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50 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following is not contributing to the dramatic increase in network traffic today? |
Client computers today can have 2GB of RAM, a 300 GB hard drive, and 2 Ghz processors. |
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Which of the following is not true about network design? |
In designing LAN networks, network designers tend to err on the side of building too small a network |
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Which of the following is not included in the key deliverable for the needs assessment stage, the set of logical network diagrams? |
specific routers that have been chosen to implement the proposed network |
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A _________ results when a network is used to a greater extent than was originally anticipated by the network designer. |
turnpike effect |
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Simulation is a tool that can be used in designing networks. |
True |
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Which of the following is not a step used in newer types of network design processes? |
implementation |
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The network architecture component that is a special LAN with a group of servers that enables electronic data exchange of between the organization and the external entities it does business with is called the |
e-commerce edge |
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The network architecture component that is sometimes referred to as the distribution layer is the |
building backbone |
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The network architecture component which contains the organization's servers is called the |
data center |
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Which of the following is not a key deliverable for the cost assessment step? |
list of wish list requirements |
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The turnpike effect results when a network is used at a much lower rate than was anticipated when it was designed. |
False |
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In __________, the network designer examines the available technologies and assesses which options will meet the users' needs. |
technology design |
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According to one rule of thumb, ______ percent of circuit loading information is easy to gather. |
80 |
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Estimating the size and type of the "standard" and "advanced" network circuits is called _________. |
capacity planning |
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Which of the following is not a step under the traditional network design approach? |
An analyst takes the traffic on the current network and then multiplies that by a factor of 3.65 to come up with the estimate of the total traffic for the new network. |
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Today, many organizations design networks using the building-block approach. |
True |
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Which of the following are not costs that are generally considered during the cost assessment stage of the network design process? |
cost of advertising brochures for new products to be offered by an organization |
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The traditional network design approach does not work well for _________ networks. |
rapidly growing |
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RFP stands for: |
Request for Proposal |
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Cost assessment is used to look at the relative cost of technologies used in a network design. |
True |
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Gaining an understanding of the current application system and messages provides a _________ against which future design requirements can be gauged. |
baseline |
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The building block design approach is sometimes called: |
narrow and deep |
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___________ refers to the amount of data transmitted on a circuit. |
Circuit loading |
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Which of the following is not a main item for which network designers estimate costs for the proposed network? |
ergonomic chairs for users |
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Which of the following is not a way in which network requirements, identified in the needs analysis of the network design process, are organized? |
non-necessary requirements |
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To estimate costs for large network purchases, organizations often: |
issue an RFP to vendors |
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In technology design, a network designer looks at available technologies to see which options will satisfy users' needs. |
True |
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Which of the following would not be a type of circuit that needs to be considered when planning for technology design capacity? |
Ethernet |
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The step of understanding current traffic on a network provides a baseline against which future network requirements can be compared. |
True |
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__________ is not an important consideration when network designers review old and new applications. |
Reviewing the NFL scores |
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Networks requirements can be divided into mandatory, desirable, and wish-list requirements. |
True |
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There are some network modeling tools that can ________ the existing network. |
discover |
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Nowadays, most organizations use a simpler approach to network design called the ___________ approach. |
building-block |
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A traditional network design approach follows a structured systems analysis and design process similar to that used in building applications. |
True |
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When obtaining the support of senior management for a proposed network, it is important to use as much technical network jargon as possible. |
False |
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The goal of the needs analysis step in network design is to develop a physical network design. |
False-to understand why it is being built |
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Needs analysis is the final step in the building block approach to network design. |
False-Cost Assessment is |
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In __________, the network designer considers the relative cost of the technologies. |
cost assessment |
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The goal of the needs analysis step is to produce a ___________, or a statement of the network elements necessary to meet the needs of the organization. |
logical network design |
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Which of the following is not an example of a building block used in technology design? |
specifications for a particular lighting fixture in the network operating center |
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In needs analysis: |
the goal is to understand what users and applications the network will support |
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In the technology design stage of network design, |
the decisions for fundamental technology/protocols and circuit capacity are interrelated |
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A circuit that is filled almost to its capacity and thus is the critical point that determines whether users get good or bad response times is referred to as a(n) |
bottleneck |
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To establish circuit loading, the designer usually starts with the: |
total characters transmitted per day on each circuit, or, if possible, the number of characters transmitted per two-second intervals if peaks must be met |
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________ is used to model the behavior of the planned communication network once the proposed network map is complete. |
Simulation |
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The goals in the needs analysis step of network design are exactly the same when designing LANs vs. when designing WANs. |
False |
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Today, most network designers use a three to five year planning horizon. |
True |
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Cost assessment is the step in the network design in which many complex factors related to costs are documented. |
True |
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Today, the most expensive part of the network is the hardware. |
False |
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In __________, the network designer attempts to understand the fundamental current and future network needs of the various users, departments, and applications. |
needs analysis |