Chapter 1

1. Discuss about Mainframe and Client/Server Architectures.What are the reasons

for which organizations integrate mainframe and client/server architectures inst
ead of completely migrating to Client/server architecture.
2. What do you understand by upsizing and downsizing? Discuss about horizental a
nd vertical scalling.
3. Discuss about Gartner classifcation.
4. Discuss about File server architecture and its advantages.
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4. Practical Subnetting question from old board exam questions.
5. discuss about open standard routering protocols i.e. OSPF RIP. What are the d
ifferences between routing protocol and routed protocols.
6. Discuss about Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 standards
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7. Discuss about RAID and disk fault tolorances.
8. How can you achieve disaster recovery in IT infrastructure. Explain different
steps in disaster recovery plan. How will latest technologies help reduce cost
of disaster recovery.
(Hints: discuss Virtualization and cloud as alternative latest technologies whic
h will help in reducing investment for disaster recovery).
9. Discuss about backup plan. What are different types of backups?
10. Write short note on:
a. restoring and protecting an OS
b. Directory restore and replication
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11. Discuss about Global Catalog and Schema Master.
12. discuss on Domain, Tree and Forest with the help of diagram
13. Explaing about different administrative or opertational models of Active dir
ectory.
14. Discuss on Functional levels and trust in Active directory.
15. what do you understand by LDAP? Explain
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16. Explain about network monitoring architecture. How can SNMP help in monitori
ng network infrastructure.
17. What do you understand by auditing
18. Discuss about Security control and User environment configuration and protoc
ols (hints: SVN, git are used for environment configuration management)
19. Discuss on Fault monitoring and avoidence.
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20. What do you understand bh DHCP? Explain how DHCP works with diagram.
21. How WINS differs from DNS?
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22. Discuss about the features of Routing and Remote Access services in windows
server.
23. What do you understand by VPN? What are different types of VPN? What are the
protocols used for VPN? Discuss
(Hints: protocols used: discuss about PPTP, L2TP and IPSec)
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24. Discuss about different authentication protocols.
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25. Discuss about different security attacks and countermeasures.
26. What are different physical security requirements?

(Hints: security guard, Fire alarm, AC, biomatric authentiation and door locks,
disaster recovery site)
27. Discuss about Kerberos and X509. Explain how Kerboros works with suitable di
agram.
28. What do you understand by PGP? Discuss
29. Write short note on:
SSL, TLS and SET
Intruders and Virus
30. What do you understand firewall? What are different types of firewalls? What
are the different ways to achieve DMZ?