CS
442
Implementing Network
Systems
Study Guide 2
Due
Exam
Covers Chapters 7, 10,
11
PART I:
Please Identify and describe the following terms.
|
DSL |
Cable
Modem |
Internet
2 |
NAP |
Broadband |
|
POP |
RAS |
CERT |
DES |
DoS |
|
DDoS |
Encryption |
IPSec |
PGP |
SSL |
|
MTBF |
MTTR |
TCO |
ESD |
Firewall |
PART II:
Please answer the following questions with a well-prepared essay.
1. People
tend to think of software when documentation in mentioned. What is
documentation in a network situation?
2. Describe
the three general ways of restricting access on a network.
3. Many
experts predicted that small local ISPs would disappear as regional and
national ISPs began offering local access. This hasn’t happened. Why?
4. Why
is combining voice and data a major organizational challenge?
5. Compare
and contrast cable modem and DSL. Which is better? Why?
6. What
is performance and fault management?
7. Compare
and contrast symmetric and asymmetric encryption.
8. What
is a POP?
9. What
are the primary functions of end-user support?
10. Briefly outline the
steps required to complete a risk assessment.
11. What is the purpose of
a disaster recovery plan? What are the five major elements of a typical
disaster recovery plan?
12. What is IP spoofing?
13. Suppose you started
working as a network manager at a medium-sized firm with an Internet presence
and discovered that the previous network manager had done a terrible job of
network security. Which four security controls would be your top priority? Why?
14. How does PGP differ from SSL?
15. What are the principal
organizations responsible for Internet governance and what do they do?
16. What are the most
common security threats? What are the most critical?
17. What is Internet 2?
18. How can one reduce the
risk of natural disaster?