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General Engineer Interview Questions

The document contains an extensive list of general engineering interview questions covering a wide range of topics related to networking including: 1) The OSI model, networking protocols, Ethernet, TCP/IP, routing, network security, network management, troubleshooting tools, previous work experience, programming, wireless networking, VoIP, optical networking, RAS, project management, training and professional development. 2) Questions ask about technical concepts, configurations, troubleshooting processes, and work experience with the goal of assessing a candidate's knowledge across many areas of networking. 3) The breadth and depth of topics covered would require an experienced networking engineer with hands-on troubleshooting skills and a strong theoretical understanding of networking protocols and systems.

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General Engineer Interview Questions

The document contains an extensive list of general engineering interview questions covering a wide range of topics related to networking including: 1) The OSI model, networking protocols, Ethernet, TCP/IP, routing, network security, network management, troubleshooting tools, previous work experience, programming, wireless networking, VoIP, optical networking, RAS, project management, training and professional development. 2) Questions ask about technical concepts, configurations, troubleshooting processes, and work experience with the goal of assessing a candidate's knowledge across many areas of networking. 3) The breadth and depth of topics covered would require an experienced networking engineer with hands-on troubleshooting skills and a strong theoretical understanding of networking protocols and systems.

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General Engineer Interview Questions

General Knowledge Questions o Describe the OSI model. o What is the difference between a repeater, bridge, router? relate this to the OSI model o Describe an Ethernet switch and where it fits into the OSI model. What is a VLAN? o Relate WDM/ATM/SONET to the OSI model. o Explain how to configure a host network interface (e.g. IP address, netmask, broadcast address)? o Describe Ethernet packet contents: min./max. size, header. o Describe TCP/IP and its protocols. o Describe ATM and what are its current advantages and disadvantages. Describe SONET o What are the maximum distances for CAT5 cabling? o Which contacts of an RJ-45 connector are used for 10BaseT? 100BaseT? 1000BaseT? o Describe UDP and TCP and the differences between the two. o What is your current IP address? o Describe what a broadcast storm is. o Describe what a runt, a giant, and a late collision are and what causes each of them. o How do you distinguish a DNS problem from a network problem? o Describe the Bandwidth Delay problem. o What is CDP? Network Troubleshooting o Explain how traceroute, ping, and tcpdump work and what they are used for? Describe a case where you have used these tools to troubleshoot. o What is the last major networking problem you troubleshot and solved on your own in the last year? o What LAN analyzer tools are you familiar with and describe how you use them to troubleshoot and on what media and network types. Routing o Explain the contents of a routing table (default route, next hop, etc.) o What routing protocols have you configured? describe the commands to set up a route what routing problems have you troubleshot o How do you display a routing table on a Cisco? on a host? How do you use a routing table and for what? o What is a route flap? o What is a metric? o When do you use BGP, IGRP, OSPF, Static Routes?

Network Security o What do you see as current networking security issues (e.g. NFS mounting, spoofing, one time passwords, etc.)? o Describe a routing filter and what it does. o Describe an access list and what it does. o What are some examples of protocols used for VPN connections? Network Management o What is a network management system? o Describe how SNMP works. o What is a MIB? Previous Work o Describe the working environment you are currently in, e.g. frequent interruptions, frequent priority shifting, team or individual. o What do you use to write documentation? Editor? Mail reader? o What platform (s) do you currently work on at your desk? o How do you manage multiple concurrent high-level projects? o Describe a recent short-term stressful situation and how you managed it. o How do you manage a long term demanding stressful work environment? o Have you worked in an assignment-based environment, e.g. work request/ trouble-ticket system, and if so, describe that environment. Programming o What applications have you written in C, JAVA, PERL, or other languages. Network Statistics and Measurement o Describe what network statistics or measurement tools you are familiar with and how you have used them. Wireless o Describe how 802.11b works and the advantages and disadvantages of using it. o Describe how WEP works and its strengths and weaknesses o Describe what a VPN is and how it works. VoIP o Describe how VoIP works. o Describe methods of QoS. o Describe the difference between the Integrated Services and the Differentiated Services QoS models. o How does the ToS bit work? o What is a voice codec? o What is a dial plan and what does it do? o What is a Mean Opinion Score (MoS)?

o Describe the basic boot up sequence for an IP phone." Optical o Describe what WDM is and how it works. o What's the difference between DWDM and CWDM? Why would each be used? o What is an EDFA? What does it do? How does it work? o How many dB's of attenuation results in 50% of a signal is getting thru? 10%? o What's a typical attenuation for SM fiber at 1310 nM? 1550nM? RAS o What is a RAS and how does it work? o Describe the current modem standard and how it works. o Describe what a PRI is and how it works. Project Management o Describe a long term, large scale project you managed. o What is your experience with scheduling and project management? What computer packages have you used? What tools have you used? o How many staff have you directly managed? Training/Presentations o How would you train other engineers/technicians on network troubleshooting? o What is the last formal training you have had including seminars, tutorials, classes, etc.? o What conferences have you attended in the last two years? o What periodicals do you read on a regular basis? o What professional organizations do you belong to and participate in?

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