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Time Drift and Synchronization Quiz

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What is the recommended time source for network services in order to minimize drifts?

Different time sources for remote clients and network servers

Internal time from the client PCs

Battery-powered real time clock (RTC) chip

GPS-synchronized time sources or a pool of Internet time sources (correct)

Why is relying solely on the internal time of client PCs not recommended for time synchronization?

It ensures close synchronization with the server time

It is a reliable authoritative time source

It is tolerant of 30 or 60 second discrepancies

It can lead to servers and clients drifting out of sync, especially for remote clients (correct)

What can happen if some clients are set to use different time sources than the network servers?

Faster backup processes

Enhanced security for authentication processes

Improved synchronization between servers and clients

Servers and clients can drift out of sync (correct)

What is the main reason why authentication systems are intolerant of time discrepancies?

Time discrepancies can lead to security vulnerabilities Signup and view all the answers

Why is the motherboard's real time clock (RTC) chip not considered a reliable authoritative time source?

It does not provide accurate time readings Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended time source for network services to be configured in a domain?

GPS-synchronized time sources Signup and view all the answers

Time Drift and Synchronization Quiz

Choose a study mode

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Questions and Answers

What is the recommended time source for network services in order to minimize drifts?

Why is relying solely on the internal time of client PCs not recommended for time synchronization?

What can happen if some clients are set to use different time sources than the network servers?

What is the main reason why authentication systems are intolerant of time discrepancies?

Why is the motherboard's real time clock (RTC) chip not considered a reliable authoritative time source?

What is the recommended time source for network services to be configured in a domain?

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