Per Scholas Wrong Answers on Reviews / Quiz

After starting your Apple iMAC computer, you immediately experience the Spinning Pinwheel of Death (SPoD) crash screen.

Which of the following should you do FIRST to try to resolve the problem?

A - Revert the system to a previous state.

B - Try to reboot the computer.

C - Scan the computer for viruses.

D - Clear the dyld cache.

B - Try to reboot the computer.

Explanation:

When you experience an SPoD crash screen on your iMAC, you should first try to reboot the system. Often, rebooting the computer solves this problem. If that does not work, try to revert the system to a previous state. Then scan the computer for viruses. Because this is an iMAC computer, you could also try clearing the dyld cache.

You are a technician tasked with resolving a boot issue on a client's computer. The system fails to boot and displays an error message indicating "No Bootable Device Found."

Upon inspection, you notice that the system has multiple drives installed.

Which of the following actions should you take first to resolve the boot sector issue?

A - Replace the data cables connecting the drives to the motherboard.

B - Reinstall the operating system on the primary drive.

C - Run a full diagnostic test on all installed drives to check for hardware failures.

D - Check the UEFI/BIOS settings to ensure the correct boot order is set.

D - Check the UEFI/BIOS settings to ensure the correct boot order is set.

Explanation:

Ensuring that the UEFI/BIOS is configured to boot from the correct drive can resolve the "No Bootable Device Found" error if the system is trying to boot from a non-bootable drive.

You have just installed an SSD drive in your older Windows workstation. However, after you start Windows, you do not see the SSD drive listed in Windows Explorer.

What should you do FIRST?

A - Use the voltage switch on the power supply to switch from 110 to 220 volts.

B - Configure the jumpers on the SSD drive.

C - Make sure the power connectors on the SSD drive are plugged in all the way.

D - Replace the power supply.

C - Make sure the power connectors on the SSD drive are plugged in all the way.

Explanation:

Because you have just made a system change, you should check items related to the change you have made. In this case, check to make sure that the power connectors are plugged into the SSD drive.

A technician is troubleshooting a failed redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configuration and is unable to access the RAID configuration utility. What does this indicate?

A - Boot process failure

B - Disk failure

C - Controller failure

D - Multiple disk failure

C - Controller failure

Explanation:

If the technician cannot access the RAID configuration utility, this indicates that the controller itself is likely to have failed. However, the data on the volume should be recoverable.

You have purchased a new notebook. This notebook system uses UEFI firmware and comes with Windows 11 preinstalled. However, you want to use Linux on this system.

You download your favorite distribution and install it on the system, removing all Windows partitions on the hard disk in the process. When the installation is complete, you find that the operating system won't load when the system is rebooted.

Which of the following would allow your computer to boot to Linux?

answer

A - Set the boot order to boot from the hard disk first in the UEFI configuration.

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B

Enable the TPM chip on the motherboard.

C

Reinstall Windows 11 on the system.

D

Enable Secure Boot in the UEFI configuration.

E

Disable Secure Boot in the UEFI configuration.

Correct Answer: