Network+ Guide to Networks - Chapter 15 Solutions

Network+ Guide to Networks, 5th Edition

Chapter 15 Solutions

Review Questions

1. Which of the following practices creates a starting point for ongoing evaluation of your network’s health?

c. Baselining

2. Suppose you learned that half of the patch cables that connect a workgroup of computers in the Accounting Department to a patch panel needed to be replaced due to concerns about faulty manufacturing. Which of the following types of documentation would help you identify these patch cables?

b. Wiring schematic

3. You have researched a new type of switch and proved that upgrading your switches to this model is feasible. What step do you take next before replacing your old switches?

b. Evaluate the new switch on a pilot network that mimics your network environment.

4. Which of the following is an example of test criteria that can be used to accurately evaluate the success of an organization’s network backbone upgrade?

d. Did the change result in a 30% reduction in the time that it takes for data to travel from the router in building A to the router in building B?

5. You work for a medical transcription company that contracts with hundreds of transcriptionists across the country. The transcriptionists connect to your network over a VPN that provides remote access services. Employees work at all times of the day or night, and not all of the transcriptionists are connected at the same time. Further, the number of transcriptionists the company hires at any time depends on a variable workload. You need to determine whether to increase the number of licenses on your remote access server. Which of the following variables would you configure your network monitoring application to track over time to help you find your answer?

c. Number of users connected to the remote access server

6. You suspect that one of your network’s two redundant core switches has a NIC or cable that’s...