Refresher - Section I (Operating Systems)

Question 1

Windows command tool that measures latency over an extended period of time tracking the route data takes and providing each router hop to determine the round trip time with more accurate measurement.

Answer 1

Pathping

Question 2

Windows command that traces a packet’s path to target, single time and accepts and up address or website as an argument

Answer 2

Tracecert

Question 3

Windows command that can troubleshoot the Domain name system

Answer 3

nslookup

Question 4

Windows command that can troubleshoot network activity and network adapter settings; displays IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway configurations

Answer 4

ipconfig command

Question 5

Windows command Utility that scans the file system for faults and can attempt to repair them

Answer 5

Chkdsk

Question 6

Windows command that enables administrators to manage, add, and force password changes to individual accounts, not policies from the command line

Answer 6

net user

Question 7

Windows Utility tool that produces inventory of available resources, firmware, OS versions, driver file locations, environment variables, and network status; helpful for workstation comparison.

Answer 7

System Information (msinfo32.exe)

Question 8

Windows Utility that provided a means to modify OS settings and files that affect how computers boot and load the OS

Answer 8

System Configuration

Question 9

Identify snap-ins manager by the computer management console?

Answer 9

Disk Defrag (dfrgui.exe) optimizes file storage patterns;

Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe) assists in regaining disk space be deleting unwanted files

Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) review system, security, and application logs

Question 10

Windows console that provides the administrator with an advanced interface for configuring user accounts and security groups.

Answer 10

Local Users and Groups (lusrmgr.msc)

Question 11

Windows console that aids in troubleshooting the optical drive and its associated drive?

Answer 11

The Device Manager

Question 12

What Windows tool would aid in identifying CPU, memory, and disk drive utilization for troubleshooting decreased processing times?

Answer 12

Performance Monitor

Question 13

Windows Utility that provides a summary of fixed and removeable hard drives, solid-state drives, and optical drives.

Answer 13

diskmgmt.msc

Question 14

Regarding, user account settings the use account cannot be used to add new accounts BUT it can be used to change the UAC settings.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What additional power management settings are available under the Advanced Power options app in a Microsoft 10 OS?

Answer 15

• USB Selective Suspend
• Display Brightness
• Sleep Options

Question 16

Describe the difference between the GUID GPT and the MBR and identify hard drive size limitations for each.

Answer 16

Globally unique identifier partition table can support hard drives over 2 TB; Master Boot Record can only support 2 TB.

Question 17

Engineer is setting up new laptops using the PXE feature to boot and set up the computers automatically to minimize configuration time. What kind of setup method is the engineer using?

Answer 17

Network-based

Question 18

User has an old desktop and is looking for a cheap option to upgrade the read and write ability. What could you recommend?

Answer 18

SSD; solid state drive would minimize cost and improve speed during reading and writing of data.

Question 19

Apple Macs have not had an optical drive since 2016. What application tool enables Max uses to access an optical drive in another computer, Windows, or Mac?

Answer 19

Remote Disc