CIST 1130- Week 7 - Lesson 7.3, 12.2, 12.3 and 12.4
You are an IT administrator troubleshooting a Windows-based computer. After a while, you determine that you need to refresh the group policy on that computer. Rather than rebooting the computer, you open a command prompt from which the refresh can manually be completed. Which of the following is the BEST command line tool to run to accomplish this task?
*gpupdate*
Match the Active Directory definition on the left with its corresponding term on the right. (Some definitions do not have an associated term on the right.) -Domain Controller -Site -Subnet -Forest Root Domain -Tree Root Domain
-A server that holds a copy of the Active Directory database that can be written to. -Represents a group of networks that are connected with high-speed links. -Represents a physical network segment -The first domain created an Active Directory forest -The highest-level domain in a tree
You manage a group of 20 Windows workstations that are currently configured as a workgroup. You have been thinking about switching to an Active Directory configuration. Which advantages would you gain by switching to Active Directory? (Select TWO.)
-Centralized configuration control -Centralized authentication
Drag the group policy setting on the left to the appropriate description of how the setting is enforced to the right. -Causes policy to be enforced -Does not change the current setting for the policy. -Prevents the policy from being enforced
-Enabled -Not configured -Disabled
Which of the following locations will contribute the greatest amount of interference for a wireless access point? (Select TWO.)
-Near cordless phones -Near backup generators
Match each Active Directory term on the left with its corresponding definition on the right -Logical organization of resources -Collection of network resources -Collection of related domain trees -Network resources in the directory -Group of related domains
-Organization unit -Domain -Forest -Object -Tree
You are an IT technician for your company. Rachel, who works at the receptionist desk, thinks her Windows 10 machine is running slowly today and calls you to see if you can speed it up. None of the other employees have called regarding any related issues, so you suspect it is an issue with Rachel's computer, perhaps a malfunctioning application. To help troubleshoot Rachel's computer, you run Task Manager. Which of the following tabs would be the MOST helpful for getting an overall view of how her computer is running? (Select TWO).
-Performance -Processes
*Drag each definition on the left to its corresponding performance counter on the right. Each definition may be used once, more than once, or not at all.* -Disk queue length -Processor Utilization -Commit Charge -Disk time -Page file usage -Memory pages per second
-The number of read and write requests that are waiting to be processed -The amount of time the processor spends performing non-idle tasks. -The amount of memory that has been assigned to running processes -The amount of time that the disk subsystem is busy reading from and writing to disk -*Blank* -The number of hard faults that occur each second
Your computer seems to be running slowly. In particular, you notice that the hard drive activity light stays lit constantly when running multiple applications and switching between open windows, even though you aren't saving large files. What could you do to troubleshoot the problem? (Select two.)
-Use Resource Monitor to monitor memory utilization -Use Task Manager to monitor memory utilization
You are the owner of a small startup company consisting of only five employees. Each employee has their own computer. Due to the type of services your company offers, you don't foresee the employee count increasing much in the next year or two. As a startup company, you want to keep costs low and facilitate easier file sharing, internet access, printers, and other local network resources. Which of the following would be the BEST implementation for your business?
A workgroup
A technician is tasked with preparing a conference room so that at least 20 guests will be able to wirelessly connect laptop computers to the company network. Which of the following network devices would be the BEST choice for this connectivity?
Access point
What is the name of the service included with the Windows Server operating system that manages a centralized database containing user account and security information?
Active Directory
While using a new Windows system, you find that the double-click speed setting on the mouse pointer is set much slower than you would prefer. You want to increase the double-click speed setting. Click the tab you would use in the Mouse Properties window to do this.
Buttons
A SOHO customer finds that their VoIP conversations frequently break up and become unintelligible. This happens most often when one person in the office streams video from the internet. Which of the following configuration changes on the SOHO router is MOST likely to improve VoIP performance?
Change QoS settings to give VoIP traffic more priority
A technician is installing a new SOHO wireless router. Which of the following is the FIRST thing the technician should do to secure the router?
Change the router's default password
A technician receives notification from a SOHO router manufacturer of a specific vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit SNMP traps to take over the router. The technician verifies the settings outlined in the notification. Which of the following actions should the technician take NEXT?
Check for and apply firmware updates
Which category can you use in Control Panel to control how times, dates, numbers, and currency are formatted and displayed for your computer?
Clock and Region
You have a Windows system shared by three shift workers. Files that are used by all users are stored on the D:\ drive in various folders. The users have created hundreds of files on this drive and sometimes experience difficulty finding the files they need. What should you do?
Configure indexing to include the D:\ drive.
A technician is replacing a SOHO router and has configured DHCP to assign private IP addresses to hosts on the local network. These hosts can communicate with each other, but users can't browse the internet. Which of the following changes to the SOHO router is MOST likely to restore internet connectivity?
Configure the SOHO router for NAT
You manage a large number of workstations that belong to a Windows domain. You want to prevent anyone that might try to gain access to a computer from guessing login information by trying multiple passwords. Which default GPO contains a policy you can enable to guard all computers in the domain against this security breach?
Default Domain Policy
A technician is installing a new SOHO wireless router in a home office. The customer wants to secure the wireless network so only a smartphone, tablet, and laptop can connect. Which of the following router settings should the technician change?
Enable MAC filtering
A technician is installing a SOHO router at an after-school community center. The customer would like to keep children from accessing inappropriate while browsing the web. Which of the following actions would help accomplish this goal?
Enable content filtering
A user has complained about not being able to remove a program that is no longer needed on a computer. The Programs option is not available in Control Panel. You suspect that a policy is enabled that hides this option from the user. But after opening the Local Group Policy Editor, you see that the policy to hide Programs is not configured. You know that other users in this domain can access the Programs option. To determine whether the policy is enabled, where should you look next?
GPOs linked to organizational units that contain this user's objects
You have been asked to help a small office with a limited budget set up and configure a Windows network. There are only five computers in this office. In addition to the ability to share network resources, security is a top priority. Which of the following is the BEST course of action in this situation?
Install a WorkGroup to allow each device to control what is shared and with whom
You are managing a workstation that is not part of a Windows domain. Users on this computer should not be permitted to download applications from the Windows Store. Which administration tool can you use to enable a policy that turns off the Store application for all users on this computer?
Local Group Policy Editor
You are an IT technician for your company. Your boss has asked you to set up and configure a wireless network to service all of the conference rooms. Which of the following features lets you allow or reject client connections by hardware address?
MAC address filtering
You need to use Task Manager to analyze memory utilization on a Windows system. For example, you need to see how much system RAM is currently in use and how much is available. Click on the tab in Task Manager that you would use to do this.
Performance
Which tool can you use to gather and display statistics that help you monitor the operation of a Windows system?
Performance Monitor
While using a new Windows system, you find that the mouse pointer tracks much more slowly on the screen than you would prefer. You want to increase the mouse pointer speed. Click the tab you would use in the Mouse Properties window to do this.
Pointer Options
A technician is installing a network-enabled smart home control system in a SOHO. To access the system from the internet, which of the following configurations is MOST likely required on the SOHO router?
Port forwarding
Jodie's computer is acting unusually sluggish today. She calls you, an IT technician, to see if you can find out what is going on and to improve her computer's performance. You run Task Manager on Jodie's computer and find that a suspicious application has nearly 90% CPU utilization. Which of the following actions can you take from Task Manager to stop the application from running?
Right-click > End Task
Which of the following is used on a wireless network to identify the network name?
SSID
You recently installed several applications on a Windows system. After doing so, you notice that the system takes much longer to boot up. You suspect that the new applications include one or more helper applications that are automatically loaded when the system boots. To improve performance, you want to identify any such helper applications and disable them.
Startup
As a result, you find that you are needing to work with Your job functions have recently changed. As a result, you find that you are needing to work with more running programs on your Windows 10 computer at a time. Although you haven't seen these in the past, you are now starting to receive error messages warning you of low virtual memory. However, no additional RAM can be added to your computer. Which of the following Control Panel utilities would *BEST* allow you to eliminate or reduce the number of error messages?
System
A new computer has been added to the Sales department and needs to be joined to the CorpNet domain. Which of the following System Properties settings MUST be used to make the change?
System Properties > Computer Name
Your computer has a quad-core processor that supports multithreading installed. Given that the system is running Windows, how can you verify whether multithreading has been enabled?
Task manager can display CPU utilization graphs for eight processors
After logging in, the user is able to see the Programs option. Why does this happen?
The GPO linked to the user's organizational unit is applied last, so this setting takes precedence
You use your computer to type documents in Portuguese that will be sent to Brazil. You purchase a second keyboard designed specifically for Portuguese. Which Windows setting would you use to configure your computer for the new keyboard so you can switch between the Portuguese and English keyboards?
Time & Language
Which of the following is true when the DHCP setting is disabled in a wireless network?
Wireless clients must use a static IP address within the correct IP address range to connect to the network
