Review Questions

1.  Designers planning to use WINS must:

A.  Plan to install a WINS server on every subnet

B.  Manually enter all IP and NetBIOS name information

C.  Also configure a DHCP server

D.  Consider the need for multiple WINS servers

2.  The LMHOSTS process:

A.  Is suited to small networks only

B.  Is recommended for large networks only

C.  Requires the use of DHCP

D.  Dynamically learns PDC and BDC information

3.  NetBIOS over IPX is called:

A.  NBT

B.  NetBEUI

C.  NWLink

D.  NetBIOS does not operate over IPX

4.  Broadcasts:

A.  Are fine so long as they consume less than ten percent of bandwidth

B.  Are unnecessary with desktop protocols

C.  Should be reduced whenever possible to reduce unnecessary processing and conserve bandwidth

D.  Should be regarded the same as unicasts

5.  Which of the following protocols may not be routed?

A.  NetBEUI

B.  IPX

C.  IP

D.  NWLink

6.  The IP eXchange product provides designers of Windows-based networks:

A.  The ability to configure the PDC on NetWare servers

B.  The ability to configure up to three BDCs to run on three different NetWare servers

C.  The ability to provide IP connectivity without loading IP on each client

D.  IPX HRSP

7.  Microsoft’s RAS product:

A.  Provides DHCP services

B.  Uses the PPP protocol

C.  Supports IP only

D.  Cannot run on an NT server

8.  Traditionally, DNS was unable:

A.  To dynamically interoperate with DHCP

B.  To translate names to IP addresses

C.  To operate in Unix environments

D.  To accept manual mappings

9.  A designer needs to create a network with 2000 Windows workstations and servers while providing access to the Internet and Unix servers. The best solution would include:

A.  IP eXchange and NWLink

B.  NBT and IPX

C.  NBT, WINS, DHCP, and TCP/IP

D.  NetBEUI and Cisco GSR routers

10.  Broadcasts are controlled:

A.  With switches

B.  With routers

C.  With hubs

D.  With repeaters

11.  Designers attempt to reduce broadcasts for which of the following reasons?

A.  Broadcasts require unnecessary processing by the workstations.

B.  Broadcasts consume four times the bandwidth of data.

C.  Broadcasts are not necessary in LAN protocols.

D.  Broadcasts cannot operate in NBMA topologies.

12.  In order to reduce bandwidth requirements on the WAN link, the designer might:

A.  Place the DHCP server at the remote site and keep the lease timers short

B.  Place the DHCP server at the remote site and lengthen the lease timers

C.  Centralize the DHCP server and use the default DHCP timers

D.  Use multiple DHCP servers with short timers

13.  A network contains 27 subnets. How many DHCP servers are required for dynamic address assignment?

A.  One

B.  Two—one configured as a BDC

C.  27

D.  Cannot answer from the information provided

14.  How do hosts locate the WINS server?

A.  Using a multicast to 224.0.0.17

B.  Using a unicast to an administratively defined address

C.  Using the IP helper service

D.  Using the DHCP server as a relay

15.  Which of the following is true?

A.  Cisco routers may function as WINS servers.

B.  Cisco routers may function as DHCP servers.

C.  Cisco routers may function as both WINS and DHCP servers.

D.  None of the above.

16.  NetBIOS networks should be designed:

A.  Using only network masks of /24 (255.255.255.0)

B.  With naming conventions that reflect the owner of the workstation

C.  With numerical naming only

D.  With naming conventions that begin with an easily filtered prefix

17.  Which of the following limitations exist in DHCP?

A.  DHCP cannot exist in WINS networks.

B.  DHCP can assign addresses only to Windows-based machines.

C.  Only one DHCP server can exist in the network.

D.  None of the above.

18.  Servers should always have the same IP address for administrative purposes. Therefore:

A.  The DHCP scope should include a reservation block of addresses in the subnet for servers or should not include the address range.

B.  DHCP cannot be used in the subnet.

C.  Servers must all use the address 0.0.0.0 for all datagrams.

D.  WINS must be used.

19.  The master domain:

A.  Trusts all single domains

B.  Is trusted by all single domains in the group

C.  Shares a bi-directional trust with all single domains

D.  Can be the only domain in the corporation

20.  The LAN services browser mechanism is replaced by:

A.  DHCP

B.  DDNS

C.  WINS

D.  LMHOSTS

Answers to Review Questions

1.  D.

2.  A.

3.  C.

4.  C.

5.  A.

6.  C.

7.  B.

8.  A.

9.  C.

10.  B.

11.  A.

12.  B.

13.  A.

14.  B.

15.  B.

16.  D.

17.  D.

18.  A.

19.  B.

20.  C.