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6 Supporting Network Services and Integrated Practice Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 6 Supporting Network Services and Integrated Practice, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
Choose one
1 point

A network management system checks a router's interface counters every few minutes. Which monitoring method is it using?

  1. A

    Sending an alert only when a device reports an event

  2. B

    Regularly querying devices for status and counters

  3. C

    Forwarding directory requests to a domain controller

  4. D

    Assigning client addresses from a DHCP scope

02
Fill in the blank
1 point

A network management system uses as a common framework for exchanging management information with devices.

03
Written response
1 point

What is the syslog role name for a device that generates an event message?

04
Fill in the blank
1 point

Active Directory clients use DNS service-location to find domain controllers that provide services such as LDAP and Kerberos.

05
Choose all
1 point

Which practices support useful and appropriately protected centralized syslog? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Send messages to an approved collector and select appropriate severity levels

  2. B

    Assume that every message will arrive, regardless of transport reliability

  3. C

    Protect log transport and restrict access to the stored logs

  4. D

    Treat centralized logs as evidence rather than a guaranteed record of every event

06
Written response
1 point

What protocol do clients use to access directory services?

07
Choose one
1 point

A client can connect to an LDAP service, but the user still cannot sign in. What conclusion is justified by the successful connection alone?

  1. A

    The user's password has been accepted

  2. B

    The user has the required authorization for every requested resource

  3. C

    The client can reach an LDAP service, but authentication success is not established

  4. D

    The client has successfully located a domain controller through DNS

08
Choose one
1 point

Several devices have stopped appearing in the centralized syslog, while other devices still send messages. Which is the most appropriate initial investigation?

  1. A

    Change the severity level on every device immediately

  2. B

    Assume the collector is working because some devices send messages

  3. C

    Disable the firewall temporarily without checking the route

  4. D

    Check the message path and firewall rules, collector availability, and storage capacity

09
Choose all
1 point

A monitoring system shows rising interface discards on several devices and one unreachable host. Which conclusions are supported by these observations? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Rising interface discards across several devices may indicate congestion

  2. B

    Any one unreachable host proves that the entire network is down

  3. C

    One unreachable host may have a local link, power, or configuration problem

  4. D

    Monitoring trends cannot help distinguish a local fault from a wider service problem

10
Open ended
1 point

A domain-connected workstation has a valid address and can reach its gateway, but the DNS server it received cannot resolve the domain's controller-location records. The user cannot sign in and reports intermittent network access. Describe a layered troubleshooting sequence, including what to verify before changing authentication settings and how to confirm recovery.

11
Choose one
1 point

A service works intermittently, and monitoring does not point to a single failed host or service. Which investigation best addresses possible network-path causes?

  1. A

    Replace the client DNS server before checking any network policies

  2. B

    Inspect firewall rules, NAT boundaries, routing, and QoS behavior along the path

  3. C

    Treat the first successful connection as proof that no path issue exists

  4. D

    Change several network services at once to speed up troubleshooting

12
Choose one
1 point

A domain-connected workstation has a valid DHCP lease and can reach its gateway, but it cannot locate a domain controller. Which check should you perform next?

  1. A

    Change the client’s NTP server before checking name resolution.

  2. B

    Verify that the client uses an appropriate DNS server and can resolve the domain-controller SRV records.

  3. C

    Treat the successful DHCP lease as proof that domain-controller discovery should work.

  4. D

    Increase the syslog severity level on the client.

13
True or false
1 point

True or false: If an LDAP client can connect to a directory service, that alone proves the user authenticated successfully.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

14
Choose one
1 point

A network management system periodically requests interface counters and also receives alerts when a device reports an event. Which description correctly identifies these two monitoring methods?

  1. A

    Polling sends event alerts; notifications regularly query status and counters.

  2. B

    Polling and notifications both mean storing event messages on a collector.

  3. C

    Polling regularly queries status and counters; notifications report events such as traps or alerts.

  4. D

    Polling synchronizes device clocks; notifications resolve service names.

15
Written response
1 point

A syslog system has an originator that generates messages and a collector that stores them. What is the one-word name for a syslog component that forwards messages?

16
Choose one
1 point

A user’s domain sign-in fails intermittently, and the client can reach the domain controller. Which check is especially important because Kerberos relies on synchronized clocks?

  1. A

    Verify that the client and domain controller are synchronized to the intended NTP hierarchy.

  2. B

    Raise the syslog severity level on the workstation.

  3. C

    Assume that a working LDAP connection proves that the clock is correct.

  4. D

    Disable monitoring notifications until the sign-in succeeds.

17
Choose one
1 point

Events from several devices have timestamps that cannot be reliably ordered. Which service should you check to help ensure their clocks are synchronized?

  1. A

    Increase syslog severity levels on every device.

  2. B

    Verify that the devices are synchronized with NTP.

  3. C

    Increase the collector’s storage capacity.

  4. D

    Change the firewall rules to block syslog traffic.

18
Written response
1 point

Which protocol synchronizes device clocks? Enter its acronym.

19
True or false
1 point

A workstation receives a valid DHCP lease. Is that alone sufficient evidence that its assigned DNS server is responding correctly?

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

20
True or false
1 point

An administrator investigating a fault that may span several devices can use centralized logs to compare events across those devices and help trace when the fault began.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False