PRE-TEST COC-1

INSTALL AND CONFIGURE COMPUTER SYTEMS

1. What does BIOS stand for?

a. Basic input output system
b. Basic induct online system
c. Basic industry online standards
d. Basic insulator open source

2. CPU is the _____________ of the computer.

a. mother
b. system
c. brain
d. process
3. What cable is used to connect PC to switch hub and router?
a. UTP cable
b. straight thru cable
c. cross over cable
d. copper cable

1. Is the hardware in a computing device where the operating system (OS),

application programs and data in current use are kept so they can be quickly
reached by the device's processor?
a. RAM
b. Operating system
c. CPU
d. HDD

2. What RAM stands for?

a. Random Access Memory
b. Random Autonomous Memory
c. Read Action Memory
d. Rare Ally Memory

6. Identify the malwares.

a. Trojan
b. virus
c. spyware
d. all of the choices

7. An example of super computer is :

a. MP3 players
b. Desktop
c. Cell phones
d. Mainframe computers
8. ROM is
a. random access memory - temporary
b. random access memory - permanent
c. read only memory - temporary
d. read only memory – permanent

9. An example of software:
a. USB
b. Printer
c. Excel
d. Keyboard

10. USB stands for

a. Universal Serial Bus
b. University Serial Bus
c. Universal Serial Body
d. Universal Series Bus
 PRE-TEST COC-2
SET-UP COMPUTER NETWORKS

1. Other term for Switch?

a. Bridge
b. Hub
c. Router
d. Cable

2. The highest in specifications/capacities/Speed in a network. It stands at the

heart of most networks?

a. Server
b. Workstation
c. Client
d. Router

3. Other term for LAN Card?

a. Interconnect Card
b. Network Interface Card
c. Internet Local Card
d. Local ArpaNet Card

4. If you have a school LAN that you want to share Internet wireless connection,
you will need to purchase a ________?

a. Bridge
b. Hub
c. Router
d. UTP Cable

5. The maximum length limit for unshielded twisted-pair cable is _____ meters?

a. 50
b. 80
c. 100
d. 120

6. It is a group of computers that are connected to each other for the purpose of
communication?

a. File Network
b. Computer Network
c. Folder Network
d. Cable Network

7. It is a computer network used for communication among computer devices

close to one person?
 a. Peer to Peer Network
b. Metropolitan Area Network
c. Wide Area Network
d. Local Area Network

8. It is a set of networks, using the Internet Protocol and IP-based tools such as
web browsers and file transfer applications that are under the control of a single
administrative entity?

a. Externet
b. Intranet
c. Internet
d. Extranet

9. Networking ________ includes all computers, peripherals, interface cards and

other equipment needed to perform data-processing and communications within
the network?

a. Bridge
b. Hub
c. Software
d. Hardware

10. It is a computer network covering a small physical area, like a home, office, or
small group of buildings, such as a school, or an airport?

a. Peer to Peer Network

b. Local Area Network
c. Metropolitan Area Network
d. Wide Area Network
 PRE-TEST COC-3
SET-UP COMPUTER SERVERS

1. The printer services role provides essential services for managing files and the
way they are made available and replicated on the network.

True False

2. One of the main disadvantages of using server/client systems is the cost such
as:

 Maintenance cost
 Training cost
 Hardware cost
 Software cost

True False

3. Client/Server, according to the Management Information System, is the new

technology that yields solutions to many data management problems faced by
modern organizations.

True False

4. The following are client/server topologies EXCEPT FOR

a. Multiple clients, single server

b. Single client, single server
c. Multiple clients, no server
d. Multiple clients, multiple serve

5. This service is one of the most used on a Windows network. It enables one to
realistically assess operational requirements and server performance for each
computer.

a. Remote Access
b. Web Services
c. Domain Controller
d. File Services

6. The boot process has four major stages:

1.Pre-boot

2. Boot

3. Load

4.Initialization

True False
7. It is the storage of files stored by the user to the computer server.

a) ADDS
b) Random Access Memory
c) User folder
d) Memory

8. The Server is the process which provides requested services for the Client.

True False

9. A server that runs ADDS is a client controller.

True False

10. The _______________ is the package that contains Windows PowerShell

commands.

a) Commands
b) Actions
c) Modules
d) Configuration
 PRE-TEST COC-4
MAINTAIN AND REPAIR COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS

1. Your best insurance policy against data loss is _.

a) backing up your files

b) defragmenting your hard drive
c) updating antivirus software
d) getting insurance for theft and loss of equipment
e) installing software updates

2. A disk defragmenter is _.

a) a software utility that re-organizes file fragments on a hard disk drive to

increase performance
b) a disk optimizer that addresses the empty spaces created by drive arrays
c) a disk cleaner that creates patterns on a random access memory stick
d) a disk organizer that a hardware utility uses to increase drive
performance
e) a disk tool that aligns the rows and columns of the hard drive

3. How often should you update the antivirus software on your computer?

a) As often as possible
b) Once a month
c) Once a year
d) When your computer suggests you to do so
e) Never

4. What is data encryption?

a) Copying data onto an external drive and locking this into a safe
b) The process of encoding messages so they can only be viewed by authorized
individuals
c) Breaking up a database into many pieces before sending it across the
Internet so nobody can see the entire database
d) Converting the format of a database so it cannot be read by regular software
e) Translating a message into a language nobody else can understand

5. A set of computer instructions that you can record and execute later as needed
is called a(n) _____.

a) Algorithm
b) Routine
c) Application
d) Macro
e) program
6. Which of the following is the hardware that surrounds the system unit?

a) Lateral
b) Peripheral
c) Surrounding
d) Desktop
e) Depth

7. Which of the following concepts is closely related to Search algorithms?

a) Sorting
b) Arrays
c) Encyclopedias
d) Dictionaries
e) Lists

8. Which of the following is the set of instructions written to direct the computer
to execute specific tasks?

a) System unit
b) Data
c) Software
d) Record
e) Information

9. An automated method of recognizing a person based on behavioral or

physiological characteristics is called _____.

a) Fingerprint analysis
b) Biometrics
c) Biological monitoring
d) Personal characteristics scanning
e) Bioscanning

10. The first generation of computers used vacuum tubes. Why were they replaced
by the transistor?

a) Transistors made computers heavier and more substantial

b) Transistor technology was fully mature
c) Vacuum tubes are too small to work with and were expensive
d) Vacuum tubes consumed a lot of energy and generated excessive heat
Post test coc 2 se-up networks

11. Multiple-choice
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1 minute
Q. 
It describes the configuration of a communication network?
answer choices
ARPA Network
Workgroup Network
Ad Hoc Network
Topology
12. Multiple-choice
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1 minute
Q. 
It is a network that connects two or more local area networks or campus area
networks together but does not extend beyond the boundaries of the immediate
town/city. Routers, switches and hubs are connected to create a __________ area
network?
answer choices
Peer to Peer Network
Local Area Network
Wide Area Network
Metropolitan Area Network
13. Multiple-choice
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1 minute
Q. 
In this type of network topology, each node of the network is connected to a
central node, which is known as a hub?
answer choices
Mesh
Ring
Bus
Star
14. Multiple-choice
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1 minute
Q. 
It is a computer network that covers a broad area (i.e. any network whose
communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries?
answer choices
Local Area Network
Wide Area Network
GAN Network
Intranetwork
15. Multiple-choice
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1 minute
Q. 
It is a logical subdivision of an IP network or the practice of dividing a network into
two or more networks?
answer choices
Subnetwork
Default Getway
IP Config
MAC Address

In a type of computer network, what does MAN stands for?

Major area network

Mini area network
Metropolitan area network
None

You have shared printers and scanners centrally in a Computer network, what is it
called?

Data sharing
Recourse sharing
Device sharing
Hardware sharing

Which of the following is the type of the computer network?

Remote area network (RAN)
Metropolitan area network (MAN)
Local area network (LAN)
Personal area network (PAN)
2,3,4
Which of the following is not the network edge device?

Switch
Server
PC
MAC

Switch operates at second layer of OSI model that is _______layer.

Physical layer
Network layer
Data link layer
Transport layer