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11 Cards in this Set
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What are three forces making the traditional design approach less appropriate for many of today's networks?
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1. Rapid change of computer technology
2. Network traffic growing rapidly 3. Balance of cost has changed dramatically |
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What are the 3 phases of the building block approach?
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1. Needs analysis
2. Technology design 3. Cost assessment |
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What is the object of needs analysis?
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To produce a logical network design
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Once identified, network requirements should be organized into:
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mandatory requirements
desirable requirements wish list requirements |
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What are 2 decisions in designing network circuits and devices?
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1. Deciding on the fundamental technology and protocols
2. Choosing the capacity each circuit will operate at |
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What are the 4 main areas of network management?
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1. Configuration Management
2. Performance and fault management 3. End user support 4. Cost management |
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What are 2 common configuration activities?
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1. Adding and deleting user accounts
2. Updating software on client computers |
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What are 3 activities related to performance management?
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1. Policy-based management
2. Server load balancing 3. Service-level agreements |
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What are 3 areas of end user support?
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1. Resolving network problems
2. Resolving software problems 3. Training |
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What are the 5 steps to reducing network costs?
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1. Develop standard hardware and software configurations for client computers
2. Automate as much of the network as possible 3. Reduce installation costs of new hardware and software by working with vendors 4. Centralize help desk 5. Move to thin client architectures |
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What are 3 fundamentally different types of network management software?
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1. Device management software
2. System management software 3. Application management software |
