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What is the purpose of Secure Boot?

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

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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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RF

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Radio Frequency

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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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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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PS

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PostScript

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PCL

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Printer Control Language

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IPP

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Internet Printing Protocol

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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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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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What is a foul odor indicative of?

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Distended Capacitor

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What is a burning smell indicative of?

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A bad Power Supply

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

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Firewall

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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DIMM

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Dual In-Line Memory Module

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DDR

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Double Data Rate

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What is used to describe scalable provisioning or the capability to provide scalable cloud computing services?
Rapid Elasticity
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Which printer configuration setting controls the size of the paper used for the print job?
Tray
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BSOD
Blue Screen of Death
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MAC
Media Access Control
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DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service (an attack)
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POST
Power On Self Test
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POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
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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)
CNAME
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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?
Port Forwarding
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NAS
Network Attached Storage
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IOPS
Input/Output Operations Per Second
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A measurement of performance used to compare a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and a Solid-State Drive (SSD)
Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS)
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MFA
Multifactor Authentication
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SSO
Single Sign-On
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What does a single beep commonly indicate during the Power On Self Test (POST)
A successful completion of the Power On Self Test (POST)
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A process when file fragments are put together to speed up file access.
Defragging
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What can be done to speed up boot time (if needed)?
Defragment the hard drive
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What are the seven steps of a laser printer's imaging process?
1. Processing 2. Charging 3. Exposing 4. Developing 5. Transferring 6. Fusing 7. Cleaning
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::1 is an example of a ________ address.
IPv6
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ECC memory
Error Correcting Code
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A type of system memory that has built-in error correcting security
Error Correcting Code (ECC)
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_______ means that a bad HDD can be removed and replaced while the server runs, which prevents downtime.
Hot-Swappable
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DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail
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Provides a cryptographic authentication mechanism.
DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)
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SPF
Sender Policy Framework
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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.
Sender Policy Framework (SPF)
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DMARC
Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance
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Ensures that DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) and Sender Policy Framework (SPF) are being utilized effectively
Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC)
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When printed pages have a dust-like coating , what component needs to be replaced?
Fuser
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How does a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) reservation work?
By matching a Media Access Control (MAC) address to an Internet Protocol (IP) address within the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol scope.
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PXE
Preboot Execution Environment
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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
Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
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Allows windows to reduce ot turn off the power supplied to hardware components to save energy
Power Management
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What would you use to configure Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) to set up remote imaging on a computer?
Basic Input/Output SYstem (BIOS) boot options
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What would you use to configure Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) to set up remote imaging on a computer?
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) boot options
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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?
DSL
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DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
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ACL
Access Control List
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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.
Firewall
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A list that shows which traffic or devices should be allowed into or denied from accessing the network
Access Control List (ACL)
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IDF
Intermediate Distribution Frame
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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)
Intermediate Distribution Frame
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MDF
Main Distribution Frame
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Which Cat cables top speed are 10 Gbps?
Cat 6a Cat 7 Cat 7a
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Which Cat cables top speed are 1 Gbps?
Cat 5e Cat 6
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A protocol that operated at the transport layer to provide connection-oriented, guaranteed delivery of packets.
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
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TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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SSH
Secure Shell
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A protocol used for remote administration and file copying. (Port 22) Uses authenticated and encrypted sessions for communication.
Secure Shell (SSH)
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Why should you disable scheduled defragmentation of a Solid-State Drive?
To increase the lifespan of the Solid-State Drive
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TPM
Trusted Platform Module
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PAM
Pluggable Authentication Module
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FDE
Full Disk Encryption
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AES
Advanced Encryption System
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A hardware-based cryptographic processing component that is a part of the motherboard
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
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A device that looks like a USB thumb drive and is used as a software key in cryptography
Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM)
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A cryptographic algorithm
Advanced Encryption System (AES)
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What type of monitor uses fluorescent backlight?
TFT LCD
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What is the most commonly used key used to enter the BIOS/UEFI boot order menu?
F12
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What technology combines the functionality of a firewall, malware scanner, ad other security appliances into one device?
Unified Threat Management (UTM)

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