Exam 70-058
Networking Essentials

This certification exam measures your ability to implement, administer, and troubleshoot information systems that incorporate Microsoft^® Windows^® 95 and any products in the Microsoft BackOffice™ family. The exam covers only the networking knowledge and skills common to both Windows 95 and BackOffice products. Before taking the exam, you should be proficient in the following job skills.

Standards and Terminology

• Define common networking terms for LANs and WANs.
• Compare a file-and-print server with an application server.
• Compare user-level security with access permission assigned to a shared directory on a server.
• Compare a client/server network with a peer-to-peer network.
• Compare the implications of using connection-oriented communications with connectionless communications.
• Distinguish whether SLIP or PPP is used as the communications protocol for various situations.
• Define the communication devices that communicate at each level of the OSI model.
• Describe the characteristics and purpose of the media used in IEEE 802.3 and IEEE 802.5 standards.
• Explain the purpose of NDIS and Novell ODI network standards.

Planning

• Select the appropriate media for various situations. Media choices include:
  • Twisted-pair cable
  • Coaxial cable
  • Fiber-optic cable
  • Wireless
• Situational elements include:
  • Cost
  • Distance limitations
  • Number of nodes
• Select the appropriate topology for various token-ring and Ethernet networks.
• Select the appropriate network and transport protocol or protocols for various token-ring and Ethernet networks. Protocol choices include:
  • DLC
  • AppleTalk
  • IPX
  • TCP/IP
  • NFS
  • SMB
• Select the appropriate connectivity devices for various token-ring and Ethernet networks. Connectivity devices include:
  • Repeaters
  • Bridges
  • Routers
  • Brouters
  • Gateways
• List the characteristics, requirements, and appropriate situations for WAN connection services. WAN connection services include:
  • X.25
  • ISDN
  • Frame relay
  • ATM

Implementation

• Choose an administrative plan to meet specified needs, including performance management, account management, and security.
• Choose a disaster recovery plan for various situations.
• Given the manufacturer's documentation for the network adapter, install, configure, and resolve hardware conflicts for multiple network adapters in a token-ring or Ethernet network.
• Implement a NetBIOS naming scheme for all computers on a given network.
• Select the appropriate hardware and software tools to monitor trends in the network.

Troubleshooting

• Identify common errors associated with components required for communications.
• Diagnose and resolve common connectivity problems with cards, cables, and related hardware.
• Resolve broadcast storms.
• Identify and resolve network performance problems.