Answers to this month’s triva questions for all contests

Information on all current contests, including entry forms, can be found here http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests:

August contests from Microsoft Subnet

Microsoft Subnet and Pearson Education are giving away copies of System Center Opalis Integration Server 6.3 Unleashed to 15 lucky readers.A $44.99 value.

Question: According to the chapter excerpt of System Center Opalis Integration Server 6.3 Unleashed, what does the acronym MOF stand for?

Answer: Microsoft Operations Framework

EXTRA: Read author Kerrie Meyler’s blog on Microsoft Subnet Managing Microsoft

To win free training from Webucator, the trivia question is so easy, I don’t think you really need a hint. Simply name one of the bloggers that write for Microsoft Subnet … such as the author named in the sentence above.

May-June Contests from the Subnets

Win one of 15 copies of IPv6 for Enterprise Networks

Question: The chapter excerpt from IPv6 for Enterprise Networks, names three transition mechanisms that will allow IPv4 and IPv6 to coexist. One is IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels, another is IPv6 over MPLS. What is the third one?

Answer: dual-stack

April Contests from the Subnets

Microsoft Subnet: Win a 5-day Microsoft Licensing Tricks class:

Question: According to Cynthia’s blog post How to stop overpaying for Microsoft licensing, what requires that you pay in total for new usage for the remaining life of the agreement (a one-time lump sum versus pro-rated annual payments)? [Hint, a link to the answer can be found on Microsoft Subnet main page.]Answer: Annual True Up

Winner: Craig Fosburg

Cisco Subnet: Win one of 15 copies of Cisco Unity Connectionby David Schulz. Question: According to the April 1 blog post by author Dave Schultz, how many “Unity” voice mail products does Cisco offer?Answer: Three

Winners:

March Contests from the Subnets

Microsoft Subnet: One reader will win Win a free Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support Technician online class for yourself and up to two collegues. The more friends you get to enter, the better your chances of winning.  This package is worth up to $7,000.

Question: Name one blogger who writes for Microsoft Subnet

Answer: Ok, seriously, you can find this one out easily … take a look at the Microsoft Subnet site, and pick a name.

 Cisco Subnet: Win one of 15 copies of VMware ESX and ESXi in the Enterprise: Planning Deployment of Virtualization Servers, a $50 value.Question: According to the chapter excerpt, when scheduling VMDK-level backups, why is it best to have one host schedule all backups and to have one script to start backups on all other hosts? In this way, backups can be _____________ (hint: we are looking for three-word answer). Answer: “In this way, backups can be serialized per LUN.”  

February, 2011 contests

 Cisco Subnet: Fifteen readers will win a copy of the hot title, AAA Identity Management Security, by Vivek Santuka, Premdeep Banga, and Brandon J. Carroll, a $63 value.Question: Fill in the blank. According to the chapter excerpt of AAA Identity Management Security hosted on Cisco Subnet, supply the missing word from this sentence: ACS 5.1 can function both as a RADIUS server and a RADIUS _____________ server. (Hint a link to the answer can be found on the Cisco Subnet page).Answer: proxy

Here are the winners!

December, 2010, contests

Cisco Subnet:

According to the excerpt from CCNP ROUTE 642-902 Cert Kit, Chapter 1:Planning for Complex Networks, what is the Administrative Distance for External BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)? (Hint: answer can be found in Table 1-1 Routing Protocols and Their Default Administrative Distance. It is also posted somewhere on the Cisco Subnet home page).

Answer: 20

Here is the list of winners from the December contest.

Microsoft Subnet:

Questions: Name a blogger that writes for Microsoft Subnet

Answer: Any name from the Microsoft Subnet site.

Click here to discover the winner.

October, 2010, contests

1) On Cisco Subnet, win one of 15 copies of NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching: Next-Generation Data Center Architectures.

Q: What does the acronym vPC stand for, according to, Chapter 1: Introduction to Cisco NX-OS from NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching?

Answer: Virtual Port Channels

2) On Microsoft Subnet, win one of 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed

Q: What is the term for “a class of applications that facilitate and manage transaction-oriented processing, typically for data entry, complex business processes,” according to, Chapter 3: Examples of SQL Server Implementations of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed? (Hint, we are looking for an ancronym or the whole three-word term. You can find the answers linked to from the Microsoft Subnet home page.) Online transaction processing, or OLTP

Answer:

Here are the winners of October contests.

NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching

Robbie  Green

Nicolas Vibert

Sean  Waite

Dave Hatton

Clint Denham

Colin Cameron

Phillip Boulo

Clifton Folkerts

Jonathan Strine

Kim Hansen

Jeremy Bresley

Jarod Mohlmaster

Dominick Vanacore

Brian Bristlin

Louis Tran

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed

Mark King

Robert Verderame

MIKE Groesbeck

Max Lakshtanov

John Gwaltney

Barbara Dieffenderfer

Jacob Kinkade

Dave Dahl

De Tran

George Wang

Kayce Crews

Kenneth Erb

Joel Stokes

Jeff Foushee

Mark Murray

August, 2010, contests

1) On Cisco Subnet, win one of 15 copies of Cisco Unified Presence Fundamentals (a $60 value). Deadline August 31. The trivia question is …

Question: According to the chapter excerpt from Cisco Unified Presence Fundamentals, what does the acronym CUMC stand for?Answer: Cisco Unified Mobile Communicator (CUMC)

2) On Cisco Subnet win one of 15 copies of Network Security Auditing (a $70 value). Deadline August 31.

Question: According to the chapter excerpt, prevention is not just accomplished through technology, but also policy, procedure, and ________________. What is the third item in the list?

Answer: Awareness.

1) On Microsoft Subnet, win one of 15 copies of Using Microsoft Excel 2010 (a $29.99 value). Deadline August 31.

Question: According to the chapter excerpt, you need three things to get started with the Excel Web App: A browser, an Internet connection, and a _________________. What is the third thing you need to get started with the Excel Web App?. Answer: A Windows Live ID 

June-July, 2010, contests

1) Win one of 15 copies of the combo myITcertificationlabs: Security+ and CompTIA Security+ Exam Cram. This is a complete package for a course in preparation for the CompTIA Security+ exam. In Diane Barrett’s Cisco Subnet blog post on June 10, she names the top 6 IT skills employers are looking for. What is the first one?

Answer: 1. Incident-handling/response

Here’s the list of winners.

2) Win one of 15 copies of Essential SharePoint 2010: Overview, Governance, and Planning by Scott Jamison, Susan Hanley, & Mauro Cardarelli. According to the chapter excerpt of Essential SharePoint 2010 what types of features included in SharePoint 2010 make governance planning even more important? (Hint: fill in the blank: Governance planning is even more important in SharePoint 2010 because the increased emphasis and availability of ________________ features means there are more types of content to govern. Anwer can also be found on the Microsoft Subnet home page)

Answer: social computing features

Here’s the list of winners.

Deadline for both giveaways: July 31.

May, 2010, contests

1) From Cisco Subnet, win one of 15 copies of CCNP ROUTE 642-902 Cert Kit: Video, Flash Card, and Quick Reference Preparation Package by Kevin Wallace, Denise Donohue, and Jerold Swan.

Question: According to the chapter excerpt of CCNP ROUTE 642-902 Cert Kit, what is the name of the newer Cisco model that is “is significantly more complex and attempts to address the shortcomings of the Hierarchical Design Model.” 

Answer: Enterprise Composite Model

See the list of winners here.

2) Win one of 15 copies of the “rough cut” version of Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook, 4th Edition, by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent Hein, Ben Whaley

Question: According to the excerpt from Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook, what should you not intentionally overload? (Hint answer can be found on the Open Source Subnet home page. To find the two word answer, fill in the blanks: “Don’t intentionally overload your __________ or your ___________.)

Answer: systems or network.

See a list of the winners here.

April, 2010 contests:

1) From Microsoft Subnet, win one of 15 copies of Microsoft System Center Enterprise Suite Unleashed

Question: What is the name of the Systems Center tool for “monitoring the ongoing health of the system as well as the applications installed on the system.”

Answer: System Center Operations Manager

See a list of winners here.

2) From Cisco Subnet, win one of 15 copies of CompTIA A+ 220-701 and 220-702 Cert Kit: Video, Flash Card and Quick Reference Preparation Package

Question: Where is level three cache is located?Answer: Level three cache is located on removable chips on the motherboard.

See the list of winners here.

Answers to older contests …

Here is the list of winners of the Cisco Subnet March, 2010, contest.

Here is the list of winners of the Microsoft Subnet March, 2010, contest

All news about giveaways.

Here are the answers to the March, 2010, trivia questions:

1) From Microsoft Subnet, to win one of 15 copies of Microsoft System Center OpsMgr 2007 R2 Unleashed

Question: According to the chapter excerpt of System Center Operations Manager (OpsMgr) 2007 R2 Unleashed hosted by Microsoft Subnet, what does the acronym “SLOs” stand for?  Answer: Service Level Objectives

2) From Cisco Subnet, to win one of 50 copies of the new CCNP Cert Kits and other study guides.

Question: Click on each link in the order listed below. Look for the *red words* and put these words together. They form a sentence.

1. Excerpt from CCNP TSHOOT 642-832Excerpt from CCNP ROUTE 642-902 Cert Kit: Video, Flash Card, and Quick Reference Preparation Package Excerpt from CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Cert Kit: Video, Flash Card, and Quick Reference Preparation Package.

2.

3.

What is the sentence?

2) Answer: Cisco IOS offers many commands that have been used to help large enterprises.

Answer for Februrary, 2010, contest from Microsoft Subnet

To Win free books on Microsoft PerformancePoint 2010 business analytics:

Question: In the sample chapter of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Services 2010 Unleashed, Figure 3.11 depicts a report that allows the ACME Company to measure viewership by what two metrics? Fill in the blanks “FIGURE 3.11. Use this report to analyze viewership by ________ and _________.” (Hint: A link to the trivia question answer can be found on the Microsoft Subnet home page.)

Answer: episode and region.

4) Here are the answers to the January, 2010, trivia questions.

To win one of three individual one-year memberships to Clip Training:

Question, In Ron Barrett’s blog post, Is 128-bit Windows a reality or just a great story? he discusses the possibility that two versions of Windows might go 128bit. What are those two versions?

Answer: Windows 8 and Windows 9.

To win one of 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed:

According to the chapter excerpt of Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed, what is the name of the “GUI-less version of the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system”?

Answer: Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core.

To win one of 15 free copies of Deploying Cisco Wide Area Application Services, 2nd Edition:

According to the chapter excerpt, Chapter 1: Introduction to Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS), what does the acronym LFU stand for?

Answer: Least-frequently-used

Good luck on winning!

Julie Bort

Network World Online Community Editor