Which of the following components of the SNMP protocol is software modules…

Which of the following components of the SNMP protocol is software modules that obtain the information required by the NMS and can also change the information into a format that can be interpreted by SNMP?

Which of the following components of the SNMP protocol is software modules that obtain the information required by the NMS and can also change the information into a format that can be interpreted by SNMP?

A.
Managed devices.

B.
SNMP agents.

C.
Network Management System (NMS).

D.
None of the above.

Explanation:
SNMP agents are software modules that obtain the information required by the Network Management System (NMS), and then changes this information to an SNMP-acceptable format so that it can be sent.

Incorrect Answers:
A: Managed devices contain an SNMP agent and collect and store information. The managed device then makes this information available to Network Management System (NMS).
C: The Network Management System (NMS) is the name of the software program running all those applications that monitor managed server network devices.
D: SNMP agents is the correct component.
References:

Charles J. Brooks, Server+ Certification Exam Cram 2 (Exam SK0-002), QUE Publishing, Indianapolis, 2006, pp. 424-427.



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