You are the administrator for the Certkiller servers and your newly appointed trainee wants to know from you what the purpose and function of the Network Management System in the server network SNMP model?

A.
These are devices that contain an SNMP agent, collect and store information, and make it available to the NMS

B.
These are software modules that interpret information required by the NMS, translating this into an SNMP-compatible format for transferring it

C.
These are not devices that contain an SNMP agent, collect and store information, and make it available to the NMS

D.
This is the software program running the applications that monitor and control managed server network devices through their SNMP agents

Explanation:
The purpose and function of the Network Management System is this is the software program running the applications that monitor and control managed server network devices through their SNMP agents.
Incorrect
Answers:
A: This is the purpose and function of the Managed devices.
B: This is the purpose and function of the Agents.
C: This statement is actually false as these are devices that contain an SNMP agent, collect and store information, and make it available to the NMS and are the managed devices.
Reference:
Server+ Exam Cram 2 (Exam SK0-002), Charles J. Brooks, Que, November 2005, pg