Module 3 - The Windows Operating System

Question 1

When a user makes changes to the settings of a Windows system, where are these changes stored?

win.ini
boot.ini
Registry
Control Panel

Answer 1

Registry

Question 2

Which user account should be used only to perform system management and not as the account for regular use?

standard user
administrator
power user
guest

Answer 2

administrator

Question 3

Which command is used to manually query a DNS server to resolve a specific host name?

ipconfig /displaydns
net
tracert
nslookup

Answer 3

nslookup

Question 4

For security reasons a network administrator needs to ensure that local computers cannot ping each other. Which settings can accomplish this task?

smartcard settings
MAC address settings
file system settings
firewall settings

Answer 4

firewall settings

Question 5

What contains information on how hard drive partitions are organized?

BOOTMGR
Windows Registry
CPU
MBR

Answer 5

MBR

Question 6

What utility is used to show the system resources consumed by each user?

Device Manager
User Accounts
Task Manager
Event Viewer

Answer 6

Task Manager

Question 7

What term is used to describe a logical drive that can be formatted to store data?

sector
volume
partition
cluster
track

Answer 7

partition

Question 8

How much RAM is addressable by a 32-bit version of Windows?

16 GB
8 GB
4 GB
32 GB

Answer 8

4 GB

Question 9

Which Windows version was the first to introduce a 64-bit Windows operating system?

Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows NT
Windows XP

Answer 9

Windows XP

Question 10

Which net command is used on a Windows PC to establish a connection to a shared directory on a remote server?

net start
net session
net use
net share

Answer 10

net use

Question 11

What is the purpose of the cd command?

changes directory to the previous directory
changes directory to the root directory
changes directory to the next highest directory
changes directory to the next lower directory

Answer 11

changes directory to the root directory

Question 12

What would be displayed if the netstat -abno command was entered on a Windows PC?

only active UDP connections in an LISTENING state
a local routing table
all active TCP and UDP connections, their current state, and their associated process ID (PID)
only active TCP connections in an ESTABLISHED state

Answer 12

all active TCP and UDP connections, their current state, and their associated process ID (PID)

Question 13

A security incident has been filed and an employee believes that someone has been on the computer since the employee left last night. The employee states that the computer was turned off before the employee left for the evening. The computer is running slowly and applications are acting strangely. Which Microsoft Windows tool would be used by the security analyst to determine if and when someone logged on to the computer after working hours?

PowerShell
Event Viewer
Performance Monitor
Task Manager

Answer 13

Event Viewer

Question 14

What is the purpose of using the net accounts command in Windows?

to display information about shared network resources
to show a list of computers and network devices on the network
to start a network service
to review the settings of password and logon requirements for users

Answer 14

to review the settings of password and logon requirements for users

Question 15

A user creates a file with .ps1 extension in Windows. What type of file is it?

PowerShell function
PowerShell cmdlet
PowerShell documentation
PowerShell script

Answer 15

PowerShell script

Question 16

A user logs in to Windows with a regular user account and attempts to use an application that requires administrative privileges. What can the user do to successfully use the application?

Right-click the application and choose Run as Privilege .
Right-click the application and choose Run as Superuser .
Right-click the application and choose Run as Administrator .
Right-click the application and choose Run as root .

Answer 16

Right-click the application and choose Run as Administrator .

Question 17

What technology was created to replace the BIOS program on modern personal computer motherboards?

UEFI
MBR
CMOS
RAM

Answer 17

UEFI

Question 18

Which type of Windows PowerShell command performs an action and returns an output or object to the next command that will be executed?

cmdlets
functions
routines
scripts

Answer 18

cmdlets

Question 19

What is the purpose of entering the netsh command on a Windows PC?

to configure networking parameters for the PC
to change the computer name for the PC
to create user accounts
to test the hardware devices on the PC

Answer 19

to configure networking parameters for the PC

Question 20

Which type of Windows PowerShell command performs an action and returns an output or object to the next command that will be executed?

cmdlets
functions
routines
scripts

Answer 20

cmdlets

Question 21

Which Windows tool can be used by a cybersecurity administrator to secure stand-alone computers that are not part of an active directory domain?

PowerShell
Windows Defender
Windows Firewall
Local Security Policy

Answer 21

Local Security Policy