Based solely on the practice tests from modules 3 and 4. Should there be any corrections, please feel free to inform me. Good luck! (づ ᴗ _ᴗ)づ.☘︎ ́˖
USB Type A
What type of USB connector would you plug into a host?
USB Type B Mini
USB Type C
USB Type B Micro
USB Type A
Mouse
Which device is categorized as a Human Interface Device (HID)?
Mouse
Computer monitor
Printer
Network card
USB 2.0
Which USB standard has a rate of 480 Mbps?
USB 3.0
USB 1.0
USB. 1.1
USB 2.0
HDMI Type C
Which HDMI connector is also known as the Mini HDMI?
HDMI Standard 2.1
HDMI Type C
HDMI Type A
HDMI Type D
Both ends of a Firewire cable are the same.
Which statement about Firewire or USB is true?
USB is based on the Small Computer System Interface protocol.
Both ends of a Firewire cable are the same.
USB is based on the IEEE 1394 standard.
USB 1.1 has a maximum transfer rate faster than Firewire.
Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA)
Who created DisplayPort?
Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA)
Apple
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Intel
A form of flat-panel display equipment
What type of device would you connect using a Digital Visual Interface (DVI) port?
An oscilloscope
A Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) monitor
A Blu-Ray player
A form of flat-panel display equipment
As an industrial application
For which reason would you use a Bluetooth Class 1 device with a range of 100m?
As an industrial application
For an automobile hotspot
To connect to a wireless printer
To connect to a wireless keyboard
USB Type C
You just bought a new smartphone that did not come with the necessary USB charging cable. In the instructions booklet, a picture of the charging cable depicts the device end of the cable as being flat on both sides and reversible. What type of cable do you need?
USB Type B Mini
USB Type B
USB Type B Micro
USB Type C
DVD-10 (Digital Video Disc)
You need to back up just over 9 GB of data from your hard drive to an optical disc so you can store it offsite. You want to use just one disc to keep costs down, and you want to leave as little unused space on the disc as possible. What type of optical media should you use?
Blu-Ray (BD)
DVD-18 (Digital Video Disc)
CD-ROM (Compact Disc)
DVD-10 (Digital Video Disc)
A contactless payment reader
What would you use a Near Field Communication connection for?
A wireless keyboard
A contactless payment reader
A monitor
A wireless router
Apple
Who created Mini DisplayPort?
Apple
Intel
IBM
VESA
RJ-45
What type of connector would you use to connect a wired router to an Ethernet network?
HDMI
RJ-45
PS/2
RJ-11
Power to the connected device
What does the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) not provide between equipment?
An audio stream of data
Power to the connected device
Digital content protection
A video stream of data
Bluetooth
What type of connection would you use to connect short-range wireless devices such as a keyboard or a mouse to a computer?
NFC
Wi-Fi
RFID
Bluetooth
It is used as a display interface and general peripheral interface.
What is the main purpose of the Thunderbolt interface?
It connects computers to a wireless network.
It is used to connect older types of mice to a computer.
It connects computers to a wired network.
It is used as a display interface and general peripheral interface.
A resolution of 640x480 with 4-bit color
What is the standard resolution of the Video Graphics Array (VGA)?
A resolution of 800x600 with 4-bit or 8-bit color
A resolution of 1024x768 with 16-bit or 32-bit color
A resolution of 640x480 with 4-bit color
A resolution of 1280x720 with 16-bit or 32-bit color
Monitor
Which peripheral device fills cells with color and uses transistors to vary intensity?
Keyboard
Monitor
Network Interface Card (NIC)
Mouse
Display
After connecting a new monitor to your computer, you get a message saying the monitor is not set at the optimal resolution. Which Windows applet would you use to change the resolution?
Display
Settings
Personalization
Device Manager
A standard telephone
Into which device would you plug an RJ-11 connector?
A standard telephone
A Network Attached Storage (NAS) device
A wired headset
A wired keyboard
Digital projector
What type of device uses Digital Light Processing (DLP)?
Mouse
Monitor
Digital projector
Printer
A wireless router
What type of device would use Radio Frequency (RF)?
A thumb drive
A wireless router
A USB printer
A High Definition monitor
SODIMM
You need to increase the system memory of your laptop and decide to research the types of memory available. Which would fit in your laptop?
SSD
BIOS
SATA
SODIMM
VGA
Which connector is a legacy analog video interface?
DVI
DisplayPort
VGA
HDMI
Thunderbolt
You have a new external hard drive. Which of these ports could be used to connect to the device?
RJ-45
RCA
RJ-11
Thunderbolt
Lime
You added a speaker add-in card to your desktop computer and want to connect the card to an amplifier. Which color collar would the port you need have?
Pink
Light blue
Lime
Orange
Go to the Device Manager folder, right-click the device, and select "Uninstall Device."
You are removing an old device from your computer and want to ensure all of the old drivers are gone. Where in Windows would you go to delete the drivers?
Go to Settings and delete the device.
Go to the Device Manager folder, right-click the device, and select "Uninstall Device."
Go the to the Device and Printers folder and delete the device.
Go to the Network Connections folder and delete the device.
Thunderbolt
You have a new Apple workstation and you are looking for a port on the machine where you can plug in either a monitor or a peripheral. What type of port would you use?
USB
Thunderbolt
HDMI
DisplayPort
OCR
You are using a scanner to scan a Word document into your computer. What type of software would you use to convert the image into a computer-editable text document?
WIA
JPEG
OCR
GIF
Type the device's IP address into your web browser.
You added a Small Office Home Office (SOHO) access point to your home network. How would you access the management page for the device?
Type "0.0.0.0" into your web browser.
Type "255.255.255.255" into your web browser.
Type the device's IP address into your web browser.
Push the WPS button on the device.
Ethernet
You need to move the pictures from your digital camera to your computer. Which type of connection would NOT allow you to do this?
USB
Ethernet
Memory card transfer
Wireless
A wireless adapter
You have recently upgraded from a USB mouse to a wireless mouse. Once you remove the old mouse, what do you need to install to connect the wireless mouse to the computer?
A NIC card
A wireless adapter
USB card
PS/2 adapter
Obtain a device driver from the manufacturer.
Your new "Plug-and-Play" printer is not installing properly, even though Windows tried to find a driver using Windows Update. What else can you do to install the device?
Obtain a device driver from the manufacturer.
Use some other device driver found on Windows.
Return the device as defective.
Ignore the error message and try to use the device.
PS/2
Your keyboard no longer works and is not fixable. You look in the closet and find an old dusty keyboard with a cable that ends in a 6-pin purple-colored connector. What type of connector have you found?
PS/2
USB
VGA
Bluetooth
Use the "Extend these displays" setting.
You have multiple monitors connected to your computer. How would you configure the screens to give you more "real estate" available for viewing?
Use the "PC screen" setting.
Use the "Second screen" setting.
Use the "Duplicate these displays" setting.
Use the "Extend these displays" setting.
The Internet Protocol (IP) address
Your new device has a web-based configuration. What do you need to access the configuration page?
The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) address
The Media Address Control (MAC) address
The name of the manufacturer
The Internet Protocol (IP) address
The Devices and Printers folder
You have a new printer to install on your Windows computer. Where would you go in Windows to configure user-configurable settings for the printer?
The Devices and Printers folder
Settings
Network Connections
Device Manager
The General Purpose (GP) register
What part of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) determines whether it is 32-bit or 64-bit?
The amount of Random Access Memory (RAM) in the computer
The CPU data bus
The size of the hard drive
The General Purpose (GP) register
Opteron
Which brand of Central Processing Unit (CPU) would be found in a 32-bit server?
Pentium
Phenom
Turion
Opteron
An Atom brand Central Processing Unit (CPU)
What type of central processor would you find in a tablet?
An Atom brand Central Processing Unit (CPU)
An AMD Fusion brand Central Processing Unit (CPU)
A Xeon brand Central Processing Unit (CPU)
A Pentium brand Central Processing Unit (CPU)
A 64-bit EM64T chip
What type of Central Processing Chip (CPU) would a modern high-end server use?
A 64-bit EM64T chip
A processing chip with 4GB of addressable memory
An IA-32 chip
An Atom chip
System memory data
Which is NOT carried by the expansion bus?
System memory data
Add-on component data
Timing signal
Address information
Core Duo
Which brand of Central Processing Unit (CPU) would be found in a laptop?
Atom
Core Duo
Opteron
Core 2
On the motherboard
Where would you find the Front Side Bus (FSB) in a computer?
On the NIC card
On the monitor
On the expansion card
On the motherboard
A wireless network (Wi-Fi) card
What type of Network Interface Card (NIC) uses the 802.11b protocol?
A Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN) card
A wireless network (Wi-Fi) card
A Near Field Communications (NFC) card
An Ethernet card
The motherboard
What is used to connect chipsets and sockets using buses?
The motherboard
The NIC card
The audio card
The USB add-on card
It retrieves each instruction or data file from memory and performs an action on it.
What function does the Central Processing Unit (CPU) perform in a computer?
It receives data entered by users and relays it to the operating system.
It retrieves each instruction or data file from memory and performs an action on it.
It checks the destination address on a packet and forwards it to the appropriate recipient.
It provides the principal volatile storage space for computer data and program instructions.
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Which is the most important processor on a motherboard?
Graphics Processing Unit
Input/Output ports
Front Side Bus
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
An Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) Central Processing Unit (CPU)
What type of central processor would you find in a mobile phone?
A Celeron Central Processing Unit (CPU).
A Opteron Central Processing Unit (CPU).
An Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) Central Processing Unit (CPU)
An Athlon Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Onboard cards and add-on cards operate in the same way.
How are onboard and add-on Network Interface Cards (NIC) different?
Onboard cards and add-on cards operate in the same way.
Add-on cards use a different cable connector than onboard cards.
Add-on cards are much faster than onboard cards.
Onboard cards are much faster than add-on cards.
On a server hosted by a service provider
Where is your data stored if you store it on the "cloud"? O
On the hard drive in your computer
On a server hosted by a service provider
In an NAS (Network Attached Storage) device in your home
On a Universal Serial Bus (USB) thumb drive attached to your laptop
OneDrive
What is the name of the cloud storage agent built into the latest versions of Windows?
Google Drive
OneDrive
DropBox
iCloud
Linux
What type of operating system do most Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices use?
Windows
Linux
Android
iOS
The Network Attached Storage (NAS) device on the network
Which of these is acting as a local file server?
Cloud storage through OneDrive
Downloaded music from iTunes
A connection to a computer at work over the Internet
The Network Attached Storage (NAS) device on the network
Synchronous Dynamic RAM (SDRAM)
Which of these would NOT use flash memory?
Synchronous Dynamic RAM (SDRAM)
An audio player
A memory card
A thumb drive
Installing an Operating System (OS)
Using a bare metal backup allows you to skip which step of restoration?
Installing an Operating System (OS)
Testing the restore
Installing device drivers
Verifying the backup
Flash
Which format does NOT use a laser to read the data?
Flash
Write Once Read Many
Blu-Ray
Digital Video Disc
\\GTSLEARNING\DocShare
Which of the following is a correct Universal Naming Convention (UNC) format for a shared folder?
\GTSLEARNING\\DocShare
\\GTSLEARNING\DocShare
\\GTSLEARNING\\DocShare
\GTSLEARNING\DocShare
SSD
What type of storage device is a hybrid device?
Blu-Ray
SSD
CD-ROM
HDD
RAM
Which type of memory is used for system memory?
RAM
Flash
Cache
ROM
Homegroups
Which networking feature did Microsoft recently discontinue in updated Windows 1803?
Homegroups
Windows Firewall
Network Troubleshooter
Nearby Devices
FTP
Which protocol is designed to upload and download files between clients and servers?
FTP
NTP
Telnet
TCP
SO-DIMM
Which of these uses volatile memory?
HDD
SDD
SO-DIMM
CD-ROM
Create ordinary user accounts for day-to-day access to the computer.
How can you implement access control/protection on your computer?
Create ordinary user accounts for day-to-day access to the computer.
Ensure you keep your computer active so that you don't lose data when you leave your desk.
Keep the local administrator account open for use as everybody's log-in account.
Allocate a group user account with a group password.
An Apple mobile device
What type of device uses the iOS operating system?
An Apple mobile device
An Android mobile device
A Windows phone
A Blackberry
Android
Which of the following is an open source mobile operating system?
Apple iOS
Windows Phone
Blackberry
Android
A mobile device operating system like Apple iOS
Which of the following is NOT an example of a workstation operating system?
A mobile device operating system like Apple iOS
An enterprise client like Windows Enterprise
A home client like Windows Home
A Network Operating System (NOS) or server OS like Linux
An embedded system is a computer system or appliance designed for a very specific function.
Which statement about an embedded operating system is true?
An embedded system is a computer system or appliance designed for a very specific function.
An embedded system is often used in a dynamic environment because it can tolerate reboots or crashes.
An embedded system allows a user to upgrade the operating system.
An embedded system is a computer system designed to run software to perform a variety of tasks.
Performance is being affected by used and free storage areas on a hard disk being greatly scattered.
In which situation would Windows Disk Defragmenter be helpful?
Malware is causing a computer to run undesired applications in the background, which consumes system memory.
A newly installed piece of hardware is not functioning because old or incorrect drivers are installed.
Performance is being affected by used and free storage areas on a hard disk being greatly scattered.
The operating system will not boot properly because the boot sector has been damaged or modified.
Inspect the properties of the executable file.
After installing an application, you experience difficulty getting it to run. What should you do?
Wait a day or so because the problem may fix itself.
Immediately try to reinstall the program.
Go to Add and Remove Program in Settings and delete the application.
Inspect the properties of the executable file.
An update that is typically issued on an emergency basis to address a specific security vulnerability
What is a hotfix?
An update that is typically issued on an emergency basis to address a specific security vulnerability
A collection of previously issued patches, which is usually meant to be applied to one component of a system
A compilation of updates that generally includes functionality enhancements, new features, and patches issued up to a certain point
A small unit of supplemental code intended to address either a security problem or a functionality flaw that is not immediately threatening
A Type 1 hypervisor runs as a software application "within" a host's operating system.
Which of these is NOT considered an aspect of a Type 1 hypervisor?
A Type 1 hypervisor is installed directly on the computer.
A Type 1 hypervisor is also known as a "bare metal" hypervisor.
A Type 1 hypervisor interacts directly with a computer’s hardware.
A Type 1 hypervisor runs as a software application "within" a host's operating system.
Operating system
What needs to be installed on a PC to manage computer hardware and software resources?
Licensed software
Operating system
Productivity software
Application software
Task Manager
If you are interested in viewing real-time statistics of processor and memory usage, which Windows operating system tool should you open?
Device Manager
Disk Management
Task Manager
Task Scheduler
They often use one role to run network services and a different role to support specific functions for more users.
Why are server operating systems likely to include software packages (or roles)?
Server systems can only run the OS they were designed for. They are not flexible.
They have simple command-line interfaces rather than Graphic User Interface systems (GUIs).
Server operating systems use multiple roles to match the OS kernel of their workstation equivalent.
They often use one role to run network services and a different role to support specific functions for more users.
Providing productivity applications such as word processing and spreadsheets
Which option is NOT among the basic functions of an operating system?
Providing a graphical interface between the computer and the user
Providing productivity applications such as word processing and spreadsheets
Displaying folder and file directories for data management
Facilitating communication between different hardware components
Providing an interface between user and machine
What is the basic function of an operating system?
Protecting the computer against viruses Correct
Providing an interface between user and machine
Accessing video, audio, and office automation software
Enabling wireless connectivity
Use the Task Manager utility to end the task
If you can't end a task by closing it or ending it normally, what is the best way to "kill" the process?
Try to open the program again
Unplug the computer to reset the task
Allow the program to run in the background
Use the Task Manager utility to end the task
The operating system will do the best job it can with the resources available.
What manages memory on a computer?
The systems cache will manage the memory for the computer.
The Task Manager can override processes and will allow the user to grab the memory needed.
Memory cards manage themselves. The user can go into the case and remove the memory card for later use.
The operating system will do the best job it can with the resources available.
Disk Management
You need to partition a disk into two separate drives. Where would you go to do this?
The C: drive
Memory management plug-in
Disk Management
Task Manager
Control Panel
In the Windows operating system, where do you navigate to when you want to install new operating system features?
Terminal Services
Control Panel
The C: Drive
Accessories
The driver for that device is either missing or the wrong version.
In the Device Manager window, you notice a yellow exclamation mark next to a specific device. What is most likely the problem?
The device has been physically removed from the system.
The component is physically damaged and in need of replacement.
The driver for that device is either missing or the wrong version.
The system does not have sufficient space on the local disk to support it.
Firmware provides all the functions for interacting with the device hardware.
What is the purpose of firmware in an embedded system?
Firmware can run on all system components except for graphics adapters, storage devices, and network controllers.
Firmware provides all the functions for interacting with the device hardware.
Firmware is a flexible operating system that changes continually.
Firmware supports frequent updates.
The Task Scheduler is accessed via its own console or the Computer Management console.
Where can the Task Scheduler be found?
The Task Scheduler is accessed via its own console or the Computer Management console.
The Task Scheduler resides on an external drive and can be used on multiple machines.
The Task Scheduler is automatically run by the CPU, and you can't interface with it.
The Task Scheduler can be accessed only from the Command Line Interface.
OS X
What type of operating system is a .dmg file intended for?
Linux Red Hat
Unix
OS X
Windows 8.1
Compression
If you need to deliver several files to someone via email, what type of software would you use to bundle them into a single package for easy transmission?
Audio
Compression
Collaboration
Video
Services may be installed by Windows and by other applications, such as anti-virus, database, or backup software.
How do you install services on your computer?
Services may be installed by Windows and by other applications, such as anti-virus, database, or backup software.
Services may be installed using Microsoft Event Viewer, in which each service acts as a separate event.
Services may be installed by running through the System bus.
Services may be installed using the Task Manager, through which you can assign each service to a specific program or task.
File systems are limited in terms of their maximum capacity and the size of individual files.
What limitations should you consider when comparing different file systems?
File systems are limited in terms of their maximum capacity and the size of individual files.
There is a lack of redundancy across different types of file systems.
There are no limitations to consider when reviewing the various file systems.
There are too few options for backing up data, and not all types of data can be backed up successfully depending on the file system in use.
An access control list (ACL)
What does a file management system use to control permissions for who is allowed to read, write, or control an object?
A content filter
An access control list (ACL)
The system folder
Encryption
NTFS has larger partitions and supports extended attributes, allowing for file-level security permissions, compression, and encryption.
What is an advantage that the New Technology File System (NTFS) has over the File Allocation Table (FAT)?
NTFS has a 32-bit addressing scheme, which permits a maximum file size of 4 GB and a maximum partition size of 32 GB.
NTFS has larger partitions and supports extended attributes, allowing for file-level security permissions, compression, and encryption.
NTFS is used for formatting most removable drives and disks as it provides the best compatibility between different types of computers and devices.
NTFS was used predominantly on older versions of Windows.
Permissions
What is the set of rules that determines what actions you are allowed to perform on a computer and what resources you can access?
Account
Authentication
Accessibility
Permissions
Journaling will flush the cache at certain points in the journal.
Which option does NOT describe benefit of journaling in Linux?
Journaling changes the system restart time after a crash.
Journaling will flush the cache at certain points in the journal.
Journaling gives you the ability to track changes and determine which disk has gone bad.
Journaling algorithms are sophisticated, thus they perform optimally.
A program will begin installing.
What should you expect to happen when double-clicking a .msi file?
An internal or external drive will begin formatting a disk.
A program will begin installing.
A scan of the boot sector will initiate.
An installed application will launch.
.exe
What type of file extension should be opened with caution, as it initiates instructions for the computer to carry out?
.exe
.png
.doc
.bmp
The file may cause issues, since it is a format that was created in Word 2007 or later.
What happens when a user running Word 2003 tries to open a .docx file?
The file is opened with WordPad by default, since it is an incompatible file format.
The user is prompted to upgrade to a newer version of Word to view this file.
The file may cause issues, since it is a format that was created in Word 2007 or later.
The file will open normally without any issues, since it was created in Word.
Anti-malware
What type of utility software is intended to keep users safe from malicious code, such as viruses or Trojans?
Disk Defragmenter
Anti-malware
Remote desktop
Task Manager
Linux boxes
What computer systems use the 4th extended file system (Ext4)?
Windows operating systems
Android phones
Apple Mac workstations and laptops
Linux boxes
Tasks are usually the actions that the user or CPU directs in the foreground. Processes and services run in the background.
How do you distinguish between tasks and processes/services?
There is no distinguishable difference between tasks and processes/services. They are analogous terms.
Tasks are usually the actions that the user or CPU directs in the foreground. Processes and services run in the background.
Processes and services are the only things always running. Tasks run only when the user tells them to.
Tasks are usually the actions that run in the background. Processes and services are directed by the user and the CPU in the foreground.
.wav
Which file extension indicates that the file is an audio clip?
.rtf
.tiff
.mp4
.wav
It provides full disk-encryption protection for the operating system.
What service does the Windows BitLocker feature provide?
It creates backup copies of the system's data and stores them on an external device.
It enables older versions of Microsoft Office to run on a newer version of Windows.
It enables you to supplement the computer's memory with an external storage device.
It provides full disk-encryption protection for the operating system.