NT1110 Final Exam

1. An example of something a user knows used for authentication is a __________.(1 point)

retina scan

thumbprint

PIN

signature

2. Biometrics is used to authenticate based on _______________________.(1 point)

something you know

something you are

something you have

something you do

3. Which file system provides the most features?

(1 point)

FAT

FAT16

FAT32

NTFS

4. Which BIOS option allows you to choose the DVD drive as the first boot device?

(1 point)

Advanced

Boot sequence

Memory configuration

Processor

5. Match the motherboard parts with the letters on the picture (10 points)

PCI Express slots

PCI Slots

North Bridge

CPU Socket 775

SATA Connectors

  a. H

b.

F

c. B

d.

G

e. L

f. A

g M

South Bridge

DDR2 DIMM Memory Slots

IDE Connector

ATX Power Connector

Back panel connectors

.

h.

D

i. E

j. O

6. Typically, each sector of a magnetic hard disk stores __________ bytes of data (1 point)

8K

2K

1K

512

7. PATA drives are identified as _________________________. (1 point)

primary only

primary and secondary

secondary only

shadow drives

8. Sectors in a hard disk are organized into concentric circles called __________. (1 point)

grooves

lands

tracks

platters

9. Match the terms with their correct meaning (7 points)

LAN

OSI Model

Networking

FTP

TCP/IP

  a. network that operates over a small geographic area; bandwidth is usually higher, like 100Mbps or 1000Mbps

b.

the protocol required for use of the Internet

c. contains 7 layers to help simplify understanding of networking and standardize the development of equipment for networking

d.

network that operates over a large geographic area; bandwidth is usually slower, like 1.44 Mbps or 128 kbps.

WAN

Bandwidth

e. connects computers over networks for the purpose of file transfer

f. the theoretical data capacity of a network

g.

two or more computers connected together for the purpose of communicating and sharing resources

10. Which of the following is not a Linux distribution?(1 point)

PCnix

Red Hat

SuSE

Ubuntu

11. Mini applications that provide a variety of services, such as connecting to the Internet to accessweather updates, are called __________.

(1 point)

applicons

gadgets

sidebars

windowizers

12. DDR SDRAM performs __________ transfer(s) per clock cycle (1 point)

8

4

2

1

13. This code/program uses beep codes to report hardware errors.(1 point)

Windows XP Device Manager

CMOS

POST

Boot loader

14. Which permission is needed to access and run programs?

(1 point)

List

Modify

Read and execute

Write

15. This type of memory is used in notebook computers. (1 point)

SIMM

SIPP

DIMM

SODIMM

16. This type of memory loses its data when power is turned off. (1 point)

RAM

ROM

Hard Disk

CMOS

17. Sending an email that tricks a user into providing personal information is a form of_______________.

(1 point)

baiting

phishing

pretexting

Trojan horsing

18. A firewall that protects against malicious traffic inbound and outbound is called a/an __________firewall.

(1 point)

one-way

two-way

pass through

filtering

19. Files encrypted with EFS cannot be opened by ________________________.

(1 point)

the user who encrypted them

EFS key holders

administrators

guest users

20. This technique is used to transfer data directly from the hard disk to memory (1 point)

DMA

PIO

IDE

SATA

21. Which is not a Windows account level?

(1 point)

Administrator

Guest

Limited

Supervisor

22. Eliminating passwords and other user information at shutdown is accomplished using(1 point)

auditing

clearing the Virtual Memory Pagefile

taking object ownership

the primary administrator account

23. Which graphical interface is used to explore the file system?

(1 point)

Windows Explorer

Internet Explorer

Control Panel

Command prompt

24. This operating system can be freely downloaded.

(1 point)

Linux

Mac OS X

Windows XP

Windows Vista

25. Where does the CMOS power come from when a computer is off?

(1 point)

A battery

CMOS does not need power.

The CMOS chip powers itself from a residual charge

Power supply keep-alive circuit

26. To lock a computer, _____________________________________.

(1 point)

press Ctrl Alt Del and select Lock Computer

type LOCK in a command prompt window

leave the computer unattended for 15 minutes

hold the L key down for 10 seconds

27. Which file system is used on a floppy disk?

(1 point)

NTFS

NFS

FAT

FAT32

28. Which operating system requires the fastest processor?(1 point)

Windows 2000

Windows XP 32-bit

Windows XP 64-bit

Windows Vista

29. Where are important system configuration parameters stored?

(1 point)

BIOS

CMOS

Hard disk

Boot sector

30. Which operating system has the largest market share?

(1 point)

DOS

Linux

Mac OS X

Windows

31. A program that examines data packets on the network and either blocks them or allows them iscalled a __________.

(1 point)

firewall

malware scanner

biometric scanner

network filter

32. Which is not a form of wireless protection?

(1 point)

WEP

WPA

WPA2

SSL

33. After power is turned on by the user, BIOS runs tests via __________.

(1 point)

CMOS routines

hard disk

POST

boot sector code

34. Which of these is not a BIOS security feature?

(1 point)

BIOS password

Chassis intrusion

Over-temperature limit

Boot sector protection

35. The first instructions to execute when the computer is turned on are in the __________.

(1 point)

BIOS

CMOS

hard disk

boot sector

36. Which is not a way that POST indicates an error?

(1 point)

Beep code

Error message on monitor

Hex error code

Log file on the hard disk

37. Which is not a type of dynamic memory? (1 point)

SRAM

SDRAM

DDR SDRAM

DDR2 SDRAM

38. This type of memory keeps its data when power is turned off and may not be altered (1 point)

RAM

ROM

Hard disk

CMOS

39. This type of memory can detect and correct errors. (1 point)

ECC

Parity

Non-parity

SDRAM

40. This type of BIOS can be upgraded via software.

(1 point)

RAM

Flash

ROM

DRAM

41. The starting point for adjusting hardware and user interface settings is __________.(1 point)

Internet Explorer

My Computer

Control Panel

the command prompt

42. Which type of memory frequently needs to be refreshed? (1 point)

Static

Dynamic

ROM

EEPROM

43. Today’s system BIOS resides on which of the following?

(1 point)

RAM

ROM

PROM

EEPROM

44. Viewing local and network drives is accomplished with which graphic utility?

(1 point)

Internet Explorer

My Computer

Control Panel

Command prompt

45. This file system supports the use of EFS(1 point)

FAT12

FAT16

FAT32

NTFS

46. Which of the following is used to encrypt an entire hard disk?

(1 point)

EFS

NTFS

BitLocker

Local Audit Policy

47. Primary and secondary hard disk drives are identified as __________ drives (1 point)

PATA

SATA

RAID

Host

48.