Exam Prep Practice Questions

Question 1 Which of the following naming services requires the data to be configured manually on every system on which it is used?
  • A. NIS

  • B. NIS+

  • C. DNS

  • D. /etc files

A1: The correct answer is D. All the other naming services provide a means to update one master database and propagate changes to every system that needs them. Although using /etc files is simple and quick for a small number of systems, using NIS, NIS+, or DNS for a large number of systems reduces maintenance.
Question 2 What is the name of a method to restrict access to NIS+ resources based on the credentials of the users?
A2: The correct answer is authentication.
Question 3 Which of the following are features provided by NIS+? [Select all that apply.] ...

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