4-6 TESTOUT test

List the steps you need to follow to add more disk space to a Storage Space in Windows 10. Drag the correct steps from the left to the correct step number on the right. Not all steps on the left will be used.

1- Install a new storage device to the system. 2- Add free space on a new storage device to a storage pool. 3- Allocate space from the storage pool to an existing storage space.

Which of the following correctly describe the most common format for expressing IPv6 addresses? (Select TWO.)

32 numbers, grouped using colons, Hexadecimal numbers

Ida, one of the employees in the sales department, needs a way to display her PowerPoint sales presentation to a large group of potential customers. She has asked you to set up the conference room in preparation for her presentation. You will need to purchase a display system for the conference room. Which of the following display systems would be the BEST to purchase?

A large screen and a projector

Which of the following is the best definition for a LAN?

A network in a small geographic area, like in an office.

Which partition type identifies the partition as one that holds the boot loader program used to start the operating system?

Active

You have a computer with an onboard LAN adapter. The LAN adapter has failed, and you are unable to connect the computer to the network. What should you do?

Add a network card using a PCI slot.

Which of the following are optical storage devices? (Select THREE.)

BD, CD, DVD

While sorting through a box of cables in your storage room, you find one that matches the configuration shown in the image. Which of the following BEST describes the type of cable configuration and the purpose for which it would be used?

Crossover cable configuration used to connect computers directly to one another for networking.

Which of the following video card connectors provides digital video output? (Select TWO).

DVI-D, HDMI

You have just installed a new device in your Windows system. After installation, you can't use the device. You check Device Manager and find an icon for the device with a yellow exclamation mark over it. What should you do?

Download the latest driver from the manufacturer's website.

Which disk types does Windows support? (Select TWO.)

Dynamic, Basic

Which of the following is a wired networking method most commonly used today by desktop PCs and other network devices to connect to a local area network?

Ethernet

You want to allow your users to download files from a server running the IP protocol. You want to protect access to the files by requiring user authentication to access specific directories on the server. Which IP protocol should you implement to provide this capability?

FTP

Which protocols are used on the internet to transmit webpages from web servers to web browsers running on client workstations? (Select TWO.)

HTTP, HTTPS

Your monitor is displaying images in strange colors. Which of the following is MOST likely the solution to this problem?

Increase the color depth.

You are an IT professional that works with home users. One of your customers works from home and uses multiple Windows computers as well as an Apple Mac computer. Your customer wants to be able to switch between his computers without changing the keyboard and monitor currently in use. Which of the following devices would BEST facilitate sharing his monitor and other input devices with all of his computers?

KVM switch

What method does an SD card use for storing data?

Non-volatile memory chips

What is an advantage of RAID 5 over RAID 1?

RAID 5 improves performance over RAID 1.

Which connector is used with unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable?

RJ45

You have just installed several devices to a computer at once, but now the computer fails to boot properly. Which of the following troubleshooting steps is the BEST to try first?

Remove all of the newly added devices and install them one at a time.

You have just installed a new hardware device, upgraded the driver, and installed the custom software that came with the device. Now you can't get the device to work. Which of the following troubleshooting steps is the BEST to try first?

Run any diagnostic software that came with the device.

Which interface is primarily used for internal hard drives in modern desktop PC systems?

SATA

Which of the following is used on a wireless network to identify the network name?

SSID

Which optical media has the greatest storage capacity?

Single-layer, single-sided Blu-ray disc

A technician determines that an older network hub that connects 24 workstations is performing poorly due to excessive network collisions. Which of the following network devices would be the BEST replacement?

Switch

You have just added a brand new hard disk to your Windows-based computer. When you power on the computer, the disk is not shown in File Explorer. To troubleshoot this issue, you open the Windows Disk Management console and see that the disk is present, but is shown as Unknown. Which of the following disk management steps is MOST likely required first?

The disk needs to be initialized.

What type of peripheral device is typically found on a laptop computer and allows the user to control the cursor with a finger?

Touch pad

Which of the following is considered an input device?

Touchscreen

You are an IT technician for your company. As part of your job, you must manage and support a wide variety of devices. Which of the following is the MOST common interface for peripheral devices?

USB

For which type of device will you typically install the driver before you connect the device to your system?

USB devices

Which of the following is the most secure security protocol for wireless networks?

WPA2

Which of the following Windows command line utilities would you use to realign the file structure on the disk to optimize performance?

defrag

Match the fiber optic cable types on the left with the appropriate characteristics on the right. Each cable type may be used once, more than once, or not at all. Data transfers through the core using more than one light rays.

-multimode: Data transfers through the core using more than one light rays. -single mode: the core diameter is around 10 microns -single mode: cable lengths can extend a great distance -multimode: cable lengths are limited in distance -single mode: at distance up to 3 km, delivers data rates up to 10gbps -multimode: at distance of under 2 km, delivers data rates up to 1 gbps

Match the USB connector types on the left with the image labels on the right. (Not all USB connector types will be used.)

1- USB 2.0 Type-B 2- microUSB 3- miniUSB 4- USB 3.0 Micro-B

Match the USB connector types on the left with the image labels on the right. (Not all USB connector types will be used.)

1- USB 3.0 Type-A 2- USB 3.0 Micro-B 3- USB 3.0 Type-B 4- USB 2.0 Type-A

Which of the following devices would you add to a computer if you needed to take inventory at a retail store by scanning the UPC symbols on products?

Bar code reader

A group of workers attend a team-building retreat at a remote cabin. They can place calls on their mobile smartphones, but the cabin has no wired phone, television, or wired internet connectivity. The workers need to access an internet webpage using their laptop computers. Which of the following internet connection types might be available to the workers?

Cellular

Match each label on the left with the correct characteristics on the right.

Compact Disc (CD)- First developed to store digital music. Later, was adapted to store digital computer data. Compact Disc (CD-RW)- Can be written, read many times, erased, rewritten, and has a capacity of about 650 MB. Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)- Single-sided discs can hold about 4.7 GB of data. Dual-layer discs can hold up to 8.5 GB of data. Digital Versatile Disc (DVD-RW)- Dual-layer version employs two recordable dye layers, each capable of storing data. Blu-ray Disc (BD-RE)- Uses blue laser light. which has a short wavelength, allowing data to be packed more tightly onto the disc and is rewritable. Blu-ray Disc (BD)- Was originally developed for high-definition video (and expanded content on movie discs), but can also be used for data storage.

You've just purchased 10 new notebook systems for your users. You are concerned that users will leave the systems on for long periods of time, which could result in display burn-in. What should you do to prevent this from happening?

Configure a screen saver on each system.

Which of the following terms describes the difference between white and black in an LCD monitor?

Contrast ratio

Which TCP/IP configuration parameter identifies the router that is used to reach hosts on remote networks?

Default gateway

Which system utility would you use to troubleshoot hardware devices, examine and control the resources used by specific devices, and install updated device drivers?

Device Manager

You are an IT technician for your company. As part of your job, you must manage and support a wide variety of devices. Which of the following devices MOST likely uses a micro-USB connector? (Select TWO).

Digital cameras, Smartphones

Which of the following disk maintenance utilities locates and disposes of files that can be safely removed from the disk?

Disk Cleanup

Which tool would you use to create and delete partitions on hard drives?

Disk Management

You have a computer running Windows 10 Home. You need to access the contents of a flash drive. The flash drive has been formatted with the exFAT file system. You want to read the flash drive on your computer as quickly as possible with the least amount of effort. What should you do?

Do nothing. Windows 10 can natively access exFAT file systems.

You've just installed a new video card in a user's Windows workstation. When the system is powered on, the screen is displayed in 16 colors at 640x480 resolution. Which of the following will BEST resolve this problem?

Download and install the latest driver from the video card manufacturer's website.

Match each storage device type on the left with its description and benefits on the right.

Hard disk drive (HDD)- A thick magnetic disk made of aluminum platters. Uses read/write heads to access data stored on the platters. Solid state drive (SSD)- A flash device and storage capacity similar to a small hard drive. Optical disc- Uses lasers to read and write information stored in the form of pits in their reflective coating. Hard disk drive (HDD)- Providesup to several terabytes in storage capacity, and cost per megabyte is very low. Solid state drive (SSD)- Faster than other devices. No moving parts. Lasts longer than other storage devices. Optical disc- Ideal for music and video. Portable and cheap with a long shelf life.

Which of the following terms describes a PC card that you can insert and remove without rebooting the computer?

Hot swappable

You are configuring a new system, and you want to use a RAID 0 array for the operating system using SATA disks and the RAID functionality built into the motherboard. Which of the following BEST describes the action you will take as part of the configuration?

Load the RAID drivers during operating system installation.

Which of the following are advantages of solid state storage compared to hard drives? (Select TWO.)

Lower power requirements, No Moving Parts

You have just finished upgrading the 250 W power supply in your desktop computer to a 450 W power supply. Now the BIOS doesn't recognize one of the hard disk drives in the system during POST. Which of the following troubleshooting steps is the BEST to try first?

Make sure that the hard disk is connected to the power supply.

You are trying to connect a new USB device to your computer. You install the driver and then connect the device to an open USB port. The device does not work. Which of the following troubleshooting steps is the BEST to try first?

Make sure the USB device is plugged in properly.

You have implemented an ad hoc wireless network that doesn't employ a wireless access point. Every wireless network card can communicate directly with any other wireless network card on the network. What type of physical network topology has been implemented in this type of network?

Mesh

To access the internet through the Publicly Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), what kind of connectivity device must you use?

Modem

A medical center wants to upgrade their network backbone to 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10 Gbps) so they can perform daily backups of large amounts of data to the secure on-site storage area network (SAN) without bogging down the network. Some of the backbone segments will have to reach between buildings that are close to 300 meters apart. Which of the following cable types BEST supports the 10-Gigabit Ethernet at the necessary segments lengths while keeping costs as low as possible?

Multimode fiber optic

You have a DVD-ROM disc with no label, and you want to know if it has any important files on it. You insert the DVD-ROM into your optical media drive, then you double-click the drive letter for the optical drive to see the contents of the disc. If the DVD-ROM is not a valid disc, which error message will you see?

No Media

You have a disk in your system that is displayed in the Disk Management utility, as shown in the image below. The disk icon includes a red arrow that is pointing down. Which of the following would you expect to see, in the space where the red outline is, as the status of this disk?

Not initialized

A company is purchasing new laptops for their graphic artist division. Which of the following display technologies provides better contrast and deeper blacks, resulting in better picture quality?

OLED

You have a computer with a single hard disk configured as a basic disk with a single partition formatted with NTFS. The computer runs Windows 10. The disk has run out of space. You need to add space to the disk. You install a new hard drive and start Disk Management. Which of the following is a required task to add space to the existing volume?

On the new hard disk, create a new partition without a drive letter.

Windows 10 features a storage solution called Storage Spaces. When you configure Storage Spaces, you can include information redundancy with a feature called Data Resiliency. Match the types of data resiliency on the left with the appropriate descriptions on the right. Each type of data resiliency may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

Parity- Requires that you have at least three storage devices. Three Way Mirror- Requires at least five storage devices. Simple- Does not provide redundancy. Simple- Does not provide protection from a single storage device failure. Two Way Mirror- Requires at least two storage devices. Parity- Allows you to reconstruct data if one of the storage devices fails. Three Way Mirror- Protects your data if two storage devices fail at one time.

Which of the following terms refers to a network resource sharing model that uses access control lists saved on each computer?

Peer-to-peer

After using your LCD monitor for about three months, you notice a small black dot in one area of the screen. Regardless of what is shown on the monitor, the dot remains the same color and in the same location. Which of the following is the BEST method for removing the black dot from the monitor?

Play a video designed to fix dead pixels.

Which of the following tasks would you complete as part of a SATA installation?

Plug the 15-pin power connector into the SATA drive.

What is name of the utility that is (1 similar to Telnet and (2 used to establish a secure remote server management session?

SSH

You have purchased an LED monitor and connected it to the HDMI port on your computer using an HDMI cable. You configure the screen resolution to 1280 x 1024 with 32-bit color. The geometry of the images displayed on the screen appear to be distorted. What should you do to correct the problem?

Set the display resolution to the native resolution of the monitor.

You recently upgraded a client's older workstation from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The client has called to complain that the interface is very slow. For example, after clicking on the Start button, the Start Menu slowly appears on the screen. Which of the following will MOST likely fix this problem without requiring a hardware upgrade?

Set the visual effects for best performance.

Match the peripheral devices on the left with the descriptions or examples on the right. Each peripheral device may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

Smart Card- Used to scan hardware that contains an embedded microchip for authentication. Digitizer- Used to capture some type of analog signal and convert it into digital data. Smart Card- Can be a stand-alone device or integrated with other peripherals, such as a keyboard. Biometric- Used to scan users' unique physical features and use them to verify their identity. Digitizer- Graphics tablets mostly used by graphic artists to capture hand-drawn images. Biometric- Fingerprint scanner. Barcode- Most commonly used in retail environments at checkout stands.

While setting up a home office, a technician disables the DHCP service on the office router, but does not want to rely on link-local addressing. Which of the following IP addressing methods should be used?

Static

A host on your network that provides a service that requires the server to always use the same IP address. Which IP addressing method can you use to manually assign the specific IP address?

Static IP addressing

What device is used to create a physical star topology?

Switch

The marketing department has hired a new employee. Prior to the new employee's first day at work, you have set up and configured a new laptop computer. The computer and all of the peripherals were purchased from the same vendor. After the new employee begins work, you receive a phone call stating that the wireless mouse is not working. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason the mouse isn't working?

The USB mouse receiver is not plugged into the computer.

You have installed a device in your system and the system does not recognize the device. Which of the following BEST describes why the device was not discovered?

The device does not support plug and play.

An end user claims they are unable to connect to the internet and has called the company's help desk for a solution. Having been assigned to this issue, you decide to first test whether or not TCP/IP is working correctly on the local computer. Which of the following is the BEST command to use for this test?

ping 127.0.0.1