Alexa_Week8
Which configuration change could you make to the paging file to BEST increase system performance given that this Windows 11 system has 16 GB of system RAM and three hard disks installed? A) Add paging files to the E: and F: volumes. B) Set the paging file's initial size to 8 GB. C) Set the paging file's maximum size to 32 GB. D) Remove the paging file from the C: volume.
A) Add paging files to the E: and F: volumes.
Which tool would you use to configure the paging file location and size on a Windows system? A) Advanced System Settings in Control Panel B) Hardware and Sound in Control Panel C) Administrative Tools in Control Panel D) Clock, Language, and Region in Control Panel
A) Advanced System Settings in Control Panel
Which of the following is true of online software activation? (Select three.) A) Before running a newly installed application, the user must activate their license online on the software vendor's website. B) With personal software licenses, the limit is usually one to three online activations. C) With enterprise licenses, the software vendor tracks how many times each license code is activated and automatically charges the enterprise for activations above the license limit. D) The software vendor does not track how many times each license code is activated, but uses persistent activation to annually audit the number of licenses being used. E) Since the license account information is stored online, it is usually not affected by operating system upgrades or migrations. F) Persistent activation may require the license to be continuously re-activated online at a preconfigured interval.
A) Before running a newly installed application, the user must activate their license online on the software vendor's website. B) With personal software licenses, the limit is usually one to three online activations. F) Persistent activation may require the license to be continuously re-activated online at a preconfigured interval.
Which type of contract are you typically required to accept when obtaining a proprietary software license? A) EULA B) DMCA C) PRD D) GPL
A) EULA
You notice that your applications are loading and running slowly when you switch between them. You also notice that your hard disk drive light is constantly lit. Which of the following is the BEST option to stop this problem from happening frequently on your system? A) Install more physical RAM. B) Install a larger CPU. C) Reboot the system at the first indication of the problem. D) Configure a larger paging file on the HHD.
A) Install more physical RAM.
Don is an accountant in the finance department. For the last several months, he has been testing an online accounting program. After speaking with his manager, Don receives permission to download a streamlined version of the software, which requires a local installation. Don downloads the application and tries to install it, but the operating system will not allow him to. Out of frustration, he calls the help desk. The help desk sends a technician to Don's machine while Don is out to lunch. The technician installs the application without issue. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason Don could not install the application? A) Insufficient permissions B) Failed device driver C) Insufficient disk space D) Insufficient system RAM E) Incorrect service pack level
A) Insufficient permissions
Your financial investment company has recently completed development of a custom application for maintaining customer portfolios. You want to install this application on each Windows laptop that was assigned to each investment advisor. Which of the following Windows 11 settings do you need to configure to sideload this custom app? A) Privacy & security > For developers > Develop Mode: On B) Update & Security > For developers > Sideload apps > Yes C) Right-click Start > Apps & Features > Developer Mode: On D) Right-click the application's tile > Sideload app > Yes
A) Privacy & security > For developers > Develop Mode: On
Your job functions have recently changed. As a result, you find that you need to work with more programs running on your Windows computer at the same time. As a result, you're now starting to receive error messages warning you of low virtual memory, but there's no additional RAM that 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? A) System B) Device Manager C) Programs D) Troubleshooting
A) System
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.) A) Use Resource Monitor to monitor memory utilization. B) Use Resource Monitor to monitor disk activity. C) Use Task Manager to monitor disk activity. D) Use Task Manager to monitor memory utilization. E) Use Reliability Monitor to monitor memory utilization. F) Use Reliability Monitor to monitor system reliability.
A) Use Resource Monitor to monitor memory utilization. D) Use Task Manager to monitor memory utilization.
Your organization has 20 employees who need an accounting software update installed. Due to a miscommunication, the purchaser only paid to update 10 licenses. The software company issued a paper license and a single key for updating 10 users. Since this is an enterprise paper license, there is no mechanism that enforces a limit to the number of times the key can be used, so you decide to go ahead and update all 20 users. What are the possible consequences of this decision? (Select two.) A) You expose your company to litigation by violating the software license agreement. B) The software company will never detect the violation, so negative consequences are unlikely. C) Because you should be allowed one to three activations per user, this decision does not put you at risk for negative consequences. D) The software will eventually stop working properly for the 10 extra updates you installed. E) You risk losing your job.
A) You expose your company to litigation by violating the software license agreement. E) You risk losing your job.
Which of the following commands can you use to install updated packages (found in configured repositories) that are currently installed on a Debian Package Manager-based system? (Select two.) A) apt dist-upgrade B) yum upgrade C) apt update D) apt-get dist-upgrade E) yum update
A) apt dist-upgrade D) apt-get dist-upgrade
On a Linux system using the Debian Package Manager, which of the following commands would you use to search online repositories for an installable Firefox package? A) apt search firefox B) apt-get search firefox C) yum search firefox D) rpm -s firefox
A) apt search firefox
You use a Linux distribution that employs Debian Package Manager (dpkg) for package management. Which command would you use to install httpd (the Apache HTTP Server package) and all its dependencies? A) apt-get install httpd B) yum install httpd C) yum install httpd -dep D) ps -e E) apt-get install httpd -dep F) dpkg install httpd G) ps -ef
A) apt-get install httpd
Processor utilization A) processor B) disk subsystem C) number of read and write D) amount of memory E) hard faults
A) processor
You manage Windows desktops for your organization. You recently updated all of your workstations to Windows 10. Your organization relies on a particular application, which worked correctly on Windows 7, but now does not run on Windows 10. You have checked the application vendor's website, but they do not provide a Windows 10 update. What are your options for running the application? (Select two.) A) Purchase a new application that runs on Windows 10. B) Create a virtual computer that runs Windows 7. Then run the virtual computer each time the application runs. C) Run the application in Compatibility Mode. D) Make all users who need to run the application members of the local Administrators group. E) Run the application in its own memory space.
B) Create a virtual computer that runs Windows 7. Then run the virtual computer each time the application runs. C) Run the application in Compatibility Mode.
Which of the following is a software license that allows 100 or more activations? A) Public domain license B) Enterprise license C) General Public License D) Personal license
B) Enterprise license
Which of the following is the generally accepted rule for manually setting the initial and maximum paging file size? A) Two and a half times the size of the physical RAM for the initial size and four and a half times for the maximum size. B) One and a half times the size of the physical RAM for the initial size and three times for the maximum size. C) Double the size of the physical RAM for the initial size and quadruple for the maximum size. D) Three times the size of physical RAM for the initial size and five times for the maximum size.
B) One and a half times the size of the physical RAM for the initial size and three times for the maximum size.
Which tool can you use to gather data and display statistics (in counters) that help you monitor the operation of a Windows system? A) Event Viewer B) Performance Monitor C) MSinfo D) Computer Management
B) Performance Monitor
You have just completed installing an application from the Microsoft Store on your Windows 11 workstation. Which of the following can you use to access and manage your newly-installed application? (Select two.) A) Right-click the Start menu, select All apps, and then right-click the application. B) Right-click Start and select Apps & Features. C) Right-click Start, select the application, and select Settings. D) Right-click the Start menu, select the application, and then select Settings. E) Right-click the Start menu's application tile.
B) Right-click Start and select Apps & Features. E) Right-click the Start menu's application tile.
Which of the following does the GPL prevent you from doing with an open-source software program? A) Modify its source code B) Sell a license to use the program C) Access its source code D) Sell a contract for technical support
B) Sell a license to use the program
You have an application that you would like to run on your Windows workstation every Monday at 3:00 p.m. Which tool would you use to configure the application to run automatically? A) Task Manager B) Task Scheduler C) Services D) msconfig E) msinfo32
B) Task Scheduler
Which of the following is true of the way many large digital media vendors use Digital Rights Management technology today? (Select two.) A) They are cooperating with other vendors to make their digital files more portable in relation to those vendors' hardware and software. B) They are adopting alternatives to DRM, such as encouraging customers not to illegally share digital files. C) They are moving away from DRM because of several key shortcomings in the technology. D) They are moving to strengthen the encryption used to protect their digital files. E) They are offering free backup copies of protected digital files.
B) They are adopting alternatives to DRM, such as encouraging customers not to illegally share digital files. C) They are moving away from DRM because of several key shortcomings in the technology.
Which of the following is one way that developers and organizations who produce open-source software can generate revenue from the software? A) One-time activation licenses B) Training contracts C) Enterprise licenses D) Persistent activation licenses
B) Training contracts
Disk time A) processor B) disk subsystem C) number of read and write D) amount of memory E) hard faults
B) disk subsystem
During a routine audit of a web server running on an RPM-based Linux system, you notice a package that is not installed from the standard server template. This is an error. Before you do anything, however, you need to find the package's dependencies. The package's name is orleans. Which of the following commands lists dependencies? A) yum list orleans B) yum info orleans C) apt info orleans D) apt search orleans
B) yum info orleans
You want to improve the performance of your virtual memory in Windows. Which of the following is a step you can take to do this? A) Configure the paging file to have an initial size of one half the physical RAM. B) Install a larger CPU. C) Configure the paging file to be divided between two drives. D) Reboot your system.
C) Configure the paging file to be divided between two drives.
You have been having trouble with your laptop crashing. You would like your computer to create a memory dump file when it crashes. Where should you place the paging file? A) Split between two storage devices B) On a USB flash device C) On the system volume D) On a drive other than where the operating system files are stored
C) On the system volume
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. A) Details B) Services C) Performance D) Processes E) Users F) App history
C) Performance
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 in determining any issues with how the computer is running? (Select two.) A) Details B) Services C) Performance D) Processes E) Users F) App history
C) Performance D) Processes
Your organization has 75 workstations that each need a software program installed. Which of the following is the BEST choice to accomplish this? A) Purchase 75 personal licenses for the software program and use each unique activation code for each workstation. B) Purchase one personal license for the software program and then search online for additional activation codes provided by third parties or activation code generators. C) Purchase an enterprise license for the software program and reuse the activation code for each workstation. D) Purchase a personal license for the software program and reuse the activation code for each workstation.
C) Purchase an enterprise license for the software program and reuse the activation code for each workstation.
Cindy wants to install a new application on her computer. This application requires the operating system to have 1 gigabyte in working memory to function properly. Which of the following system requirements does Cindy need to check for compatibility? A) VRAM capacity B) SSD storage capacity C) RAM capacity D) CPU capacity
C) RAM capacity
You are a network engineer for a large financial institution. While monitoring a server on your WAN network, you notice that it is experiencing a bottleneck, slow cursor movements, and lagging application function. You want to determine if a particular process is causing the problem. Which of the following tools would BEST help you troubleshoot an issue with a process by providing information such as process ID, status, and threads, as well as how much CPU is being used in real time and the 60-second average of how much CPU utilization is being consumed by each process? A) Performance Monitor B) Task Manager C) Resource Monitor D) Reliability Monitor
C) Resource Monitor
Tyler has a computer with a Windows 32-bit operating system. He wants to install an application that requires a 64-bit operating system. Which of the following is likely to happen if he tries to install it anyway? A) The program will install a 64-bit driver and will run normally. B) Windows will use WOW64 to run the application, but the program will run slowly. C) The installation will fail. D) Windows will isolate the 64-bit binaries by redirecting Registry calls to allow the program to run.
C) The installation will fail.
What happens in Windows when physical RAM is being used to its full capacity and a user runs a new application? A) The CPU sends an error code to the user. B) Windows crashes. C) The kernel moves the data from an app not currently being accessed from RAM to a paging file. D) The VMM divides the data from each app to different hard drives.
C) The kernel moves the data from an app not currently being accessed from RAM to a paging file.
Jesse, a professional graphic designer, has just installed a new application on his system, which needs a lot of memory for timely processing and high-quality images. Jesse's computer has an integrated graphics card. Which of the following is MOST likely to happen when Jesse runs the application on his computer? A) The graphics card will produce high-quality images without delay. B) The graphics card will generate a lot of heat. C) The whole system will run slowly. D) The battery life will diminish quickly when running the app.
C) The whole system will run slowly.
Which of the following is another name for the paging file? A) Random access memory B) Extended memory C) Virtual memory D) Upper memory
C) Virtual memory
Disk queue length A) processor B) disk subsystem C) number of read and write D) amount of memory E) hard faults
C) number of read and write
Which command would you use to display a simple list of all processes running on a Linux distribution that use either RPM or dpkg for package management? A) apt-get -ef B) yum -e C) ps -e D) ps -ef E) yum info F) apt-get -e G) yum -ef H) yum process info
C) ps -e
You use a Linux distribution that uses RPM for package management. Which command would you use to display a list of all packages available for installation within the internet repositories configured on the system? A) apt-get list available B) yum show all C) yum list available D) yum list all E) apt-get list F) ps -ef G) ps -e H) yum show available
C) yum list available
You use a Linux distribution that utilizes RPM for package management. Which command would you use to verify that the httpd package (the Apache HTTP Server package) is installed? A) yum list installed B) yum info httpd C) yum list installed httpd D) yum search httpd
C) yum list installed httpd
After upgrading to the newest version of Windows, an important application is no longer running. Which of the following is the BEST option for troubleshooting the problem? A) Stop Windows Defender from checking apps. B) In Control Panel, uncheck the box next to Block all incoming connections, including those in the list of allowed apps. C) Install an antivirus program to prevent malware interference. D) Enable Hyper-V to run the program on the previous version.
D) Enable Hyper-V to run the program on the previous version.
Where in Windows can you allow an application to use the computer's location? A) In Settings under Update and Security (Windows 10) or Apps and features (Windows 11). B) In Control Panel under Security and Maintenance (Windows 10 and 11). C) In Control Panel under Programs and Features (Windows 10 and 11). D) In Settings under Privacy (Windows 10) or Privacy and security (Windows 11).
D) In Settings under Privacy (Windows 10) or Privacy and security (Windows 11).
One software license model allows software to be freely distributed, downloaded, and installed without paying a license fee, but often requires a fee for support, training, or added functionality. What is the name of this model? A) Proprietary B) Enterprise C) Personal D) Open source E) Persistent
D) Open source
A software vendor has had recurring problems with customers misusing their proprietary software. Which of the following technologies can give them the MOST control in regulating who, how, and when their software is being used? A) Digital watermarking B) One-time license activation C) Digital fingerprinting D) Persistent license activation
D) Persistent license activation
Jodie's computer is acting unusually sluggish today. She calls you, an IT technician, to see if you can find out what's going on and how 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 immediately stop the application from running? A) Right-click > Disable B) Right-click > Switch to C) Right-click > Stop D) Right-click > End task E) Right-click > Disconnect
D) Right-click > End task
Which aspects of virtual memory can you configure on a Windows workstation? (Select two.) A) The maximum time between memory swap operations B) The minimum time between memory swap operations C) The paging file's recommended size D) The paging file's location E) The paging file's maximum size
D) The paging file's location E) The paging file's maximum size
Your computer has a quad-core processor installed that supports multithreading. Given that the system is running Windows, how can you BEST use Task Manager to verify whether multithreading has been enabled? A) Use Task Manager to show a single process running on multiple processors simultaneously. B) Use Task Manager to report CPU utilization values up to 800%. C) Use Task Manager to show each application running with two processes. D) Use Task Manager to display CPU utilization graphs for eight processors.
D) Use Task Manager to display CPU utilization graphs for eight processors.
Which of the following is simulated memory that is created through a paging file on the hard drive? A) Disk thrashing B) VMM C) RAM D) Virtual memory
D) Virtual memory
Commit charge A) processor B) disk subsystem C) number of read and write D) amount of memory E) hard faults
D) amount of memory
While working on a Linux system that has been underperforming, you notice that there is one process that is utilizing a significant amount of CPU time. The name of the process is "hidden.sh". Which of the following ps commands would you use to ensure that you can see who owns that process? A) ps -el B) ps ax C) ps -ef D) ps aux
D) ps aux
On a Linux system using RPM for package management, which of the following commands would you use to search online repositories for an available Firefox package? A) rpm -s firefox B) apt-get search firefox C) apt search firefox D) yum search firefox
D) yum search firefox
Memory pages per second A) processor B) disk subsystem C) number of read and write D) amount of memory E) hard faults
E) hard faults
You use a Linux distribution that uses RPM for package management. Which command would you use to install httpd (the Apache HTTP Server package) and all its dependencies? A) apt-get install httpd B) yum install httpd -dep C) yum update httpd D) apt-get update httpd E) yum install httpd
E) yum install httpd
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. A) Details B) Services C) Performance D) Processes E) Users F) App history G) Startup
G) Startup
