Exam 12: Network Management

What can be done to improve performance on networks?

Service level agreements specify the exact type of performance and fault conditions that an organization will accept from a common carrier or Internet service provider.

Quality control charts are a simple tool that can be used by network managers to monitor network conditions.

Describe "total cost of ownership."

___________ ensures that the network is operating as efficiently as possible.

_____________ helps ensure that critical problems get priority over less important ones.

One of the least common configuration activities is adding and deleting user accounts.

____________ is also called automatic software distribution.

Documentation for network and application software:

__________ policies attempt to allocate costs associated with a WAN or a mainframe to specific users.

_____________ are used by many large and small organizations to monitor and control their networks today.

________ is a measure of how much it costs per year to keep one computer operating.

___________ allows the network manager to determine who is responsible for correcting any outstanding problems.

User profiles should enable the network manager to identify the access rights to particular files and directories) for each user.

In-class training for end users should focus on

Performance management means ensuring the network is operating as efficiently as possible.

In many organizations, configuration documentation takes the form of a large set of network diagrams, one for each LAN, BN, and WAN.

Which of the following is not considered a key management task for running a network?

To ensure that critical problems get priority over less important ones, problem prioritizing is needed in a network.

If managers do not pay enough attention to planning and organizing the network, they are going to end up being proactive vs.reactive in solving network problems.