NOCTI Practice Exam

When you try to boot your computer, it hangs after POST. When you access the UEFI setup program, you see that the date is several years behind, and the time is set to 12:01 a.m.

Which of the following is the most likely cause of this behavior?

The motherboard battery has failed

Which of the following components is an example of firmware?

BIOS/UEFI

What device is used to create a physical star topology?

Switch

You want to upgrade all memory in your system with the fastest memory available. Which of the following should you choose?

Choose the type of memory that is supported by your motherboard

Which of the following is used on a wireless network to identify the network name?

SSID

Twitter is an example of what type of site?

microblog

Achievements give an employer some insight into your

transferable skills

Which of the following topologies connects each network device to a central hub?

Star

Keyboards, mice, speakers, microphones, and printers are collectively referred to as __

Peripherals

To access the Internet through the Publicly Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), what kind of connectivity device must you use?

Modem

Which of the following protocols provides authentication and encryption services for VPN traffic?

IPsec

Which of the following is not an example fo wireless networking communications?

DSL

Which of the following provides a computer system with the ability to retrieve and manipulate data at a future time?

Storage

Which of the following is a valid MAC address?

73-99-12-61-15

Which Blu-ray standard defines rewritable disks?

BD-RE

What is required to control access to the file system using file and folder permissions on a Windows-based computer?

NTFS-formatted partition

Which of the following is a SQL statement?

SELECT * FROM Orders WHERE OrderID=5

What is the collective name for creations that are not the intellectual property of anybody?

Public Domain

This type of e-commerce often resembles the electronic version of the classified ads or an auction.

C2C

Which term refers to a software implementation of a computer system that executes programs like a physical machine?

Virtual machine

Which of the following data would your company want you to keep confidential?

Customer phone number

Which Windows command displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory?

dir

Which tool lets you view and directly edit the registry?

Regedit

Which of the following is the best definition of a bit?

A single 1 or 0 in a digital signal

Which of the following expansion buses is most commonly used for devices such as sound cards, modems, and network cards?

PCI

Which type of network medium is used by an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) adapter?

Copper telephone wire

If you wan to boot from a hard drive, what must it have?

Active partition

Which service would be most useful when looking for information about your favorite TV show?

Search engine

You have implemented an ad hoc wireless network that doesn’t employ a wireless access point. Every wireless card can communicate directly with any other wireless network card on the network. What type of physical network topology has been implemented in this type of network?

Mesh

Which of the following hardware devices regenerate a signal out all connected ports without examining the frame or packet contents?

Hub

Which of the following components stores values in short-term memory?

RAM

A software developer wants to provide a compiled executable program to a customer. Which of the following computer languages would provide this capability?

C++

You need to install Windows 10 on a new computer system that uses a SATA SSD device to store data.

Which of the following is the best method for installing Windows 10 on this system?

Install Windows the same way you would a system that uses a standard hard disk drive

Which of the following are common forms of social engineering attacks?

Sending hoax virus information emails

Which of the following Mac features is used to launch apps, switch between running apps, access the Trash, and access specific folders?

Dock

On a Linux system, what is the name of the directory where you will find a text file called devices that contains information about the devices that are configured on the system?

/proc

Which port on a sound card should you connect a non-amplified microphone to?

Mic In

Which of the following is the most common form of authentication?

Username and password

Which of the following is the correct binary representation of the number 2?

10

Which of the following drive configurations uses striping with parity for fault tolerance?

RAID 5

What is the best thing to do with websites that are useful to your job search?

Organize them in a “bookmark” folder on your computer

Which of the following is considered an input device?

Touchscreen

Clickable text or images that take you to different sites on the World Wide Web are called __

Hyperlinks

Which of the following SQL commands would you use to delete an entire table and all of its data?

DROP

You replaced the print cartridge on an inkjet printer.

Which of the following best describes the next step you should perform?

Calibrate the printer

Which type of connector is commonly used for keyboards and mice?

USB

If you were working in a dental office, which of these skills you could possess would not be considere an adaptive skill?

the capacity to sterilize dental instruments

Which TCP/IP configuration parameter identifies the router that is used to reach hosts on remote networks?

Default gateway

A Mac OS user has forgotten the location of an important spreadsheet document.

Which Mac OS feature could be used to find the spreadsheet?

Spotlight

Lately, you hear a clicking noise when reading or writing data from the hard disk. What is the most likely cause of the clicking?

Failing hard drive

Which of the following actions directly improves system security on a Windows workstation?

Install the latest updates

Which tool can you use to display hardware utilization stastics that tell you about the operation of your computer?

Resource Monitor

What is junk email?

Unwanted, unsolicited email

All are evidences that you add value to the organization except

you golf with the boss on alternate Saturday mornings

What is the best countermeasure against social engineering?

User awareness training

Which system utility would you use to troubleshoot hardware devices, examine and control the resources used by specific devices, and install updated device drivers?

Device Manager

Which of the following is the most common disk interface used for optical drives on home and office computers?

SATA

Your company relocated you from the United States to their United Kingdom office in London. You brought your personal computer with you and are in the process of setting it up. Your computer was previously configured to receive 115 VAC, but the electricity in London uses 230 VAC.

Which of the following would you allow your computer to run on 230 VAC?

Toggle the voltage switch on the power supply to the different voltage

Which of the following is technically not a programming language?

HTML

Which of the following are terms used to identify memory modules?

DIMM

Abby wants a high-end computer system for her home office that can be upgraded.
Which of the following should she choose?

Desktop

__ is a principle that limits access to certain parts of a program to public methods

Encapsulation

Which of the following is a type of variable that can hold many values at the same time?

Array

Where system root is the C: drive, what is the path to the directories that old user profiles in Windows 10?

C:\Users\ username

Which of the following are exercises that can be practiced to clarify one’s value?

Discern those attributes we admire in ourselves

Discern those attributes we admire in others

Rank order a series of traits from a checklist

Which of the following is the term used for a set of programs that acts as an interface between the applications that are running on a computer and the computer’s hardware?

Operating system

Which of the following is not an advantage of SSDs over HDDs?

Inexpensive

For which type of device will you typically install the driver before you connect the device to your system?

Firewire devices

The idea of programming by modeling real-world things into computer code is called __

Object-oriented programming

A user can’t make an RDP connection from outside the network to a server inside the network.

Which network device will a network administrator most likely configure to allow this connection?

Firewall

The fan in a 450-Watt power supply is malfunctioning. What action should you take?

Remove and replace the power supply

You want to use a wireless keyboard and mouse with your laptop computer. Which method should you choose?

Bluetooth

Which expansion slot is the best for high-end dedicated video cards?

PCIe x16

In which of the following should you expect some privacy?

Personally identifiable information entered into a human resource database

Which would enable you to connect with experts, access resources, and provide opportunities for committee work or community service?

professional organizations

Which of the following protocols carry phone calls over an IP-based network?

VoIP

An unauthorized person gains access to a secured area by following an authorized person through a door controlled by a badge reader.

Which of the following security threats does this sentence describe?

Tailgating

Which security measure can be used to generate and store cryptographic keys?

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

In a relational database table, columns are better known as __

Fields

Which of the following lists the basic computing and processing steps in order?

Input, processing, output, and storage

Which of the following database features would provide a formatted, easy-to-read listing of the results of a query?

Report

A security technician is conducting a forensic analysis.

Which of the following actions is most likely to destroy critical evidence?

Shutting down the system

Which partition type identifies the partition as one that holds the boot loader program used to start the operating system?

Active

Which type of malicious activity can be described as numerous unwanted and unsolicited email messages sent to a wide range of victims?

Spamming

You want to implement name resolution on the Linux workstations in your company.

Which protocol will you use to do this?

DNS

Which option should you use to respond to the sender of an email but not all the recipients?

Reply

Which of the following is a valid Class A address?

10.0.0.1

Which of the following rights is not guaranteed by copyright?

Right to avoid criticism

Where do we develop job-specific skills?

Hobbies and avocations

Volunteer work

Jobs and educational training

which type of configuration would you use if you wanted to deploy 802.11n technology to communicate directly between two computers using a wireless connection?

Ad hoc

While reviewing video files from your organization’s security cameras, you notice a suspicious person using piggy-backing to gain access to your building. The individual in question did not have a security badge.

Which of the following would you most likely implement to keep this from happening in the future?

Mantraps

Which of the following types of Internet connection services can allow yo to be truly mobile while maintaining your Internet connection?

Cellular

Which of the following terms described a PC card that you can insert and remove without rebooting the computer?

Hot swappable

To increase security on your company’s internal network, the administrator has disabled as many ports as possible. Now, however, you can browse the Internet, but you are unable to perform secure credit card transactions when making purchases from e-commerce websites.

which port needs to be enabled to allow secure transactions?

443

Which file system path is the default location for system files in Windows 10?

C:\System32

Which of the following is not an example of a web browser?

Microsoft word

You have a set of DVD-RW discs that have been used to archive files for your latest development project. You need to dispose of the discs.

Which of the following methods should you use to best prevent extracting data from the discs?

Shredding

Which network component connects a device to the transmission media and allows it to send and receive messages?

Network interface card

You are troubleshooting a malfunctioning notebook computer. Nothing appears on the LED display when the system is powered on.

Which of the following is the best step to try first?

Plug in an external monitor

Databases, authentication, and user accounts are all part of a website’s __

Backend