An Advanced Computer Hardware And Software Components Test

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    Which original components were very susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge?

    • Read only memory (ROM)
    • Basic input/output system (BIOS)
    • Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
    • Electronic erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM)
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  • 2. 

    What is considered to be a computer's main storage?

    • Random access memory (RAM)

    • Read only memory (ROM)

    • Basic input/output system (BIOS)

    • Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)

    Correct Answer
    A. Random access memory (RAM)
  • 3. 

    What is considered as nonvolatile permanent memory?

    • Read only memory (ROM)

    • Basic input/output system (BIOS)

    • Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)

    • Electronic erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM)

    Correct Answer
    A. Read only memory (ROM)
  • 4. 

    What is a form of firmware that contains the computer's startup instructions?

    • Cache

    • Basic input/output system (BIOS)

    • Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)

    • Electronic erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM)

    Correct Answer
    A. Basic input/output system (BIOS)
  • 5. 

    Which controller component interprets an electronic signal, prioritizes it, and requests the attention of the central processing unit (CPU)?

    • Disk request

    • Utility resource

    • Priority interrupt

    • Integrated resource

    Correct Answer
    A. Priority interrupt
  • 6. 

    Which term is used to describe that data is whole or complete?

    • Driver

    • Parity bit

    • Data integrity

    • Error correction

    Correct Answer
    A. Data integrity
  • 7. 

    What is considered as a technique or method of checking data integrity?

    • Fault

    • Parity

    • Interrupt

    • Asynchronous

    Correct Answer
    A. Parity
  • 8. 

    What is the connection type of choice for storage area networks (SAN)?

    • Fibre channel

    • ATA over Ethernet (AoE)

    • Small computer system interface (SCSI)

    • Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI)

    Correct Answer
    A. Fibre channel
  • 9. 

    Which storage device can be easily connected to a network and appears as a network drive?

    • Storage area network (SAN)

    • Redundant array of independent disks (RAID)

    • Network attached storage (NAS)

    • RHD

    Correct Answer
    A. Network attached storage (NAS)
  • 10. 

    (205) Which is not a characteristic of high-order languages?

    • They are nearly self-documenting

    • They use English-like statements

    • Source codes that are written closest to the machine language

    • Programs that are transportable between computers with few changes

    Correct Answer
    A. Source codes that are written closest to the machine language
  • 11. 

    Which selection is a set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file intended for display on a web browser page?

    • Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)

    • Extensible Markup Language (XML)

    • Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

    • Dynamic HTML (DHTML)

    Correct Answer
    A. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
  • 12. 

    Which web application is most likely to succeed Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)?

    • Dynamic HTML (DHTML)

    • Extensible Markup Language (XML)

    • Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)

    • Extensible HTML (XHTML)

    Correct Answer
    A. Extensible HTML (XHTML)
  • 13. 

    Which protocol is commonly used for managing the security of a message transmission on the internet?

    • Secure socket layer (SSL)

    • Public key infrastructure (PKI)

    • Data encryption standard (DES)

    • Transport layer security (TLS)

    Correct Answer
    A. Secure socket layer (SSL)
  • 14. 

    Which program can be used to automatically launch programs on a preset schedule?

    • Check disk

    • Disk quotas

    • Disk defragmenter

    • Task scheduler

    Correct Answer
    A. Task scheduler
  • 15. 

    Which error-checking tool allows you to monitor the file systems for errors?

    • Check disk

    • Disk quotas

    • Task Scheduler

    • Disk defragmenter

    Correct Answer
    A. Check disk
  • 16. 

    What should each organization have that spells out which systems are prioritized in what order for the basis of protecting those systems from disasters?

    • Preventive controls

    • List of critical devices

    • Recovery strategies

    • Emergency action plans

    Correct Answer
    A. List of critical devices
  • 17. 

    Which type of backup would you use at the end of the week to save all the data that you select on your systems?

    • Incremental

    • Differential

    • Daily

    • Normal

    Correct Answer
    A. Normal
  • 18. 

    Which type of backup will backup all files that have been altered within the last 24 hours?

    • Daily

    • Normal

    • Incremental

    • Differential

    Correct Answer
    A. Daily
  • 19. 

    What is based around a central directory database containing information about all the domain controllers in the network?

    • Active directory

    • Domains manager

    • Domain name service (DNS)

    • Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)

    Correct Answer
    A. Active directory
  • 20. 

    What is a group of users, servers, and other resources that share a centralized database of account and security information?

    • Domain

    • Forest

    • Schema

    • Tree

    Correct Answer
    A. Domain
  • 21. 

    Where does a copy of the active directory database reside?

    • Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) servers

    • Domain name service (DNS) servers

    • Domain controllers

    • Global catalog servers

    Correct Answer
    A. Domain controllers
  • 22. 

    What kind of server contains the master listing of all active directory objects in the forest?

    • Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)

    • Domain controller

    • Global catalog

    • Member

    Correct Answer
    A. Global catalog
  • 23. 

    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?

    • Access control lists

    • Access policy objects

    • Group policy objects

    • Group rules sets

    Correct Answer
    A. Group policy objects
  • 24. 

    Which type of interface is friendlier to the average user to use?

    • Command line interface

    • Graphical user interface

    • Menu driven interface

    • Palo Alto Research Center user interface

    Correct Answer
    A. Graphical user interface
  • 25. 

    Sitting at a computer and loading a software patch onto it is an example of what type of software patch?

    • Automatic

    • Attended

    • Unattended

    • Remote

    Correct Answer
    A. Attended
  • 26. 

    Which type of patch would utilize a remote installation service (RIS)?

    • Automatic

    • Local

    • Manual

    • Unattended

    Correct Answer
    A. Unattended
  • 27. 

    Which components of domain name services (DNS) contain a database of associated names and IP addresses?

    • Name servers

    • Resolvers

    • Resource records

    • Forward lookup zone

    Correct Answer
    A. Name servers
  • 28. 

    Which query is made by one name server to another name server?

    • Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) query

    • Domain name service (DNS) query

    • Recursive query

    • Non-recursive query

    Correct Answer
    A. Non-recursive query
  • 29. 

    According to Air Force dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) policies, how long is the lease that a noncritical workstation will have applied to them?

    • 15 days

    • 30 days

    • 45 days

    • 60 days

    Correct Answer
    A. 30 days
  • 30. 

     which type of group manages the user's rights assignments and access permissions?

    • Universal

    • Distribution

    • Security

    • Access

    Correct Answer
    A. Security
  • 31. 

    Which special identity can represent users currently logged on to a particular computer and accessing a given resource located on that computer?

    • Anonymous logon

    • Everyone

    • Network

    • Interactive

    Correct Answer
    A. Interactive
  • 32. 

    What defines the rules by which operations can be performed on a particular resource?

    • Rights

    • Permissions

    • Access control lists

    • Hardware configuration

    Correct Answer
    A. Permissions
  • 33. 

    What permission always overrides all other permissions assigned to a user or group to which the user belongs?

    • Full control

    • No access

    • Change

    • Write

    Correct Answer
    A. No access
  • 34. 

    When a new folder or file is created on a new technology file system (NTFS) partition, what permissions are automatically assigned?

    • Global group permissions

    • Everyone group permissions

    • No permissions are automatically assigned

    • Inherited permissions of the folder it's contained in

    Correct Answer
    A. Inherited permissions of the folder it's contained in
  • 35. 

    Which exchange service is the first service launched when Microsoft Exchange starts and the last to stop when it's shut down?

    • Mailbox service

    • System attendant

    • Simple mail transport protocol (SMTP)

    • Post office protocol version 3 (POP3) service

    Correct Answer
    A. System attendant
  • 36. 

    In exchange System Manager, which container holds configuration objects such as Queues, Mailbox stores and Public Folder stores and protocols information?

    • Global settings

    • System policies

    • Tools

    • Servers

    Correct Answer
    A. Servers
  • 37. 

    Which type of lists uses pointers to connect each element together?

    • Derived

    • Linked

    • Ordered

    • Sequential

    Correct Answer
    A. Linked
  • 38. 

    Which is the most commonly used sequential query language (SQL) data statement?

    • Commit

    • Select

    • Where

    • Update

    Correct Answer
    A. Select
  • 39. 

    Which sequential query language (SQL) server feature tracks changes and is used to ensure data integrity?

    • Buffers

    • Concurrency

    • Locking

    • Logging

    Correct Answer
    A. Logging
  • 40. 

    Which UNIX operating system component interacts directly with the system hardware?

    • File system

    • VI editor

    • Kernel

    • Shell

    Correct Answer
    A. Kernel
  • 41. 

    Which UNIX component provides a logical way to organize, store, retrieve, manipulate, and manage data?

    • File system

    • VI editor

    • Kernel

    • Shell

    Correct Answer
    A. File system
  • 42. 

    Normally, when you create a file with a text editor, the file is set up with

    • Read and write permission for you and read-only permission for others

    • Write permission for you and read only permission for others

    • Read, write, and execute for you and read, write for others

    • Read and write permission for you and read, write for others

    Correct Answer
    A. Read and write permission for you and read-only permission for others
  • 43. 

    To change permissions on a shell script, you use the UNIX command

    • Chown

    • Chgrp

    • Chmod

    • Chper

    Correct Answer
    A. Chmod
  • 44. 

    The simplest place to put your function definitions is in your

    • Function

    • Dev

    • Definition

    • Profile

    Correct Answer
    A. Profile
  • 45. 

    What do you type to quit a UNIX shell?

    • Exit

    • Quit

    • X

    • Xit

    Correct Answer
    A. Exit
  • 46. 

    UNIX disks are divided into logical sections called

    • Sectors

    • Sections

    • Reams

    • Partitions

    Correct Answer
    A. Partitions
  • 47. 

    The /dev/dsk and /dev/rdsk directories are subdirectories of which directory?

    • Root

    • System

    • Device

    • Home

    Correct Answer
    A. Root
  • 48. 

    What does the 0 following the c in the device name c0t6d0s7 represent?

    • Controller

    • Partition

    • Drive number

    • Bus target drive

    Correct Answer
    A. Controller
  • 49. 

    What is the basic unit for storing and manipulating a collection of logically related information known as data?

    • Directories

    • Partitions

    • Slices

    • Files

    Correct Answer
    A. Files

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