Additional Software Questions

Question 1

When trying to start your computer you hear a beep code followed by a message… “Warning - disk drive about to fail. Please back up data”. What is helping deliver this message?

Answer 1

S.M.A.R.T.

Question 2

IMAP: Stores email where?

Answer 2

Server

Question 3

POP3: Stores email where?

Answer 3

Locally;

On a device such as PC, tablet, etc…

Question 4

A user is setting up email for a smartphone/cell-phone and wants to allow the user to synchronize email from multiple devices. They need to setup:

Answer 4

IMAP

Question 5

To handle your hard-drives or view drive letters or other hard-drive information use diskpart or use this program?

Answer 5

Disk Management

Question 6

While starting a Windows 10 computer, the system displays the error: “Windows could not start. Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware.”
What will most likely fix the problem?

Answer 6

Use recovery environment to run bootrec /rebuildbcd (bcd = boot config data)
…old way is fixmbr

Question 7

If a device in Windows fails after driver update, the driver can be restored to the previously installed version using ROLL-BACK DRIVER in:

Answer 7

Device Manager

Question 8

A recent data breach has lost employee photos, names, and addresses. This sensitive info is called:

Answer 8

PII:

Personal Identifiable Information

Question 9

Which command will scan the integrity of all protected system files on your Winoows 10 system; it will not repair them:

Answer 9

sfc /verifyonly

Question 10

Which command scans and fixes corrupt OS files?

Answer 10

sfc/scannow

Question 11

A tech is tasked to install a 4TB SATA hard disk. What technologies should the tech use?

Answer 11

GPT;

GUID Partition Table

Question 12

What features are supported by the New Technology File System (NTFS)?

Answer 12

encryption, compression, larger file size, …

Question 13

Windows 7/8 offer a security feature limiting privileges of software apps and admin functions. If a user tries to change system settings an on-screen prompt requires an administrator password to proceed. What is this?

Answer 13

User Account Control (UAC)

Question 14

If you want to setup your computer so it requires a password before the OS will load then:

Answer 14

Configure a user password in the BIOS/UEFI

Question 15

What tech simplifies configuration of new wireless networks by providing non-technical users with a capability to easily configure network security settings and add new devices to an existing network?

Answer 15

WPS… (WiFi Protected Setup)

Question 16

What term BEST describes the software or hardware used to manage virtual machines?

Answer 16

Hypervisor

Question 17

Use IPCONFIG for Windows to get the IP Address; use what with Linux/MAC?

Answer 17

IFCONFIG

Question 18

A software or hardware based security solution designed to detect and prevent unauthorized use and transmission of confidential information?

Answer 18

DLP;

Data Loss Prevention

Question 19

What acronym refers to a network security solution combining the functionality of a firewall with additional safeguards such as URL filtering and antimalware:

Answer 19

UTM

Question 20

To handle your hard-drives or view drive letters or other hard-drive information use diskpart or use this program?

Answer 20

Disk Management

Question 21

A tech mistakenly uninstalled a valuable application; fix this by returning to previous setup ASAP?

Answer 21

System Restore

Question 22

What cloud service would provide the best solution for a web developer intending to create a web app?

Answer 22

PaaS

Question 23

A company has subscribed to a cloud service, paying monthly for a block of services and being billed incrementally

Answer 23

Measured Service

Question 24

What command can shutdown a system so you can work on it:

Answer 24

SHUTDOWN

Question 25

Pre-emptive approach to stopping unwanted network activity

Answer 25

IPS; Intrusion Prevention System

Monitors network traffic

Question 26

Network host provides services needed to allow client access to Internet web pages?

Answer 26

Proxy server

Question 27

When setting up wireless channels via SIMs, select channels that are…

Answer 27

Farthest from those listed

Question 28

What is MSDS

Answer 28

Materials Safety Data Sheet

Question 29

What is DLP?

Answer 29

Data Loss Prevention; Strategy preventing users from sending sensitive data outside of corporate network

Question 30

What is AUP?

Answer 30

Acceptable Use Policy: Constraints and practices agreed to by user if they access network or internet

Question 31

What is UTM

Answer 31

Unified Threat Mgt: Integrates range of security features into a single appliance (ex. firewall, antivirus, intrusion detection, …)

Question 32

What is TPM

Answer 32

Trusted Platform Module: specialized chip on device specific to a host system

Question 33

Robocopy

Answer 33

Robust file copy;

Copies folders, content, maintains security

Question 34

Copy

Answer 34

Copies folder contents…

Files are contents, not subdirectories

Question 35

Xcopy

Answer 35

Copies folder contents (files) and subdirectories;

Copies entire directory trees

Question 36

CHMOD

Answer 36

Linux: Assign or change file and folder permissions