Chapter 13: Operating System Administration Flashcards
Which switch can be used with PING to specify a packet size?
A. -t
B. -l
C. -c
D. -o
B.
The –l switch can be used with PING to specify a packet size.
In Windows, which of the following is the file system of choice for CD media?
A. NTFS
B. JFS
C. FAT32
D. CDFS
D.
In Windows, CDFS is the file system of choice for CD media.
Which utility works like ping but returns the different IP addresses the packet was routed
through to reach the final destination?
A. Ipconfig
B. Nbtstat
C. Tracert
D. Netstat
C.
Tracert works like ping but returns the different IP addresses the packet was routed
through to reach the final destination.
You have been told to use the /FIXBOOT switch to write a new boot sector on a Windows 7 machine.
Which command does this switch work with?
A. BOOTREC
B. SFC
C. BCEDIT
D. ROBOCOPY
A.
The BOOTREC /FIXBOOT command can be used to write a new boot sector.
Which command is shown in the following?
c:\windows\system32> Server : UnKnown Address: 192.168.0.1 Non-authoritative answer: Name: google.com Addresses: 74.125.225.83 74.125.225.80 74.125.225.84 74.125.225.81 74.125.225.82
D.
The screen shows the results of the NSLOOKUP GOOGLE.COM command.
Which command lists at the command line all running processes?
A. WLIST
B. ALIST
C. PLIST
D. TASKLIST
D.
The TASKLIST utility will list at the command line all running processes.
Virtual memory is configured through which system tool?
A. Taskbar
B. System control applet
C. Memory Manager
D. Virtual Configuration
B.
Virtual memory settings are accessed through the Performance tab or area of the System control panel applet.
Within the Services snap-in, services can be in any state except which of the following?
A. Started automatically
B. Started manually
C. Disabled
D. Detached
D.
Services can be started automatically or manually or be disabled.
What can you do if a program is not responding to any commands and appears to be
locked up?
A. Open the System control panel applet and choose Performance to see what process is
causing the problem.
B. Add more memory.
C. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the computer.
D. Open Task Manager, select the appropriate task, and click End Task.
D.
You can use Task Manager to deal with applications that have stopped responding.
Which of the following can be used to configure a remote connection?
A. REGEDIT
B. MSTSC
C. REGSRV32
D. SPL
B.
MSTSC can be used to configure a remote connection.
Refer to Study Guide
Refer to Study Guide
Which type of resource do you configure in Device Manager?
A. Hardware
B. Files and folders
C. Applications
D. Memory
A.
Device Manager is used in Windows to configure all hardware resources that Windows
knows about.
To back up the files on your disks in Windows XP, which Windows program can you use?
A. Disk Management
B. Backup
C. My Computer
D. No backup program in Windows
B.
The Backup utility is provided with all versions of Windows, but it has different levels of
functionality in the different versions.
You believe that your system files are corrupted in Windows XP.
You run System File Checker.
What do you do to make System File Checker automatically repair your system
files if repair is needed?
A. Run SFC /AUTOREPAIR
B. Run SFC /REPAIR
C. Run SFC /REVERT
D. Run SFC /SCANNOW
D.
The SFC command will run System File Checker.
The /SCANNOW option will scan files, and SFC automatically repairs files it detects as corrupted.
Which of the following partitions is specifically the partition from which the operating
system boots?
A. Primary partition
B. Extended partition
C. Active partition
D. Logical partition
C.
The operating system boots from the active partition.
Active partitions must be primary partitions, but a primary partition does not have to be active (there can be up to four primary partitions per hard drive).
