Computer Networks Questions Bank/ — Test 1

Correct Answer: B. B. Fault management
Explanation: Fault management is really closely related to performance management. It is important to ensure that the network handles faults as effectively as it handles it’s normal functioning to achieve better performance management.

Correct Answer: A. A. Documentation
Explanation: The documentation subsystem of configuration management handles the log making and reporting functions of the configuration management. It also reports the errors in the network caused by the configuration’s failure.

Correct Answer: D. D. Security management
Explanation: In Network Management System, the term that is responsible for controlling access to the network based on predefined policy is called security management. The security management ensures authentication, confidentiality and integrity in the network.

Correct Answer: C. C. Accounting management
Explanation: Control of users’ access to network resources through charges is the main responsibility of accounting management. The accounting management creates a log of the users activity on the network too and goes hand-in-hand with the configurations management.

Correct Answer: A. A. Transmission path
Explanation: The physical connection between an end point and a switch or between two switches is transmission path. The transmission path is the physical roadway that the packet needs to propagate in order to travel through the network.

Correct Answer: C. C. Packet-switched networks
Explanation: Packet switched network is most preferred for pipelining process. Pipelining exponentially reduces the time taken to transmit a large number of packets in the network.

Correct Answer: C. C. Network
Explanation: Network is the main entity connecting different components in a place. A network map is made to track each component and its connection to the network to ensure better network management.

Correct Answer: C. C. Snmp
Explanation: MIB stands for Management Information Base. Simple network management controls the group of objects in management information base. It is usually used with SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol).

Correct Answer: B. B. Five broad categories
Explanation: The five broad categories of network management are • Fault Management • Configuration Management • Accounting (Administration) • Performance Management • Security Management.

Correct Answer: A. A. Ignores the lsa
Explanation: When the OSPF router receives an LSA, the router checks its sequence number. If this number matches the sequence number of the LSA that the receiving router already has, the router ignores the LSA.