First of all I would like to thank this site and all of the people who post tests to this site. BRAINDUMP HEAVEN has been the single most effective study tool that I have used since my venture into the realm of becoming an MCSE. I have passed 4 exams now, all with flying colors thanks to BRAINDUMP and some other educational materials. I felt obligated to post an exam to contribute, and put my two cents into this TRADITION. I just took the NETWORKING ESSENTIALS TEST today Dec/ 9 /1998. I passed with a score of 711 and only had to answer 25 questions. I searched this site right after I took my test and ran through a cut and paste routine. These questions were definitely on my test!!!! Good luck to all who follow!!!
Sincerely Randy
1) You have a DHCP server and a WINS server. Your are using TCP/IP. You can communicate with the network using the IP address, but not when using the servers name. What do you examine first?
A. DHCP server.
B.WINS server
C.Gateway
D.Router
2) You have 3 Servers using NT. 75 Clients using NetBEUI. You want to connect a UNIX network to an NFS share. What do you use?
A.Bridge
B.Brouter
C.Router
D.Gateway
3) You have a network using NetBEUI and TCP/IP. There are three different subnets on the network. The server and client are in different subnets. The client can PING the server, but cannot access the server using its name. What is the problem?
A.Client and the server have the same IP address
B.Server has the wrong subnet mask.
C.Server’s name not registered with the name server.
D.Client’s name not registered with the name server.
4) You have a network where computers can communicate with each other’s IP address but not with NetBIOS names. What do you check?
a) DNS
b) Routers
c) WINS *
d) Repeaters
e) DHCP
f) Gateways
5)Name two connection oriented protocols?
A TCP and SPX
I do not know if this guys answer is correct? Other possible answers IPX, NetBEUI, IP, NWlink
6) What packet switching method provides assured delivery?
A) X.25
B) Frame Relay
C) ATM
D) ISDN
I think he is right I put Frame Relay????
7) Asked me to place the right connectors to a NIC card using an AUI connection on a 10Base2 network: Transceiver and a BNC-T connector.
8) You are designing a peer - to peer net work that consists of 5 Microsoft windows 95 which protocol should you use?
a.nfs
b.xns
c. NWLink IPX
9) Which 2 protocols can be used for connectionless communication?
a. IPX b. SPX c. IP d. TCP e. UDP f.DLC g.SMB
I do not know but did see the question on my test?
10) In Thinnet, What hardware you have to use make an AUI attach to a NIC? (T-connector and Terminator) WARNING you have to know the picture how they look basically they said you have a 10base2 cable, an AUI connector and a NIC. How do you connect the AUI to the NIC?
T-Connector What do you put where to join the AUI to the Network Adapter Card?
Transceiver
Terminator I put use a TRANCIEVER then T CONNECTOR to connect the AUI Barrel connector to the Network Adapter Card.
You make the call? He might be right or I might be right, do not know?????
11) In peer-to-peer network that consists of 5 Microsoft Windows 95, which protocol should you use?
a. DLC
b. NFS
c. NWLink IPX(###)
d.XNS
12) 10BaseT Ethernet uses NetBEUI. client wants to access IBM mainframe?
a. bridge
b.gateway(###)
c.router
d.brouter
13) . What WAN connection supports faster than 100 Mbps? (ATM)
14) A network is made up of 95, NT and Unix, and it use TCP/IP as protocol to communicate. There are Win95 machines and NT workstations which also that use NetBEUI to communicate on the network. The network is very slow, and the administrator suspect there is a broadcast storm. What is the main cause of the broadcast storm?
The choices are:
A TCP/IP computers
B The NeTBEUI protocol
C Combination use of TCP/IP and NetBEUI
D DHCP Server
I put this answer but am not sure. You make the Call!!!!!!!
15) Barbara's remote computer can be accessed via dial-up telephone lines. The computer is 5 years old and uses TCP/IP as its only transport protocol. The data link communications protocol used by the computer cannot provide automatic IP addressing. Which data link communications protocol is Barbara's computer using?
A. DLC
B. SLIP
C. PPP
16) What is a benefit of both NDIS and ODI?
A. They allow network adapters to be used in any compliant computer.
B. They allow network adapters to transmit information over a greater distance than non compliant adapters can.
C. They allow network adapters to communicate with other compliant network adapters.
D. They allow network adapters to be independent of any particular transport protocol.
17) You are designing a 100-Mbps Ethernet network for a building that has existing UTP cable. You test the existing cable and decide that it meets Category 3 specifications. Which media should you use?
A. the existing cable
B. new Type 1 STP cable
C. new Category 4 UTP cable
E. new Category 5 UTP cable
18) You are designing a peer-to-peer network that consists of 5 Microsoft Windows 95 computers. Which protocol should you use?
A. DLC
B. NFS
C. NWLink IPX
D. XNS
19) Situation
You are designing a security plan for your network. The following table summarizes the current network configuration.
Servers
2 total - both run Microsoft Windows NT server, 1 is the PDC and 1 is the BDC
Client Computers
100, which run Microsoft Windows 95
Network Type
10BaseT Ethernet
Required result:
You must have centralized control of access to shared resources.
Optional desired results:
You want to track all access and attempted access to shared resources.
You want to track attempts to guess user passwords.
You want to implement a method to protect user accounts from password-breaking programs.
Proposed solution:
Implement NTFS with user-level security on all servers. Set appropriate access-control security on all shared resources. Require users to change their passwords every 40 days. Implement disk striping with parity on all servers. Perform daily tape backups, and store tapes in a secure off-site location.
Which results does the proposed solution produce?
A. the proposed solution produces the required result and produces all of the optional desired results.
B. the proposed solution produces the required result and produces only 1 of the optional desired results.
C. The proposed solution produces the required result but does not produce any of the optional desired results.
D. the proposed solution does not produce the required result.
20) You install an Ethernet network adapter in a client computer. The computer's network software is initialized successfully, but the computer is not able to communicate with other computers on the network. All other client computers on the network are able to communicate. What is the most likely cause of the problem?
A. the transceiver setting of the network adapter is incorrect.
B. the IO port address on the network adapter is incorrect.
C. the cable segment is not properly terminated.
D. the packet-size setting is incorrect.
21) Your network uses NWLink IPX. Initialization of your client computer's network software appears to be successful, but your client computer is not able to access the server. All of the other computers are able to access the server. What is the most likely cause of the problem?
A. the wrong network-adapter driver is installed in your client computer.
B. your client computer has insufficient extended memory.
C. the network adapter in your client computer is configured to use the wrong I/O port address.
D. the network adapter in your client computer is configured to use the wrong frame type.
22) What is a highest level protocol that uses NetBIOS?
a.RIP
b.DNS
c.DLC
d.LAT
e.IPX
f.IP
g.SMB
h.ARP
This guy says the answer is G. Check it out!!!!
I did not know but got the question on my test!!!
23) Which operating systems support share-level access.
a.Windows for Workgroups
b.Windows 95
c.WIN NT Workstation
d.WIN NT Server
Answer is (a) and (b).
Got it word for word.
24) What is a characteristic of the IEEE 802.3 10Base2 specification.
a.UTP
b.RG-62
c.BNC T Connector
d.RJ45
25) What WAN service can provide reliable connection over unreliable switched circuits.
a.ISDN
b.X.25
c.Frame Relay
d.ATM
Answer is (b).
Here this question is again.
I must have missed this one I put Frame Relay #@!$
I saw all of these from the brain dump and here is two more I remember.
26) Which of the following is a valid NetBIOS name?
A. The computer name of a server.
B. The share name of a share on a server.
C. A TCP/IP address.
D. DHCP name.
I put A. Do not know the answer.
27) You have a company that has 30 employees, and 3 departments. Each department has separate file servers. What network model do you use?
A. Peer to Peer Model
B. Client/Server Model
C. Domain Model
D. Workstation Model
I put Domain model because the network is divided into 3 departments.