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Real Study Card 3 Flashcards

1
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What is the purpose of Secure Boot?

A

To prevent malicious and unauthorized apps from loading into the Operating System (OS) during the startup process

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2
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What tool is used to verify that a server rack is properly grounded?

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Multimeter

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3
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RF

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Radio Frequency

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4
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Which service charges its users based on the actual usage of the service resources on an hourly or monthly basis?

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Metered Services

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5
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Which page description language substitutes speed for higher quality?

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PostScript

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Which page description language substitutes substitutes higher quality for speed?

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Printer Control Language (PCL)

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7
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PS

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PostScript

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PCL

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Printer Control Language

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9
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IPP

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Internet Printing Protocol

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10
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A specialized internet protocol for communicating between client devices and printers using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for data transport.

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Internet Printing Protocol

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11
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Which printer setting allows the gathering and arranging of individual sheets or other printed components into a pre-determined sequence? (Printing pages 1, 2, 3, before printing the second copy)

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Collate

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12
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What is a foul odor indicative of?

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Distended Capacitor

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13
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What is a burning smell indicative of?

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A bad Power Supply

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14
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What takes a whole Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request from a client, checks it, then forwards it to its destination computer on the internet?

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Proxy Server

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15
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Prevents unauthorized access to you computer by blocking ports and programs.

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Firewall

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16
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Can be used to filter content and websites from reaching a user

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Proxy Server

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17
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Is used to host and control access to shared files and folders for the organization

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File Server

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18
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A server configured with a range of IP addresses to lease

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server

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19
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A server that hosts the database of domain dames and the IP addresses mapped to those names

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Domain Name System (DNS) server

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20
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A server or network appliance used t prevent users from being overwhelmed with spam or junk mail

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Spam Gateway

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21
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A server that collects diagnostic and monitoring data from the hosts and network devices across a given network

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Syslog Server

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22
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A server that accepts requests through Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) for a webpage and delivers the webpage and other requests to the user

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Web Server

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23
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DIMM

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Dual In-Line Memory Module

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24
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DDR

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Double Data Rate

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25
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What is used to describe scalable provisioning or the capability to provide scalable cloud computing services?

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Rapid Elasticity

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26
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Which printer configuration setting controls the size of the paper used for the print job?

A

Tray

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27
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BSOD

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Blue Screen of Death

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28
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MAC

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Media Access Control

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29
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DDoS

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Distributed Denial of Service (an attack)

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30
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POST

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Power On Self Test

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31
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POTS

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Plain Old Telephone Service

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32
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What DNS record is used to associate one domain name as an alias of another? (like beta.diontraining.com and www.diontraining.com referring to the same website)

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CNAME

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33
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What occurs when a router takes request from the internet for a particular application and sends them to a designated host on the local area network?

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Port Forwarding

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34
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NAS

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Network Attached Storage

35
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IOPS

A

Input/Output Operations Per Second

36
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A measurement of performance used to compare a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and a Solid-State Drive (SSD)

A

Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS)

37
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MFA

A

Multifactor Authentication

38
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SSO

A

Single Sign-On

39
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What does a single beep commonly indicate during the Power On Self Test (POST)

A

A successful completion of the Power On Self Test (POST)

40
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A process when file fragments are put together to speed up file access.

A

Defragging

41
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What can be done to speed up boot time (if needed)?

A

Defragment the hard drive

42
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What are the seven steps of a laser printer’s imaging process?

A
  1. Processing
  2. Charging
  3. Exposing
  4. Developing
  5. Transferring
  6. Fusing
  7. Cleaning
43
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::1 is an example of a ________ address.

A

IPv6

44
Q

ECC memory

A

Error Correcting Code

45
Q

A type of system memory that has built-in error correcting security

A

Error Correcting Code (ECC)

46
Q

_______ means that a bad HDD can be removed and replaced while the server runs, which prevents downtime.

A

Hot-Swappable

47
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DKIM

A

DomainKeys Identified Mail

48
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Provides a cryptographic authentication mechanism.

A

DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)

49
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SPF

A

Sender Policy Framework

50
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Uses a Domain Name Service (DNS) record published by an organization hosting an email service and identifies the hosts authorized to send emails from that domain.

A

Sender Policy Framework (SPF)

51
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DMARC

A

Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance

52
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Ensures that DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) and Sender Policy Framework (SPF) are being utilized effectively

A

Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC)

53
Q

When printed pages have a dust-like coating , what component needs to be replaced?

A

Fuser

54
Q

How does a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) reservation work?

A

By matching a Media Access Control (MAC) address to an Internet Protocol (IP) address within the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol scope.

55
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PXE

A

Preboot Execution Environment

56
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Allows networked computers that are not yet loaded with an operating system to be configured and booted remotely by an administrator

A

Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)

57
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Allows windows to reduce ot turn off the power supplied to hardware components to save energy

A

Power Management

58
Q

What would you use to configure Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) to set up remote imaging on a computer?

A

Basic Input/Output SYstem (BIOS) boot options

59
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What would you use to configure Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) to set up remote imaging on a computer?

A

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) boot options

60
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Which type of internet connection is terminated at a local switching center and requires a different media type between the switching center and the end customer?

A

DSL

61
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DSL

A

Digital Subscriber Line

62
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ACL

A

Access Control List

63
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A network security device designed to prevent systems or traffic from unauthorized access. Uses Access Control Lists (ACLs) to prevent unauthorized access.

A

Firewall

64
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A list that shows which traffic or devices should be allowed into or denied from accessing the network

A

Access Control List (ACL)

65
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IDF

A

Intermediate Distribution Frame

66
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A free-standing or wall-mounted rack for managing and interconnecting a telecommunications cable end-user devices and the Main Distribution Frame (MDF)

A

Intermediate Distribution Frame

67
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MDF

A

Main Distribution Frame

68
Q

Which Cat cables top speed are 10 Gbps?

A

Cat 6a
Cat 7
Cat 7a

69
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Which Cat cables top speed are 1 Gbps?

A

Cat 5e
Cat 6

70
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A protocol that operated at the transport layer to provide connection-oriented, guaranteed delivery of packets.

A

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

71
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TFTP

A

Trivial File Transfer Protocol

72
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SSH

A

Secure Shell

73
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A protocol used for remote administration and file copying. (Port 22) Uses authenticated and encrypted sessions for communication.

A

Secure Shell (SSH)

74
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Why should you disable scheduled defragmentation of a Solid-State Drive?

A

To increase the lifespan of the Solid-State Drive

75
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TPM

A

Trusted Platform Module

76
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PAM

A

Pluggable Authentication Module

77
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FDE

A

Full Disk Encryption

78
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AES

A

Advanced Encryption System

79
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A hardware-based cryptographic processing component that is a part of the motherboard

A

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

80
Q

A device that looks like a USB thumb drive and is used as a software key in cryptography

A

Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM)

81
Q

A cryptographic algorithm

A

Advanced Encryption System (AES)

82
Q

What type of monitor uses fluorescent backlight?

A

TFT LCD

83
Q

What is the most commonly used key used to enter the BIOS/UEFI boot order menu?

A

F12

84
Q

What technology combines the functionality of a firewall, malware scanner, ad other security appliances into one device?

A

Unified Threat Management (UTM)

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