IST 226 001 - Fall 2008 - Chapter 12 Review Questions

Networking Essentials



1) List several decisions to be made before creating a user account. Give a reason for each.

2) What is a roaming profile ? Give the advantages and disadvantages of using roaming profiles.

3) In the Unix/Linux NOS, what are "man" pages ? For what does "man" appear to be an abbreviation ?

4) In a Windows 2000/2003 environment, distinguish between a local and a global group.

5) List and explain several default local groups of Windows 2000/2003.

6) Compare creating and managing users and groups in Windows NOSs with the same operation in a Linux NOS.

7) List and briefly explain several parameters that must be monitored to ensure the effective and efficient operation of a computer network.

8) In a Windows environment, distinguish between Task Manager and Performance Monitor.

9) In a Windows environment, what is Network Monitor ? How does it differ from both Task Manager and Performance Monitor.

10) List and explain how several non-network related components of a system effect overall network performance.

11) List and explain five different types of data backups.

12) In the Windows NOS, compare and contrast the recovery console and system restore.

13) What is an Uninterruptible Power Supply ? What type of devices should and should not be connected to a UPS ?

14) Define RAID. List and briefly explain RAID levels 0 - 5, RAID 10, and RAID 0+1.