Thanks again Robert!

Cleared today with 913. This test created some surprises for me. The test was delayed due to some technical downloading problems. After I’ve finished the exam, I had to "signed" an online, non-disclosure agreement with M$ followed by a series of questionnaires where the setting looks identical to the test. This, unlike the comment period which I usually skip, was like an exam! For a moment, I though that I had to re-sit the test! Besides these, most of the questions, the actual NetEss, :^) are well covered in the other pages and I’m putting down theses which have "mutated" slightly.

 

Question

You want to allow Microsoft Windows 95 computers to share files with Microsoft MS-DOS computers. The MS-DOS computers use the NetWare DOS Requester to access network servers. Which protocol should you use on the Microsoft Windows 95 computers?

 

  1. NWLink IPX
  2. DLC
  3. XNS
  4. NETBeui

My initial answer was A, but changed to D. It may be A because the question implies a network with NetWare server, which uses IPX. :-(

Question

You are the administrator of a 300-computer Ethernet network. Your users access a database server across a 56-Kbps WAN connection. The users report that the database user responds slowly. You have already optimized the database server.

What should you do to produce the greatest improvement in performance?

    A. Replace the existing network adapter and cabling with 16-Mbpbs token-ring equibalents.

  1. Upgrade the existing network adapters to 32-bit network adapters.
  2. Upgrade the WAN connection to 1.5 Mbps.
  3. Add RAM to the database server.

 

I chose C on the basis which requires the greatest improvement. :-)

 

Question

You want to monitor and manage the hubs, bridges, and routers on your network. Your servers run Microsoft Windows NT server.

What should you include in your administrative plan?

  1. Performance Monitor
  2. SNMP management station
  3. Protocol Analyzer
  4. Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR)

 

Torn between Protocol Analyzer and B. Stuck with B. :-o

 

Question

Your company has 78 locations, with 50 to 100 computers in each location. The client computers run various operating systems, including Microsoft Windows for Workgroup and Microsoft Windows 95. The employee turnaround rate is high.

What should you include in your security plan?

 

  1. Centralized administration of user accounts, with user-level security on all shared resources.
  2. Centralized administration of user accounts, with resource-password security on all shared resources.
  3. peer-to-peer file sharing, with resource-password security on all shared resources.
  4. peer-to-peer file sharing, with user-level security on all shared resources.

 

A tricky question. I selected C on the basis that there was no mention of any authentication server such as NT Server. WFW and W95 can only provide resource-password security. :-o