Chapter 21 Quiz

1		SNMP defines the ___________________ to be sent from a manager to an agent and vice versa.
			A)	format of the packets
			B)	encoding of the packets
			C)	number of packets
			D)	none of the above
2		A manager is a host that runs the SNMP _______ process.
			A)	client
			B)	server
			C)	both a and b
			D)	none of the above
3		An agent is a host or computer that runs the SNMP _______ process.
			A)	client
			B)	server
			C)	both a and b
			D)	none of the above
4		SNMP uses two other protocols:________ and _________.
			A)	MIB; SMTP
			B)	SMI; MIB
			C)	FTP; SMI
			D)	none of the above
5		________ defines the general rules for naming objects, defining object types, and showing how to encode objects and values.
			A)	MIB
			B)	BER
			C)	SMI
			D)	none of the above
6		__________ creates a collection of named objects, their types, and their relationships to each other in an entity to be managed.
			A)	MIB
			B)	SMI
			C)	BER
			D)	none of the above
7		We can compare the task of network management to the task of writing a program. Both tasks need rules. In network management this is handled by ___________.
			A)	SMNP
			B)	MIB
			C)	SMI
			D)	none of the above
8		We can compare the task of network management to the task of writing a program. Both tasks need variable declarations. In network management this is handled by _________.
			A)	SMNP
			B)	MIB
			C)	SMI
			D)	none of the above
9		We can compare the task of network management to the task of writing a program. Both tasks have actions performed by statements. In network management this is handled by _______.
			A)	SMNP
			B)	MIB
			C)	SMI
			D)	none of the above
10		SMI emphasizes three attributes to handle an object: _____, ________, and _________.
			A)	name; data type; size
			B)	name; size; encoding method
			C)	name; data type; encoding method
			D)	none of the above
11		To name objects globally, SMI uses an object identifier, which is a hierarchical identifier based on a _______ structure
			A)	linear
			B)	tree
			C)	graph
			D)	none of the above
12		All objects managed by SNMP are given an object identifier. The object identifier always starts with _______.
			A)	1.3.6.1.2.1
			B)	1.3.6.1.2.2
			C)	1.3.6.1.2.3
			D)	none of the above
13		To define the data type, SMI uses fundamental _______ definitions and adds some new definitions.
			A)	AMS.1
			B)	ASN.1
			C)	ASN.2
			D)	none of the above
14		SMI has two broad categories of data type: _______ and _______.
			A)	simple; complex
			B)	simple; structured
			C)	structured; unstructured
			D)	none of the above
15		The _______ data types are atomic data types.
			A)	structure
			B)	simple
			C)	both a and b
			D)	none of the above
16		SMI defines two structured data types: ________ and _________.
			A)	sequence; atomic
			B)	sequence; a sequence of
			C)	a sequence of; array
			D)	none of the above
17		SMI uses another standard, ___________, to encode data to be transmitted over the network.
			A)	MIB
			B)	ANS.1
			C)	BER
			D)	none of the above
18		The _________ ordering enables a manager to access a set of variables one after another by defining the first variable.
			A)	lexicographic
			B)	linear
			C)	non-linear
			D)	none of the above
19		The GetRequest PDU is sent from the _______ to the __________ to retrieve the value of a variable or a set of variables.
			A)	client; server
			B)	server; client
			C)	server; network
			D)	none of the above
20		The Response PDU is sent from the ______ to the ______ in response to GetRequest or GetNextRequest.
			A)	server; client
			B)	client; server
			C)	network; host
			D)	none of the above
21		The Trap PDU is sent from the ______ to the _______ to report an event.
			A)	server; client
			B)	client; server
			C)	network; host
			D)	none of the above
22		SNMP uses the services of UDP on two well-known ports, _______ and _______.
			A)	161; 162
			B)	160; 161
			C)	160; 162
			D)	none of the above
23		_______ runs the SNMP client program; _______ runs the SNMP server program.
			A)	A manager; a manager
			B)	An agent; an agent
			C)	A manager; an agent
			D)	An agent; a manager
24		INTEGER, OCTET STRING, and ObjectIdentifier are _______ definitions used by SMI.
			A)	MIB
			B)	SNMP
			C)	ASN.1
			D)	none of the above
25		Which of the following could be a legitimate MIB object identifier?
			A)	1.3.6.1.2.1.1
			B)	1.3.6.1.2.2.1
			C)	2.3.6.1.2.1.2
			D)	none of the above
26		Which is a manager duty?
			A)	Retrieve the value of an object defined in an agent.
			B)	Store the value of an object defined in an agent.
			C)	a and b
			D)	none of the above
27		For a 1-byte length field, what is the maximum value for the data length?
			A)	127
			B)	128
			C)	255
			D)	none of the above
28		An object id defines a _______. Add a zero suffix to define the _______.
			A)	variable; table
			B)	table; variable
			C)	variable; variable contents
			D)	none of the above
29		An SNMP agent can send _______ messages.
			A)	GetRequest
			B)	SetRequest
			C)	Trap
			D)	none of the above
30		An SNMP agent can send _______ messages.
			A)	Response
			B)	GetRequest
			C)	SetRequest
			D)	none of the above
31		The _______ field in the SNMP PDU is an offset that points to the variable in error.
			A)	community
			B)	enterprise
			C)	error index
			D)	none of the above
32		The _______ field in the SNMP PDU reports an error in a response message.
			A)	community
			B)	enterprise
			C)	error status
			D)	none of the above
33		The _______ field in the SNMP PDU consists of a sequence of variables and their corresponding values.
			A)	version
			B)	community
			C)	VarBindList
			D)	none of the above