 byte
- 2-byte; 1 byte
- 1-byte; 2 byte
- 1-byte; 1 or more byte
D. 1-byte; 1 or more byte
18. The GetRequest PDU is sent from the _______ to the __________ to retrieve the value of a variable or a set of variables.
- client; server
- server; client
- server; network
- None of the choices are correct.
A. client; server
19. The Response PDU is sent from the ______ to the ___________.
- server; client
- client; server
- network; host
- None of the choices are correct.
A. server; client
20. The Trap PDU is sent from the ______ to the _______ to report an event.
- server; client
- client; server
- network; host
- None of the choices are correct
A. server; client
21. SNMP uses the services of UDP on two well-known ports, _______ and _______.
- 161; 162
- 160; 161
- 160; 162
- None of the choices are correct
A. 161; 162
22. _______ runs the SNMP client program; _______ runs the SNMP server program.
- A manager; a manager
- An agent; an agent
- A manager; an agent
- An agent; a manager
C. A manager; an agent
23. Which of the following could be a legitimate MIB object identifier?
- 1.3.6.1.2.1.1
- 1.3.6.1.2.2.1
- 2.3.6.1.2.1.2
- None of the choices are correct.
A. 1.3.6.1.2.1.1
24. For a 1-byte length field, what is the maximum value for the data length?
- 127
- 128
- 255
- None of the choices are correct.
A. 127
25. An SNMP agent can send _______ messages.
- GetRequest
- SetRequest
- Trap
- None of the choices are correct.
C. Trap
26. An SNMP agent can send _______ messages.
- Response
- GetRequest
- SetRequest
- None of the choices are correct.
A. Response
27. We can define network management as ________________ network components to meet a set of requirements defined by an organization.
- monitoring
- configuring
- testing and trouble shooting
- All of the choices are correct.
D. All of the choices are correct.
28. The ___________ management system must know, at any time, the status of each entity and its relation to other entities.
- configuration
- fault
- accounting
- performance
A. configuration
29. The ___________ management system monitors and controls the network to ensure that it is running as efficiently as possible.
- configuration
- fault
- accounting
- performance
D. performance
30. The ___________ management system is responsible for controlling access to the network based on the pre-defined policy.
- configuration
- fault
- security
- performance
C. security
31. Under __________ management, individual users, departments, divisions, or even projects are charged for the services they receive from the network.
- configuration
- accounting
- security
- performance
B. accounting
32. SNMP is a (an) ______________ protocol in which a few manager stations control a set of agents.
- application-level
- transport-level
- network-level
- None of the choices are correct.
A. application-level
33. A station, called ________, is a host that runs the SNMP client program.
- a manager
- an agent
- a manager or an agent
- None of the choices are correct.
A. a manager
34. A device, called ________, is a router (or a host) that runs the SNMP server program.
- an agent
- a manager
- an agent or a manager
- None of the choices are correct.
A. an agent
35. SNMP defines the ___________________ of packets to be exchanged between a manager and an agent.
- format
- encoding
- number
- None of the choices are correct.
A. format
36. A manager is a host that runs the SNMP _______ process.
- client
- server
- client and server
- None of the choices are correct
A. client