Computer Concepts Quiz 3

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Computer Concepts Quiz 3

With ____________________ user profiles, settings established by a user at one computer are stored in a file on a file server on the network and shared with all computers in the workgroup.

The Defrag command examines a hard drive or disk for ____________________ files (files written to a disk in noncontiguous clusters) and rewrites these files to the disk or drive in contiguous clusters.

____________________ Desktop allows a user to connect to and use their Windows XP computer from anywhere on the Internet.

To limit how much disk space a user account can access, an administrator can set disk ____________________.

In a(n) ____________________ backup, all files that have been created or changed since the last full or incremental backup are backed up, and files are not marked as backed up.

The ____________________ file is a hidden text file stored in the root directory of the active partition that Ntldr reads to see what operating systems are available and how to set up the boot.

Windows keeps the Last Known Good configuration in the ____________________ .

Use the ____________________ command to view, create, and delete partitions.

To access the Windows System Configuration Utility, enter ___________________ in the Run dialog box

True or False: You can increase a computer's security by requiring a password prompt prior to POST.

A(n) ____________________ file is a file that does not appear in the directory list

How do you interact with the computer in a DOS like environment?

With a command line interface, you would use the ____________________ command to list files and directories.

True or False: Autoexec is a batch file

The ____________________ command is used to prepare a hard drive for first use in Win 9x machines.

Applications call on the OS to access hardware or other software by using a(n) ____________________ call

The Windows Virtual Memory Manager moves 4K segments, called ____________________, in and out of physical RAM.

True or False: If a computer user logged in under a restricted account instead of an administrator account, their computer would be less likely to suffer from viruses.

A(n) ____________________ is a device that amplifies signals on a network.

All wireless phone systems, including cellular, use ____________________ transmission, which means both persons in a conversation can talk or transmit at the same time

A(n) ____________________ is a computer or other device that allows a computer on one network to communicate with a computer on another network

____________________ is the protocol used for the World Wide Web and used by Web browsers and Web servers to communicate in sessions.

___________________ is the system management protocol used to monitor and manage network traffic on a workstation.

____________________ is a protocol that is used by Internet or intranet telephone networks to provide voice communication over a network.

____________________ proves that an individual is who he says he is and is accomplished by a variety of techniques, including a username, password, personal identification number (PIN), smart card, or biometric data.

_____________ software detects a known virus by looking for distinguishing characteristics called signatures.

What is phishing?

Using regular RAM for video is called video sharing or shared

True or False: A notebook contains the normal PCI Express, PCI, and ISA expansion slots found in desktop systems.

____________________, sometimes called personal PCs or handheld PCs, provide greater ease of use for simple tasks such as checking addresses, viewing stock prices, or recording and receiving short messages.