What type of networking questions would you suggest to weed out interview candidates during a 15 minute phone conversation? The emphasis would not be on any particular platform, but rather to discover if the candidate had a general understanding of tcpip networking, hardware, infrastructure, security, nat, firewalls, vpns, ipsec, ssl, dns, hubs, switches, routers, etc.
Example:
Q: Can you name a protocol responsible for dynamic IP address assignment? A: BOOTP or DHCP
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On Wednesday 16 November 2005 08:14 am, Garrett Goebel wrote:
Example:
Q: Can you name a protocol responsible for dynamic IP address assignment? A: BOOTP or DHCP
Q: How many unique IP addresses does a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 give you? Explain your answer.
Q: What's the difference between UDP and TCP packets?
Q: Name two protocols involved in mail delivery.
Q: Name two OS-level file sharing protocols.
Q: What OS is a the penguin a mascot for? The devil mascot?
Q: Name five programming languages (you don't need to know how to use them).
Q: What ports do HTTP and HTTP traffic utilize?
Q: What does a 64 bit processor lend you that a 32 bit processor does not.
Q: What kind of swallow could carry a coconut from its native climate to England?
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