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Distributed Network Intelligence

Table of Contents:
Definition and Overview
1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Possibilities of a Distributed Network Intelligence
4. Heterogeneous Environments
5. Mechanics for Distributing Intelligence
Self-Test
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Self-Test
1. At which layer within the OSI model would one find the ability to define an interagent communication protocol?
a. presentation
b. session
c. application
d. transportation
2. Which of the following management behaviors relies on distributed techniques?
a. events triggering overload actions based on a high-water setting
b. loading rules-scripts into a repository for intelligent agents
c. dynamically routing traffic around a suspect network element
d. registering for a callback notification
3. In a CORBA model, which element is responsible for providing interface independence?
a. interface definition language (IDL)
b. object request broker (ORB)
c. inter–ORB protocol (IOP)
d. common services
4. How can one detect changes to the state of a call in progress?
a. use an agent
b. convert the local procedure call into a remote procedure call
c. define a rule for the call
d. register a callback
5. Which of the following transports are not used by DCOM?
a. TCP/IP
b. DCOM network protocol
c. UDP
d. NetBIOS
6. Which of the following is an example of an agent’s intent?
a. static
b. autonomous
c. reactive
d. mobile
7. Where would one find a scripted sequence of events that are enacted upon detection through a scripted sequence of events?
a. recursion
b. reactive agents
c. vertical services
d. rules
8. Message-based methods of call processing preclude the use of a state table.
a. true
b. false
9. Which of the following is a service found in the distributed computing environment model?
a. directory service
b. events service
c. lifecycle service
d. local procedure calls
10. TP monitors are typically found in ______________________.
a. a two-tier client/server model
b. a three-tier client/server model
c. the distributed computing environment
d. CORBA vertical facilities
11. Invocation of library routines on distant systems in a distributed network is found in ____________________.
a. inter–ORB protocols
b. roaming mobile agents
c. OSI presentation layer
d. remote procedure calls
12. An example of call-back registration during rules processing is _____________________.
a. reactive agents
b. the when clause
c. remote procedure calls
d. basic state transitioning
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