Section 3.2 Demonstrate your acquired knowledge about Network Monitoring Technologies. This will demonstrate your proficiency for section 3.2 of the Network+ 10-009 objectives. 1 / 25 What is the primary benefit of using anomaly alerting in network monitoring? Reduces log retention requirements Identifies deviations from normal performance patterns Captures encrypted traffic Maps SNMP community strings 2 / 25 Which monitoring method is the MOST useful for capturing transient issues on a network segment? Flow data Port mirroring with packet capture SNMP polling Configuration management 3 / 25 What type of data would help determine whether excessive bandwidth usage is due to a particular protocol or user? Syslog Flow data SNMP community string SNMP trap 4 / 25 Which monitoring solution is best for tracking configuration drift in routers and switches? Availability monitoring Configuration monitoring Flow data collection Syslog-only analysis 5 / 25 Which SNMP version introduced support for cryptographic security features? v1 v2c v3 v4 6 / 25 Which log aggregation technique provides real-time alerting and historical correlation? SNMP polling Community string analysis SIEM Port scan 7 / 25 What tool can identify a misconfigured firewall rule by reviewing packet-level communication? SNMP v2c agent Packet capture tool Flow analysis report Syslog parser 8 / 25 Availability monitoring tools generally check for: Device configuration changes Whether systems and services are online and reachable Community string validity Number of mirrored packets 9 / 25 Performance monitoring is primarily used to assess which of the following? Configuration compliance Network throughput, latency, and packet loss SNMP agent roles MIB hierarchy 10 / 25 Traffic analysis can help identify which of the following? SNMP version Bandwidth hogs and traffic patterns Trap thresholds Syslog priorities 11 / 25 Which of the following is MOST useful for discovering new hosts on a subnet? Packet capture Trap message Network discovery tool Baseline report 12 / 25 Which network discovery method runs on a predefined schedule? Ad hoc Scheduled Port mirroring SNMP community polling 13 / 25 What is port mirroring typically used for? Encrypt SNMP data Send a copy of traffic to a monitoring port Filter syslog messages Configure SNMP agents 14 / 25 Why would an organization use API integration with a monitoring solution? Encrypt SNMP traffic Aggregate packet data Automate data sharing between platforms Capture wireless signals 15 / 25 A company wants to correlate logs with threat intelligence and trigger alerts. What tool should they use? Packet sniffer SIEM SNMP v2c Port mirroring 16 / 25 Which component collects logs from various network devices? SNMP agent Flow monitor Syslog collector Community string manager 17 / 25 What type of alert is triggered when network behavior deviates from the baseline? MIB entry Packet retransmission Anomaly alert Syslog rotation 18 / 25 Which metric provides a reference point for normal network performance? SIEM log Baseline Trap message Community string 19 / 25 What monitoring method captures and stores actual packets for analysis? Flow data Packet capture Port mirroring SNMP trap 20 / 25 Which of the following tools would be used to analyze bandwidth usage over time? Syslog server SNMP v1 Flow data collector Configuration monitor 21 / 25 What is a community string in SNMP used for? Acts like a password to access device data Encrypts flow data Manages port mirroring Configures syslog filters 22 / 25 Which SNMP version sends community strings in cleartext? v3 v2c v4 v3 with AES 23 / 25 What role does a Management Information Base (MIB) play in SNMP? Encrypts SNMP traffic Aggregates logs across the network Defines the structure of SNMP-managed objects Manages community strings 24 / 25 In SNMP, what is the purpose of a trap? Prevent unauthorized SNMP traffic Notify the management system of a significant event Encrypt SNMP messages Gather flow data passively 25 / 25 Which SNMP version supports authentication and encryption? v1 v2c v3 v2e Your score is 0% Restart quiz Return to CompTia N+ 10-009 Objectives