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1.A ________ translates computer code to control and interface with various piec

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1.A ________ translates computer code to control and interface with various pieces of hardware, making it usable to an operating system.

a.Kernel

b.I/O tower

c.Device driver

d.Monitor

2.One of the most basic tasks of an operating system is to handle input / output functions.

a.True

b.False

3.Which of the following is not a job typically handled by an operating system’s kernel?

a.Managing the use of RAM

b.Handling priority levels assigned to programs

c.Managing interactions with the CPU

d.Displaying a GUI

4.The _______ performs memory and hardware component tests on startup, during a process called the Power-on Self Test (POST)

5.Any multi-user operating system is incapable of multitasking.

a.True

b.False

6.Which of the following below is not a cloud model described by Microsoft?

a.Private cloud

b.Hosted private cloud

c.Public cloud

d.Local cloud

7.What is the method of multitasking that requires the operating system to give control to a running process, and wait for that process to finish?

a.Cooperative multitasking

b.Shared multitasking

c.Preemptive multitasking

d.Basic multitasking

8.A ___________ interacts with a user and responds immediately or almost immediately to requests.

a.Real-Time system

b.Multiuser system

c.Time Sharing system

d.Multisharing system

Which of the following is NOT a new feature introduced with Windows Server 2003 R2?

Virtual server options

Improved group policy management

Itanium processor support

MMC 3.0

Windows XP 64-bit edition cannot run 32-bit applications unmodified.

True

False

Clustering can provide scaling and redundancy for failures.

a.True

b.False

14. Select the technique below that allows a RISC CPU to operate on an instruction while fetching additional instructions.

a.Threading

b.Pipelining

c.Multithreading

d.EPIC

16. ______ describes the clock speed at which the CPU operates within itself.

e.External tick speed

f.Internal tick speed

g.External clock speed

h.Internal clock speed

17. A ______ predicts what data will be needed, and makes it available before it is needed.

Answer: cache controller

A 64-bit data bus does not require a 64-bit compatible operating system to make full use of the data path.

a.True

b.False

19.Which AMD processor line competes with Intel’s Xeon line?

a.Athlon XP

b.Phenom

c.Opteron

d.Duron

20.The ______ was the first Intel CPU to have a 16-bit data path.

21.The Pentium Pro added the _____________ instructions to aid with handling multimedia and large amounts of data.

a.Threading

b.Streaming SIMD

c.Hyper-threading

d.Multimedia Extension

22.The first Intel processor to make hyper-threading available to consumers was the _________

a.Pentium

b.Pentium II

c.Pentium III

d.Pentium 4

This kind of format normally occurs at the factory, and marks the location of disk tracks and sectors:

a.Top-level format

b.High-level format

c.Bottom-level format

d.Low-level format

24.A file is a set of data that is grouped in some logical manner, assigned a name, and stored on the disk.

a.True

b.False

25.The ability to keep a log file of file system activity is called ______

26.FAT32 has a maximum volume size of 2 terabytes.

a.True

b.False

27.The superblock contains information about the layout of blocks, sectors, and cylinder groups.

a.True

b.False

28.What is Mac OS X’s present day file system?

a.Macintosh Filing System (MFS)

b.Hierarchical Filing System (HFS)

c.Hierarchical Filing System Extended (HFS+)

d.Extended File System (EXT)

29.HFS+ has the ability to store up to _____ of data.

a.16 PB

b.16 TB

c.16 ZB

d.16 GB

30._______ indexes files using metadata, and even data within a file to improve search ability on Mac OS X 10.5 and later.

31.Windows Server 2008 does not have an Itanium based version.

a.True

b.False

32.How much RAM does Microsoft recommend you have for 64-bit Windows 7?

a.512 MB

b.1 GB

c.2 GB

d.4 GB

33.To check if your hardware / software is compatible with Windows XP / Vista / 7, you can use the ______

34.A Linux LiveCD performs a temporary install to a hard drive that disappears upon reboot.

a.True

b.False

35.Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server requires a minimum of how much disk space to install?

a.10 GB

b.15 GB

c.20 GB

d.40 GB

36.What office suite is freely available with most Linux distributions?

a.Microsoft Office 2003

b.Office 2011

c.OpenOffice

d.gedit

The .tar file is a…

a.Archive file

b.Driver file

c.Library file

d.Device file

38.Which Windows utility can help troubleshoot devices, check driver information, and check for resource conflicts?

a.Add Hardware Wizard

b.Device Manager

c.Checkdrv.exe

d.Task manager

39.Driver signing is a verification process used by Microsoft to ensure that a driver is compatible with Windows, to help ensure stability.

a.True

b.False

Which device below gives a user the ability to draw pictures, sign a name, or color detailed images more efficiently?

Scanner

Joystick

Digital pad

Game pad

Optical Character Recognition software can be used to convert a scanned image into an editable document.

a.True

b.False

42.A ______ printer uses an additive process to create one layer at a time of an object.

43.A print spooler stores a temporary copy of a print job.

a.True

b.False

44.The Windows dump command can be used to make quick backups of the system.

a.True

b.False

45.A solid state drive is less reliable than a normal hard drive because it has no moving parts.

a.True

b.False

What is the current maximum capacity of a Blu-Ray disc?

a.20 GB

b.50 GB

c.100 GB

d.1 TB

47.The format utility is the only utility on Linux that can format a drive.

a.True

b.False

       

The Data Communications Equipment (DCE) in a typical network setup is usually what piece of equipment?

a.Wireless card

b.LAN network card

c.Computer

d.Modem

49.A ______ is a set of rules that specify how network data is formatted for transmission.

a.False

50.A ______ is a program that runs in the background on UNIX/Linux machines, similar to a service on Windows.

Explanation / Answer

1.A ________ translates computer code to control and interface with various pieces of hardware, making it usable to an operating system.

  c.Device driver

2.One of the most basic tasks of an operating system is to handle input / output functions.

a.True

5.Any multi-user operating system is incapable of multitasking.

b.False