CCDA/CCDP - ..and then there is this one...

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..and then there is this one...

ccda_wannabe

2001-11-27, 9:33 am

#1(CCDAQ77). In Windows based networks you are asked to setup a design where security is not an issue. Which design would you choose?
A. Peer to Peer
B. Share level network
C. Domain
D. Workgroup

Your answer is: D
Correct Answer is C

as an explanation i was told: Workgroups can be any logical collection of computers; any computer on the network can join an existing workgroup or create a new one... A domain has security and administrative properties that a workgroup does not.

uh... so why was my answer wrong?

huntert

2001-11-27, 7:04 pm

when i see a question like that, i would go towards domains rather than workgroups.
networks have always meant a domain structure to me, and you can make a domain or an entrance to a domain very secure or
just plain log in.

i understand that it is a tricky question but cisco always points towards true networking and a workgroup is not on their list of a real network, domains are very important and again a domain can be very secure or just very much not secure.

a network to me is like: domain A |Router| Domain B in simple term. i would never have a workgroup setup.

i hate Qs like that also.

Goodluck.

muckfish

2001-11-28, 10:38 am

wanabe,

i agree with huntert on this one ... just one more thing to add ..... i think when they say "not an issue" it meant the network is so secure that security "not an issue" .... hehhehe ...... these questions definitely suck!

strikeattack

2001-11-30, 9:49 am

I don't believe you guys are understanding the terminology correctly. Peer-to-Peer, Share level (as opposed to user level), domain, and workgroup are all LAYER 7 terms that relate to how Microsoft-specific networks provide security and interoperate. It has nothing to do with routing domains, switch ports, routing protocols, IP, or Cisco in general.

Domain refers to a Microsoft networks that is using a PDC/BDC system to provide centralized security for the network.

Workgroup refers to a collection of workstations in which security is de-centralized and each station typically controls access to resources through share-level security.

Share level works like this. When a user wants to request a resource on a Windows network, be it a file or folder, they are presented with a pop-up box that requests a password. Share level security uses passwords to grant access. This is because there is no centralized security provider (PDC). If there was a PDC on the network, security would be user-level, in which their logon serves as the password for the resource, and they granted access with no prompts.

Peer-to-Peer is an easy one. This is obviously the simplest network possible, in which two PCs are connected by the use of a crossover cable.

ccda_wannabe, I believe your answer is correct to this question. If I was asked this question, I would choose D. What confuses me, is why you are being asked a questions on Microsoft-specific terminology in a Cisco exam.

strikeattack

2001-12-04, 10:09 am

Hmmm.... No replies yet... Did this help at all? Or am I just spewing esoterical non-sense, none of which has any basis in reality?

Hmmm...

kavita

2001-12-04, 10:32 am

hi strike! its all relative i guess. "technically" workgroups would be the right answer... though from a "design" perspective, the domain model would seem to fit (a good design engineer thinks long term and not immediate).

as luck would have it i got asked this exact question in my ccda... went with "domain" although "workgoup" was where my heart was

cleared the test and thats what matters in the end huh.

strikeattack

2001-12-04, 12:42 pm

I stick by my answer. The reason is, when referring to domains, engineers typically are referring to either "routing domains", "nt domains", or "domain name servers". And, I fail to see what "routing domains" or "domain name servers" has to do with providing security within the context of this question.

Remember, this is a CCDA exam, and you are required to be familiar with terminology outside of Cisco's scope because YOU ARE DESIGNING THE NETWORK. Take a look at this link...
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/473/winnt_dg.htm

quote:
the domain model would seem to fit (a good design engineer thinks long term and not immediate).

And exactly which domain model are you talking about? A Cisco domain model? I am unaware of any standard, publicized Cisco "domain" model, outside of the traditional routing "domain" terminology.

strikeattack

2001-12-07, 2:07 pm

I was really hoping for some contrary opinions on this matter... Dmaftei, Yankee, Dr.Cisco, MadChef, Reamer?

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