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Nikkei Network

October 2006 Issue

FEATURE 1 Network Skill Test and Its Results 2006 Network Proficiency Test - When you are assigned the task of operating or managing a computer network, you must possess various skills and knowledge about networks. Nikkei Network’s editorial office developed 30 questions as part of a test for evaluating those skills that are indispensable for network managers who are directly involved in the management of networks. You can try the test and evaluate your current skills. Introduction Questions - Skills for establishing a network - Skills for solving problems with a network - Skills for managing a network - Skills for selecting appropriate network devices - Skills for providing proper instructions and reports regarding information - Skills for collecting information - Comments by those who earned high marks on the test conducted over the Internet Answers and analysis - Correct answers (in percentage) and grades - Analysis of your score Commentary - Analysis of the results from the point of view of test-takers - Focus on the three questions that received the fewest correct answers - Ten questions that received the highest percentage of correct answers

BEGINNERS’ QUESTION

Is it true that FTTH cannot be deployed without utility poles?

FEATURE 2

Examination of the Answers Given by 1,195 Respondents
The challenge of remaining calm when trouble occurs

“Better Safe than Sorry”

- Is there anything one can do on a routine basis in order to remain calm and respond rationally when a network is in trouble? In order to answer that question, Nikkei Network conducted a questionnaire about network problems and found measures that can be useful when trouble occurs. This article offers seven such measures and examines examples of their application in workplaces that are directly involved in the management or operation of networks.


Part 1: Analysis
- Preparations useful for dealing with network trouble, which can be learned only through experience

Part 2: Examples
- How to make effective use of precautionary measures at a workplace directly involved in the operation of networks, which can be learned from those who have actually experienced network trouble

Reference data
- Actual conditions of network management