FreePractice - Part 2 (ver 1.2.00)

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1 Which of the following commands is not an internal DOS command?
DIR
MKDIR
REM
FORMAT
CHDIR
2 The acronym "POST" refers to what?
Power-On Self Test
Power-On Start Test
Preliminary Operating System Test
Proprietary Operating System Test
3 What is the fastest method to create a bootable disk?
Enter FORMAT A:/U/S with any disk in drive A:
Enter SYS C: A: with a previously formatted disk in drive A:
Diskcopy another bootable disk
Enter SYS A: with a previously formatted disk in drive A:
4 Of the following, which is the last in the boot sequence?
POST runs
COMMAND.COM is loaded
CONFIG.SYS is loaded
BIOS routines are run
5 The POST test is not ran:
when the computer is turned off, then on
from a cold boot
when you press the reset switch
any time you press CTRL-ALT-DEL
6 What DOS commands are never found in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file?
Shell commands
EXE commands
SET commands
Path commands
7 If the POST indicates a failure, what is the most likely cause of the Problem?
One of the device drivers in CONFIG.SYS is not loading properly, or the hardware cannot be found
There is a configuration problem
COMMAND.COM is missing or bad
DOS cannot find CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT
8 Pressing the F5 key when the "Starting MS-DOS..." message appears:
allows you to single-step through CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
skips the loading of DoubleSpace
skips the execution of CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
allows you to choose between different boot sequences
9 What functions are performed by the AUTOEXEC.BAT file?
Defines the path used by DOS to find executable files
Specifies which devices to install
Determines how DOS uses memory and control files
10 Where would you find the following command? LASTDRIVE=E
AUTOEXEC.BAT
CONFIG.SYS
11 When you invoke the "del" command, where does the computer find the information on how to execute the command?
In the DOS directory
In the system bios
In the copy of COMMAND.COM loaded in RAM
From the command line parameters
12 What is "pif", and what does it do?
Printer Initialization File, used to initialize Windows printers
Postscript Information File, used to send postscript information to a printer
Program Information File, used to initialize Windows programs
Program Information File, provides Windows the information needed to run a DOS program
13 If the last thing you want to happen during boot-up is run Windows, where do you put the "win" command?
On the last line of CONFIG.SYS
On the last line of AUTOEXEC.BAT
Before the MSCDEX.EXE driver is loaded
In the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
14 This program is the user interface to DOS.
IO.SYS
USER.SYS
COMMAND.COM
BIOS
15 What program sets up the primary DOS partition?
PART
FORMAT
MIRROR
FDISK
16 Which Windows component will allow you to modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, as well as other Windows files?
File Manager
Sysedit
Desktop
Drivers
17 A POST-test failure can occur only:
during a cold boot
during a warm boot
when a system error causes the program to halt
after pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del
18 Configuration information, such as loading a device driver or a system setting, is found where?
AUTOEXEC.BAT
COMMAND.COM
The root directory
CONFIG.SYS
19 What DOS commands are located only in the CONFIG.SYS file?
EXE commands
SYS commands
PATH commands
SET commands
20 Of the following, which describes a "cold boot?"
Pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del
Pressing the reset switch
Rebooting from a bootable (cold) floppy
Turning off the monitor
21 What is the purpose of HIMEM.SYS?
It creates upper memory blocks (UMBs) for use by DOS
It allows 386, 486, and Pentium processors to operate programs designed for 80286 and older processors
It loads DOS into upper memory
It allows DOS to use the extended memory in your computer
22 On a PC, a quick self-diagnostic check of the system hardware is performed early in the boot sequence by:
the POST, which is located on the hard drive
the POST, which is located in ROM
MSD
HIMEM.SYS
23 Which file is ran automatically if it is available?
AUTOEXEC.COM
DOSCONFIG.SYS
SMARTDRV.SYS
CONFIG.SYS
HIMEM.SYS
24 The DOS command ATTRIB +R JUNEDATA will:
make the file JUNEDATA a read-only file
rmake the file JUNEDATA a hidden file
rename the file JUNEDATA
read the contents of file JUNEDATA
25 An example of a TSR is:
hand-shaking between two modems
a file on a hard drive that is used as a temporary storage location
a memory resident utility
a temperature sensitive device used in the power supplies of laptop computers
26 During the Power-On Self Test, the computer first tests the:
ROM
video memory
cache memory
system memory or RAM
27 Device driver HIMEM.SYS is:
an expanded memory manager
an extended memory manager
a paging memory manager
an HMA manger
28 Before uncompressing a hard drive, you should:
make sure the uncompressed files will fit on the host drive in their uncompressed state
free up as much extended memory as possible
run the DBLSPACE /FORMAT command to prepare the host drive for the uncompressed files
Run Windows in Safe Mode
29 Lost clusters, unlinked cluster chains, or lost chains can be found and corrected by using either:
DEFRAG or CHKDSK
SCANDISK or DEFRAG
CHKDSK or SCANDISK
DEFRAG or DISKCHK
30 The command FORMAT A:/S will not:
delete all existing data on the disk in drive A
format the diskette in drive A.
make the diskette in drive A bootable
store the existing data on the diskette in drive A before formatting.
31 Which of the following will give you the most information about how much memory you have and how it is being used?
MEMMAKER
MEM
CHKDSK
MEMSIZE
32 Which of the following commands will compress the files on a hard drive?
DBLSPACE /CREATE
DBLSPACE /COMPRESS :ON
DBLSPACE /DOUBLEGUARD
DBLSPACE /MOUNT
33 TSR stands for:
Terminate and Stay Resident
Transmit-Send-Receive
Test and Set RAM
Terminate and Save Register contents
34 Unlinked cluster chains can be found and corrected by the:
CHKDSK command
UNFORMAT /U command
DEFRAG command
RELINK command
35 The ATTRIB +R command can be used to:
restore a damaged file
mark a file as "read-only
rename a file
rewrite a file
36 A type of program that stays in memory even though it is not presently being executed is called a:
MRP
TSR
MRU
MAP
37 The POST test is run:
every time there is a cold boot
every time there is a warm boot
every time the AUTOEXEC.BAT file is run
just before the I/O.SYS file is run
38 Your PC tells you that your 200 M hard drive is out of space. However, when you run DIR, the total size of your files add to less than 200 M. How do you account for this difference?
Rounding
Hidden files
Math error
Drive specifications are in hexadecimal, whereas the DIR command calculates in decimal
39 The ATTRIB +H command can be used to:
assign a file to high memory
attribute the file to a hard disk
pull up the Help screen for a file
keep the file name from showing up in some directory listings
40 The purpose of MEMMAKER is:
to maximize the amount of free conventional memory
to minimize the amount of free conventional memory
to eliminate extended memory by substituting expanded memory
to maximize the amount of free conventional and extended memory by moving device drivers and TSRs to a RAM disk
41 To compress drive D so that the compressed part is known as D and the uncompressed part, known as E, has 3 megabytes of uncompressed space use the command:
DBLSPACE /COMPRESS D: /NEWDRIVE=E: /RESERVE=3
DBLSPACE D: /NEWDRIVE=E: /RESERVE=3
DBLSPACE /COMPRESS D: /NEWDRIVE=D: /RESERVE=3
DBLSPACE /COMPRESS D: /UNCOMPRESS=E: /RESERVE=3
42 A memory resident utility is an example of a:
TSR
MAP
MAK
TIF
43 As an absolute minimum, an emergency boot disk should contain:
I/O.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT
I/O.SYS, CONFIG.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT
I/O.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, and COMMAND.COM
MSDOS.SYS, CONFIG.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT
44 Which of the following could be used to find and repair lost clusters in DoubleSpaced volumes?
CHKDSK
SCANDISK
DBLSPACE.FIX
DBLSPACE.EXE
45 What interprets inputs typed at the DOS prompt?
COMMAND.COM
AUTOEXEC.BAT
CONFIG.SYS
HIMEM.SYS
46 In DOS 6.x, how do you make the CONFIG.SYS file interactive?
Place an REM statement at the start of each line
Place a PAUSE statement at the end of each line
Press F5 at the beginning of the boot process
Press F8 at the beginning of the boot process
47 The command: DBLSPACE /COMPRESS D: /NEWDRIVE=E: /RESERVE=3 will not:
compress drive D:
identify the uncompressed part as drive E:
leave 3 megabytes of the drive uncompressed
compress the host drive
48 Which of the following switches can be used with CHKDSK?
F and V
S and F
S and V
S
49 If COM2 and LPT1 are already being used, which of the following methods could be used to connect another printer?
Configure it as COM1
Use a switch box to select between the printer and one of the other peripherals
Install another printer card in the computer
Change the IRQ of COM2
50 Regarding memory, what does HMA stand for?
High Memory Area
Hex Memory Address
High-speed Memory Access
Heavy Metal Alloy
51 Define HMA
Any memory above 640K
The memory above 640K but below 1024K
The first 64K of extended memory
The top 64K of memory
52 Which of the following does not pertains to drive select devices?
SETUP
Jumper pack with metal bands
DIP switches
Jumper plug
53 Which of the following terms does not pertain to formatting a hard drive?
Physical
SETUP
Low-level
DOS
54 What is the first step in configuring the hard disk drive?
Partition the drive
Format DOS
Physical format
Set the drive select jumpers
55 After configuring the hard disk, where is the subsequent DOS partition located?
Where the system files are stored
Logical drive D
Physical drive D
The first partition in drive C
56 What is it called when a hard drive writes a sector, skips one or more sectors, and then writes another sector?
Sectoring
Interweaving
Interleaving
Sector skipping
57 What is the fastest way to make a bootable disk?
Run DOS SETUP
Run FORMAT/S
Install the DOS system disks
Run DISKCOPY
58 How do you write-protect a 3.5-inch disk?
The write-protect hole must be covered
The write-protect hole must be uncovered
The write-protect hole can be either covered or uncovered
The write-protect hole should be ignored
59 What type of a port is a female DB25 connector?
Parallel
Serial
SCSI
Asynchronous
60 Which of the below connectors is normally used as a serial port on personal computers?
Male DB9
Male DB50
Female DB9
Female DB25
61 DIP switches are often used for configuration. Which of the following terms is not used to describe the two possible settings of a DIP switch?
OPEN or CLOSED
A or B
ON or OFF
1 or 0
62 Which of the following can cause conflicts when you install add-on cards in a personal computer? Choose one:
ROM addresses
DMA channels
I/O addresses
IRQ levels
All of the above
63 The total length of your SCSI cables should not exceed ______.
3 feet
6 feet
100 feet
18 feet
64 Which of the following communications parameters is NOT of concern when you setup a modem?
Parity
Speed
Number of stop bits
Number of data bits
Number of start bits
65 When is a null modem cable used?
To exchange data between two DCE devices
To exchange data between two DTE devices
To send data from a DTE device to a DCE device
To send data from a DCE device to a DTE device
66 You find a BNC "push-and-turn" connector on the back of personal computers. What is it most likely used for?
Connection to a network (LAN)
Serial port
Parallel port
SCSI port
67 Which network cable is good for high speed and long distances? Choose one:
Shielded twisted pair
Fiber optic
Unshielded twisted pair
None of the above
68 An Ethernet network card can use: Choose one:
thick coax
thin coax
unshielded twisted pair wire
All of the above
69 What does 10BaseT mean?
10 Mbps, baseband transmission, twisted pair wire
10 Mbps, broadband transmission, twisted pair wire
10 Mbps, baseband transmission, Tempered wire
10 Mbps, broadband transmission, temporary wire
70 What is the small plastic connector called that is on the end of an unshielded twisted pair wire?
RJ-10
RJ-25
RJ-45
RJ-52
71 Which of the following terms does not refer to wireless networks?
Line of sight
Infrared
RF
Shielded twisted pair
72 In which network does every station function as a server?
Client/Server
Peer-to-peer
Quad-node network
Server/Server
73 In a 486DX computer with extended memory, which of the following would you expect to find in the CONFIG.SYS file?
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS DOS=HIGH,UMB
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DOS=HIGH,UMB
DOS=HIGH,UMB DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS DOS=HIGH,UMB DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
74 What is the common ID number assigned to the host SCSI adapter in a PC?
0
1
7
8
75 Which of the following commands allows DOS access to CD-ROM drives?
MSCDEX
CDROM.EXE
MSCDROM
SETCDROM
76 By default, DOS is loaded into and runs in conventional memory. However, this can be changed with the following command in the CONFIG.SY