Take Assessment - DHomesb Chapter 2 - CCNA Discovery: Networking

for Home and Small Businesses (Version 4.0)

1 Which two statements are true about drive partitions? (Choose two.)
Partitions are necessary in multi-boot installations.
A hard drive can be divided into an operating system partition and a data
partition.
User data is never overwritten when a drive is partitioned.
A disk partition is a defined section of an operating system.
Each partition requires a different file system type.

3 Which Windows file system is more likely to be used in an enterprise-level

environment?
ext2
ext3
NTFS
FAT16
FAT32

Which two items must be unique to each computer and cannot be duplicated on a
4 network? (Choose two.)
partition
file system
computer name
IP address
operating system

5 Which method of interacting with an operating system involves typing commands at a

command prompt?
CLI
GUI
redirector
kernel translator

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6 Which two statements should be included in a pre-installation checklist when
upgrading an operating system? (Choose two.)
Verify that the hardware resources have multiple partitions.
Verify that the hardware resources meet or exceed the published minimum
requirements.
Complete a full backup of all important files and data.
Overwrite any data currently contained on the drive to remove all contents.
Verify that the hardware resources are certified to work with the existing operating
system prior to upgrading.

Which operating system patch installation method is used when a user is notified of a
7 security update for remotely accessing a computer, but wishes not to install this patch?
manual
automatic
semi-automatic
prompt for permission

8 Which three resource specifications are given by the manufacturer to ensure that an
operating system performs as designed? (Choose three.)
type of keyboard
printer requirements
required video memory
required hard disk space
processor type and speed
recommended amount of RAM

What occurs when computers are configured to receive their network configurations
9 dynamically?
Each computer receives a permanent IP address.
A network administrator enters information on each computer.
Each computer requests configuration information from a server.
An NIC automatically provides configuration information to the computer and
stores that configuration information.

10 Which Windows XP Automatic Update option allows you to select the time when a
Windows update is executed?

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 Automatic (recommended).
Install updates from the Windows Update web site.
Notify me but don’t automatically download or install them.
Download updates for me, but let me choose when to install them.
11 What Explorer menu option is used to determine the Windows XP version installed
on a computer?
Edit
Help
View
Tools
Favorites
Which three pieces of information must be specified on a computer to allow that
12 computer to send and receive information across networks? (Choose three.)
IP address
subnet mask
closest server
default gateway
operating system
network card manufacturer

13 What are two ways that a user can interact with an operating system shell? (Choose
two.)
CLI
OS
GUI
NIC
kernel
What are three characteristics of an operating system that is released under the GPL
14 (GNU Public License)? (Choose three.)
full access to source code
software often available free
structured development cycle
can be expensive to purchase
limits what end-user can do with code
support normally user-based and often free

15 What is the purpose of a default gateway?

physically connects a computer to a network
provides a permanent address to a computer
identifies the network to which a computer is connected

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 identifies the logical address of a networked computer and uniquely identifies it
to the rest of the network
identifies the device that allows local network computers to communicate with
devices on other networks
16 A computer in the Advanced Technology Center computer room on the second floor,
room number 217, has the computer name ATC_217_7. What fact is true about the
computer name?
The name is dynamically assigned by the DNS server.
The name is required to allow connectivity to the DHCP server.
The name must include the floor number to support the SLA agreement.
The names of all devices in a workgroup must be the same to allow LAN
connectivity.
The name makes it easier for users to reference the device when connecting to it
to share resources.

The Lesson TaskMaster application from ChalkBoard has a problem. Every time the
17 software is installed and loaded on a Windows XP-based Dell computer, and the
moment something is typed followed by a tab, two tabs are inserted instead of one.
What would be the best solution to this problem?
Uninstall and then reinstall Lesson TaskMaster.
Download, install, and apply a patch from Dell.
Download, install, and apply a patch from Microsoft.
Download, install, and apply a patch from ChalkBoard.

18 Which statement is true about installing an operating system on computers in a

networked environment?
The computer name must be unique for all computers on the same network.
The operating system must be the same on all computers on the same network.
The amount of installed RAM must be the same on all computers on the same
network.
The operating system must have the latest patch applied during the installation or it
will not participate in the network.

An operating system is severely damaged. All data on the partition needs to be deleted, and all application
19 software must be reinstalled. Which installation method should be used to correct the problem?
clean install
upgrade
multi-boot
virtualization

20 Windows XP has a known problem with specific Intel processors. What is the best
course of action to take in this situation?

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Power off the computer and reinstall the CPU.
Delete Windows XP and perform a clean install.
Reinstall Windows XP to the same hard drive partition.
Reinstall Windows XP to a different hard drive partition.
Download and install the Windows patch that fixes this problem.
Replace the Intel processor with one that is approved by Microsoft.