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Title: Exam Questions
Description: A collection of questions from all of our final exams.
Number of Cards: 37
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Author: Captain Bobib5
Created: 2002-09-06
Tags: technology
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    • Question
    • Answer
    • Side 3
    • True or False:
      In Windows 98, every time you use the Add Hardware Wizard to detect non Plug and Play hardware, you create a new Detlog.txt file.
    • TRUE
    • In Windows 98, the ______ can help you identify drivers and libraries that may create conflicts between different programs.
    • Version Conflict Manager
    • The process of powering up and bringing the PC to a ready state is called______.
    • Booting
    • Windows 98 handles requests for files via the ________ Manager.
    • Installable File System
    • In _________multitasking, the operating system allots CPU time to an application for a specific period, and then stops the processing to give the CPU to another application.
    • Preemptive
    • The main tool for measuring performance in Windows 98 is______________
    • System Monitor
    • True or False:
      The amount of memory addresses that the CPU can assign limits the amount of physical memory chips that can be used effectively by a computer.
    • TRUE
    • The ______ is the NetWare database of users, groups, passwords and rights.
    • Bindery
    • The Pentium III Xeon has a primary cache size of_____K
    • 32K
    • __________RAM chips hold data until the power is turned off.
    • Static
    • When dealing with memory, you should be primarily concerned with ______ when evaluating your system's performance.
    • RAM
    • In Windows 98, the ______ applet provides several options for troubleshooting file systems.
    • Systems
    • When the POST completes successfully, it sounds______beep(s) indicating that all is well, regardless of whether the monitor is working or even present.
    • ONE
    • In Windows 98, after hardware detection the Setup Wizard stores documentation regarding your network configuration in the ______ File.
    • Netlog.txt
    • True or False:
      Windows NT Workstation supports RAID level 1.
    • FALSE
    • Policies can be set for individuals or for user groups known as ______
    • Domains
    • True or False:
      The bus from the CPU to the L2 cache on a tiny circuit board inside the CPU housing is called the backside bus.
    • TRUE
    • USB allows for two speeds. What are they?
    • 1.5 MB per second and 12 MB per second
    • The ________.dat file specifies a computer's hardware and software configuration.
    • System
    • FAT32 supports drives from____MB's up to 2 TB's in size.
    • 512 MB
    • True or False:
      Software stored on a hard drive or other secondary storage device must first be copied into RAM before processing.
    • TRUE
    • List the two required DOS system files, and the required command interpreter in the order they load when booting a PC.
    • IO.SYS
      MSDOS.SYS
      COMMAND.COM
    • What is the memory range of Base memory?
    • 0-640K
    • True or False:
      A floppy disk must be bootable to spread a virus.
    • FALSE
    • The temperature inside the computer case should not exceed______degrees.
    • 113 degrees
    • The CPU uses temporary storage, called________storage, which is must faster to access than permanent storage.
    • Primary
    • RAID level ___ is disk mirroring or disk duplexing.
    • Level 1
    • True or False:
      If Windows 98 has problems booting, it automatically displays the Startup Menu.
    • TRUE
    • A _______ backup backs up files that have been changed or have been created since the last full backup.
    • Differential
    • This suite of protocols is used for general LAN and WAN communication, especially on the Internet.
    • TCP/IP
    • Which type of installation setup includes the most commonly required components of Windows 98?
    • Typical installation.
    • As a network administrator, you can use the ______ file to overide settings from the User.dat or System.dat files
    • Policy.pol
    • True or False:
      A system board might require you to use jumper settings to regulate the voltage to the CPU.
    • TRUE
    • True or False:
      A common place for a virus to hide is in a macro inside a word processing document or spreadsheet.
    • TRUE
    • True or False:
      In a system using a CD-ROM drive, an audio cord would run from the CD-ROM drive to the CD audio connector to receive input directly from the CD-ROM.
    • TRUE
    • If the contrast setting on the monitor is wrong, this would be indicated by___________on the monitor.
    • Power light goes on but there is no picture.
    • True or False:
      The BIOS and operating system initialized the interrupt vector table during booting, but later another program can modify the vector table to change the interrupt handler location to execute another program instead.
    • TRUE