Title: Explain the purpose of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
Course: Computer Network Software Operations, Advanced (10109-II) > Section: Conducting Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Activities

Explanation should include

- managing requests for status information from multiple hosts
- reporting significant events (traps) to multiple hosts
- using hosts' names and IP addresses to identify the hosts from which SNMP receives requests and to which SNMP reports information
- enabling monitoring of TCP/IP performance using Windows Performance Monitor.