Deck 11: Standard Operating and Maintenance Proceedures

Question 1

The organization of the file system on a server has no impact on network performance or security.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Deleting temporary files on a Windows system is not necessary because Windows doesn't create temporary files.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following is a method to defragment a hard disk?

A) backup the disk and do a full restore
B) copy the files to a server, reboot, and copy the files back to the disk
C) restart the computer in the BIOS and reset the BIOS to system defaults
D) delete all your applications and then re-install them

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an argument for using RAID?

A) increased speed
B) decreased costs
C) increased storage capacity
D) increased reliability

Question 5

A differential backup backs up files that have the archive attribute set but does not reset the archive attribute.

Question 6

Which of the following is a file extension that indicates the file type of application in a Windows environment?

A) ocx
B) app
C) ini
D) exe

Question 7

Which command should you run on a Windows system to check for and fix problems with the file system?

A) fsck
B) p_fsck
C) chkdsk
D) dskrep

Question 8

Which command should you use on a Linux system to find and print a list of files that begin with acctg that have been modified in the last 10 days?

A) find -name acctg* -mtime -10 -print
B) search -name acctg* -mod 10 -print
C) find -name *acctg -mod 10 -print
D) search -name *acctg -mtime 10 -print

Question 9

Which of the following values is the recommended maximum percentage of disk space you should use for best reliability?

A) 50
B) 20
C) 95
D) 80

Question 10

If you analyze your disk and find that most of the files are stored contiguously on the disk,what should you do?

A) run a disk fragmenting utility
B) run a disk defragmenting utility
C) implement disk repositioning
D) nothing

Question 11

Which of the following commands should you use to delete files on a Linux system?

A) mv
B) rm
C) delete
D) expunge

Question 12

If your Mac OS system displays a message indicating it is low on memory,which of the following is NOT a remedy to this memory fragmentation problem?

A) implement virtual memory
B) close all open applications
C) plug in a USB flash drive
D) restart the computer

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a good rule to follow when creating a file structure?

A) keep a manageable number of directories in the root
B) create a folder for deleted files to be stored temporarily
C) keep different versions of software in their own directories
D) group files with similar security needs

Question 14

You find that disk operations on your server have gradually gotten slower. You look at the hard disk light and it seems to be almost constantly active and the disk seems noisier than when you first installed the system. What is the likely problem?

A) the disk spindles need to be greased
B) the disk is fragmented
C) there are bad sectors on the disk
D) you have not implemented quotas

Question 15

Virtual memory is a storage area in a computer's RAM that is set aside for the page file.

Question 16

Which of the following is a database of information about the Windows operating system including customized settings and software installations?

A) registry
B) performance monitor
C) changelog
D) \windows\system32

Question 17

You have used Windows Performance monitor and you are trying to locate the files created by this application. What is the name of the folder where Windows store the results of Windows performance tests?

A) Logs
B) MonLogs
C) PerfLogs
D) TempLogs

Question 18

Disk fragmentation causes reduced disk performance because the disk read/write heads must move longer distances.

Question 19

Which of the following RAID configurations uses disk striping and includes the ability to replace a failed drive and rebuild the RAID without shutting down the server?

A) RAID 0
B) RAID 4
C) RAID 1
D) RAID 5

Question 20

You manage a server that users store their document files on. You are finding that some users are utilizing more space than they should with some very large files. What can you do to prevent users from taking up too much space on the server?

A) set stricter share permissions
B) send a memo telling users to start storing files on their local computer
C) set up disk quotas
D) delete files that are larger than 500 MB in size.

Question 21

Which of the following is a true statement about rotating backup media?

A) it can protect against media failure
B) you should never have more than one full set of media
C) media rotation is only necessary with tape drives
D) media rotation only happens with hard drives since the platters rotate

Question 22

MATCHING
a.defragmentation
b.page file
c.binary backup
d.RAID 1
e.differential backup
f.cookie
g.incremental backup
h.service packs
i.surface analysis
j.disk striping
the process of removing empty pockets between files and other
information on a hard disk drive.

Question 23

MATCHING
a.defragmentation
b.page file
c.binary backup
d.RAID 1
e.differential backup
f.cookie
g.incremental backup
h.service packs
i.surface analysis
j.disk striping
a disk diagnostic technique that locates damaged disk areas and marks
them as bad

Question 24

Which of the following is a partial backup that backs up files with the archive attribute and then removes the archive attribute on those files?

A) differential
B) sequential
C) incremental
D) binary

Question 25

MATCHING
a.defragmentation
b.page file
c.binary backup
d.RAID 1
e.differential backup
f.cookie
g.incremental backup
h.service packs
i.surface analysis
j.disk striping
a backup technique that backs up all files with an archive attribute,
and then removes the attribute after backup

Question 26

MATCHING
a.defragmentation
b.page file
c.binary backup
d.RAID 1
e.differential backup
f.cookie
g.incremental backup
h.service packs
i.surface analysis
j.disk striping
software "fixes" issued by the vendor to repair software problems

Question 27

Disk _______________ slows down access to files due to excessive movement of the read/write heads.

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT true about using the ping utility?

A) it determines whether a network connection is working
B) it can determined if two networks can communicate with one another
C) it provides round trip time statistics
D) it cannot work through routers

Question 29

MATCHING
a.defragmentation
b.page file
c.binary backup
d.RAID 1
e.differential backup
f.cookie
g.incremental backup
h.service packs
i.surface analysis
j.disk striping
a disk storage arrangement that uses two disks that are mirror images of one another

Question 30

Which software RAID levels do Windows server OSs provide?

A) RAID 0, 2, 5
B) RAID 1, 3, 5
C) RAID 0, 1, 5
D) RAID 3, 4, 5

Question 31

On a UNIX/Linux system,the _________ directory is used to store files to start the OS and perform essential OS tasks.

Question 32

MATCHING
a.defragmentation
b.page file
c.binary backup
d.RAID 1
e.differential backup
f.cookie
g.incremental backup
h.service packs
i.surface analysis
j.disk striping
an allocated portion of disk storage reserved for use to supplement RAM when the available RAM is exceeded.

Question 33

The ____________ attribute tells a backup program if the file needs to be backed up.

Question 34

Which of the following is a general rule you should consider when configuring a page/swap file?

A) only systems with less than 1 GB RAM need a page file
B) the initial size should be set to 1.5 times the amount of RAM
C) Linux systems don't allow page file configuration
D) if the swap file system is more than 50% full, it should be increased in size

Question 35

Files used in Web browsing called __________,can contain specialized information for accessing particular websites.

Question 36

MATCHING
a.defragmentation
b.page file
c.binary backup
d.RAID 1
e.differential backup
f.cookie
g.incremental backup
h.service packs
i.surface analysis
j.disk striping
a text-based file used by websites to obtain customized information about a user

Question 37

MATCHING
a.defragmentation
b.page file
c.binary backup
d.RAID 1
e.differential backup
f.cookie
g.incremental backup
h.service packs
i.surface analysis
j.disk striping
a type of backup that backs up all files with an archive attribute,but
does not remove that attribute after backup.

Question 38

Windows systems keep installed applications in a directory named __________ by default.

Question 39

MATCHING
a.defragmentation
b.page file
c.binary backup
d.RAID 1
e.differential backup
f.cookie
g.incremental backup
h.service packs
i.surface analysis
j.disk striping
a technique that backs up the entire contents of one or more disk drives in
an image format

Question 40

MATCHING
a.defragmentation
b.page file
c.binary backup
d.RAID 1
e.differential backup
f.cookie
g.incremental backup
h.service packs
i.surface analysis
j.disk striping
a disk storage technique that divides portions of each file over all volumes

Question 41

What is the purpose of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows?

Question 42

What is the difference between writing in linear fashion and writing in sequential fashion?

Question 43

Briefly describe how disks can become fragmented.

Question 44

List three problems that the chkdsk utility can help you solve?

Question 45

List three rules for creating a file structure.

Question 46

You suspect a problem with a file that is important to one of your installed applications. You are running Windows 7 64-bit edition. You have thoroughly checked the Program Files folder and cannot find the folder that holds this application. What might be the problem?

Question 47

What are two reasons for installing and leaving operating system files in the directories created by the OS instead of hiding them or using other locations?

Question 48

Describe the Windows registry.

Question 49

Describe a typical backup scheme that uses full,and/or incremental or differential backups.

Question 50

What is the primary purpose of the proc directory on a Linux system?