Hi, got my 70-058 Network Essentials passed with 791/1000 last week.

I was informed it would be ADAPTIVE when I booked the test.

Microsoft had CHANGED the wordings and ADDED some NEW questions. About one third of the
questions in my test were NEW. I have never seen them in the braindump. I only got 25
questions to answer.

I spent more time on each question because you CANNOT change the answer during item
review. I immediately wrote down NEW questions after the test that I haven't seen.
Here is my contribution:

1. The NetBIOS name design question with 15 hexadecimal digitals as NetBIOS name.
I choose "meet required result only"
2. The NetBIOS file-sharing service question.
I choose SMB (server Message Block)
3. The famous 3 cities with 2 T1 WAN link question.
I choose "meet required result only"
4. The famous can ping IP address but not NetBIOS name in a routed network.
a) IP addresses are assigned by DHCP server.
b) Client and server are on different subnets.
c) client hasn't registered with WINS server.
d) server hasn't registered with WINS server.
I choose "server hasn't registered with WINS server". Note the wordings in the
choices had CHANGED. I choose d) because client trys to resolve server's IP
address not the other way round.
5. No protocol analyser question.
6. No wireless communication question.
7. No ATM question.

These are NEW questions I haven't seen in braindump.
8. You have a main office and 3 branches. Each branch has 2 floors. Each floor
has a cable length requirement up to 150 meters. Each branch is 20 miles away
from main office. Your job is to link the main office and 3 branches together.

Required result: LAN or LANs can talk to each other within a branch. LAN or
LANs can talk to the main office.
Optional result: Must be inexpensive. Installation is easy.
Proposed solution: Link each branch to main office with fibre optics (doesn't
say single mode or multi mode fibre). On each floor use
an active hub with UTP cable. Link active hubs together on
these 2 floors (doesn't say what to link) in each branch.
I choose "do not meet required result"

9. A diagram shows a 10Base2 segment with 2 terminators both grounded. Hanging off
the thinnet are six 8-ports UTP hubs with PCs and 1 server. Each hub has a BNC
port connecting back to the thinnet. PC users are intermittently unable to talk to
the server. How are you going to fix this problem.
Choices are:
a) Ground the network properly.
b) Terminate the network properly.
c) Replace 50-ohm terminator with 25-ohm terminator.
d) ...can't remember... but is obviously wrong answer.
It is either a) or b). Microsoft use "Ground" and "Terminate" and to you. In a
day-to-day work, we say terminate and ground interchangeably. I choose a) because
"Ground" will not confuse the reader and make it more specific.

10. 2 PCs are running Microsoft diagnostic program. PC1 has a 3Com NIC card with
TCP/IP and NetBEUI bindings. PC2 has an Intel NIC card with TCP/IP and NWlink
binding. PC1 is running as Microsoft diagnostic server while PC2 is running
Microsoft diagnostic program. PC2 cannot talk to PC1. Why?
a) PC1 and PC2 are using different brand of NIC cards.
b) Microsoft diagnostic program requires its own protocol (didn't say what protocol)
to function.
c) ...can't remember...
d) ...can't remember...
This question I am not sure. I choose b).

That's what I can remember.
Hope this helps.

David