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You have recently upgraded your operating system to Windows 10 and you know less about this new operating system. You want a digital assistant and search tool which responds to both keyboard and voice requests in Windows 10. What feature will you use for this purpose?

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Cortana

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What is the main reason to opt for a 64-bit operating system over a 32-bit operating system?

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32-bit computers cannot address more than 4 GB of system RAM.

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You are responsible for purchasing new Windows computers for your company. The computers must be able to join your company’s domain. Which versions of Windows should you implement?

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  1. Windows 8 Professional
  2. Windows 7 Professional
  3. Windows 7 Ultimate
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Which Windows operating systems include apps that use the Windows Store feature?

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  1. Windows 8
  2. Windows 8.1
  3. Windows 10
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You want to shrink the partition size of a hard drive. What is the best choice to modify the size of the partition?

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Computer Management

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What feature will allow a user to run scripts and snippets on a Windows 8.1 operating system?

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PowerShell

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Which operating systems use the snap function to display two side-by-side applications?

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  1. Windows 7
  2. Windows 8
  3. Windows 8.1
  4. Windows 10
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What version of Windows uses a “rolling release” schedule with regular free feature updates that add new features but don’t change the version number?

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Windows 10

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Which logs can be viewed using the Event Viewer tool in Windows computers?

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  1. System Log
  2. Security Log
  3. Application Log
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On which versions of Windows can PowerShell Core 6.0 be used?

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  1. Windows 8
  2. Windows 8.1
  3. Windows 10
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What Windows features provides a scripting language ability which can be used by the users for task automation?

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PowerShell

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A user asks a technician to help him find the system errors arising at the time of start-up of his Windows 7 PC. What utility should the technician advise the user to use?

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Event Viewer

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What features were once popular but have been deprecated and not included in Windows 10?

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  1. Gadgets

2. Windows Media Center

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You need to install Windows 7 Professional on a user’s x86 computer. What hardware is NOT a minimum requirement?

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2 gigabytes RAM

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What is the main reason of the 64-bit operating systems being more effective and popular than the 32-bit operating systems?

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Handles large amounts of RAM

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What is a bandwidth optimization technology that allows various divisions of an office, which are located at different locations, to share files from a server and access the content locally rather than over the WAN?

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BranchCache

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You are working on the Windows operating system. You want to update your operating system as a security problem has emerged, but you find that no updates are available on the website of the vendor of your operating system. What could be the reason?

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End-of-life (EOL)

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What is the maximum amount of memory a user is limited to with a 32-bit version of Windows?

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4 GB

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You are a technician in your organization. You are asked to create a specialized embedded security camera. What Windows versions will be the best to accomplish the task in the given scenario?

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Windows Internet of things (IoT) version

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What is the name of default virtual assistant created by Microsoft for Windows?

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Cortana

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What Windows 10 features has a WAN bandwidth optimization technology?

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BranchCache

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You need to create a hard drive image on a Linux computer. What command should you use?

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The dd Linux command

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A user wants to ensure that the Windows OS installed on her PC has the latest security patches. Which updates should be performed on a regular basis for this purpose?

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Windows updates

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What Linux command allows you to view running processes on the system?

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The ps command

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You need to access content on a CD or DVD drive when you do not have an optical drive in your Mac computer. What feature should you use?

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Remote Disk

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What is the Linux command for changing a user password?

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The passwd command

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You have an unresponsive application on a Mac computer, and you wish to end it. What tool will allow you to do that?

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Force Quit

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You are documenting the system tool within Mac operating systems. What should you cover?

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Force Quit

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What Microsoft utility provides drive-level encryption?

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BitLocker

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30
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What statement regarding Android phones is INCORRECT?

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The Android GPS requires the help of cell towers to obtain a location.

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What operating systems are preinstalled only on devices which are from hardware partners of Google?

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Chrome OS

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What utility will you use to schedule automated tasks, partition hard drives, view logged system events, and manage Windows services and hardware devices?

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Computer Management

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What operating systems are immune to malware?

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None

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What Linux command displays information about your wireless network adapters and addressing configuration?

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The iwconfig command

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You want to save the state of a system at a particular point of time. What feature will you choose?

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Snapshot

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How would you install Windows OS on a Mac OS computer without using third-party software?

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By using Boot Camp

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What is the Linux command for changing the owner, the group, or both for a file or directory?

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The chown (change owner) command

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What Linux command allows user(s) to run programs with the security privileges of the root user?

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The sudo command

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What mobile operating system is open-source?

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Android

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What OS X feature is used to back up data or schedule regular backups to a hard drive connected to an AirPort Extreme base station?

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Time Machine

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What Linux command shows the name of the current directory?

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pwd

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What Linux command will you use to change the information related to network configuration?

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ifconfig

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What Linux command allows you to preform search actions?

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The grep (global regular expressions print) command

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What Mac OS tool creates an incremental backup of files that can be restored at a later date?

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Time Machine

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A MAC user’s operating system became corrupted, and files were deleted after malware was downloaded. The user needs to access the data that was previously stored on the MAC. What tool should be used?

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Time Machine

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You are working on a computer that runs Linux operating system. You found a malfunctioning program in your system. What Linux command will you use for stopping this program?

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You will use the kill command

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47
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Which feature of the Mac operating system searches the system for all kinds of files, including documents, music, photos, emails, and contacts and also provides suggestions for Internet resources?

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Spotlight

48
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What valid Windows 10 versions?

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  1. Windows 10 Home
  2. Windows 10 Pro
  3. Windows 10 Education
49
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You are a technician in uCertify Inc. Jacob, a software developer in your organization, asks you to install Windows on his Mac system by repartitioning the hard drive. What Mac OS feature will you use in this situation?

A

Boot Camp

50
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Martha, a Mac OS user, is facing an issue in which she has to close an unresponsive app. What tool will she use to troubleshoot this issue?

A

Force Quit

51
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What Linux commands will you use to move from the /user/bin/temp directory to the /user/bin directory?

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The cd .. command

52
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What version of Windows 7 can be upgraded to Windows 8 Enterprise?

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Professional

53
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What version of OS X introduced dark mode to reduce eye strain?

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10.14 Mojave

54
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You have an application that will only run properly on Windows XP Professional. The application is installed on a user’s Windows 7 computer. You right-click the application and select Properties. What tab should you select to configure the application to run in a Windows XP environment?

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The Compatibility tab

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You have installed several 32-bit and 64-bit applications on a Windows 7 64-bit computer. What is the installation folder for the 64-bit applications?

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C:\Program Files

56
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Which operating systems will provide multilingual support for both the operating systems and applications?

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  1. Windows 7 Ultimate
  2. Windows 8
  3. Windows 8.1
  4. Windows 10 Professional
57
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What Linux command helps the users to find files with specific words or phrases?

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The grep command

58
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You are setting up a new Windows 8.1 computer. Several people will use this computer. You decide to configure a local user account for each user. You need to ensure that users can control who has access to their files. What should you do?

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Use NTFS.

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A user requests that his Windows 7 computer display dates using the yyyy-mm-dd format. Where should you go to make this change using the least administrative effort?

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In Control Panel Category View, click Clock, Language, and Region. Select Region and Language.

60
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You have a 3-TB drive on which you want to install Windows. How must you format the drive to have the operating system recognize the entire drive?

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GUID Partition Table (GPT)

61
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You are going to install Windows 7. On which type of partition should you install the boot files?

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Primary

62
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You need to upgrade a computer running Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1 to Windows 8. To which editions of Windows 8 can this computer be upgraded?

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  1. Basic

2. Pro

63
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You need to install Windows 8 on a client’s computer. The computer does not have a network connection or an optical drive. What installation options are available to you?

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USB

64
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You need to upgrade a Windows 7 Home Premium computer to Windows 8 Home Premium. What should you do prior to the upgrade?

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Install the latest service pack.

65
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You need to reinstall Windows 7 on a client computer. The old hard drive crashed, and you are using the original installation DVD from 2014. You have an Internet connection. What is the best way to make sure you have the most current drivers and updates?

A

Accept the option to download updates and new driver packages.

66
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You need to locally install Windows 7 Ultimate on a new computer. What installation method will you most likely use?

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DVD

67
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You do not have the original installation media, but you need to restore Windows to the original factory settings. What is the quickest way to do this?

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Install from the recovery partition.

68
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You are installing an operating system on a drive that appears to have sector issues. What formatting option should you use?

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Full Format

69
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You want to install Windows 7 Professional 64-bit edition on a new computer. Which hardware is NOT a minimum requirement?

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16 GB available hard drive space

70
Q

What statement is true about an in-place upgrade and a clean installation?

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An in-place upgrade installs the operating system files and retains user settings.

71
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You have to install Windows 8 on a computer that will work as a file server. For this, you need to format the hard disk of the computer, using a file system that supports encryption. You do not want to use any third-party app. What file systems will you use to accomplish this task?

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NTFS

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What operating systems use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) for network booting?

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  1. Linux

2. Windows

73
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You have installed several 32-bit and 64-bit applications on a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit computer. What is the installation folder for the 32-bit applications?

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C:\Program Files (x86)

74
Q

What used to store the virtual memory which an operating system writes to the disk in order to free the physical RAM?

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Swap

75
Q

What file systems is the default for the Mac operating system?

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Apple File System (APFS)

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You want to upgrade a Windows 7 Business computer to Windows 8 Professional. You need to ensure that all the computer hardware is compatible with Windows 8. What tool should you use?

A

Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant

77
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What file systems does Linux use to store virtual memory that the operating system writes to disk in order to free physical RAM?

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Swap Partition

78
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What partition table formats can be used with disks of any size and allows an almost unlimited number of partitions?

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GUID Partition Table (GPT)

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A small business owner has five computers in the office that need to be networked. The users need to share files and print services and manage the administration of their shared resources. What type of network would you recommend to the owner?

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Workgroup

80
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John, a technician, is upgrading the client’s desktop operating system. After upgrading he restarted the desktop and finds, it’s not working properly and he is not getting any technical support from Microsoft. What causes this issue to occur?

A

He upgraded Windows outside the supported upgrade paths.

81
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What installation type would require the use of an answer file to install the operating system?

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Unattended

82
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What of the following partitions uses logical volume management technology to arrange data more flexible on the disk?

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Dynamic

83
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What format is used to check for bad sectors on the physical disk before installing the file system structure?

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Full

84
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You are a technician in an organization. You have been asked to perform in-place upgrades on every user’s laptop. What are the valid paths which you can use during the upgrades?

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  1. Windows 7 to Windows 8.1
  2. Windows 8 to Windows 8.1
  3. Windows 7 to Windows 10
85
Q

What file extension of a script runs through the Windows Scripting Host instead of command shell?

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.vbs file extension

86
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You are working on a batch file that runs in the Windows Command Prompt environment. You want to add a comments in the script as a note or reminder to explain the operation of the nearby code. What should you use to accomplish the task in the given scenario?

A

You should use the rem command to add comments

87
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What installation type is used to install an operating system from an image on a network server using PXE or NetBoot?

A

Remote network

88
Q

What type of license offers licensing for multiple users but is expensive for commercial organizations?

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Enterprise license

89
Q

Which of the following is not a feature of the FOR loop?

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Only one variable can be initialized at a time in the for statement.

90
Q

You are a technician in an organization. You are asked to write a script in the Python language. What script formats should you use for this?

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.py script format

91
Q

What of the following are the common system requirements to install and run an application on a computer?

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  1. CPU
  2. Drive Space
  3. Operating System
92
Q

Why do the commercially distributed software and media make use of DRM?

A

To enforce copyright restrictions

93
Q

What file extensions provides similar functionality to the batch file?

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.sh file extension

94
Q

What environment variable is used to access the directory that contains the Windows OS?

A

%SystemRoot%

95
Q

What is a complete application installer which requires a network connection to download applications but once downloaded, the user has all the files that are needed?

A

Standalone

96
Q

A user reports to a technician that her Windows 7 Home Premium computer displays a stop error and automatically reboots. What system utilities will the technician use to find more information about the cause of the error?

A

Event Viewer

97
Q

Daisy, a student, is assigned a task to design a webpage for XYZ organization. She has used the scripting language to manage the behavior of the webpage, while coding she has used a variable which is a sequence of alphanumeric characters. Which of the following data types has she used?

A

String

98
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Jenny wants to know about the current folder in the Linux operating system. What environment variables should she use?

A

$PWD

99
Q

What is the legal contract between a licenser and purchaser to govern and establish the purchaser’s right to use the software?

A

end user license agreement (EULA

100
Q

What comment syntax will you use in a .sh script to add a comment in a single line?

A

#

101
Q

What utility shows a log of application and system messages, including errors, information messages, and warnings?

A

Event Viewer

102
Q

A network technician suspects a workstation on the company’s network to have malicious software that has created an infected start-up item or service. What command should the technician use to verify his doubt?

A

the msconfig command

103
Q

What most likely the reason for running the Disk Defragmenter utility on a Windows 8.1 computer?

A

To improve the read performance of a hard disk drive

104
Q

You have configured System Restore on the computers in your network. What condition will NOT result in a restore point being created?

A

Saving a new file

105
Q

You need to restore a Windows operating system to the way it was when the computer was shipped from the factory. What should you do?

A

Press F8 during POST and select Advanced Boot, Repair Your Computer, and System Image Recovery.

106
Q

What registry subtree contains all the file association information to determine which application Windows should open whenever you double­-click a file with a specific extension?

A

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

107
Q

A user reports to a technician that her Windows 7 PC is running very slow. The technician advised her to check for the processes running on the machine. What utility should she use to view this detail?

A

Task Manager

108
Q

What is the central configuration database where Windows stores and retrieves startup settings, hardware and software configuration information, and information for local user accounts?

A

Registry

109
Q

Joe, a technician, wants to log into a user’s computer to fix the user’s corrupt local profile. What will allow him to connect to the user’s computer without visiting him?

A

Remote Desktop

110
Q

A user contacts you regarding the Windows Update settings on his Windows 7 computer. He wants Windows Updates set back to its default setting. What setting should you configure?

A

Install Updates Automatically

111
Q

When you start Windows 7, an error message is displayed that indicates that a service failed to load. What utility can you use to determine why the service failed to load?

A

Event Viewer

112
Q

You need to run Disk Defragmenter, but several other applications are running. Why should you shut down all running applications first?

A

Running other applications may result in disk write operations forcing Disk Defragmenter to restart continually.

113
Q

You need to check the startup configuration for several services. From which tools can you access the Services console?

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  1. Computer Management

2. Administrative Tools

114
Q

What OS category is used for computers that primarily provide services for other computers over the network?

A

Server

115
Q

Which of the following are examples of an embedded system?

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  1. Router
  2. Network Printer
  3. Microwave Oven

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