An Advanced Computer Hardware And Software Components Test

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1. Which original components were very susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge?
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2. What permission always overrides all other permissions assigned to a user or group to which the user belongs?
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3. Hard links are created using which UNIX command?
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4. When a new folder or file is created on a new technology file system (NTFS) partition, what permissions are automatically assigned?
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5. Which term is used to describe that data is whole or complete?
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6. Which UNIX mechanism enables programs to communicate with one another through the file system?
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7. What is considered as a technique or method of checking data integrity?
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8. Which exchange service is the first service launched when Microsoft Exchange starts and the last to stop when it's shut down?
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9. Which query is made by one name server to another name server?
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10. In exchange System Manager, which container holds configuration objects such as Queues, Mailbox stores and Public Folder stores and protocols information?
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11. Which sequential query language (SQL) server feature tracks changes and is used to ensure data integrity?
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12. Which UNIX operating system component interacts directly with the system hardware?
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13. (205) Which is not a characteristic of high-order languages?
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14. Which UNIX component provides a logical way to organize, store, retrieve, manipulate, and manage data?
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15. Normally, when you create a file with a text editor, the file is set up with
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16. What is based around a central directory database containing information about all the domain controllers in the network?
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17. To change permissions on a shell script, you use the UNIX command
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18. The simplest place to put your function definitions is in your
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19. What is a group of users, servers, and other resources that share a centralized database of account and security information?
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20. Which type of patch would utilize a remote installation service (RIS)?
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21. Which is the most commonly used sequential query language (SQL) data statement?
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22. Where does a copy of the active directory database reside?
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23. According to Air Force dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) policies, how long is the lease that a noncritical workstation will have applied to them?
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24. What kind of server contains the master listing of all active directory objects in the forest?
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25. What do you type to quit a UNIX shell?
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26. UNIX disks are divided into logical sections called
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27. Which selection is a set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file intended for display on a web browser page?
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28. What is considered to be a computer's main storage?
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29. What is a set of rules that can be set to affect active directory leaf objects to control what can be done by a user?
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30. Which type of lists uses pointers to connect each element together?
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31. Which type of interface is friendlier to the average user to use?
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32. Which web application is most likely to succeed Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)?
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33. The /dev/dsk and /dev/rdsk directories are subdirectories of which directory?
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34. What does the 0 following the c in the device name c0t6d0s7 represent?
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35. Sitting at a computer and loading a software patch onto it is an example of what type of software patch?
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36. What is the basic unit for storing and manipulating a collection of logically related information known as data?
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37. Which UNIX command deletes files from within a directory?
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38. Which protocol is commonly used for managing the security of a message transmission on the internet?
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39. Which UNIX command changes the group ownership of one or more files?
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40. Which components of domain name services (DNS) contain a database of associated names and IP addresses?
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41. Which program can be used to automatically launch programs on a preset schedule?
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42. Which error-checking tool allows you to monitor the file systems for errors?
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43. What should each organization have that spells out which systems are prioritized in what order for the basis of protecting those systems from disasters?
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44.  which type of group manages the user's rights assignments and access permissions?
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45. Which special identity can represent users currently logged on to a particular computer and accessing a given resource located on that computer?
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46. How many primary groups can a user be a member of?
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47. Which UNIX vi mode allows users to execute set commands?
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48. Which UNIX vi character represents the end of the file?
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49. Which type of backup would you use at the end of the week to save all the data that you select on your systems?
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50. While using UNIX vi to edit a file, what would you enter to save the buffer contents and stay in the same file?
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51. What is considered as nonvolatile permanent memory?
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52. Which type of backup will backup all files that have been altered within the last 24 hours?
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53. What is a form of firmware that contains the computer's startup instructions?
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54. What action puts unneeded windows out of the way without quitting the program inside of them?
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55. Which UNIX command from the menu bar moves a window to the bottom of the stack of windows?
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56. The key to shutting down an xterm window is to know which of your programs is the 
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57. What defines the rules by which operations can be performed on a particular resource?
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58. Which UNIX command does the system administrator need to use to create the manual database prior to users being able to access the man -k command?
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59. What is the connection type of choice for storage area networks (SAN)?
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60. Which storage device can be easily connected to a network and appears as a network drive?
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61. Which controller component interprets an electronic signal, prioritizes it, and requests the attention of the central processing unit (CPU)?
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62. What type of service allows network administrators to install upgrades on any number of client computers at one time from a centralized location?
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63. Which storage device has the means of providing data storage reliability using multiple hard drives?
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64. Which interrupt request (IRQ) line number is normally used for the floppy disk controller?
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65. (204) The hard drives in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array are presented to the server as
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66. Which UNIX command displays the current working directory?
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67. Which UNIX command allows you to move to different directories within a file system using absolute or relative pathnames?
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68. Which is a very simple example of an error-detecting code?
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69. Which UNIX command takes any characters from standard input and then echoes them to standard output?
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70. What is a way of utilizing a group of storage devices as if they were physically connected to a server when they are not?
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71. (204) Which technology is often used in redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array that can be daisy chained?
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72. Which software program manages an IP address allocation for a network?
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73. Which UNIX capability can execute numerous programs at the same time?
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74. Which UNIX ability can run on different types of hardware with few relatively minor changes?
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75. The group of IP addresses that a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server manages is known as a 
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76. Which UNIX shell is the most compact and is often used for writing shell scripts?
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77. A set of data elements (values) organized using a model of horizontal rows and vertical columns whose data is calculated in response to a query is called a
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78. What is the most common type of operation in sequential query language (SQL)?
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79. What type of sequential query language (SQL) statement would you use to make the changes you were working on permanent?
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80. What is the minimum number of scopes a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server can have?
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81. (205) what best describes programming machine code?
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82. How many characters do most UNIX system administrators and users tend to use for filenames?
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83. Which of the following is not one of the elements that most graphical user interfaces are composed of?
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84. What does the 7 in the device name c0t6d0s7 represent? 
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85. Which is not a component of Internet information services (IIS)?
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86. A standard web application used to pass a Web user's request to a server's application program and to exchange data back to the user is called a
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87. Which UNIX command looks at an individual file and finds a specified pattern (string)?
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88. Which numbering system characteristic is the leftmost non-zero digit of a numeric value?
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89. What component of windows unifies and simplifies day to day system management tasks?
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90. Which UNIX command changes the ownership of one or more files to a new owner?
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91. Which UNIX command sets access and modification times for each file to the current time?
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92. In UNIX, which package of programs lets a terminal handle many sessions at once?
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93. What is the most common UNIX windows system?
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94. Which UNIX default command starts the X windows system?
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95. The act of choosing the window you type is called setting the 
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96. What is defined as an asynchronous signal from a computer hardware device indicating the need for attention from a central processing unit (CPU) or a synchronous event?
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97. A feature of networking that enables individuals to designate resources they want other users to be able to access through the network is called
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98. What is an advantage of using a storage area network (SAN) architecture?
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99. Which UNIX mechanism provides for communication with system device drivers through the file system one character at a time?
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100. The first step in quitting an xterm session is to 
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Which original components were very susceptible to damage from...
What permission always overrides all other permissions assigned to a...
Hard links are created using which UNIX command?
When a new folder or file is created on a new technology file system...
Which term is used to describe that data is whole or complete?
Which UNIX mechanism enables programs to communicate with one another...
What is considered as a technique or method of checking data...
Which exchange service is the first service launched when Microsoft...
Which query is made by one name server to another name server?
In exchange System Manager, which container holds configuration...
Which sequential query language (SQL) server feature tracks changes...
Which UNIX operating system component interacts directly with the...
(205) Which is not a characteristic of high-order languages?
Which UNIX component provides a logical way to organize, store,...
Normally, when you create a file with a text editor, the file is set...
What is based around a central directory database containing...
To change permissions on a shell script, you use the UNIX command
The simplest place to put your function definitions is in your
What is a group of users, servers, and other resources that share a...
Which type of patch would utilize a remote installation service (RIS)?
Which is the most commonly used sequential query language (SQL) data...
Where does a copy of the active directory database reside?
According to Air Force dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)...
What kind of server contains the master listing of all active...
What do you type to quit a UNIX shell?
UNIX disks are divided into logical sections called
Which selection is a set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file...
What is considered to be a computer's main storage?
What is a set of rules that can be set to affect active directory leaf...
Which type of lists uses pointers to connect each element together?
Which type of interface is friendlier to the average user to use?
Which web application is most likely to succeed Hypertext Markup...
The /dev/dsk and /dev/rdsk directories are subdirectories of which...
What does the 0 following the c in the device name c0t6d0s7 represent?
Sitting at a computer and loading a software patch onto it is an...
What is the basic unit for storing and manipulating a collection of...
Which UNIX command deletes files from within a directory?
Which protocol is commonly used for managing the security of a message...
Which UNIX command changes the group ownership of one or more files?
Which components of domain name services (DNS) contain a database of...
Which program can be used to automatically launch programs on a preset...
Which error-checking tool allows you to monitor the file systems for...
What should each organization have that spells out which systems are...
 which type of group manages the user's rights assignments...
Which special identity can represent users currently logged on to a...
How many primary groups can a user be a member of?
Which UNIX vi mode allows users to execute set commands?
Which UNIX vi character represents the end of the file?
Which type of backup would you use at the end of the week to save all...
While using UNIX vi to edit a file, what would you enter to save the...
What is considered as nonvolatile permanent memory?
Which type of backup will backup all files that have been altered...
What is a form of firmware that contains the computer's startup...
What action puts unneeded windows out of the way without quitting the...
Which UNIX command from the menu bar moves a window to the bottom of...
The key to shutting down an xterm window is to know which of your...
What defines the rules by which operations can be performed on a...
Which UNIX command does the system administrator need to use to create...
What is the connection type of choice for storage area networks (SAN)?
Which storage device can be easily connected to a network and appears...
Which controller component interprets an electronic signal,...
What type of service allows network administrators to install upgrades...
Which storage device has the means of providing data storage...
Which interrupt request (IRQ) line number is normally used for the...
(204) The hard drives in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID)...
Which UNIX command displays the current working directory?
Which UNIX command allows you to move to different directories within...
Which is a very simple example of an error-detecting code?
Which UNIX command takes any characters from standard input and then...
What is a way of utilizing a group of storage devices as if they were...
(204) Which technology is often used in redundant array of independent...
Which software program manages an IP address allocation for a network?
Which UNIX capability can execute numerous programs at the same time?
Which UNIX ability can run on different types of hardware with few...
The group of IP addresses that a dynamic host configuration protocol...
Which UNIX shell is the most compact and is often used for writing...
A set of data elements (values) organized using a model of horizontal...
What is the most common type of operation in sequential query language...
What type of sequential query language (SQL) statement would you use...
What is the minimum number of scopes a dynamic host configuration...
(205) what best describes programming machine code?
How many characters do most UNIX system administrators and users tend...
Which of the following is not one of the elements that most graphical...
What does the 7 in the device name c0t6d0s7 represent? 
Which is not a component of Internet information services (IIS)?
A standard web application used to pass a Web user's request to a...
Which UNIX command looks at an individual file and finds a specified...
Which numbering system characteristic is the leftmost non-zero digit...
What component of windows unifies and simplifies day to day system...
Which UNIX command changes the ownership of one or more files to a new...
Which UNIX command sets access and modification times for each file to...
In UNIX, which package of programs lets a terminal handle many...
What is the most common UNIX windows system?
Which UNIX default command starts the X windows system?
The act of choosing the window you type is called setting the 
What is defined as an asynchronous signal from a computer hardware...
A feature of networking that enables individuals to designate...
What is an advantage of using a storage area network (SAN)...
Which UNIX mechanism provides for communication with system device...
The first step in quitting an xterm session is to 
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