CDC 3D151 Client Systems Journeyman Volume 1. Computer and Network Systems Fundamentals

1. What is one of the best habits a Client Systems Technician can form in order to save time, effort and prevent mistakes?

Working fast

Minimizing tools

Getting organized

Remembering everything

022. 3-8

Explanation

022. 3-8

2. What entails how we communicate and manage data?

Information Systems

Satellite Systems

Airfield Systems

Power Systems

001. 1-1

Explanation

001. 1-1

3. What piece of equipment is at the core of most Wi-Fi networks?

Client

Router

Network interface card

Intrusion detection system

017. 2-35

Explanation

017. 2-35

4. Any hardware added to a computer that expands its capabilities is referred to as a/an

Port

Peripheral

Interface

I/O device

002. 1-6

Explanation

002. 1-6

5. What is an essential tool for any Client Systems Technician to find software approved for use on an AF network?

Certification

Enterprise license

Enterprise Software Agreement

Evaluated/Approved Product List

021. 3-5

Explanation

021. 3-5

6. What type of remote network provides a private tunnel through public cloud (the Internet)?

Virtual private network

Peer to peer

Broadband

Three tier

010. 2-5

Explanation

010. 2-5

7. Which term describes that data is whole or complete?

Driver

Parity bit

Data integrity

Error correction

004. 1-15

Explanation

004. 1-15

8. What type of printer software configuration option requires a new port to be created?

Telnet

Local printer

Driver printing

TCP/IP printing

005. 1-18

Explanation

005. 1-18

9. What are minor software updates or improvements called?

Bundles

Patches

Databases

Processors

006. 1-33

Explanation

006. 1-33

10. What part of client systems includes the physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other devices, to include the interconnect devices?

Programs

Processes

Hardware

Paperwork

001. 1-2

Explanation

001. 1-2

11. What is installed on a computer to act as the interface between the computer and network?

NIC

Ethernet

Transceiver

Coaxial cable

012. 2-12

Explanation

012. 2-12

12. What devices are mostly small, lightweight, and designed for mobile use?

Software

Hardware

Computers

Handhelds

001. 1-2

Explanation

001. 1-2

13. What is the unique identification number a network interface card (NIC) provides to a personal computer?

MAC address

IEEE address

OUI address

SAS address

012. 2-12

Explanation

012. 2-12

14. What is the simplest and most efficient way to duplicate a computer's software, with no loss or files or configurations within the programs?

WinZip

Norton Utilities

Bundled software

Imaging software

006. 1-35

Explanation

006. 1-35

15. This practice uses tapes, electronic vaulting, or mirrored disks and should be done regularly.

Reconfiguration

Programming

Data backup

Reloading

028. 3-43

Explanation

028. 3-43

16. What does Wi-Fi use to carry network signals to the network access point?

Cable lines

Radio waves

Dedicated lines

Telephone lines

010. 2-6

Explanation

010. 2-6

17. The term used to refer to the process of launching the OS is the

Boot

Random access memory

Basic Input/Output System

Complimentary Metal-Oxide Sem

003. 1-9

Explanation

003. 1-9

18. What item below is not found in the Active Directory structure?

Domains

Objects

Forests

Wi-Fi

011. 2-7

Explanation

011. 2-7

19. Which is not a valid form of identity management?

Iris

Hair

Palm

Voice

018. 2-38

Explanation

018. 2-38

20. What describes how a computer finds a specific byte it is looking for in memory?

Processing

Programming

Memory addressing

Memory segmenting

004. 1-9

Explanation

004. 1-9

21. This type of memory is blank and instructions can be placed on permanently.

ROM

RAM

CMOS

PROM

004. 1-11

Explanation

004. 1-11

22. Which type of memory is used to duplicate frequently used information stored elsewhere or computed earlier, because the original data is time consuming to retrieve or to compute?

RAM

ROM

Buffer

Cache

004. 1-12

Explanation

004. 1-12

23. What technology involves the capture and storage of a distinctive, measurable characteristic, feature, or trait of an individual for later recognition by automated means?

Microtechnology

Nanotechnology

Biometrics

Protocols

018. 2-38

Explanation

018. 2-38

24. What device receives information from the internet and translates it into a radio signal and sends it to the computer's wireless adapter?

Network interface card

Ethernet

Router

Wi-Fi

017. 2-35

Explanation

017. 2-35

25. What program translates commands between a device and the programs that use the device?

Operating System

Memory

Driver

Port

002. 1-7

Explanation

002. 1-7

26. What protocol provides an almost unlimited number of Internet Protocol addresses?

TCP/IP

VIP

IPv6

IPv4

018. 2-38

Explanation

018. 2-38

27. Which of these is a disadvantage of client-server networks?

A high level of security can be implemented at the server

Users are relieved of the burden of managing resources

Managing servers requires a dedicated staff

More powerful resources can be shared

009. 2-5

Explanation

009. 2-5

28. Members of this group have full control of the server or individual workstations and can assign user rights and access control permissions.

Domain group accounts

Domain user accounts

Local Administrators

Local user

011. 2-10

Explanation

011. 2-10

29. Use which tool to list all installed device drivers and their status, find hardware components that are not functioning properly or two devices that are in conflict on an operating system (OS)?

Event Viewer

Control Panel

Device Manager

Network Connections

026. 3-41

Explanation

026. 3-41

30. Which item is not a good practice in helping with future troubleshooting?

Remembering every step taken

Knowing your network

Documentation

Gathering facts

023. 3-20

Explanation

023. 3-20

31. With a software license agreement, who has the full rights to the software and its further distribution and reproduction?

Buyer

Publisher

US Air Force

US government

021. 3-5

Explanation

021. 3-5

32. Reading and storing a document on a hard disk or some other storage medium for processing at a more convenient time is called

A driver

Spooling

An interrupt

A print queue

005. 1-16

Explanation

005. 1-16

33. Printer hardware configuration via the web is done through

Hypertext transfer protocol

Printer front panel controls

Hewlett Packard Jetadmin

Telnet

005. 1-17

Explanation

005. 1-17

34. What form of remote network access is often the only choice for rural or remote areas?

Dial-up

Wireless

Broadband

Virtual private network

010. 2-6

Explanation

010. 2-6

35. Which hardware requirement is defined as the model and the clock speed of the CPU?

Memory

Peripherals

Architecture

Processing power

006. 1-31

Explanation

006. 1-31

36. What file system is the best choice for data storage if the server is a dedicated Windows server?

NTFS

FATS

Neither FATS nor NTFS

Either FATS or NTFS

007. 1-38

Explanation

007. 1-38

37. The specifications that should be met, if not exceeded, to ensure a computer is compatible as well as powerful enough to run an operating system without constant problems is for the computer to have the minimum

Software

Hardware

Processors

Applications

006. 1-32

Explanation

006. 1-32

38. What program sets up the divisions of memory that hold the operating system, user information and applications?

The Memory

The bootstrap loader

BIOS

CMOS

003. 1-9

Explanation

003. 1-9

39. What type of memory is nonvolatile, considered permanent, and is also called firmware in reference to the data and instructions stored?

RAM

ROM

Cache

CMOS

004. 1-11.

Explanation

004. 1-11.

40. When troubleshooting after a system failure, this step is a last resort effort when all other avenues have been exhasted.

Reboot the system

Reinstall application programs

Remove and replace the operating system

Remove and replace the CD/DVD-ROM drive

027. 3-42

Explanation

027. 3-42

41. How many byte sectors is a hard disk divided into?

124

248

512

1024

007. 1-36

Explanation

007. 1-36

42. What stores print jobs in a print queue until a printer becomes available?

Print pool

Print farm

Print server

Distributive print

013. 2-16

Explanation

013. 2-16

43. Which of the below is not a type of computer user interface?

Application driven interface

Command driven interface

Graphical user interface

Menu driven interface

006. 1-29

Explanation

006. 1-29

44. Which type of memory stores configuration information, and is used by the BIOS during system boot up?

Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor memory

Programmable read only memory

Random access memory

Read only memory

004. 1-11

Explanation

004. 1-11

45. The transfer of eight bits of data simultaneously through eight separate lines in a single cable is a function of a

Serial port

Parallel port

Switching port

Universal serial bus port

002. 1-6

Explanation

002. 1-6

46. What percentage of all network problems occur at the data link and physical layers of the open systems interconnect reference model?

15 percent

30 percent

45 percent

60 percent

025. 3-33

Explanation

025. 3-33

47. The Public Key Infrastructure component that would be necessary if the private key of a key holder was compromised is referred to as the certificate

Registration

Revocation

Authority

Key

016. 2-33

Explanation

016. 2-33

48. What are the two major ways to implement a client server network?

First/last

High/low

Thick/thin

Client/workstation

015. 2-25

Explanation

015. 2-25

49. A formatted disk partition that is used for a particular file system is called

Dynamic storage

Basic storage

A volume

A sector

007. 1-37

Explanation

007. 1-37

50. Who centrally manages the Air Force server updates that keep your workstation antivirus software current?

Enterprise Information Technology Service Desk

Air Force Network Operation Center

Workgroups

Clients

019. 3-3

Explanation

019. 3-3

51. Which is not a transmission medium for a wireless local area network?

Microwaves

Fiber optics

Radio

Light

014. 2-24

Explanation

014. 2-24

52. In a network environment, what may be responsible for all or some of the network operational tasks?

Client

Server

Peripherals

Workstation

015. 2-25

Explanation

015. 2-25

53. Which media has a storage capacity of gigabyte (GB) - terabyte (TB), has a slow to moderate speed and is moderately expensive?

Tape

Network

CD-ROM

DVD ROM

028. 3-44

Explanation

028. 3-44

54. Which of these is not a prominent characteristic of an operating system?

The operating environment

The way it processes

The user interface

Multitasking

006. 1-26

Explanation

006. 1-26

55. Which is a very simple example of an error detecting code?

Parity bit

Interrupt

Data integrity

Asynchronous

004. 1-15

Explanation

004. 1-15

56. How many bits long are the addresses that computer instructions work with?

8

16

24

32

004. 1-10

Explanation

004. 1-10

57. What data integrity method is used in high-end personal computers and file servers?

Parity

Polling

Nonparity

Error correction code memory

004. 1-16

Explanation

004. 1-16

58. The first sector at the beginning of a hard drive is called the master

Volume

Cylinder

Partition

Boot record

007. 1-37

Explanation

007. 1-37

59. What software activates the actual transmission and receipt of data over the network?

Network interface card connector interfaces

Network interface drivers

Media Access Control

Open data interfaces

012. 2-14

Explanation

012. 2-14

60. User accounts are uniquely identified by the

ACL

SID

Permissions

Rights

011. 2-8

Explanation

011. 2-8

61. What is used to organize different types of accounts into manageable units?

An object

An ACL

A group

An SID

011. 2-11

Explanation

011. 2-11

62. A static internet protocol address on a network printer during hardware configuration is used for

Print job queuing

Print job locating

Print job spooling

Operating system configuration

005. 1-17

Explanation

005. 1-17

63. Which of the following is not one of the three types of interfaces?

Graphical

Hardware

Software

User

002. 1-6

Explanation

002. 1-6

64. What access control uses segregation of duties and security screening for users?

Administrative

Technical

Physical

Local

016. 2-31

Explanation

016. 2-31

65. Which item resides on a domain controller and provides access to network resources throughout the domain?

Local groups

Domain groups

Local user accounts

Domain user accounts

011. 2-10

Explanation

011. 2-10

66. What drives faster processing speeds and increases the power of man computers and communication devices?

Microtechnology

Nanotechnology

Gigatechnology

Biotechnology

018. 2-38

Explanation

018. 2-38

67. Which logical troubleshooting step would include classifying the problem as hardware or software related?

Isolate the problem

Define the problem

Resolve the problem

Confirm the resolution

022. 3-9I

Explanation

022. 3-9I

68. If this security feature is enabled on a wireless network, access points or routers perform additional checks, helping prevent network break-ins.

Encryption

SSID

DHCP

MAC address filtering

017. 2-36

Explanation

017. 2-36

69. Which alarm category in the network management system indicates a warning?

Red

Blue

Cyan

Orange

023. 3-24

Explanation

023. 3-24

70. Which type of network is often called the GigE network?

1000 BaseT

1000 BaseG

10/100 BaseT

10/100 BaseG

024. 3-26

Explanation

024. 3-26

71. Groups in active directory are directory

Trees

Units

Forests

Objects

011. 2-9

Explanation

011. 2-9

72. What physical structure component is a collection of Internet Protocol subnet ranges?

Site

Namespace

Global catalog

Domain controller

008. 1-41

Explanation

008. 1-41

73. The most common hardware dignostic tool is the

Basic input/output system card

Power-on self test

Loopback plug

Patch panel

022. 3-12

Explanation

022. 3-12

74. In network troubleshooting, any event that has a negative effect on the service of the network is referred to as a

Vulnerability

Problem

Fault

Bug

023. 3-14.

Explanation

023. 3-14.

75. This operating system tool allows the viewing of the number of sent packets, status, total connection time, and speed of a network.

Network Connections

Device Manager

Control Panel

Event Viewer

026. 3-41

Explanation

026. 3-41

76. What piece of test equipment can help verify connectivity and identify shorts, reversed, crossed or split pairs on a network?

Time domain reflectometer

Wide-area network tester

Local-area network tester

Signal generator

025. 3-33

Explanation

025. 3-33

77. On a network, what system manages network resources, allows other resources to be shared across the network, and provides the security necessary in a multi-user environment?

NOS

NIC

Client

Server

015. 2-25

Explanation

015. 2-25

78. A spooled print job be several times larger than the printed document size because of the conversion to the

Printer's language

Driver's language

Processor's language

Print server's language

005. 1-17

Explanation

005. 1-17

79. How does a router send information to the internet on a wireless network?

An Ethernet connection

Radio waves

An antenna

Wi-Fi

017. 2-35

Explanation

017. 2-35

80. What function enables the higher layer protocol data units to fit into the lower layer PDU for transmission across the network?

Frame relays

Fragmentation

Round trip delay

Asynchronous transfer mode

023. 3-23

Explanation

023. 3-23

81. What tool can launch individual troubleshooting/configuration programs and other utilities having to do with networking, video display, printers, sound, and email configuration on an operating system?

Control Panel

Event Viewer

Device Manager

Disk Management

026. 3-41

Explanation

026. 3-41

82. How much power does a NAND drive require?

018. 2-38

Explanation

018. 2-38

83. By default, the first domain controller in active directory service is a

Forest

Namespace

Global catalog

Globally unique identifier

008. 1-42

Explanation

008. 1-42

84. What should be done before anything else, once the operating system installation is complete?

A reboot

Install drivers

Set a password

Install antivirus

006. 1-32

Explanation

006. 1-32

85. How many connector interfaces does a network interface card (NIC) provide for network cables?

1

2

3

4

012. 2-14

Explanation

012. 2-14

86. Which backup type does not clear archive flags once the backup job is complete?

Full

Daily

Incremental

Differential

028. 3-45

Explanation

028. 3-45

87. Which fault isolation technique may entail checking the cable connections as well as reseating devices and checking all switches and settings for devices?

Checking physical connections

Checking hardware devices

Software check

Memory check

027. 3-42

Explanation

027. 3-42

88. Which is NOT a basic function of antivirus programs?

Removal

Scanning

Detection

Vaccination

019. 3-2

Explanation

019. 3-2

89. Which is not a way in which round trip delay can be determined?

Maximum delay

Minimum delay

Average delay

Total delay

023. 3-23

Explanation

023. 3-23

90. What information is not required when configuring Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)?

Domain name system server address

Media Access Control address

Internet protocol address

Administrator access

012. 2-15

Explanation

012. 2-15

91. Within how many bytes of a transmission should a network interface card sense a collision?

16 bytes

32 bytes

64 bytes

128 bytes

023. 3-21

Explanation

023. 3-21

92. This is an authorized method of cleaning and sanitizing many types of magnetic media.

Erasing

Clearing

Wipeinfo

Overwrite

029. 3-48

Explanation

029. 3-48

93. The action that involves localization and identification of irregularities that cause a fault to be registered is referred to as fault

Diagnosis

Detection

Correction

Documentation

023. 3-14

Explanation

023. 3-14

94. What is an electronic credit card-like device that establishes your credentials when doing business or other transactions on the Internet?

Public key infrastructure client

Certificate authority key

Authentication key

Digital certificate

016. 2-34

Explanation

016. 2-34

95. Which cleaning process overwrites all addressable locations with binary zeros, then binary ones, and overwrites all addressable locations with any character on sealed disk drives, hard disks, and drives?

Destroying

Sanitizing

Clearing

Erasing

029. 3-46

Explanation

029. 3-46

96. Which Air Force Instruction governs software use?

33-110

33-112

33-114

33-116

021. 3-4

Explanation

021. 3-4

97. Which item is not an optical storage media?

CD-ROM

Core optical disk

Worm optical disk

Erasable optical disk

029. 3-47

Explanation

029. 3-47

98. What item is a means by which Windows products are updated and kept current?

Security patches

Software packs

Security packs

Software fixes

020. 3-3

Explanation

020. 3-3

99. What is configured to provide or deny users access to service on a local computer or on the local network/domain?

Profile

Domain

Account

CDC 3D151 Client Systems Journeyman Volume 1. Computer and Network Systems Fundamentals

1. What is one of the best habits a Client Systems Technician can form in order to save time, effort and prevent mistakes?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. What entails how we communicate and manage data?

3. What piece of equipment is at the core of most Wi-Fi networks?

4. Any hardware added to a computer that expands its capabilities is referred to as a/an

5. What is an essential tool for any Client Systems Technician to find software approved for use on an AF network?

6. What type of remote network provides a private tunnel through public cloud (the Internet)?

7. Which term describes that data is whole or complete?

8. What type of printer software configuration option requires a new port to be created?

9. What are minor software updates or improvements called?

10. What part of client systems includes the physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other devices, to include the interconnect devices?

11. What is installed on a computer to act as the interface between the computer and network?

12. What devices are mostly small, lightweight, and designed for mobile use?

13. What is the unique identification number a network interface card (NIC) provides to a personal computer?

14. What is the simplest and most efficient way to duplicate a computer's software, with no loss or files or configurations within the programs?

15. This practice uses tapes, electronic vaulting, or mirrored disks and should be done regularly.

16. What does Wi-Fi use to carry network signals to the network access point?

17. The term used to refer to the process of launching the OS is the

18. What item below is not found in the Active Directory structure?

19. Which is not a valid form of identity management?

20. What describes how a computer finds a specific byte it is looking for in memory?

21. This type of memory is blank and instructions can be placed on permanently.

22. Which type of memory is used to duplicate frequently used information stored elsewhere or computed earlier, because the original data is time consuming to retrieve or to compute?

23. What technology involves the capture and storage of a distinctive, measurable characteristic, feature, or trait of an individual for later recognition by automated means?

24. What device receives information from the internet and translates it into a radio signal and sends it to the computer's wireless adapter?

25. What program translates commands between a device and the programs that use the device?

26. What protocol provides an almost unlimited number of Internet Protocol addresses?

27. Which of these is a disadvantage of client-server networks?

28. Members of this group have full control of the server or individual workstations and can assign user rights and access control permissions.

29. Use which tool to list all installed device drivers and their status, find hardware components that are not functioning properly or two devices that are in conflict on an operating system (OS)?

30. Which item is not a good practice in helping with future troubleshooting?

31. With a software license agreement, who has the full rights to the software and its further distribution and reproduction?

32. Reading and storing a document on a hard disk or some other storage medium for processing at a more convenient time is called

33. Printer hardware configuration via the web is done through

34. What form of remote network access is often the only choice for rural or remote areas?

35. Which hardware requirement is defined as the model and the clock speed of the CPU?

36. What file system is the best choice for data storage if the server is a dedicated Windows server?

37. The specifications that should be met, if not exceeded, to ensure a computer is compatible as well as powerful enough to run an operating system without constant problems is for the computer to have the minimum

38. What program sets up the divisions of memory that hold the operating system, user information and applications?

39. What type of memory is nonvolatile, considered permanent, and is also called firmware in reference to the data and instructions stored?

40. When troubleshooting after a system failure, this step is a last resort effort when all other avenues have been exhasted.

41. How many byte sectors is a hard disk divided into?

42. What stores print jobs in a print queue until a printer becomes available?

43. Which of the below is not a type of computer user interface?

44. Which type of memory stores configuration information, and is used by the BIOS during system boot up?

45. The transfer of eight bits of data simultaneously through eight separate lines in a single cable is a function of a

46. What percentage of all network problems occur at the data link and physical layers of the open systems interconnect reference model?

47. The Public Key Infrastructure component that would be necessary if the private key of a key holder was compromised is referred to as the certificate

48. What are the two major ways to implement a client server network?

49. A formatted disk partition that is used for a particular file system is called

50. Who centrally manages the Air Force server updates that keep your workstation antivirus software current?

51. Which is not a transmission medium for a wireless local area network?

52. In a network environment, what may be responsible for all or some of the network operational tasks?

53. Which media has a storage capacity of gigabyte (GB) - terabyte (TB), has a slow to moderate speed and is moderately expensive?

54. Which of these is not a prominent characteristic of an operating system?

55. Which is a very simple example of an error detecting code?

56. How many bits long are the addresses that computer instructions work with?

57. What data integrity method is used in high-end personal computers and file servers?

58. The first sector at the beginning of a hard drive is called the master

59. What software activates the actual transmission and receipt of data over the network?

60. User accounts are uniquely identified by the

61. What is used to organize different types of accounts into manageable units?

62. A static internet protocol address on a network printer during hardware configuration is used for

63. Which of the following is not one of the three types of interfaces?

64. What access control uses segregation of duties and security screening for users?

65. Which item resides on a domain controller and provides access to network resources throughout the domain?

66. What drives faster processing speeds and increases the power of man computers and communication devices?

67. Which logical troubleshooting step would include classifying the problem as hardware or software related?

68. If this security feature is enabled on a wireless network, access points or routers perform additional checks, helping prevent network break-ins.

69. Which alarm category in the network management system indicates a warning?

70. Which type of network is often called the GigE network?

71. Groups in active directory are directory

72. What physical structure component is a collection of Internet Protocol subnet ranges?

73. The most common hardware dignostic tool is the

74. In network troubleshooting, any event that has a negative effect on the service of the network is referred to as a

75. This operating system tool allows the viewing of the number of sent packets, status, total connection time, and speed of a network.

76. What piece of test equipment can help verify connectivity and identify shorts, reversed, crossed or split pairs on a network?

77. On a network, what system manages network resources, allows other resources to be shared across the network, and provides the security necessary in a multi-user environment?