Additional Software Questions Flashcards
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?
S.M.A.R.T.
IMAP: Stores email where?
Server
POP3: Stores email where?
Locally;
On a device such as PC, tablet, etc…
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:
IMAP
To handle your hard-drives or view drive letters or other hard-drive information use diskpart or use this program?
Disk Management
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?
Use recovery environment to run bootrec /rebuildbcd (bcd = boot config data)
…old way is fixmbr
If a device in Windows fails after driver update, the driver can be restored to the previously installed version using ROLL-BACK DRIVER in:
Device Manager
A recent data breach has lost employee photos, names, and addresses. This sensitive info is called:
PII:
Personal Identifiable Information
Which command will scan the integrity of all protected system files on your Winoows 10 system; it will not repair them:
sfc /verifyonly
Which command scans and fixes corrupt OS files?
sfc/scannow
A tech is tasked to install a 4TB SATA hard disk. What technologies should the tech use?
GPT;
GUID Partition Table
What features are supported by the New Technology File System (NTFS)?
encryption, compression, larger file size, …
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?
User Account Control (UAC)
If you want to setup your computer so it requires a password before the OS will load then:
Configure a user password in the BIOS/UEFI
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?
WPS… (WiFi Protected Setup)
What term BEST describes the software or hardware used to manage virtual machines?
Hypervisor
Use IPCONFIG for Windows to get the IP Address; use what with Linux/MAC?
IFCONFIG
A software or hardware based security solution designed to detect and prevent unauthorized use and transmission of confidential information?
DLP;
Data Loss Prevention
What acronym refers to a network security solution combining the functionality of a firewall with additional safeguards such as URL filtering and antimalware:
UTM
To handle your hard-drives or view drive letters or other hard-drive information use diskpart or use this program?
Disk Management
A tech mistakenly uninstalled a valuable application; fix this by returning to previous setup ASAP?
System Restore
What cloud service would provide the best solution for a web developer intending to create a web app?
PaaS
A company has subscribed to a cloud service, paying monthly for a block of services and being billed incrementally
Measured Service
What command can shutdown a system so you can work on it:
SHUTDOWN
