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1) What is a LAN?
LAN is short for Local Area Network. It refers to the connection between computers and other
network devices that are located within a small physical location.
2) What is the difference between a normal LAN cable and cross cable? What
could be the maximum length of the LAN cable?
The way the paired wires are connected to the connector (RJ45) is different in cross
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3) What id DHCP? Why it is used? What are scopes and super scopes?
1. DHCP: Dynamic host configuration protocol. Its used to allocate IP addresses to large
number of PCs in a network environment. This makes the IP management very easy.
2. Scope: Scope contains IP address like subnet mask, gateway IP, DNS server IP and
exclusion range which a client can use to communicate with the other PCs in the network.
3. Superscope: When we combine two or more scopes together its called super scope.
4) What are the types of LAN cables used? What is a cross cable?
Types of LAN cables that are in use are “Cat 5” and “Cat 6”. “Cat 5” can support 100 Mbps of
speed and “CAT 6” can support 1Gbps of speed.
Cross cable: Its used to connect same type of devices without using a switch/hub so that they
can communicate.
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6) What is DNS? Why it is used? What is “forward lookup” and “reverse lookup”
in DNS? What are A records and mx records?
DNS is domain naming service and is used for resolving names to IP address and IP addresses
to names. The computer understands only numbers while we can easily remember names. So
to make it easier for us what we do is we assign names to computers and websites. When we
use these names (Like [Link]) the computer uses
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10) Do you know how to configure outlook 2000 and outlook 2003 for a user?
Please visit the link below to find out how to configure outlook 2000 and outlook
[Link]://[Link]/quickguides/qg_outlook2003_server.asp
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11) What is a PST file and what is the difference between a PST file and OST file?
What file is used by outlook express?
PST file is used to store the mails locally when using outlook 2000 or 2003. OST file is used
when we use outlook in cached exchanged mode. Outlook express useds odb file.
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12) What is BSOD? What do you do when you get blue screen in a computer? How
do you troubleshoot it?
BSOD stands for blue screen of Death. when there is a hardware or OS fault due to which the
windows OS can run it give a blue screen with a code. Best way to resolve it is to boot the
computer is “LAst known good configuration”. If this doesn’t work than boot the computer in
safe mode. If it boots up than the problemis with one of the devices or drivers.
15) Your computer slowly drops out of network. A reboot of the computer fixes
the problem. What to do to resolve this issue?
Update the network card driver.
16) Your system is infected with Virus? How to recover the data?
Install another system. Insall the OS with the lates pathces, Antivirus with latest updates.
Connect the infected HDD as secondary drive in the system. Once done scan and clean the
secondary HDD. Once done copy the files to the new system.
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Broadband offer highspeed Internet access and allows telephone calls and a permanent
Internet connection to share a single phone line simultaneously whereas in Dialup connection
either Internet connection or telephone call can made at given time.
Wide Area Network (WAN) is a computer network that covers a broad area (i.e., any network
whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries). Or, less
formally, a network that uses routers and public communications links
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Pronounced rahm, acronym for readonly memory, computer memory on which data has been
prerecorded. Once data has been written onto a ROM chip, it cannot be removed and can only
be read. Unlike main memory (RAM), ROM retains its contents even when the computer is
turned off. ROM is referred to as being nonvolatile, whereas RAM is volatile.
29) Spamguard
Spam Guard is an Outlook addin that filters email that arrives in your inbox. If the sender of
any message cannot be identified then the message is moved into a spam quarantine folder.
Messages deposited in the spam quarantine folder can be inspected and either deleted or
approved at your leisure.
Antivirus is a software program which helps protect a computer against being infected by a
virus.
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31) DNS
Short for Domain Name System (or Service or Server), an Internet service that translates
domain names into IP addresses. Because domain names are alphabetic, they”re easier to
remember. The Internet however, is really based on IP addresses. Every time you use a domain
name, therefore, a DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address. For
example, the domain name [Link] might translate to [Link].
32) IPConfig
IPConfig is a command line tool used to control the network connections on Windows
NT/2000/XP machines. There are three main commands: “all”, “release”, and “renew”.
IPConfig displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refreshes Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS) settings. Used without
parameters, IPConfig displays the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for all
adapters.
34) What is the equivalent layer or layers of the TCP/IP Application layer in
terms of OSI reference model?
The TCP/IP Application layer actually has three counterparts on the OSI model: the Session
layer, Presentation Layer and Application Layer.
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By looking at the first octet of any given IP address, you can identify whether it’s Class A, B or
C. If the first octet begins with a 0 bit, that address is Class A. If it begins with bits 10 then that
address is a Class B address. If it begins with 110, then it’s a Class C network.
OSPF, or Open Shortest Path First, is a linkstate routing protocol that uses routing tables to
determine the best possible path for data exchange.
Firewalls serve to protect an internal network from external attacks. These external threats can
be hackers who want to steal data or computer viruses that can wipe out data in an instant. It
also prevents other users from external networks from gaining access to the private network.
Star topology consists of a central hub that connects to nodes. This is one of the easiest to setup
and maintain.
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One major disadvantage of star topology is that once the central hub or switch get damaged,
the entire network becomes unusable.
SLIP, or Serial Line Interface Protocol, is actually an old protocol developed during the early
UNIX days. This is one of the protocols that are used for remote access.
Tracert is a Windows utility program that can used to trace the route taken by data from the
router to the destination network. It also shows the number of hops taken during the entire
transmission route.
A network administrator has many responsibilities that can be summarize into 3 key functions:
installation of a network, configuration of network settings, and maintenance/troubleshooting
of networks.
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When you are accessing the resources that are shared by one of the workstations on the
network, that workstation takes a performance hit.
A hybrid network is a network setup that makes use of both clientserver and peertopeer
architecture.
DHCP is short for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Its main task is to automatically
assign an IP address to devices across the network. It first checks for the next available address
not yet taken by any device, then assigns this to a network device.
The main task of ARP or Address Resolution Protocol is to map a known IP address to a MAC
layer address.
TCP/IP is short for Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. This is a set of protocol
layers that is designed to make data exchange possible on different types of computer
networks, also known as heterogeneous network.
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Routers have built in console that lets you configure different settings, like security and data
logging. You can assign restrictions to computers, such as what resources it is allowed access,
or what particular time of the day they can browse the internet. You can even put restrictions
on what websites are not viewable across the entire network.
51) What protocol can be applied when you want to transfer files between
different platforms, such between UNIX systems and Windows servers?
Use FTP (File Transfer Protocol) for file transfers between such different servers. This is
possible because FTP is platform independent.
Default gateways provide means for the local networks to connect to the external network. The
default gateway for connecting to the external network is usually the address of the external
router port.
53) One way of securing a network is through the use of passwords. What can be
considered as good passwords?
Good passwords are made up of not just letters, but by combining letters and numbers. A
password that combines uppercase and lowercase letters is favorable than one that uses all
upper case or all lower case letters. Passwords must be not words that can easily be guessed by
hackers, such as dates, names, favorites, etc. Longer passwords are also better than short ones.
The proper termination for unshielded twisted pair network cable is 100 ohms.
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Netstat is a command line utility program. It provides useful information about the current
TCP/IP settings of a connection.
For a Class C network, the number of usable Network ID bits is 21. The number of possible
network IDs is 2 raised to 21 or 2,097,152. The number of host IDs per network ID is 2 raised to
8 minus 2, or 254.
57) What happens when you use cables longer than the prescribed length?
Cables that are too long would result in signal loss. This means that data transmission and
reception would be affected, because the signal degrades over length.
ICMP is Internet Control Message Protocol. It provides messaging and communication for
protocols within the TCP/IP stack. This is also the protocol that manages error messages that
are used by network tools such as PING.
Ping is a utility program that allows you to check connectivity between network devices on the
network. You can ping a device by using its IP address or device name, such as a computer
name.
Peer to peer are networks that does not reply on a server. All PCs on this network act as
individual workstations.
DNS is Domain Name System. The main function of this network service is to provide host
names to TCP/IP address resolution.
63) What advantages does fiber optics have over other media?
One major advantage of fiber optics is that is it less susceptible to electrical interference. It also
supports higher bandwidth, meaning more data can be transmitted and received. Signal
degrading is also very minimal over long distances.
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A hub acts as a multiport repeater. However, as more and more devices connect to it, it would
not be able to efficiently manage the volume of traffic that passes through it. A switch provides
a better alternative that can improve the performance especially when high traffic volume is
expected across all ports.
65) What are the different network protocols that are supported by Windows
RRAS services?
There are three main network protocols supported: NetBEUI, TCP/IP, and IPX.
66) What are the maximum networks and hosts in a class A, B and C network?
For Class A, there are 126 possible networks and 16,777,214 hosts
For Class B, there are 16,384 possible networks and 65,534 hosts
For Class C, there are 2,097,152 possible networks and 254 hosts
68) What protocols fall under the Application layer of the TCP/IP stack?
The following are the protocols under TCP/IP Application layer: FTP, TFTP, Telnet and SMTP.
69) You need to connect two computers for file sharing. Is it possible to do this
without using a hub or router?
Yes, you can connect two computers together using only one cable. A crossover type cable can
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be use in this scenario. In this setup, the data transmit pin of one cable is connected to the data
receive pin of the other cable, and vice versa.
Ipconfig is a utility program that is commonly used to identify the addresses information of a
computer on a network. It can show the physical address as well as the IP address.
Client/server is a type of network wherein one or more computers act as servers. Servers
provide a centralized repository of resources such as printers and files. Clients refers to
workstation that access the server.
Networking refers to the inter connection between computers and peripherals for data
communication. Networking can be done using wired cabling or through wireless link.
74) When you move the NIC cards from one PC to another PC, does the MAC
address gets transferred as well?
Yes, that’s because MAC addresses are hardwired into the NIC circuitry, not the PC. This also
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means that a PC can have a different MAC address when the NIC card was replace by another
one.
Clustering support refers to the ability of a network operating system to connect multiple
servers in a faulttolerant group. The main purpose of this is the in the event that one server
fails, all processing will continue on with the next server in the cluster.
76) In a network that contains two servers and twenty workstations, where is the
best place to install an Antivirus program?
An antivirus program must be installed on all servers and workstations to ensure protection.
That’s because individual users can access any workstation and introduce a computer virus
when plugging in their removable hard drives or flash drives.
Ethernet is one of the popular networking technologies used these days. It was developed
during the early 1970s and is based on specifications as stated in the IEEE. Ethernet is used in
local area networks.
In case one workstation on the network suffers a malfunction, it can bring down the entire
network. Another drawback is that when there are adjustments and reconfigurations needed to
be performed on a particular part of the network, the entire network has to be temporarily
brought down as well.
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SMTP is short for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. This protocol deals with all Internal mail, and
provides the necessary mail delivery services on the TCP/IP protocol stack.
Multicast routing is a targeted form of broadcasting that sends message to a selected group of
user, instead of sending it to all users on a subnet.
Encryption is the process of translating information into a code that is unreadable by the user.
It is then translated back or decrypted back to its normal readable format using a secret key or
password. Encryption help ensure that information that is intercepted halfway would remain
unreadable because the user has to have the correct password or key for it.
IP addresses are displayed as a series of four decimal numbers that are separated by period or
dots. Another term for this arrangement is the dotted decimal format. An example is
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Authentication is the process of verifying a user’s credentials before he can log into the
network. It is normally performed using a username and password. This provides a secure
means of limiting the access from unwanted intruders on the network.
This is a mode of data exchange wherein two communicating computers do not use IPSec
themselves. Instead, the gateway that is connecting their LANs to the transit network creates a
virtual tunnel that uses the IPSec protocol to secure all communication that passes through it.
86) What are the different technologies involved in establishing WAN links?
Analog connections – using conventional telephone lines; Digital connections – using digital
grade telephone lines; switched connections – using multiple sets of links between sender and
receiver to move data.
In the event that one link fails, there will always be another available. Mesh topology is actually
one of the most faulttolerant network topology.
A large percentage of a network is made up of hardware. Problems in these areas can range
from malfunctioning hard drives, broken NICs and even hardware startups. Incorrectly
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A common way of dealing with such a problem is to use repeaters and hub, because it will help
regenerate the signal and therefore prevent signal loss. Checking if cables are properly
terminated is also a must.
Instead of having to visit each client computer to configure a static IP address, the network
administrator can apply dynamic host configuration protocol to create a pool of IP addresses
known as scopes that can be dynamically assigned to clients.
Profiles are the configuration settings made for each user. A profile may be created that puts a
user in a group, for example.
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engineers that issues and manages standards for electrical and electronic devices. This includes
networking devices, network interfaces, cablings and connectors.
There are 4 protocols that are being managed by this layer. These are ICMP, IGMP, IP and
ARP.
Rights refer to the authorized permission to perform specific actions on the network. Each user
on the network can be assigned individual rights, depending on what must be allowed for that
user.
A VLAN is required because at switch level there is only one broadcast domain, it means
whenever new user is connected to switch this information is spread throughout the network.
VLAN on switch helps to create separate broadcast domain at switch level. It is used for
security purpose.
IPv6 , or Internet Protocol version 6, was developed to replace IPv4. At present, IPv4 is being
used to control internet traffic, butis expected to get saturated in the near future. IPv6 was
designed to overcome this limitation.
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RSA is short for RivestShamirAdleman algorithm. It is the most commonly used public key
encryption algorithm in use today.
Mesh topology is a setup wherein each device is connected directly to every other device on the
network. Consequently, it requires that each device have at least two network connections.
The maximum allowable length for a network segment using 100BaseFX is 412 meters. The
maximum length for the entire network is 5 kilometers.
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