First of all thanks to Rob for an excellent site. Use it as the last place to prepare yourself for the exam.
I took the Net Ess exam on 7 May 98 and passed with 931 first time, first exam of the MCSE set The Networking Essentials book only covers the bare minimum, you need to know more to pass the exam comfortably, read around on the net, ask Qs and generally keep enquiring until you know what the answers is but more importantly why it is the correct answer.
Most of the Qs in my exam were similar to Brain Dump site examples but most are re worded. I had about 8 scenario Qs and the rest was standard stuff so I wont repeat it as it is in the other Brain Dumps. Here are the ones that I messed up or were unsure of. Wording is approximate.
1) You need to implement an Ethernet 100 mbps network, what do you use?
a) Coaxial
b) UTP 3
c) UTP 5
d) Fibre optic
There is no mention of any other requirements for your net. Both c and d will run 100mbps so which do you go for? I said c
2) You have 70 sites each with say 100 Pcs , the client computers are running Win 95 and WFWG, they have a high staff turnover, what security do you implement?
a) User level
b) Share level
Q is open to interpretation. No direct mention of NT or Novell servers so you go for share level as that’s all that can be run. But it says clearly the client computers, so are you to assume that there is a server, if so then user level. I went for b because even in a peer to peer net each PC can be a client and a server.
3) Which protocol is a high level file sharing protocol that is use by PCs running NetBIOs?
a) TCP
b) IPX
c) DLC
d) SMB
e) Apple file talk
g) IP
I choose SMB first, correct as far as I know but like an idiot changed my answer to DLC, incorrect!!
4) Scenario. Large LAN using Macs + PCs running NetBIOs TCP/IP SPX/IPX and Appletalk Win NT servers with brouters
Problem is broadcast storms.
Required result:
Optional results:
Solution
Disable NetBIOs in brouter and set all Windows PCs to run on TCP/IP. Configure all servers to run Apple talk and TCP/IP
Well my answer was "Yes it meets the Required result and all of the optional results", but I could be wrong research it!!
4) Got the Three Cities WAN scenario with RAS and sixteen 28.8kbps modems. Now I’ve looked high and low to how to calculate the output of those modems and have come up with conflicting answers. If U simply add up the output it will fail to meet the required 1mbps. However others have said add it all up and multiply by 12.5, don’t ask where this figure comes from as I have no idea. It is possible for a modem to have an output above its stated speed if there is some form of data compression involved. But the Q says nothing about this. I said it will not work but again research it.
Good luck to you all
Flip