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1. How many drives can be supported with ATA-2 (sometimes called EIDE)?
A. Two
B. One
C. Four
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2. How many ATA devices can be connected to most modern PCs?
A. Two
B. Six
C. Four
D. One |
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3. Which of the following does NOT require jumper settings?
A. SATA
B. PATA
C. AT
D. ATA |
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4. What's the minimum number of drives needed for RAID 5?
A. Two
B. Three
C. One
D. Four |
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5. What is it called when you move data from one PC to a newer PC?
A. A good day
B. FAST
C. Retiring
D. Migration |
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6. What is the process of using or manipulating people inside the networking environment to
gain access to that network from the outside?
A. Social engineering
B. Internal virus
C. Hacking
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7. Physical security, authentication, the file system, users and groups, and security policies
combine to make what?
A. Access control
B. Authentication
C. Secure servers
D. Encryption |
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8. What command would you use to change a FAT32 partition into an NTFS partition?
A. NTFSUP
B. CONVERT
C. CHANGE
D. FAT32TONTFS |
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9. To lock down security settings on a single computer in a workgroup, what would you use?
A. Password Policy
B. Account Lockout Policy
C. Group Policy
D. Local Security Settings |
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11. What is a piece of malicious software that gets passed from computer to computer by
attaching itself to a program?
A. Spyware
B. Trojan
C. Worm
D. Virus |
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12. What is a software program that looks like one thing (such as a utility or a game) but is
actually doing something else (such as modifying CMOS settings)?
A. Trojan
B. Spyware
C. Virus
D. Worm |
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13. What is a complete program that travels from machine to machine through computer
networks and has the capability to cause malicious problems?
A. Worm
B. Virus
C. Spyware
D. Trojan |
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14. The text-based, DOS-like user interface is also known as the ____ interface.
A. Graphical user
B. Windows
C. Mouse
D. Command-line |
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15. In older Windows versions, the filename was restricted to ____ characters.
A. Ten
B. Eight
C. Two
D. Six |
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16. Current versions of Windows allow filenames of up to ____ characters.
A. 8
B. 355
C. 255
D. 155 |
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17. The ASCII standard defines ____ 8-bit characters.
A. 257
B. 8
C. 255
D. 256 |
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18. Windows uses a ____ to organize the contents in drives.
A. Hierarchical file tree
B. Linear directory tree
C. Hierarchical directory tree
D. Folder system |
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19. The location of a file is called its ____.
A. Path
B. Folder
C. File
D. Root |
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20. Which command shows the contents of the current directory?
A. SHOW
B. LIST
C. DIR
D. DIRECTORY |
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21. Which command always navigates the command-line interface back to the root directory?
A. Cd\.
B. Cd
C. Cd\
D. Cd/ |
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22. Which command deletes a directory?
A. Rd
B. Celroot
C. Deldir
D. Delfile |
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23. Which attribute specifies that a file cannot be modified or deleted?
A. System
B. Read-only
C. Hidden
D. Read-write |
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24. To add an attribute to a file, the attribute letter is preceded by a(n) ____ sign.
A. Asterisk (*)
B. Minus (-)
C. Plus (+)
D. Percentage (%) |
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25. Which wildcard character replaces a single character in the command-line interface?
A. *
B. ?
C. %
D. + |
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26. What command can be used to copy entire directories including subdirectories?
A. Xcomp
B. Xcmd
C. Xcopy
D. Xcompact |
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27. In Windows XP, the ____ command displays or alters the encryption of directories on NTFS
partitions.
A. COMPACT
B. CIPHER
C. COLOR
D. CONVERT |
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28. The CIPHER command works on ____.
A. Attributes
B. Directories
C. Tables
D. Disk drives |
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29. What command in Windows XP displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS
partitions?
A. CIPHER
B. XPNTFS
C. DOSKEY
D. COMPACT |
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30. All files have ____ attributes that determine the behavior of the file in special situations.
A. Five
B. Three
C. Four
D. Six |
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31. What tool in the Windows operating system is used to monitor various log files?
A. Drivers
B. System Restore
C. Device Manager
D. Event Viewer |
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32. What tool is used to end programs that do NOT shut down normally?
A. Event Viewer
B. Control Panel
C. Task Manager
D. Device Manager |
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33. Which tool in Windows 2000 is used to save critical boot files and partition information?
A. System Restore
B. Automated System Recovery
C. Emergency Repair Disk
D. Recovery Console |
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34. By default, Windows XP creates a ____ every time new software is installed.
A. Restore point
B. Boot disk
C. License
D. Device driver |
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35. Which tool is used for restoring registries manually and for rebuilding partitions?
A. Event Viewer
B. Recovery Console
C. Automated System Recovery
D. System Restore |
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36. What is the default Driver Signing setting?
A. Warn
B. Cancel
C. Block
D. Ignore |
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37. Which of the following user accounts are created during a Windows 2000 and XP
installation?
A. Administrator and Power User
B. Administrator and Guest
C. Administrator and Local User
D. Local User and Guest |
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38. On a Windows 2000 Professional desktop, a ____ user is a member of the local Power Users
group and the local Users group.
A. Local
B. Restricted
C. Standard
D. Power |
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39. What key would you press during bootup to get to the Advanced Startup Options menu?
A. F5
B. F1
C. F3
D. F8 |
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40. What recovery tool is available from the Windows installation CD?
A. Automated System Recovery
B. Last Known Good
C. Recovery Console
D. Safe Mode |
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41. Which Recovery Console command lists contents of the selected directory on the system
partition?
A. Del
B. Disable
C. Dir
D. Diskpart |
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42. What is the ratio of the darkest to the lightest spots in a monitor?
A. Pixel
B. Brightness
C. Depth
D. Contrast |
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43. What is the name of the special built-in circuit in a monitor that can be used to eliminate
magnetic buildup?
A. Degaussing magnet
B. Degaussing tube
C. Degaussing coil
D. Degaussing circuit |
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44. What is the process for capturing sound waves in an electronic format?
A. Recording
B. Media
C. Downloading
D. Sampling |
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45. What's the minimum number of connections most sound cards come with?
A. Three
B. Five
C. Four
D. Two |
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46. What is the line out connector used for?
A. External device
B. MIDI input
C. Speaker
D. Microphone |
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47. What kind of printer creates an image on paper by physically striking an ink ribbon against
the paper's surface?
A. Dot-matrix
B. Laser
C. Impact
D. Thermal |
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48. How is laser printer resolution measured?
A. Bits per inch
B. Dots per inch
C. Color per inch
D. Pixels per inch |
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49. What kind of printers tend to have problems with ink drying out inside the nozzles when the
printer is not used for a period?
A. Inkjet
B. Laser
C. Dot-matrix
D. Color |
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50. What will typically cause a laser printer to print the same mark on every page?
A. A damaged head
B. A damaged laser
C. A damaged drum
D. A damaged toner |
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What identifies a PC on a network?
A. Default gateway
B. DNS
C. IP address
D. Subnet mas |
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What kind of printer creates an image on paper by physically striking an ink ribbon against
the paper's surface?
A. Laser
B. Dot-matrix
C. Thermal
D. Impact |
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What should be added to a laser printer to resolve a memory overflow problem?
A. RET
B. RIP
C. ROM
D. RAM |
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Of the following, which standard uses UTP cabling?
A. 10*BaseT
B. 10Base2
C. 10Base5
D. 10Base7 |
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Where do most USB devices get their power?
A. Self-powered by AC
B. Self-powered by DC
C. USB devices don't need power
D. USB bus |
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Which of the following devices would be fastest for a printer?
A. Bluetooth
B. Serial
C. Parallel
D. USB 2.0 |
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The term sublimation means to cause something to change from a solid into a ____ form and
then back into a solid.
A. Vapor
B. Viscous
C. Liquid
D. Crystal |
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What is the maximum length of a USB cable?
A. 1 meter
B. 3 meters
C. 5 meters
D. 10 meters |
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Which of the following utilities shows the route that a packet takes to get to its destination?
A. IPCONFIG
B. NSLOOKUP
C. Ping
D. TRACERT |
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In a USB connection, what connects to the host controller?
A. Device
B. Root hub
C. USB port
D. Child controller |
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Which of the following utilities enables a machine to check whether or not it can
communicate with another machine?
A. IPCONFIG
B. Ping
C. Sys
D. TELNET |
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What kind of printers tend to have problems with ink drying out inside the nozzles when the
printer is not used for a period?
A. Color
B. Laser
C. Inkjet
D. Dot-matrix |
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Most WAPs support filtering in which data packets that do not contain the appropriate
address are rejected. What kind of address is filtered?
A. MAC
B. SSID
C. WEP
D. WPA |
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You are printing from a dot-matrix printer and notice the characters look chopped off at the
top. What should you try adjusting?
A. Toner
B. Printhead
C. Cartridge
D. Drum |
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What will typically cause a laser printer to print the same mark on every page?
A. A damaged laser
B. A damaged toner
C. A damaged head
D. A damaged drum |
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