Assessment Test
1. Which of the following topologies allows for network expansion with the least amount of disruption for the current network users?
A. Star
B. Bus
C. Ring
D. Mesh
2. Which layer of the OSI model has the important role of providing error checking?
A. Session layer
B. Presentation layer
C. Application layer
D. Transport layer
3. Which cable standard is used for Ethernet 10Base2 installations?
A. RG-6
B. RG-8
C. RG-58AU
D. RJ-45
4. On which port does FTP run by default?
A. 21
B. 25
C. 63
D. 89
5. Which of the following protocols can be used by a client to retrieveemail from a server?
A. DNS
B. FTP
C. SMTP
D. IMAP
6. Which of the following is a security mechanism used by HTTPS to encrypt web traffic between a web client and server?
A. IPSec
B. SSL
C. L2TP
D. PPPoE
7. Which of the following is a company that provides direct access to the Internet for home and business computer users?
A. ASP
B. ISP
C. DNS
D. DNP
8. What is the data throughput provided by one ISDN bearer channel?
A. 16Kbps
B. 56Kbps
C. 64Kbps
D. 128Kbps
9. Which of the following are 4G technologies? (Choose all that apply.)
A. LTE
B. GSM
C. CDMA
D. WiMax
10. Which LCD component is responsible for providing brightness?
A. Backlight
B. Inverter
C. Screen
D. Backdrop
11. Your laptop has 2GB of installed memory and uses shared video memory. If the video card is using 512MB, how much is left for the rest of the system?
A. 2GB
B. 1.5GB
C. 512MB
D. Cannot determine
12. Which of the following standards is also known as CardBus?
A. PCMCIA 1.0
B. PCMCIA 2.0
C. PCMCIA 5.0
D. ExpressCard
13. What is the function of the laser in a laser printer?
A. It heats up the toner so it adheres to the page.
B. It charges the paper so it will attract toner.
C. It creates an image of the page on the drum.
D. It cleans the drum before a page is printed.
14. What is the component called that stores the material that ends up printed to the page in a laser printer?
A. Toner cartridge
B. Ink cartridge
C. Laser module
D. Laser cartridge
15. The output of a dot-matrix printer is typically measured in what?
A. CPM
B. CPS
C. PPM
D. PPS
16. Which of the following computer components can retain a lethal electrical charge even after the device is unplugged? (Choose all that apply.)
A. Monitor
B. Processor
C. Power supply
D. RAM
17. Roughly how much time spent communicating should be devoted to listening?
A. 23 percent
B. 40 percent
C. 50 percent
D. 80 percent
18. When lifting heavy equipment, what is the proper technique?
A. Get the heaviest part closest to your body and lift with your legs.
B. Get the heaviest part closest to your body and lift with your back.
C. Get the lightest part closest to your body and lift with your legs.
D. Get the lightest part closest to your body and lift with your back.
19. Your laser printer has recently starting printing vertical white lines on documents it prints. What is the most likely cause of the problem?
A. The print driver is faulty.
B. The fuser is not heating properly.
C. There is toner on the transfer corona wire.
D. There is a scratch on the EP drum.
20. You are working with a system that is assigned IP information configuration information from a central server. You wish to manually refresh the IP information on the system. Which of the following commands would you use?
A. IPCONFIG /REFRESH
B IPCONFIG /ALL
C. IPCONFIG /RENEW
D. WINIPCFG /ALL
21. One laser printer in your office keeps getting frequent paper jams. What is the most likely cause of the problem?
A. Worn paper feed rollers
B. Faulty stepper motor
C. Faulty fuser assembly
D. The EP drum not advancing properly
22. Which of the following is not considered a system component that can be found inside a computer?
A. CPU
B. RAM
C. PCIe graphics adapter
D. Motherboard
23. Which of the following is not a physical memory format used in desktop computer systems?
A. DRAM
B. DIMM
C. SIMM
D. RIMM
24. Which of the following are components that can commonly be found on a motherboard? (Choose all that apply.)
A. Slots
B. Fan connectors
C. Gyroscope
D. Scanner
E. HDD
25. Which of the following is a chip that is integrated into PATA drives, as opposed to being mounted on a daughter card?
A. Controller
B. CPU
C. Host adapter
D. IDE
26. What is the name of the power connector that is larger than the connector used for floppy diskette drives and that is commonly used with PATA drives?
A. AT system connector
B. Berg
C. Molex
D. ATX system connector
27. After SATA was introduced, what was the retroactive term used for the original ATA specification?
A. EIDE
B. IDE
C. PATA
D. SCSI
28. You are installing a new graphics adapter in a Windows 7 system. Which of the following expansion slots are designed for high-speed, 3D graphics adapters? (Choose all that apply.)
A. USB
B. AGP
C. PCI
D. ISA
E. PCIe
29. Which of the following connectors is used for a parallel printer port?
A. DE9
B. DA15
C. DB25
D. DE25
30. Which of the following are modular ports used in data communications? (Choose all that apply.)
A. RG-6
B. RJ-45
C. RJ-11
D. DB25
E. RG-11
31. The _________ is the measurement of the number of pixels an LCD monitor can display without the image appearing distorted.
A. Native resolution
B. Contrast ratio
C. Pixelation
D. Base frequency
32. Which of the following is not a common monitor technology?
A. CRT
B. Plasma
C. OLED
D. Super PMOLED
33. What can be used at the check-in desk of a doctor’s office to prevent patients from viewing confidential information?
A. An antiglare filter
B. A privacy filter
C. An LED display
D. A thin client
34. Which of the following is a standard computer that can access resources locally as well as from servers but requires no specialized enhancements?
A. Gaming PC
B. Home server
C. Thin client
D. Thick client
35. Which of the following is a requirement for virtualization workstations?
A. Enhanced video
B. Enhanced audio
C. Maximum RAM and CPU cores
D. RAID array
36. Which of the following is not a requirement for a home server PC?
A. TV tuner
B. Print and file sharing services
C. Gigabit NIC
D. RAID array
37. Which of the following are popular mobile-device operating systems? (Choose all that apply.)
A. Android
B. Windows 7
C. Ubuntu
D. iOS
38. Which of the following protocols can be used in close range to transfer data between a mobile device and a computer system or to allow media to stream from the mobile device to an audio system?
A. SMTP
B. Bluetooth
C. POP3
D. IMAP4
39. What term refers to copying data between a mobile device and a computer system to mirror such things as contacts, programs, pictures, and music?
A. Calibration
B. Remote wipe
C. Pairing
D. Synchronization
40. Which of the following is a virtual machine manager—the software that allows the virtual machines to exist?
A. Comptroller
B. Shell
C. Kernel
D. Hypervisor
41. Which of the following would not be considered a standard permission in Windows using NTFS?
A. Full Control
B. Modify
C. Allow
D. Write
42. Which feature is designed to keep Windows current by automatically downloading updates such as patches and security fixes and installing these fixes automatically?
A. Security Center
B. Action Center
C. Windows Update
D. Windows Anytime
43. With dynamic storage, which of the following partition types are possible?
A. Complex, bridged, or mirrored
B. Simple, spanned, or striped
C. Simple, complex, or interleaved
D. Spanned, interleaved, or striped
44. Which MSINFO32 option is available only with Windows XP?
A. /PCH
B. /COMPUTER
C. /NFO
D. /REPORT
45. You have been told to use Task Manager to change the priority of a process to Below Normal. This equates to a base priority of what?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
46. Encrypting File System (EFS) is available in which editions of Windows 7? (Choose all that apply.)
A. Professional
B. Home Premium
C. Enterprise
D. Ultimate
E. Business
47. Which of the following can provide electrical power over Ethernet cabling?
A. PoE
B. QoS
C. DoS
D. WoL
48. With which type of duplexing do communications travel in both directions but in only one direction at any given time?
A. Full
B. Half
C. Auto
D. Mechanical
49. You have just added a new network to your Windows Vista laptop and it is asking you to specify a type of location. With which location types is network discovery on by default? (Choose all that apply.)
A. Home
B. Work
C. Public
D. Private
E. HomeGroup
50. Which applet in Windows Vista is the primary interface for configuring synchronization of offline files?
A. Synchronization Wizard
B. Action Center
C. Merge
D. Sync Center
51. Which of the following Control Panel applets is unique to Windows Vista?
A. Tablet PC Settings
B. Network Setup Wizard
C. Printers and Faxes
D. Action Center
52. Which Control Panel applet allows you to administer, as well as deploy, component services and configure behavior like security?
A. SFC
B. Data Sources
C. Component Services
D. DDR
53. In Windows, the Account Lockout Counter in an Account Lockout policy keeps track of the number of invalid attempts before lockout occurs. The default is 0 (meaning the feature is turned off), but it can be set from 1 to what?
A. 9999
B. 999
C. 99
D. 24
54. What Windows operating system tool can be used to block access from the network (be it internal or the Internet)?
A. Windows Firewall
B. Windows Defender
C. Advanced Security
D. Device Manager
55. Which of the following are programs that enter a system or network under the guise of another program? (Choose the best answer.)
A. Worms
B. Trojans
C. Rootkits
D. Spyware
56. Which of the following involves applying a strong magnetic field to initialize the media before tossing it away?
A. Fraying
B. Fracking
C. Degaussing
D. Spreading
57. Which term is synonymous with MAC filtering?
A. Disabling Autorun
B. Shredding
C. Port disabling
D. Network Lock
58. Which of the following is a copy of your system configuration at a given point in time?
A. Restore point
B. MBR
C. Registry
D. BOOT.INI
59. Your system has issues with locking up intermittently. Because it is running Windows XP, what diagnostic tool can you use that does not exist in Windows Vista or Windows 7?
A. SFC
B. Dr. Watson
C. NTLDR
D. MSCONFIG
60. Which of the following could be described as a small, deviously ingenious program that replicates itself to other computers, generally causing those computers to behave abnormally? (Choose the best answer.)
A. Rogue
B. Redirector
C. Virus
D. Pop-up