Suggestions for interview questions
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 -- Garrett Goebel IS Development Specialist ScriptPro Direct: 913.403.5261 5828 Reeds Road Main: 913.384.1008 Mission, KS 66202 Fax: 913.384.2180 www.scriptpro.com <www.scriptpro.com> garrett at scriptpro dot com
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? -- I use digital signatures and encryption. My key is stored at pgp.mit.edu 0x8DB3BF09 FP: F628 D9D3 E57A C281 5EFE - 7DF7 B52A A393 8DB3 BF09
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"Use the words hole, probe, trojan, and penetration in a sentence"
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