NETWORKING BASIC

1. Why do we need Internet?

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2. What are the advantages of setting your Intranet?
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3. What is your understanding of the word “Extranet”?
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4. Why do we need to setup VPN?
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5. What is the importance of configuring your network Security zones?
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6. What is the importance of setting your network Firewalls?
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7. Explain the advantages of local area networks (LANs).
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8. Why do we need to setup our Networks perimeter?
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9. What is your understanding of the word “Addressing”?
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10. What are the examples of Reserved address ranges for local use (including local loopback IP).
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11. Why do we need to setup VLANs in our network?
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12. What are the differences of wired LAN and wireless LAN?
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WAN

13. Explain the importance of wide area networks (WANs).

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14. Explain the differences of the following:
a. leased lines

b. dial-up
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c. ISDN
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d. VPN
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e. T1
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 f. T3
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g. E1
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h. E3
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i. DSL
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j. Cable in terms of their characteristics (speed, availability)
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k. Map T1 to a LAN or WAN
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WIRELESS

15. Explain the importance of wireless networking.

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16. State and Explain the following:
a. Types of wireless networking standards and their characteristics (802.11A,B,G,N including
different Ghz ranges),
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b. Types of network security (WPA/WEP/802.1X etc.),
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c. Point-to-Point (P2P) wireless,
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d. Wireless bridging
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17. State and explain the different types of network topologies and access methods.
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SWITCH

18. What do you mean by Switch transmission speed?

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19. What are the Number and type of ports of the switch?
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20. What is your understanding of Number of switch uplinks?
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21. What is your understanding of Switch speed of uplinks?
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22. What are the differences between Managed and unmanaged switches?
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23. What are the VLAN capabilities?
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 24. What are Differences between Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches?
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25. What are the security options of the switch?
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26. What is your understanding of the word “hardware redundancy?
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27. What do you mean by backplane speed?
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28. What are the different types of switching?
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29. What is your understanding of the term “MAC table”?
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30. Explain the different capabilities of hubs vs. switches.
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ROUTER

31. What are the characteristics of router?

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32. What are the router’s transmission speeds?
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33. What is your understanding of directly connected routes?
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34. What is static routing?
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35. What is dynamic routing (routing protocols)?
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36. What do you mean by default routes?
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37. What is your understand of routing table and how it selects best route(s).
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38. What is routing table memory?
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39. What is your understanding of NAT?
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40. Why do we need to install routing software in the Windows Server?
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MEDIA

41. What are the different types of media their characteristics?

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42. What are the media (cables) segment length and speed?
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 43. What is your understanding of word “fibre optic”?
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44. What is the difference between twisted pair shielded and nonshielded?
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45. What are the different types of catxx cabling categories?
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46. What do you mean by the word “wireless”?
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47. What do you mean by wireless susceptibility to external interferences (machinery, power
cables, etc)?
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48. What do you mean by wireless susceptibility to electricity (lightning), susceptibility to
interception?
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49. What is the main purpose of understanding OSI model?
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50. Explain the 7 layers of OSI model.
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51. Explain the different layers of TCP model.
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52. List the devices assigned to 7 layers.
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53. List the protocols and applications assign to the 7 layers.
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54. What are the differences of TCP and UDP?
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55. List the well-known ports for most used purposes (not necessarily Internet).
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56. What is the difference between packets and frames?
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IPv4 and IPv6

57. What is difference between IPv4 and IPv6?

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58. Give example of IPv4 and IPv6 subnetting.
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59. Give example of IPv4 and IPv6 addressing.
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60. Explain why IPv4 to IPv6 tunneling protocols need to ensure backwards compatibility.
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61. What is IPv4 dual IP stack?
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62. What is the importance of IPv4 and IPv6 subnetmask?
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63. What is the difference between IPv4 and IPv6 gateway, ports and packets?
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 64. What are examples of IPv4 and IPv6 reserved address ranges for local use (including local
loopback IP)?
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DNS and DHCP

65. What is your understanding of names resolution?

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66. What is difference between DNS into WINS?
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67. Write the process of setting the name resolution.
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68. What is your understanding of networking services?
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69. Why do we need to setup DHCP?
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70. What is remote access?
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71. What is your understand of the word “TCP/IP”?
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72. Explain the difference ping command, tracert command, pathping command, Telnet command,
IPconfig command, and netstat command.
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