Review Questions
1: | What general steps are required to install a SOHO LAN? |
A1: | Answer: A SOHO LAN is installed by cabling the facility, installing NICs in each PC host, installing driver programs, configuring the Windows protocol software, defining users, and sharing PC host resources. |
2: | A DNS server does what? |
A2: | Answer: Domain Name Service (DNS) translates PC host names into IP addresses. |
3: | What Windows service is similar to DNS? |
A3: | Answer: The Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) translates NetBIOS names into IP addresses on a Windows LAN. |
4: | What SOHO LAN installation task is most often overlooked or left incomplete? |
A4: | Answer: Documentation is the task that no one wants to do. However, a SOHO LAN that is not documented will be documented the ... |
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