Comptia 1002 Flashcards
What does the ls command line In Linux do?
Display the contents of a directory
What does grep do in Linux CLI?
Search for regular expression in a text file
What does cd do in Linux CLI?
Change the current directory
What does pwd do in the command line In Linux?
Print working directory
What does chaos do in the CLI in Linux?
Change file permission
What does crown do in the CLI in Linux?
Change the file owner and group
What does ps do in CLI in Linux?
Display a list of currently running processes
What does su do in the CLI in Linux?
Starts a new shell as another user (Super user)
What does apt-get do in the CLI in Linux?
Download files from a respiratory
What does vi do in the CLI in Linux?
Starts the visual file editor
What does dd do in the CLI in Linux?
Copy blocks if data from one file to another
What does kill do in the CLI in Linux?
If you want or need to terminate/stop a particular process running on the system (used with PID number)
Are scheduled back ups important?
Yes. Set them up
What is the Mac equivalent to back up?
Time Machine
What is the Mac equivalent to Restore?
Snapshot
What is Image Recovery on a Mac OS?
Recovering an entire image is usually a larger file size than the snapshot you can take.
What are some of the Desk Maintenance Utilities that can be used in Linux?
du - checks disk space
df - see how much space is free
fsck - check and repair the disk
How do you get to the command line in Mac?
Applications > Utilities > Terminal
How do you Force Quit in Mac?
Press command-option-escape
How do you access Mission Control?
Either clicking on Mission Control key on the keyboard or clicking the Mission Control icon in the dock
What is Keychain?
Password management system for Apple
What is Spotlight?
Magnifying glass icon in the upper-right corner
True or False
Homgroups need password?
True
True or False
Workgroups need passwords?
False
Where do you go to setup an Audit Policy?
Local Security Policy
What does ODBC stand for?
Open Database Connectivity
What does SQL stand for?
Structure Query Language
What is ODBC?
Mostly based on SQL but has to have some way to link to the database and that is where ODBC comes into play
What does ODBC Toll do?
Let’s windows systems locate shared databases
What does Component Services Utility do?
Enables users to edit Component Object Model features
Encrypting hard drives is done by path?
System and Security > Bitlocker Drive Encryption
What is a Dynamic Partition?
It can hold Simple, Spanned, Striped and mirrored volumes.
With dynamic storage you can perform disk and volume management without having to restart the operating system.
What does USMT stand for?
User State Migration Tool
What is FAT32?
4Gb file limit size
Okay for flash drives , especially using in different systems
What is trimming?
Mark’s an empty page as AFU on a SSD to be optimized at a later time.
What does AFU stand for?
Available For Use
Software update on a Mac OS is similar to what in Windows?
Windows update
What is Live Patch?
It is a Linux Ubuntu patch utility that is equivalent to Windows update
What does UNC stand for?
Universal Naming Convention
What would be an example of UNC?
\(server name)(file name)
Trues or False
If you have Windows 8.1 you can do a direct upgrade to Windows 10?
True
This command line allows you to change directory
cd
What command prompt function lists all files and subdirectories contained in a specific directory?
dir
A MMC Snap in, but used as a one stop shop for information like Event Viewer, Device Manager, Disk Management, and services?
Computer Management
Which tab in internet options/properties would you select for Auto complete settings?
Content
True or False
To create Homegroups in Windows 10,you don’t have to be an administrator?
False
What is NTFS?
New Technology Filing System
De facto standard for Windows
Supports:
Compression
Encryption
Permissions
What is today’s Mac OS based on?
Unix by Linux
Linux is free under what license?
GNU License
GNU’s Not Unix
What kind of logs can you find in Event Viewer?
Application
Security
Set-up
System
What is Audit Policy?
Can set-up an Event log
What are network shares?
If you want to share some data on your system with others
What is Administrative Shares?
Usually starts with C$ for drive
Might hear this called a hidden share
What is the difference between Administrator and Power User under Computer Management > Local Users and Groups > Groups?
Administrator is highest in the hierarchy and can override Power User which is a step down from Administrator
What is Local Security Policy?
Sets up policy for the local system.
Adds Audit Policies
What is SQL?
Structured Query Language
Allows just about any application to talk to just about any database
What is DxDiag?
Diagnostic tool used to test DirectX functionality and troubleshoot video or sound related hardware problems
What does MSTSC stand for?
Microsoft Terminal Services Client
What does HKLM stand for?
HKey Local Machine
What does DLL stand for?
Dynamic Link Libraries
What does msconfig do?
It is a system configuration for start up programs/applications
What can you access from the systems page?
Device Manager
Remote Settings
System Protection
Advanced System Settings
Changing computer name and Domain name
Change product key
What is DEP stand for?
Data Execution Prevention
What does the “net use” do in the command line?
Prompt command that’s used to connect to, remove , and configure connections to shared resources, like mapped drives and network printing
What does COM+ applications do?
Is the primary unit of administration and security for Component Services and consists of a group of COM Components that generally perform related functions
In MS Windows Storage Space, what does Parity mean?
RAID 5
What does RAID stand for?
Redundancy Array of Independent Disks
What does WDS stand for?
Windows Deployment Services
Application plus Services equal what?
Processes
What is End Process Tree?
Ends Dependancy hierarchy
What does System Configuration do?
Responsible for Start up programs
What are Pages?
Is a fixed length contiguous block of memory
What is Hard-Fault?
Happens when the address in memory of a program is no longer in the main memory, but has been instead swapped out to the paging file making the system go looking for it on the hard drive
What is msinfo32?
System Information
What is Active Directory Repair?
Re-establishes connection to the active directory server providing you have a working network connection
What is Apples version of PXE?
NetBoot
What is Windows Recovery Environment or WinRE?
It creates a backup copy of Windows installation disk
How do you get to virtual memory settings?
This PC > Right click and select properties > Advanced > Settings > Advanced under Virtual Memory
What is Storage Spaces (settings)?
A software RAID Tool built into most Windows OS
How do you encrypt files/folders in Windows?
Right click on File/folder > Properties > Attributes > Advanced > Encrypt contents to secure data
What does DTC do?
Is a component of modern versions of MS Windows that is responsible for coordinating transactions that span multiple resource managers, such as databases, message queue, and file systems
Typing MSTSC in the run field will get you what?
Remote Desktop Connection
How do you get to System?
Right click on My PC > Properties
In Windows Storage Spaces, how many drives do you need to do a three way mirror?
Five drives
In Windows Storage Spaces, how many drives can fail without the system going down?
Two drives
What happens if you move a GPT Drive into a MBR computer?
It would give a warning that it can not read LBA Portitions
Is extended volumes used in GPT?
No
Which would be the preferred formatting?
MBR or GPT
GPT
What is virtual memory?
Takes a little bit of the hard drive and makes the OS think that it is RAM
What does “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives” mean?
Paging file = virtual memory
Swap File equals what?
Virtual Memory
If comparing electricity to a garden hose that has water coming out of it what would equal voltage?
Pressure
What would amperage coming out of a garden hose equal?
Amount of flow
What is Image Deployment?
Can be used from different locations
Can deploy images locally to unattended or attended installations
Can use programs like WDS, Windows ADK, USMT, and Sysprep
What is NFS?
Network File System
Allowing a user on a client computer to access files over a computer network much like local storage is accessed
What is LBA0?
Is a sector on a hard drive that stores the MBR (Master Boot Record)
What is LBA1?
Used for GPT drives. It skips LBA0 and starts to load from LBA1.
Is a primary GPT Header
Will have a secondary GPT Header usually LBA2
What is Component Services?
Used as a snap-in in MMC to configure and administer COM Components, COM+ Applications and DTC
What is logical partitions?
A volume created within an extended partition on a basic disk
A logical drive can be formatted and assigned a drive letter, but cannot host an operating system
What does DTC stand for?
Distributed Transaction Coordinator
cd \
Takes you to the root directory
What does ~ on the CLI in Linux do?
Brings you to the Home Directory
What is the root directory in Linux?
/$
How to make a folder in the CLI?
Must be one level up
md (file name)
What is md in CLI?
Make directory
How do you delete a folder in the CLI?
Type: rd (file name)
In Linux, to make a new folder?
mkdir (name of folder)
To remove a folder in CLI in Linux?
rmdir (name of folder)
In Windows CLI, what command do you use to remove a directory and its contents?
rd /s
In Linux CLI, what command do you use to remove a directory and its contents?
rm -r
What does IIS stand for?
Internet Information Services
What is IIS?
It is a program that is pre-installed in MS Windows. This one is a web server.
What tool do you use to uninstall applications?
Programs and Features
How do you get to System Restore?
Through System Properties
When saving a Restore Point, what does it actually save?
Applications, the Registery, and a few critical system files
When should you creat a Restore Point?
Adding applications, changing applications, updating device drivers
True or False
Windows can restore from a system Restore Point even in Windows Recovery Environment?
True
What does Backup and Restore (Windows 7) actually save?
Desktop
My Documents
My Photos
What does CLI stand for?
Command Line Interface
What is the alternative to CLI?
Windows PowerShell
What is the Linux-Ubuntu version of CLI?
Bash Shell
The Mac OS version of Windows CLI is?
Mac Shell
What are the two help commands in CLI?
/? and Help (name of command)
To use administrator rights on the command line in Linux, what do you need to type in first?
sudo
To get more information about Linux CLI type what?
man (command)
What is Hardware Compatibility List?
It is a list of hardware that can be run on certain software and/or hardware
What does NTFS support?
Compression
Encryption
Defacto standard for Windows
File/Folder Security
What does TPM stand for?
Trusted Platform Module
It is a chip that is built/plugged into the motherboard for hardware encryption on storage drives
Using netstat on the command line will do what?
This utility allows us to see all the TCP and UDP connections to our system
What does GUID stand for?
Global Unique Identifier
What does PDF stand for?
Portable Document Format
What is Basic Partition?
Uses normals partition tables
A disk initialized as a basic stood called a basic disk
It can hold primary, extended, and logical partitions
What is GPT Partition?
GUID Partition Table
A basic disk using the GPT partition style can have up to 128 primary partitions, while dynamic disks will have a single LDM (Logical Disk Manager), partition as a MBR partition
Because basic disks using GPT partitions do not limit you to four partitions, you do not need to create extended partitions or logical drives
In the command prompt, what does dism do?
Deployment Image Servicing and Management
Command line tool that is used to mount and service Windows images before deployment
Can use dism to install, uninstall, configure and update Windows features, packages, drivers, and international settings in a .wim file using a dism servicing commands
In the command line what does sfc do?
System File Checker
Utility in MMS Windows that allows users to scan for and restore corruptions in the Windows system files
If running Windows 10, 8.1, 8 first run the inbox dism tool prior to running the sfc
Then type the below at an elevated command prompt
sfc /scannow
In the command line, typing chkdsk will do what?
Checks the file system and file system metadata of a volume for logical and physical errors
Run from elevated command prompt
Running diskpart in the command line will do what?
Helps to manage your PC’s drives
Before using diskpart commands, you must first list, and then select an object to give it focus
When focused, any diskpart commands that you type will act on that object
Need an elevated prompt (admin permission)
What does gpresult do in the command prompt?
Group Policy Result
That shows the resultant set of policy (RSoP) for a user or computer based on applied Group Policy settings
What does “net user” do in the command line prompt?
Is used to add, remove, and make changes to the user accounts on a computer, all from the command prompt
What is secpol.msc?
Local Security Policy
Like group policy but only applies to this machine
What are the different partitions?
Dynamic
Basic
Primary
Extended
Logical
GPT
What is a extended partition?
The hard disk may contain only extended partition, but that extended partition can be subdivided into multiple logical partitions
Windows systems may then assign a unique drive letter to each logical partition
What is a primary partition?
The primary partition is the partition that houses the system and boot partitions
What is MBR?
Master Boot Record
What does WDS do?
Is a server technology from MS for networked-based installation of Windows OS
Only on server MS OS
What does Windows ADK stand for?
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit and Active Directory
What does Windows ADK do?
Is a collection of tools and technologies to deploy Windows OS images to target computer or a virtual hard disk image in a vhd format
What is FAT16?
File Allocation Table
Using hexadecimal numbers (0000-ffff)
What does stateful firewalls do?
It blocks any inbound traffic that was not solicited
What does NGFW stand for?
Next Generation Firewall
What does NGFW do?
Combines packet filtering, stateful firewall, and application layer firewall all together
What does WAF stand for?
Web Application Firewall
What does WAF do?
It’s a web application firewall
What are the different types of authentication techniques?
Something you have
Something you know
Something you are
Something you do
What does DLP stand for?
Data Loss Prevention
What does ACE stand for?
Access Control Entries
What does UTM stand for?
Unified Threat Management
What is a mantrap?
A in between room that is on one side public and on the other side security
What does CAC stand for?
Common Access Cards
What does Active Directory handle?
Login Scripts
Domain
Group Policy/updates
Organization units
Home Folders
Folder redirection
What does MDM stand for?
Mobile Device Management
What is MDM Policies?
Policies regarding:
Incident handling
Backups
Data retention
Data ownership
Device updates/maintenance
What does COM do?
Is a platform-independent, distributed, object-oriented system for creating binary components that can interact
What does MMC stand for?
MS Management Console
What does MMC do?
Create, save, and open administrative tools, called consoles, which manage the hardware, software, and network components
What does COM stand for?
Component Object Model
What is Data Source?
A data source is the location where the data that is being used originates from
What does USMT do?
Is a command line utility program that allows users, comfortable with scripting, to transfer files and settings between Windows computers