TestOut 1 Computer Overview

How many pins are on a VGA connector?

15 pins

When assisting users, a technician often uses the Mac OS Force Quit functions and the Linux kill command. Which of the following situations would require their use?

A runaway application does not respond to user input

Which of the following items are likely to be displayed in the Notification Area of a computer running the Windows operating system?

A volume control

Consider the external ports for a typical PC system. Drag the port type on the left to the right that best identifies it.

A: HDMI B: Thunderbolt C: IEEE 1394 D: USB E: VGA F: DVI G: RJ45 H: RJ11 I: Fiber S/PDIF J: Audio Jack

Multitasking

Ability to use multiple applications simultaneously

Multiprocessing

Ability to use multiple processing devices.

What is the name of the set of features that improves the visual appearance of Windows? These features include, but are not limited, the following: Glass effects Window animations Flip 3D Snap Shake

Aero

What would you enter at the command prompt to start a new Bourne-again shell (bash) session?

Bash

A technician is tasked with installing the Windows OS on a Mac OS computer so that the computer can boot to either the Mac OS or the Windows OS. What Mac OS feature should the technician use to complete the task?

Boot Camp

Match the Mac key labels on the left with the corresponding Mac key descriptions on the right. -The primary modifier key on Apple systems, used like the Ctrl key on a Windows system -Primarily used for text document navigation -Used for application and navigation shortcuts -Typically only found on Apple notebooks and is used to access the F1-F12 keys on the keyboard

C,D,A,B

You're working on a Mac computer that has an issue with a non-responsive application. You need to stop the application using the Force Quit feature. Which of the following keyboard shortcuts can be used to access the Force Quit feature?

Command+Option+Escape

You are providing telephone support for a user who is trying to connect to a projector. You know that the projector only has a VGA port. How would you describe the connector that the user should look for?

D-shaped with 15 pins

You are helping a customer over the phone who needs to connect a monitor that uses a digital interface. Which port should you instruct her to look for on the back of her PC?

DVI

The manager of the research and development team needs to make a powerpoint presentation for her team members (no audio). Her presentation requires her computer to be connected to a large high-definition television. You have been asked to ensure that the computer is connected and functioning properly to her presentation.

DVI to HDMI

Mission Control is a desktop and windows management utility that is used to access several Mac OS features. Which of the following are Mac features accessed through Mission Control? Select Three

Dashboard, Multiple Desktops, All Windows

You purchased a new LED monitor for your computer. On the back of the monitor you see the following port (pictured below). Which type of cable should you use to connect the monitor to your computer?

DisplayPort cable

Which of the following best describes the DisplayPort interface used for connecting video monitors for computers?

DisplayPort uses a lower voltage than DVI or HDMI DisplayPort can send both video and audio signals over the same cable.

Which of the following Mac features is used to launch apps, switch between running apps, access the Trash, and access specific folders?

Dock

Consider the cable connectors used by various peripheral devices. Drag the letter on the left to the peripheral device on the right that would most likely use the connector type.

External Storage Device: G Analog Monitor: D Video Camera: C HDTV: A Dial-up Modem: H Digital Monitor (without audio): E Network Adapter: F Headphones: B

Which Windows tool would you use to browse the file system on a drive?

File Explorer

You can use these finger motbns to perform specific functions on a Mac OS system: • Right-click: Tap with two fingers to right-click • Smart zoom: Double-tap with two fingers to zoom in on a web page, image, or document (double-tap again to zoom out) • Scroll: Slide up or down using two fingers to scroll up or down • Zoom: Spread two fingers apart to zoom in. Bring fingers back together to zoom out • Page navigation: Slide two fingers left or right to navigate between pages in a document • Mission Control: Slide four fingers straight up to open Mission Control • All apps: Slide four fingers straight down to display all windows of the active app What is the name of the Mac feature that makes these finger motbns available?

Gestures

The CEO of your small company has asked you to connect his laptop computer to the small conference room LED TV. The CEO will be showing a new promotional video that demonstrates the new company strategy through images and sound. Which of the following cable types would work best for connecting his laptop to the display?

HDMI

Drag the computer function on the left with its associated hardware component on the right. (Each option can be used more than once.)

Hard disk: Long-term Storage Printer: Output Keyboard: Input CPU: Processing Speakers: Output RAM: Processing DVD-RW: Long-term Storage Microphone: Input

Part of the operating system core is responsible for controlling security, managing the file system, and providing a platform for applications to run on.

Kernel

Which of the following is the term used for a set of programs that acts as an interface between the applications that are running on a computer and the computer's hardware?

Operating System

An employee has sustained damage to the tendons and ligaments in his wrist and forearm due to the pronation caused by typing on his straight keyboard. His doctor has recommended that he use an ergonomic keyboard to allow his body to heal. After purchasing the new ergonomic keyboard, you find that his employee's computer only has a round, purple keyboard port, which does not match the new keyboard/s connector type. Which of the following adapters must you use to connect the new keyboard to the old legacy computer port?

PS/2 to USB

You are connecting an older, dot matrix printer to a computer. The printer's cable us a D-shaped connector with 25 pins. Which port type does the printer connect to?

Parallel port

You are looking at a female TRS connector on the computer. Which device uses this connector?

Speaker

A Mac OS user has forgotten the location of an important spreadsheet document. Which Mac OS feature could be used to find the spreadsheet?

Spotlight

You need to replace a broken monitor on a desktop system. You decide to replace it with a spare monitor that wasn't being used. Even though the monitor is made by a different manufacturer than the desktop computer, it still works with computer. Which computer design concept makes this possible?

Standardization

Which connector on the back of a computer is used to attach a mouse to a modern PC system?

USB A

Which component of Windows prompts the user for credentials or permission to minimize the dangers of unintended software installations?

User Account Control (UAC)

Which operating system (s) include the following features? Cortana Cloud storage Contimuum Microsoft Store Microsoft Edge

Windows 10

A technician attempts to run an executable file on a Linux computer and receives a Permission Denied message.

chmod

A technician uses the ps command to find information about a process that is running a browser application on a Linux computer. The technician knows the name of the process, but the list is very long. Which of the following commands would help the technician find and display only the information about the browser process?

grep

What would you enter at the command prompt on a linux system to display the IP addresses and the subnet masks assigned to each network interface on a linux system?

ifconfig

What would you enter at the command prompt on a linux system to display a list of files and sub directories that exist within the present working directory?

ls

You want to know more about usage, command syntax, and the options available with Linux ifconfig command. what would you enter at the command prompt to display this information about ifconfig?

man ifconfig

What would you enter at the command prompt on a linux system to display the present working directory?

pwd

You are logged in as a user with limited system privileges. You are the Linux system administrator and you have the password to the root user account. Wehn you need to switch to root user to perform administrative tasks, what command would enter at the command prompt?

su -