REVIEW QUESTIONS


1.

While installed on a local area connection, an Internet Connection Firewall will do which of the following? (Choose Two)

  1. Block unwanted outgoing traffic

  2. Block unwanted incoming traffic

  3. Block file and printer sharing traffic

  4. Block unwanted cookies

correct answers = b and c internet connection firewall cannot block outgoing traffic. cookies are documents created by web pages that wish to store information about your visit to a particular site, and therefore are not blocked by icf. file and printer sharing traffic is blocked only if you install icf on a local area connection (instead of an internet connection).

2.

PPPoE is a technology used for which of the following connection types?

  1. Broadband

  2. Cable

  3. Dial-up

  4. ADSL

correct answer = d broadband is a general term that refers to carrying several data channels across a common wire. cable tv, cable internet, and dsl are all broadband technologies. the specific connection type that uses pppoe is typically adsl. pppoe allows users to experience the same traditional login that they were used to on dial-up, as well as keeping internet service provider costs down. pppoe is very easy to implement on both the isp and the end-user side.

3.

To create a new user account you must navigate to:

  1. Control Panel > User Accounts

  2. User Manager > User Accounts

  3. Control Panel > Users

  4. Settings > Users

correct answer = a users are located in user accounts and they are in the control panel. all other answers are invalid.

4.

The acronym for the central administration utility is:

  1. MCA

  2. MCC

  3. MMC

  4. MAC

correct answer = c mmc stands for microsoft management console.

5.

Time to Live references which of the following?

  1. The amount of route hops before a packet is discarded

  2. The time available to activate a Windows evaluation product

  3. The amount of latency between source and destination

  4. The contrast of Time to Die

correct answer = a without time to live, packets could float around the internet for eternity. you can see a time-to-live value when you ping a remote computer. latency is a value in milliseconds, also reported by the ping program. all other answers are invalid.

6.

The BOOT.INI tab of MSCONFIG shows you which of the following?

  1. The boot paths of each Windows operating system installed

  2. Boot options for troubleshooting, such as /SAFEBOOT, /SOS, and /BASEVIDEO

  3. All of the above

  4. None of the above

correct answer = c the boot.ini tab of msconfig can show you the menu delay time-out, the default operating system, the settings for each operating system, and a button to diagnose and repair invalid boot.ini boot paths as well.

7.

Which folder commonly stores local profiles (e.g., Application Data)?

  1. C:\My Documents\

  2. C:\Profiles and Settings\

  3. C:\Documents and Settings\

  4. C:\Documents and Profiles\

correct answer = c documents and settings is the name of the folder that houses each user s my documents, application data, temporary internet files, cookies, and more. the rest are invalid responses. my documents has been moved to documents and settings under your user name.

8.

Which version of Windows cannot be upgraded to Windows XP Professional?

  1. 0Windows 98

  2. Windows NT 4.0

  3. Windows 2000 Professional

  4. Windows 3.1

correct answer = d the only version of windows listed here that cannot be upgraded to windows xp professional is windows 3.1.

9.

Which file allows you to extract Setup Manager for creating answer files?

  1. EMPLOY.CAB

  2. SETUPMGR.CAB

  3. ANSWER.CAB

  4. DEPLOY.CAB

correct answer = d an updated deploy.cab is available on microsoft s web site, but the original file on the installation cd-rom (support:tools) also allows you to install setup manager. the other answers are fictitious.

10.

BOOTSECT.DOS is:

  1. A backed up copy of your old operating system’s master boot record

  2. A backed up copy of your old operating system’s file system boot sector

  3. A backed up copy of your old AUTOEXEC.BAT

  4. A backed up copy of MS-DOS 6.22

correct answer = b not to be confused with the master boot record, a file system boot sector is an operating system partition s program that loads the operating system into ram. a master boot record is your hard drive s overall table of contents, including partitions, and a program that actually loads the desired operating system partition s boot sector in order to launch the operating system. the master boot record is the first physical sector on a drive, and a file system boot sector is the first sector in any given logical volume or partition.

Answers

1.

Correct Answers = B and C

Internet Connection Firewall cannot block outgoing traffic. Cookies are documents created by Web pages that wish to store information about your visit to a particular site, and therefore are not blocked by ICF. File and printer sharing traffic is blocked only if you install ICF on a local area connection (instead of an Internet connection).

2.

Correct Answer = D

Broadband is a general term that refers to carrying several data channels across a common wire. Cable TV, cable Internet, and DSL are all broadband technologies. The specific connection type that uses PPPoE is typically ADSL. PPPoE allows users to experience the same traditional login that they were used to on dial-up, as well as keeping Internet service provider costs down. PPPoE is very easy to implement on both the ISP and the end-user side.

3.

Correct Answer = A

Users are located in “User Accounts” and they are in the Control Panel. All other answers are invalid.

4.

Correct Answer = C

MMC stands for Microsoft Management Console.

5.

Correct Answer = A

Without Time to Live, packets could float around the Internet for eternity. You can see a Time-to-Live value when you PING a remote computer. Latency is a value in milliseconds, also reported by the PING program. All other answers are invalid.

6.

Correct Answer = C

The BOOT.INI tab of MSCONFIG can show you the menu delay time-out, the default operating system, the settings for each operating system, and a button to diagnose and repair invalid BOOT.INI boot paths as well.

7.

Correct Answer = C

Documents and Settings is the name of the folder that houses each user’s My Documents, Application Data, Temporary Internet Files, cookies, and more. The rest are invalid responses. My Documents has been moved to Documents and Settings under your user name.

8.

Correct Answer = D

The only version of Windows listed here that cannot be upgraded to Windows XP Professional is Windows 3.1.

9.

Correct Answer = D

An updated DEPLOY.CAB is available on Microsoft’s Web site, but the original file on the installation CD-ROM (Support:Tools) also allows you to install Setup Manager. The other answers are fictitious.

10.

Correct Answer = B

Not to be confused with the master boot record, a file system boot sector is an operating system partition’s program that loads the operating system into RAM. A master boot record is your hard drive’s overall table of contents, including partitions, and a program that actually loads the desired operating system partition’s boot sector in order to launch the operating system. The master boot record is the first physical sector on a drive, and a file system boot sector is the first sector in any given logical volume or partition.




The A+ Certification & PC Repair Handbook
The A+ Certification & PC Repair Handbook (Charles River Media Networking/Security)
ISBN: 1584503726
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 390

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