Computer Concepts Quiz 3

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With a command line interface, you would use the ____________________ command to list files and directories.

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This quiz assesses key system management concepts in Windows operating systems, focusing on user profiles, disk management, remote desktop access, and system boot configurations. It enhances practical IT skills and system administration knowledge.

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Computer Concepts Quiz 3

With a command line interface, you would use the ____________________ command to list files and directories.

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True or False: You can increase a computer's security by requiring a password prompt prior to POST.

_____________ software detects a known virus by looking for distinguishing characteristics called signatures.

A(n) ____________________ file is a file that does not appear in the directory list

True or False: Autoexec is a batch file

____________________ is the protocol used for the World Wide Web and used by Web browsers and Web servers to communicate in sessions.

How do you interact with the computer in a DOS like environment?

All wireless phone systems, including cellular, use ____________________ transmission, which means both persons in a conversation can talk or transmit at the same time

____________________ Desktop allows a user to connect to and use their Windows XP computer from anywhere on the Internet.

What is phishing?

The Defrag command examines a hard drive or disk for ____________________ files (files written to a disk in noncontiguous clusters) and rewrites these files to the disk or drive in contiguous clusters.

____________________ is a protocol that is used by Internet or intranet telephone networks to provide voice communication over a network.

____________________ proves that an individual is who he says he is and is accomplished by a variety of techniques, including a username, password, personal identification number (PIN), smart card, or biometric data.

Using regular RAM for video is called video sharing or shared

The ____________________ file is a hidden text file stored in the root directory of the active partition that Ntldr reads to see what operating systems are available and how to set up the boot.

Applications call on the OS to access hardware or other software by using a(n) ____________________ call

A(n) ____________________ is a computer or other device that allows a computer on one network to communicate with a computer on another network

True or False: A notebook contains the normal PCI Express, PCI, and ISA expansion slots found in desktop systems.

Use the ____________________ command to view, create, and delete partitions.

With ____________________ user profiles, settings established by a user at one computer are stored in a file on a file server on the network and shared with all computers in the workgroup.

____________________, sometimes called personal PCs or handheld PCs, provide greater ease of use for simple tasks such as checking addresses, viewing stock prices, or recording and receiving short messages.

To access the Windows System Configuration Utility, enter ___________________ in the Run dialog box

Windows keeps the Last Known Good configuration in the ____________________ .

The Windows Virtual Memory Manager moves 4K segments, called ____________________, in and out of physical RAM.

A(n) ____________________ is a device that amplifies signals on a network.

In a(n) ____________________ backup, all files that have been created or changed since the last full or incremental backup are backed up, and files are not marked as backed up.

To limit how much disk space a user account can access, an administrator can set disk ____________________.

The ____________________ command is used to prepare a hard drive for first use in Win 9x machines.

___________________ is the system management protocol used to monitor and manage network traffic on a workstation.

True or False: If a computer user logged in under a restricted account instead of an administrator account, their computer would be less likely to suffer from viruses.