Microsoft Networking Essentials Exam Research & Evidence-Based Practice 5

Question 1

Which approach represents evidence-based practice when planning a network upgrade to support higher bandwidth requirements?

Accepted Answer

Analyze current utilization trends and project future needs using historical data

Answer

Upgrade all hardware to the latest model immediately

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Ask users which applications feel slow

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Follow the same plan as a competitor company

Question 2

When researching whether to implement 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) in an enterprise environment, which source provides the most authoritative technical specifications?

Accepted Answer

The IEEE 802.11ax standard document published by IEEE

Answer

Social media technology influencers

Answer

Product marketing brochures

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End-user reviews on retail websites

Question 3

What is the evidence-based purpose of conducting a 'post-mortem' after a network outage?

Accepted Answer

To document root cause, timeline, and corrective actions to prevent recurrence

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To assign blame to the responsible team member

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To satisfy vendor warranty requirements

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To generate reports for external auditors only

Question 4

A technician uses 'netstat -e' to collect evidence about network interface statistics. What category of data does this command provide?

Accepted Answer

Ethernet interface statistics including bytes sent, received, and errors

Answer

Active TCP connection states and port numbers

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DNS cache entries and TTL values

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Routing table entries and next-hop addresses

Question 5

In network research, what does the term 'reproducibility' mean in the context of troubleshooting findings?

Accepted Answer

The ability to consistently recreate an observed problem under the same conditions

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The ability to copy a network configuration to multiple devices

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Restoring a backup configuration from archive

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Duplicating a server for high availability

Question 6

Which Microsoft Windows Server role provides centralized, evidence-based logging for network access control events across multiple servers?

Accepted Answer

Network Policy Server (NPS)

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DNS Server

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DHCP Server

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Print and Document Services

Question 7

When evaluating two competing network topology designs using evidence-based methods, which criterion provides the most objective comparison?

Accepted Answer

Measured performance against defined SLAs and quantified risk scores for each design

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Which design looks simpler on paper

Answer

The personal preference of the senior engineer

Answer

Which design uses more familiar equipment brands