Deck 11: Supporting a Small Business Network

Question 1

A rack full of blade servers is ____ for most small businesses, unless their business is Web hosting.

A)overkill
B)recommended
C)acceptable
D)a must

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The most common piece of equipment shared in a network is a ____.

A)printer
B)scanner
C)file server
D)router

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Designating as few computers as possible to share resources is recommended.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Disk mirroring (with RAID)requires ____ equal-size disk partitions on separate drives.

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five

Question 5

____ is an e-mail and calendaring application from Novell with features similar to Microsoft Exchange Server.

A)Simian Evolution
B)Pegasus
C)Office Outlook
D)GroupWise

Question 6

____ Ethernet switches are the norm today.

A)10 Mbps
B)100 Mbps
C)1000 Mbps
D)10 Gbps

Question 7

To access the shared folder from a Windows computer, you can specify the ____ path to the share via the Run command.

A)common
B)URI
C)UNC
D)URL

Question 8

Not all businesses need a backup strategy.

Question 9

Every business should have password policies that require frequent changes and complex passwords.

Question 10

Linux Fedora Core 4 comes equipped with a multiprotocol IM application that allows you to communicate with most common IM programs.

Question 11

A(n)____ switch has a number of advanced configuration options and can sometimes gather network data on a per-port basis.

A)smart
B)intelligent
C)managed
D)Layer 3

Question 12

____ is not an IM application.

A)Microsoft Messenger
B)Novell's GroupWise
C)AOL Instant Messenger
D)ICQ

Question 13

The advantage of using NFS rather than Samba for file sharing in Linux, is NFS's compatibility with Windows file sharing.

Question 14

Using ____ is an acceptable solution to connecting a small group of computers, but switches are preferable.

A)repeaters
B)hubs
C)bridges
D)routers

Question 15

A Samba ____ can be made read-only or writable.

A)drive
B)share
C)file
D)path

Question 16

A common disk configuration is to use RAID ____ (disk striping with parity)on data drives.

A)1
B)2
C)4
D)5

Question 17

A common disk configuration is to use RAID ____ (disk mirroring)on the drives containing the OS and applications.

A)1
B)2
C)4
D)5

Question 18

The biggest questions surrounding the use of a Linux desktop are TCO and application support.

Question 19

Windows Server 2003 with ____ can serve as a dial-up remote access server and offers a number of advanced features for managing and securing dial-up connections.

A)MMC
B)DHCP
C)RRAS
D)GroupWise

Question 20

Unlike a large business with its own IT staff, a set-it-and-forget-it approach doesn't usually work for a small business network.

Question 21

For user help, Window's built-in ____________________ is an option that doesn't require a VPN, as access to the user's computer is by invitation only.

Question 22

____ is one way to gain command-line access to a computer or network device.

A)Terminal Services
B)VPN
C)FTP
D)Telnet

Question 23

What is the client-to-gateway VPN mode?

Question 24

What are the choices you should consider when choosing a switch?

Question 25

Many home computers have Windows XP Home Edition or Windows ____________________ (MCE)installed, whereas a business computer is better off with Windows XP Professional.

Question 26

Devices that can be shared on a network include external hard drives that connect via a USB interface and card readers that read ____________________ (SD)and compact flash (CF)cards, such as those in digital cameras and PDAs.

Question 27

____ provides a full-featured word processor, a spreadsheet program, presentation software, a database application, and many other add-on applications.

A)Kate
B)Evolution
C)Gimp
D)KOffice

Question 28

Using ____ VPN mode, a VPN connection is established between two routers that support VPN.

A)gateway-to-gateway
B)client-to-gateway
C)managed
D)unmanaged

Question 29

____ is the cost when you factor in intangibles such as support costs and productivity gain or loss.

A)CRM
B)TCO
C)EULA
D)MMC

Question 30

A router may play the role of DHCP server and network address translator, handing out private IP addresses to internal computers and translating them via _________________________ (PAT)to the address the ISP provides when Internet requests are made.

Question 31

NFS stands for ____________________.

Question 32

____ is an open-source office application suite that runs on Windows, Linux, Sun Solaris, and Mac OS.

A)OpenOffice.org
B)KOffice
C)WordPerfect
D)Lotus Notes

Question 33

What issues should be considered when supporting small business accounting software?

Question 34

Sales and contact management software packages fall into the category of ____.

A)backoffice
B)TCO
C)CRM
D)EULA

Question 35

____ is a virtualization program that allows one computer to run two or more OSs simultaneously.

A)CYGWIN
B)WINE
C)VMware
D)Hummingbird Exceed

Question 36

For ____________________, you configure a router to forward requests that apply to only certain TCP communication ports.

Question 37

The ____ VPN mode establishes a VPN connection between a single client computer and a VPN device.

A)gateway-to-gateway
B)client-to-gateway
C)managed
D)unmanaged

Question 38

What is the gateway-to-gateway VPN mode?

Question 39

____ is one solution that's available free for all Linux distributions where a Windows environment is simulated, allowing an application to run as though it were running on Windows.

A)CYGWIN
B)WINE
C)VMware
D)Hummingbird Exceed

Question 40

____ is a remote control/remote desktop application that works across several platforms, including Linux, UNIX, and Windows.

A)CYGWIN
B)VNC
C)Terminal Services
D)WINE

Question 41

How are files shared in a Windows domain environment?

Question 43

What are the password and backup issues you should consider when securing a small business network?

Question 44

In managing a small business network, there's nothing like personal contact. However, sometimes on-site visits are impractical or unnecessary. In these situations, remote access might be the best way to solve a problem quickly and easily. How can you do this?

Question 45

How can you make dial-up networking secure?

Question 46

How can you secure a small business network from the outside world?

Question 47

One of the first decisions to make before determining how to set up a data-sharing scheme is whether the network should be peer-to-peer or server based. Which approach is preferred? Explain.

Question 48

How are files shared in a Linux environment?

Question 49

What exactly is a small business?