Title: FINAL II
Course: DEPT MC - PERSONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE > Section: Final Exam

Q: ____ are smooth and level areas on an optical disc.
- Pits
- Runs
- Valleys
- Lands
A: Lands

Q: ____ are recessed areas on the surface of an optical disc.
- Land
- Grooves
- Pits
- Valleys
A: Pits

Q: In order to read each sector on the spiral of a CD at a constant ____, the disc spins faster when the read-write head is near the center of the disc.
- rotational velocity
- linear velocity
- linear torque
- rotational momentum
A: linear velocity

Q: A single-sided, single-layer DVD can hold ____ GB.
- 4.7
- 8.5
- 9.4
- 17
A: 4.7

Q: A double-sided, dual-layer DVD can hold ____ GB.
- 4.7
- 8.5
- 9.4
- 17
A: 17

Q: ____ drives are a great method of keeping backups of data stored on your hard drive.
- External hard
- External optical
- Internal optical
- External floppy
A: External hard

Q: ____ is a common compression standard for storing photos.
- GIF
- AIF
- WAV
- JPEG
A: JPEG

Q: ____ is a set of standards that are used to represent music in digital form.
- MIDI
- AIF
- AU
- WAV
A: MIDI

Q: A ____ provides slots for memory cards and can be an internal or external device.
- card slot
- media processor
- media reader
- media storage device
A: media reader

Q: For EIDE, there are four choices for drive installations: ____.
- primary slave, primary major, primary secondary, and secondary primary
- primary master, primary slave, secondary master, and secondary slave
- primary master, primary secondary, secondary master, and secondary secondary
- primary minor, primary major, secondary major, and secondary minor
A: primary master, primary slave, secondary master, and secondary slave

Q: Currently, Microsoft offers four service packs for Windows XP.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: A snapshot of the system settings and configuration is called a ____.
- rollback point
- restore unit
- rollback unit
- restore point
A: restore point

Q: ____ creates restore points at regular intervals and just before you install software or hardware.
- System Activation
- System Protection
- System Restoration
- System Prevention
A: System Protection

Q: When you back up the system state, the registry is also backed up to the folder ____.
- %SystemRoot%\repair\RegBack
- %SystemRoot%\repair\Hives
- %SystemRoot%\win32\repair\RegBack
- %SystemRoot%\wind32\RegBack
A: %SystemRoot%\repair\RegBack

Q: The user folder for an account contains a group of subfolders called the user ____.
- namespace
- directory namespace
- profile namespace
- controlled namespace
A: profile namespace

Q: The ____ command creates a subdirectory under a directory.
- RD
- MD
- CD
- AD
A: MD

Q: A file with a .bat file extension is called a ____ file.
- script
- block
- batch
- binary
A: batch

Q: The ____ tab of Task Manager lists system services and other processes associated with applications, together with how much CPU time and memory the process uses.
- Applications
- Processes
- Services
- Performance
A: Processes

Q: The ____ tab in Task Manager shows all users currently logged on the system.
- Users
- Networking
- Processes
- Applications
A: Users

Q: ____ is a Windows utility that can be used to build your own customized console windows.
- Microsoft Management Console
- Microsoft Manager Console
- Microsoft Management Components
- Microsoft Manager Controls
A: Microsoft Management Console

Q: A(n) ____ is a single window that contains one or more administrative tools such as Device Manager or Disk Management.
- snap-in
- add-in
- view
- console
A: console

Q: In a console, the individual tools are called ________________.
- consoles
- add-ins
- snap-ins
- views
A: snap-ins

Q: The ____ box can protect your system against users making unauthorized changes and against malware installing itself without your knowledge.
- UAC
- AAC
- UAN
- UAK
A: UAC

Q: You can use the ____ utility to zero in on the service or other program that is slowing down startup.
- gpupdate
- MSconfig
- MSrebuild
- MSrefresh
A: MSconfig

Q: ___________ is the process of converting data into a format that cannot be ready by another user.
- Compression
- Conversion
- Encryption
- Decryption
A: Encryption

Q: Upgrading to a better edition of Vista can easily be accomplished by using the ____ feature.
- Windows Anywhere Upgrade
- Windows Anyplace Upgrade
- Windows Anytime Upgrade
- Windows Automatic Upgrade
A: Windows Anytime Upgrade

Q: Use a ____-bit OS if you need increased performance and your system has enough resources to support it.
- 8
- 16
- 32
- 64
A: 64

Q: Use ____ to find out which devices are installed in your Microsoft Windows system.
- Computer Manager
- User Manager
- Device Manager
- System Manager
A: Device Manager

Q: A ____ boot allows you to install the new OS without disturbing the old one so you can boot to either OS.
- dual
- cross
- controlled
- selective
A: dual

Q: A(n) ____ installation is performed by storing the answers to installation questions in a text file or script that Windows calls an answer file.
- scripted
- attended
- unattended
- replacement
A: unattended

Q: A ____ is a copy of the entire volume on which Windows is installed to another bootable media such as CDs or USB drive.
- drive delta
- drive image
- software image
- system drive
A: drive image

Q: The Windows utility ____ is used to remove configuration settings, such as the computer name that uniquely identifies the PC.
- msconfig.exe
- msprep.exe
- w32prep.exe
- sysprep.exe
A: sysprep.exe

Q: For some brand-name computers, the hard drive contains a ____ partition that can be used to reinstall Windows.
- hidden resolution
- hidden recovery
- visible recovery
- visible rebuild
A: hidden recovery

Q: A ____ computer is software that simulates the hardware of a physical computer.
- real
- logical
- virtual
- functional
A: virtual

Q: A Windows ____ is a logical group of computers and users that share resources, where administration, resources, and security on a workstation are controlled by that workstation.
- domain
- workgroup
- task group
- work unit
A: workgroup

Q: An example of a network operating system is Windows Server 2008, which controls a network using the directory database called ____.
- Net Directory
- Win Directory
- Active Directory
- Open Directory
A: Active Directory

Q: The ____ command is used to copy the information from the old computer to a server or removable media.
- getstate
- loadstate
- setstate
- scanstate
A: scanstate

Q: The ____ command is used to copy the information to the new computer.
- getstate
- loadstate
- setstate
- scanstate
A: loadstate

Q: Product ____ is a method used by Microsoft to prevent unlicensed use of its software so that you must purchase a Windows license for each installation of Windows.
- activation
- entitlement
- enablement
- installation
A: activation

Q: For an always-up broadband connection (such as cable modem or DSL), select ____ when you configure updates.
- Never
- Notify me but don’t automatically download or install them
- Automatic
- Automatically download but do not install them
A: Automatic

Q: You want to create an image of a Windows7 installation. What program would you use?
- dism.exe
- imagex.exe
- oscdimg.exe
- copype.cmd
A: imagex.exe

Q: What setup switch points the Windows installation to an answer file?
- /U:
- /UDF:
- /UDF: number,
- /A:
A: /U:

Q: What are the minimum RAM requirements for Windows XP?
- 32MB
- 64MB
- 128MB
- 168MB
A: 64MB

Q: A ____ boot allows you to install the new OS without disturbing the old one so you can boot to either OS.
- dual
- cross
- controlled
- selective
A: dual

Q: Which wireless Ethernet standard is designated to use a frequency range of 2.4 GHz in the radio band? (Choose two)
- 802.11b
- 802.11a
- 802.11g
- 802.11n
- 802.11k
A: 802.11b; 802.11g

Q: Which wireless Ethernet standards operate at 54Mbps? (Choose two)
- 802.11
- 802.11a
- 802.11b
- 802.11g
- 802.11wg
A: 802.11a; 802.11g

Q: Which of the following is the most outdated IEEE Wi-Fi standard?
- 802.11a
- 802.11b
- 802.11g
- 802.11n
- 802.11k
A: 802.11a

Q: Which wireless data encryption method provides the highest level of security?
- WEP
- 40-bit WEP
- WPA
- WPA2
A: WPA2

Q: Which of the following cell phone networks is an open standard that uses digital communication of data, and is accepted and used worldwide?
- GSM
- TDMA
- CDMA
- TCP/IP
A: GSM

Q: What protocol does dial up networking use?
- VoIP
- TCP/IP
- PPP
- Bluetooth
A: PPP

Q: Which of the following is NOT an Ethernet topology?
- Star
- Bus
- Switch
- Ring
- Star Bus
A: Switch

Q: Which device broadcasts every packet it receives to all devices connected to it?
- Switch
- Router
- Hub
- NAT
A: Hub

Q: A computer can use MAC addresses to communicate locally on a LAN. What address type would be used to connect to another LAN over the Internet?
- IP address
- IPX/SPX address
- NetBEUI address
- VLAN Tunnel
A: IP address

Q: What command would you enter at the Command Prompt in Windows to view the IP and MAC addresses of your wireless adapter?
- Ipconfig
- Ipconfig /all
- Getmac
- Getmac /v
A: Ipconfig /all

Q: Which connection type would be most suitable for adding a wireless network adapter to a laptop?
- PCI
- RJ-45
- RJ-12
- DB-9
- USB
A: USB

Q: When installing a SOHO you should be aware that 10BaseT, 100BaseT, and 1000BaseTEthernet networks can not use UTP or STP cables longer than:
- 10 meters
- 100 meters
- 1000 meters
- 10000 meters
A: 100 meters

Q: When installing a wireless SOHO if your router is also your wireless access point, you need to place it near to:
- The Server that will manage your network
- The switch you may use on this network
- The center of the area where you want your wireless network
- The fire exit
A: The center of the area where you want your wireless network

Q: What is the most popular way to transfer files over the Internet?
- STP
- FTP
- FTPS
- TFTP
A: FTP

Q: In order to control electrical interference on VoIP connections each device should have one of these installed on it.
- Coil tap
- 500 ohm resistor
- DSL filter
- Ferrite clamp
A: Ferrite clamp

Q: Many large corporations and ISPs use proxy servers to speed up Internet access. A proxy server is a computer that intercepts requests that a client makes of a server. It speeds up the traffic because it:
- Is a faster Server
- It operates on higher performing hardware
- It caches requests
- It works only on broadband
A: It caches requests

Q: Routers operate at which layer of the OSI model?
- physical
- transport
- network
- MAC sublayer of the data link layer
- session
A: network

Q: Bits are packaged into frames at which layer of the OSI model?
- data link
- transport
- physical
- presentation
- application
A: data link

Q: The layers of the OSI model, from the top down, are:
- application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, physical
- session, presentation, data transport, MAC, network, physical
- physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, application
- presentation, application, session, network, transport, data link, physical
- application, encryption, network, transport, logical link control, physical
A: application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, physical

Q: What type of attack involves the hacker tricking a user through social contact?
- password attack
- eavesdrop attack
- man-in-the-middle attack
- Social Engineering attack
A: Social Engineering attack

Q: What type of attack involves the hacker using a packet sniffer and trying to view confidential information traveling over the network?
- password attack
- eavesdrop attack
- man-in-the-middle attack
- social engineering attack
A: eavesdrop attack

Q: What type of attack involves the hacker causing your system or network to become unresponsive to valid requests?
- DoS attack
- Eavesdrop attack
- Man-in-the-middle attack
- password attack
A: DoS attack

Q: For the health care industry, the ____ includes regulations to secure patient data that apply to all health care companies and professionals.
- GLB
- NIST
- SOX
- HIPAA
A: HIPAA

Q: When implementing a security plan, the four steps are sometimes called the ____.
- Plan-Build-Run-Act
- Plan-Build-Review-Act
- Plan-Do-Study-Act
- Plan-Study-Act-Review
A: Plan-Do-Study-Act

Q: Because of the problem of losing encrypted data and Internet passwords when a user password is reset, each new user should create a password ____ disk for use in the event the user forgets the password.
- reset
- recovery
- vault
- conversion
A: reset

Q: A ____ is made of several words with spaces allowed.
- password
- passphrase
- token
- credential
A: passphrase

Q: A(n)____ password means it is not easy to guess by both humans and computer programs designed to hack passwords.
- weak
- usable
- unbreakable
- strong
A: strong

Q: A(n) ____ account has complete access to the system and can make changes that affect the security of the system and other users.
- service
- administrator
- privileged
- user
A: administrator

Q: A Trojan sometimes installs a ____ in the system, which is a hidden way to allow malware to reach the system in secret even after the Trojan has been removed.
- backdoor
- release
- helper
- beneficial routine
A: backdoor

Q: A ____ virus can hide in either of two boot areas of a hard drive.
- partition
- Trojan
- polymorphic
- boot sector
A: boot sector

Q: A ____ virus is a combination of a boot sector virus and a file virus and can hide in either.
- polymorphic
- boot sector
- multipartite
- macro
A: multipartite

Q: What technology is typically used to encrypt traffic between a Web server and Web browser?
- DoS
- IPSec
- Smart Card
- SSL
A: SSL

Q: When you share folders on the network, the ____ permissions for remote users need to be set.
- share
- file
- folder
- disc
A: share

Q: To know for sure exactly which permissions for a file or folder are in effect, see the ____ tab of the Advanced Security Settings box.
- Security
- Derived Permissions
- Actual Permissions
- Effective Permissions
A: Effective Permissions

Q: Most notebook manufacturers provide ____ software that can help you test components to determine which component needs replacing.
- diagnostic
- management
- development
- installation
A: diagnostic

Q: A ____ station provides the same functions as a port replicator, but provides additional slots for adding secondary storage devices and expansion cards.
- locking
- docking
- hosting
- nesting
A: docking

Q: ____ cards include one or more variations of PC Card, CardBus, and ExpressCard.
- PCMCIA
- Display Port
- PCM
- MCIA
A: PCMCIA

Q: A(n) ____ is about the size of a credit card, but thicker.
- ExpressCard
- CardBus card
- PCI card
- PC Card
A: PC Card

Q: A(n) ____ is an electrical device that changes DC to AC.
- inverter
- exciter
- converter
- voltage shifter
A: inverter

Q: IBM and Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks use a unique and popular pointing device embedded in the keyboard called a ____ or point stick.
- TrackPad
- TrackPoint
- TrackKnob
- TrackStick
A: TrackPoint

Q: Use the ____ box to adjust pointer speed, mouse trails, pointer size, how the touch pad buttons work, and other settings for pointing devices.
- Control Properties
- Display Properties
- Track Properties
- Mouse Properties
A: Mouse Properties

Q: For tablet PCs, the stylus can be controlled from the ____ box.
- Input Devices
- Pen and Input Devices
- Mouse and Input Devices
- Pen and Stick Devices
A: Pen and Input Devices

Q: The brightness is a function of the ____ component of the LCD panel.
- forelight
- inverter
- backlight
- diverter
A: backlight

Q: To substitute an internal device with an external device, first go into ____ setup and disable the internal device.
- BIOS
- device
- system
- computer
A: BIOS

Q: A MicroDIMM that contains DDR SDRAM has ____ pins.
- 120
- 124
- 144
- 172
A: 172

Q: A notebook drive is ____ inches wide.
- 2.5
- 3.0
- 3.5
- 4.0
A: 2.5

Q: Mini PCI Express slots have ____ pins on the edge connector.
- 25
- 68
- 52
- 100
A: 52

Q: ____ printers work by placing toner on an electrically charged rotating drum and then depositing the toner on paper as the paper moves through the system at the same speed the drum is turning.
- Inkjet
- Thermal
- Dye-sublimation
- Laser
A: Laser

Q: A laser printer can produce better-quality printouts than a dot matrix printer, even when printing at the same dpi, because it can vary the size of the dots it prints, creating a sharp, clear image using a technology called ____.
- REt
- REx
- VART
- eRT
A: REt

Q: ____ printers tend to smudge on inexpensive paper, and they are slower than laser printers.
- Laser
- Dye-sublimation
- Thermal
- Inkjet
A: Inkjet

Q: ____ printers use wax-based ink that is heated by heat pins that melt the ink onto paper. The print head containing these heat pins is as wide as the paper.
- Inkjet
- Laser
- Thermal
- Dye-sublimation
A: Thermal

Q: A(n) ____ printer uses solid dyes embedded on different transparent films.
- thermal
- dye-sublimation
- laser
- inkjet
A: dye-sublimation

Q: Automatically printing on both sides of the page is called ____ printing.
- duplex
- simplex
- duo
- complex
A: duplex

Q: What command would you enter at the Command Prompt in Windows to view the IP and MAC addresses of your wireless adapter?
- Ipconfig
- Ipconfig /all
- Getmac
- Getmac /v
A: Ipconfig /all

Q: He used Social Engineering and his knowledge of technology to hack into companies like DEC, Pacific Bell, and even the Department of Justice.
- Steve Wozniak
- Kevin Mitnick
- Eric Weiss
- Richard Clark
A: Kevin Mitnick

Q: One of history's first hackers, also known as Captain Crunch, he exploited the telephone systems with whistling.
- Kevin Mitnick
- Steve Wozniak
- John Draper
- Richard Clark
A: John Draper