Approaching The Data Center Project

Front 1

1. Which are the three Cisco network architectures for the enterprise?

a. Hierarchical
b. Borderless
c. Integrated
d. Data center/virtualization
e. OSI model
f. Collaboration

Back 1

1. B, D, and F. Collaboration, data center/virtualization, and borderless network are the
three architectures for the enterprise.

Front 2

2. Which technology forces affect decisions for the enterprise network?
a. Removal of borders
b. Virtualization
c. Growth of applications
d. 10GigEthernet
e. Regulation
f. ROI
g. Competitiveness

Back 2

2. A, B, C. Removal of borders, virtualization, and growth of applications are technology
forces.

Front 3

3. Network resiliency and control occurs in which layer of the borderless network archi-
tecture?
a. Policy and Control
b. Borderless Network Services
c. Borderless User Services
d. Connection Management

Back 3

3. B. Network resiliency and control occurs in the Network Services layer.

Front 4

4. Presence occurs in which collaboration architecture layer?
a. Communication and Collaboration
b. Collaboration Services
c. Infrastructure
d. Media Services

Back 4

4. B. Presence occurs under Collaboration Services.

Front 5

5. Which of the following is the correct order of the six phases of PPDIOO?
a. Prepare, Plan, Design, Implement, Operate, Optimize
b. Plan, Prepare, Design, Implement, Operate, Optimize
c. Prepare, Plan, Design, Implement, Optimize, Operate
d. Plan, Prepare, Design, Implement, Optimize, Operate

Back 5

5. A. The correct order is Prepare, Plan, Design, Implement, Operate, Optimize.

Front 6

6. The PPDIOO design methodology includes which steps? (Select all that apply.)
a. Identify customer requirements.
b. Design the network topology.
c. Characterize the network.
d. Optimize the network.
e. Operate the network.
f. Implement the network.
g. Prepare and plan.

Back 6

6. A, B, C. The PPDIOO methodology has three steps.

Front 7

7. What are the three primary sources of information in a network audit?
a. CIO, network manager, network engineer
b. Network manager, management software, CDP
c. Network discovery, CDP, SNMP
d. Existing documentation, management software, new management tools

Back 7

7. D. The primary sources of network audits are existing documentation, management
software, and new management tools.

Front 8

8. Which design solution states that a design must start from the application layer and
finish in the physical layer?
a. OSI model
b. PPDIOO
c. Hierarchical architecture
d. Top-down

Back 8

8. D. The top-down design approach starts the design from the application layer.

Front 9

9. Budget and personnel limitations are examples of what?
a. Organization requirements
b. Organization constraints
c. Technical goals
d. Technical constraints

Back 9

9. B. The examples are organization constraints.

Front 10

10. Improving network response time and reliability are examples of what?
a. Organization requirements
b. Organization constraints
c. Technical goals
d. Technical constraints

Back 10

10. C. The examples are technical goals.

Front 11

1. List the PPDIOO phases in order.

Back 11

1. Prepare, Plan, Design, Implement, Operate, Optimize.

Front 12

2. Which business forces affect decisions for the enterprise network?
a. Removal of borders
b. Virtualization
c. Growth of applications
d. 10GigEthernet
e. Regulation
f. ROI
g. Competitiveness

Back 12

2. E, F, G. Regulation, ROI, and competitiveness are business forces.

Front 13

3. Which design methodology step is important for identifying organizational goals?
a. Identify customer requirements
b. Characterize the existing network
c. Design the network topology and solution
d. Examine the architecture
e. Validate the design
f. Obtain the ROI

Back 13

3. A. Identify customer requirements.

Front 14

4. What needs to be obtained prior to designing the network?
a. Expected ROI
b. Organizational and technical goals
c. Technical constraints
d. Bill of materials
e. Existing and new network applications

Back 14

4. B, C, and E

Front 15

5. Match each PPDIOO phase with its description.
i. Implement
ii. Optimize
iii. Design
iv. Prepare
v. Operate
vi. Plan

Descriptions:
a. Establish requirements
b. Gap analysis
c. Provides high-availability design
d. Installation and configuration
e. Day to day
f. Proactive management

Back 15

5. i = D, ii = F, iii = C, iv = B, v = E, vi = A

Front 16

6. Which borderless architecture provides mobility?
a. Policy
b. Network services
c. User services
d. Connection management
e. Control services

Back 16

6. C. The user services architecture provides mobility, performance, and security.

Front 17

7. Which are the three steps in PPDIOO design methodology?
a. Reviewing the project cost
b. Designing the network topology and solution
c. Characterizing the network
d. Identifying customer requirements.
e. Validating the design

Back 17

7. B, C, and D

Front 18

8. Match each infrastructure service with its description.
i. Identity
ii. Mobility
iii. Storage
iv. Compute
v. Security
vi. Voice/collaboration

Descriptions:
a. Access from a remote location
b. Improved computational resources
c. Unified messaging
d. AAA, NAC
e. Storage of critical data
f. Secure communications

Back 18

8. i = D, ii = A, iii = E, iv = B, v = F, vi = C

Front 19

9. A company location is used to test a new VoIP solution. What is this type of test called?
a. Prototype
b. Pilot
c. Implementation
d. New

Back 19

9. B. A pilot site is an actual live location for testing.

Front 20

10. An isolated network is created to test a new design. What is this type of test called?
a. Prototype
b. Pilot
c. Implementation
d. New

Back 20

10. A. A prototype network is a subset of the design in an isolated environment.

Front 21

11. NBAR, NetFlow, and EtherPeek are examples of what?
a. Network audit tools
b. Network analysis tools
c. SNMP tools
d. Trending tools

Back 21

11. B

Front 22

12. Monitoring commands, CiscoWorks, and WhatsUP are examples of what?
a. Network audit tools
b. Network analysis tools
c. SNMP tools
d. Trending tools

Back 22

12. A. Monitoring commands are not SNMP tools.

Front 23

13. Which of the following are technical constraints? (Select all that apply.)
a. Existing wiring
b. Existing network circuit bandwidth
c. Improving the LAN’s scalability
d. Adding redundancy

Back 23

13. A and B

Front 24

14. Which of the following are technical goals? (Select all that apply.)
a. Existing wiring
b. Existing network circuit bandwidth
c. Improving the LAN’s scalability
d. Adding redundancy

Back 24

14. C and D. The other answers are technical constraints.

Front 25

15. Which of the following are organizational goals? (Select all that apply.)
a. Improving customer support
b. Budget has been established
c. Increasing competitiveness
d. Completion in three months
e. Reducing operational costs
f. Network personnel are busy

Back 25

15. A, C, and E

Front 26

16. Which of the following are organizational constraints? (Select all that apply.)
a. Improving customer support
b. Budget has been established
c. Increasing competitiveness
d. Completion in three months
e. Reducing operational costs
f. Network personnel are busy

Back 26

16. B, D, and F. The other answers are organizational goals.

Front 27

17. What components are included in the design document? (Select four.)
a. IP addressing scheme
b. Implementation plan
c. List of Layer 2 devices
d. Design requirements
e. Selected routing protocols
f. List of Layer 1 devices

Back 27

17. A, B, D, E. Answers C and F are not usually included in the design document.

Front 28

18. Match each design document section with its description.
i. Introduction
ii. Design requirements
iii. Existing Network Infrastructure
iv. Design
v. Proof of Concept
vi. Implementation Plan
vii. Appendix

Descriptions:
a. Detailed steps
b. Current diagram and configuration
c. Organizational requirements
d. Goals
e. Pilot
f. New logical topology
g. Supporting information

Back 28

18. i = D, ii = C, iii = B, iv = F, v = E, vi = A, vii = G

Front 29

19. The network health analysis is based on what information?
a. The number of users accessing the Internet
b. The statements made by the CIO
c. Statistics from the existing network
d. The IP addressing scheme

Back 29

19. C. The network health analysis is based on statistics obtained from the existing
network.

Front 30

20. While performing a network audit, you encounter a Frame Relay WAN segment run-
ning at a sustained rate of 75 percent from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. What do you recommend?
a. Nothing. The daily 24-hour average rate is still 45 percent.
b. Change from Frame Relay to MPLS.
c. Increase the provisioned WAN bandwidth.
d. Deny VoIP calls from 9 a.m. to 5 a.m.

Back 30

20. C. WAN circuits with sustained utilization of more than 70 percent should have their
provisioned bandwidth increased.

Front 31

21. What information is included in the network audit report? (Select all that apply.)
a. Network device list
b. IOS versions
c. Router models
d. Interface speeds
e. WAN utilization

Back 31

21. A, B, C, D, E. All these items are included in a network audit report.

Front 32

22. Which three tasks are part of characterizing the existing network?
a. Speaking with the CIO
b. Using traffic analysis
c. Automated auditing of the network using tools
d. Collect information
e. Obtaining organizational chart
f. Defining organizational goals

Back 32

22. B, C, and D

Front 33

23. Which command provides the average CPU of a Cisco router?
a. show cpu
b. show processes cpu
c. show processes memory
d. show cpu utilization
e. show cpu average

Back 33

23. B

Front 34

24. Which parameters can be obtained by the use of a traffic analyzer?
a. Application importance
b. QoS requirements
c. Devices using a specific protocol
d. IP addresses of devices and TCP/UDP port number
e. Average bit rate and packet rate

Back 34

24. C, D, and E

Front 35

25. Which commands provide information about individual applications, protocols, or
flows? (Choose three.)
a. show process cpu
b. show ip interface
c. show ip cache flow
d. show ip nbar protocol-discovery
e. show process memory
f. show interface application

Back 35

25. B, C, and D

Front 36

26. What is used to create the documentation of the existing network?
a. Router show commands
b. Network audit, documentation, and traffic analysis tools
c. Audit tools
d. Existing documentation and input from organization

Back 36

26. B

Front 37

27. What is the sequence for the stages of top-down design?

Back 37

27. (1) Identify customer requirements.
(2) Define upper OSI layers.
(3) Gather additional information.
(4) Choose underlying technology.

Front 38

28. Which are potential scopes for a network design project? (Choose three.)
a. Network layer redundancy
b. Campus upgrade
c. Data link layer redundancy
d. Network redesign
e. WAN upgrade
f. Application upgrade

Back 38

28. B, D, and E

Front 39

29. A credit card company network is being designed. Secure transactions are empha-
sized throughout the initial requirements. Redundant links are required to reduce net-
work outages. What is the order of importance of the following design issues?
a. IP addressing design
b. Physical topology design
c. Network modules
d. Security design

Back 39

29. C-1, A-2, B-3, D-4. Taking a top-down approach the order of importance is security
design, IP addressing (network layer) design, physical topology design, and then net-
work modular design.

Front 40

30. Which types of tools are used during the network design process?
a. Network management tools
b. Network trending tools
c. Network modeling tools
d. Network simulation and testing tools
e. Network implementation tools

Back 40

30. C and D

Front 41

31. Which four items should be present in the implementation plan?
a. Implementation description
b. Estimated time to implement
c. Reference to design document
d. Rollback procedure
e. Estimated cost of implementation
f. Application profiles

Back 41

31. A, B, C, and D

Front 42

32. A new design uses IPsec for the WAN. Which approach should be used to verify
the design?
a. Live network
b. Pilot network
c. Prototype network
d. Cable network
e. Internet network

Back 42

32. C

Front 43

33. Which three is included in the design document?
a. Design details
b. Design requirements
c. Current cable runs
d. List of Layer 2 devices
e. Implementation plan

Back 43

33. A, B, and E

Front 44

Define:
PPDIOO

Back 44

Cisco's formalized network’s life cycle with six phases: Prepare, Plan, Design, Implement, Operate, and Optimize.

Front 45

Define:
NBAR

Back 45

Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR): Intelligent classification engine. Classed as a network management and auditing tool.

Front 46

Define:
NetFlow

Back 46

NetFlow: Provides a view of network traffic flows on a specific network interface. Classed as a network management and auditing tool.

Front 47

Define:
policy control

Back 47

Not defined as such in chapter 1. Policy and Control: Policies are applied to all users and devices across the architecture. Part of the BNA (Borderless Network Architecture).

Front 48

Define:
virtualization

Back 48

Virtualization: Allows for the maximization of efficiencies through the reduction of
hardware, power consumption, heating and cooling costs, facilities space, and management effort. Virtualization and its benefits are a key goal for almost all organization. It has gained popularity by industry leaders such as VMware.