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Which feature of the NTFS file system keeps a log of file system activity to help prevent loss of information if there is a power outage while your disk is in use?a. journalingb. POSIX c. LFNd. indexing
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You are troubleshooting a friend's computer and your diagnostic software reports a problem with the MFT. What file system is your friend's computer using?a. FAT12b. FAT16 c. NTFSd. EXT3
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You have created a movie that is on a file that is almost 6 GB in size. You want to put the movie file on a flash drive so you can bring it to a friend's house to show him. Your computer and your friend's computer are both running Windows 7. Which file system should you use to format your 16 GB thumb drive?a. FAT128b. FAT32 c. EXT3d. exFAT
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Which of the following is true about Windows FAT and NTFS file systems?a. Extended FAT16 was released with Windows 95 Release 2b. FAT32 can be converted to NTFS using the convert command c. NTFS can be converted to FAT16 using the convert commandd. The maximum size of a file on FAT16 is 4 GB.
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What command can you use to make the file named private.txt read-only?a. set private.txt read-onlyb. attrib +r private.txt c. format -read-only private.txtd. status -r private.txt
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What command should you use to change the name of an existing volume?a. setvolb. attrib /volname c. volnamed. format /v
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Which of the following statements is true about the FAT directory structure?a. two copies of the root directory are kept for each partitionb. only 512 entries are allowed in the root on a FAT32 partition c. a backup of the FAT table is kept for each partitiond. the FAT tables and root directory are always stored at the end of each partition
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Which of the following statements is true about file storage on a FAT file system?a. the clusters are organized as a linked-listb. if a file only uses part of a cluster, the next file uses the rest of the cluster c. the filename is stored in the first cluster occupied by the filed. the final cluster is filled in with all 0's to indicate the end of file
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If you have a Windows computer with three hard drives, each with three partitions, what drive letter is assigned to the third partition on the third hard drive?a. jb. i c. kd. h
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Which of the following is NOT an element of the MBR on a Windows system?a. partition tableb. boot program c. master file tabled. disk signature
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You have a new hard disk that you want to put two different OSs on but each OS requires a different file system. What procedure must you perform before you can install the two OSs?a. low-level format the disk and create two separate directory structuresb. install the first OS and then create a new folder off the root to install the second OS c. this is not possible; you need a second physical hard diskd. partition the disk into two logical drives and install an OS on each logical drive
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Which of the following statements is true about how disk drives are organized?a. tracks are divided into sectorsb. cylinders are divided into tracks c. each platter has one read/write headd. sectors are divided into clusters
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You have just purchased a new hard drive to install in your Linux system. Before you can begin using the drive to store files, which of the following task must you complete?a. high-level format then partitionb. partition then high-level format c. low-level format then partitiond. partition then low-level format
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Which of the following folders in a Windows file system is NOT typically located directly off the root?a. Windowsb. Users c. Documentsd. Program Files
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A colleague of yours uses Windows 7 and wants to organize her files so that files stored in several different folders can be easily grouped together and accessed as if they were in a single location. What feature of the Windows 7 file system do you suggest she use?a. folder nestingb. libraries c. subdirectoriesd. file tagging
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In a folder hierarchy, the top level is referred to as which of the following?a. subdirectoryb. /Windows c. trunkd. root
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Which of the following elements of a file system connects the names of files to the file data stored on the disk?a. directoryb. extension c. LFNd. attribute
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Which of the following is NOT a task typically performed by an OS's file system?a. partition and format disksb. establish file naming conventions c. convert files between image formatsd. provide for file and data integrity
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What PC systems call clusters, Mac systems refer to as allocation blocks.
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The native file system in Linux is called ufs.
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Since FAT-16 had a number of limitations, FAT-32 is now the dominant Windows file system since it supports built-in security features and better file compression.
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Originally, FAT-16 supported comparatively short filenames, referred to as 6.3 filenames.
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One of the tasks of a file system is to secure the information contained in user's files.
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What is the difference between L1 cache and L2 cache?
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Describe the difference between the internal and external clock speeds of a CPU.
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Describe the difference between a RISC and CISC CPU.
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Describe the difference between a multiprocessor computer and a multicore computer.
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Describe what is meant by a computer's system architecture.
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A CPU scheduling algorithm that allows two or more processes to be run at the same time by a single CPU is called __________________.
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The ability of a single EPIC processor to perform the instructions in an instruction group simultaneously is ______________ operation.
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_________________ allows the processor to operate on one instruction at the same time that is fetches subsequent instructions.
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The ___________________ is the list of command the CPU can execute.
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A computer with two or more CPUs is referred to as a ________________ computer.
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Which hardware component predicts what data will be needed and makes that data available to the CPU's internal memory?a. cache controllerb. data bus c. address busd. RAM controller
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Which of the following is best described as a technology that enables a single processor to appear as two processors to the OS and allows multiple threads to run simultaneously?a. EPICb. hyper-threading c. RISCd. super-threading
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You have heard that the Linux distribution your are going to install to run a new application runs best on a RISC architecture. Which of the following CPU families should you consider for the computer on which you will install this Linux distribution?a. Motorola 68040b. Intel Xeon c. SPARCd. Pentium
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You are building a new PC for yourself. You want your computer to have a dual-core processor made by AMD. Which processor family should you choose?a. K6-2b. Duron c. Athlon X2d. Athlon XP
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You work for a college that was just donated a computer with an Itanium processor. Which of the following OSs can NOT be installed on this computer?a. Windows XP 64-bitb. Vista 64-bit c. Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 64-bitd. Windows Server 2008 64-bit
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You have found an old dusty computer in your basement that you can identify as an original IBM PC. You ask your friend if he knows what CPU was used in these computers. Which of the following represents a correct response to your question?a. 8088b. Pentium c. 80286d. Itanium
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You are troubleshooting a computer that is in the design phase. The problem you see is that the CPU is not receiving information about the status and of resources and devices connected to the computer. The CPU is also not receiving IRQs. What component of the computer do you suspect could be the problem?a. CPU cacheb. data bus c. control busd. address bus
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Approximately how much data could a CPU with an external clock speed of 2 GHz and a 32-bit data bus transfer per second?a. 4 Gigabitsb. 8 Gigabits c. 4 Gigabytesd. 8 Gigabytes
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If your address bus is 20-bits wide, approximately how much memory can your computer address?a. 64K bytesb. 1024K bytes c. 4G bitsd. 64K bits
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If you are designing a CPU on which you want to have a lot of storage that can be accessed at the internal clock speed of the CPU, which type of memory are you concerned with?a. L2 RAMb. L2 cache c. L1 cached. L1 RAM
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Which of the following is true about RISC CPU hardware?a. it is less complicated and can run at faster clock speedsb. it is more complicated and must run at slower clock speeds c. it cannot run in small devices like smartphonesd. all current CPUs are based on it
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What RISC processor design can build multiple instructions into a single word and can combine instructions into groups, allowing parallel operation?a. pipeliningb. EPIC c. instruction cachingd. complex instruction set
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Which feature of RISC CPUs allows the processor to operate on one instruction at the same time it is fetching one or more subsequent instructions?a. cachingb. CPU scheduling c. coprocessingd. pipelining
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If you want to design a CPU that will run on general-purpose hardware, which type of CPU should you design?a. CISCb. single-threaded c. multicored. RISC
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A CPU that has two or more sections that read and execute instructions is referred to as which of the following?a. multiprocessor CPUb. single-CPU system c. multicore processord. multibus processor
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The Intel Itanium processor is a CISC-based processor that uses a 32-bit architecture.
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The address bus almost always runs faster than the external clock speed of the CPU.
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CPUs that run faster generally require more energy and generate more heat.
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A RISC CPU performs more complex instructions and can work on general-purpose hardware.
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Clock speed and CPU design are factors that determine how fast instructions are executed.
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How can the Hyper-V feature be useful in the datacenter?
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List three new reliability features that became available starting with Vista.
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Describe why you might want to use virtual folders.
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What feature can you use to prevent users from storing particular types of files on server volumes?
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Briefly describe how DFS can make server resource access easier for users.
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List three features found in Windows Server 2008 that are not found in Windows Server 2003 R2.
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What term can be defined as the sum of all the costs associated with purchasing, maintaining, and supporting a product or service?
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Describe Active Directory - what it is, what it contains, and how it is organized.
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Describe the registry which was introduced in Windows 95.
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a. ADFS f. privileged modeb. clustering g. Server Corec. domain h. storage area networkd. Hyper-V i. virtual foldere. IPsec j. task supervisor1/ A logical grouping of computers and computer resources that helps manage these resources and user access to them2/ Allows a server to run multiple independent operating systems at the same time along with running multiple virtual servers on one physical server3/ A scaled-back version of Windows Server 2008 where all configurations and maintenance are done via the command-line interface4/ The ability to share the computing load and resources by linking two or more discrete computer systems to function as though they are one5/ A set of storage devices that appear to the server as being locally attached, but in fact are on their own network with access granted to the server6/ Enables single sign-on for both network and Web-based resources7/ A combination of folders and files based on content. The files can be in any location on the local computer or the network8/ A way to secure Internet protocol (IP) traffic by encrypting and authenticating each packet9/ A process in the operating system that keeps track of the applications that are running on the computer and the resources they use10/ A feature of the operating system kernel introduced in Windows NT which protected it from problems created by a malfunctioning program or process
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Mac OS supported a peer-to-peer networking protocol called _________ until Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
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You can limit the amount of space users can use on a volume by setting __________.
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_________________ was a new feature in Windows Server 2003 that allows companies to secure their documents from copying, forwarding, and printing.
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A technique in which two or more servers are linked to equally share the server processor load is called _______________.
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_____________ enables the operating system to automatically detect newly installed hardware.
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What component of a Linux/Unix OS functions similar to a MS-DOS command prompt?a. X Windowb. Gnomec. shelld. NFS
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What feature in Windows 7 uses flash memory to supplement RAM?a. DirectAccessb. Bluetoothc. BranchCached. ReadyBoost
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You are the administrator for a company that has users that must access the network remotely on a regular basis. You want the remote connection to be secure and as easy as possible to set up for your users. What new feature found in Windows Server 2008 R2 along with Windows 7 can you use to accomplish this?a. DirectAccessb. BranchCachec. FCId. MMC 3.0
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You want to be able to take advantage of the new Server Core feature. You have both 32-bit and 64-bit computers you want to install Server Core on. Which Windows OS should you purchase?a. Windows Server 2003 R2b. Windows Server 2008c. Windows Server 2008 R2d. Windows Server 2008 Core Edition
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Which new feature in Windows Server 2008 allows you to run multiple independent operating systems on a single physical server?a. failover clusteringb. Server Corec. Hyper-Vd. Server Manager
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Which Windows Vista feature protects the registry and specific folders so that their contents are only available to a specific user?a. UAPb. IPSecc. Systems Management Serverd. GPMC
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Which of the following will be launched automatically if Vista detects a problem while booting the system?a. Restart Managerb. Microsoft Updatec. Service-failure Recoveryd. Startup Repair Tool
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You have created a number of different documents using several applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. These files are located in different folders on your hard drive. You want to be able to access these folders from a single location without actually moving them from their current location. What feature of Windows Vista can you use?a. distributed file systemb. DSIc. virtual foldersd. file server resource manager
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File Server Resource Manager offers which of the following features?a. common hierarchy for file sharesb. single sign-onc. quota managementd. dynamic systems initiative
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You"re an administrator for a network with 6 Windows Server 2003 R2 servers. You maintain shared files on four of those servers and your users frequently get confused as to which server holds which share. You want to simplify access to the shares on these servers. What feature can you use?a. MOMb. ADFSc. ADAMd. DFS
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You"re running several Windows Server 2003 R2 servers. You re considering purchasing an application that requires user authentication and authorization. You want to be able to manage your user accounts through a single database that will work both for centralized logon and for this application. What feature should you consider using?a. ADAMb. DFSc. COMd. MOM
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You have a network of 175 workstations, 5 servers, and 12 printers. You want to be able to maintain enterprise-wide control of your network printers from one location. What new tool in Windows Server 2003 R2 can help you do that?a. Group Policyb. MMC 3.0c. Print Management Consoled. Printer and Queue Management