Deck 2: Popular Operating Systems

Question 1

You're running several Windows Server 2003 R2 servers. You re considering purchasing an application that requires user authentication and authorization. You want to be able to manage your user accounts through a single database that will work both for centralized logon and for this application. What feature should you consider using?

A) ADAM
B) DFS
C) COM
D) MOM

Answer 1

A

Question 2

If you suspect that a Windows problem is related to the database that stores hardware and software configuration information,which Windows component should you investigate?

A) ActiveX
B) Plug and Play
C) Component Object Model
D) Registry

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Mac OS X allows multiple users to access the OS in their own workspaces.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

You have a network of 175 workstations,5 servers,and 12 printers. You want to be able to maintain enterprise-wide control of your network printers from one location. What new tool in Windows Server 2003 R2 can help you do that?

A) Group Policy
B) MMC 3.0
C) Print Management Console
D) Printer and Queue Management

Question 5

The first true 32-bit operating system developed by Microsoft was Windows 3.1.

Question 6

From which OS did Windows XP evolve?

A) Windows 98
B) Windows ME
C) Windows 2000
D) Windows Server 2003

Question 7

You need to set up a new network with 15 workstations. You must provide access to network services for all 15 stations simultaneously and you have been told to use Active Directory in this network. Which OS should you use?

A) Windows 2000 Professional
B) Windows 2000 Server
C) Linux
D) Mac OS Server

Question 8

The advanced firewall in Windows Vista monitors incoming communications only.

Question 9

Which of the following will be launched automatically if Vista detects a problem while booting the system?

A) Restart Manager
B) Microsoft Update
C) Service-failure Recovery
D) Startup Repair Tool

Question 10

You have created a number of different documents using several applications including Word,Excel,and PowerPoint. These files are located in different folders on your hard drive. You want to be able to access these folders from a single location without actually moving them from their current location. What feature of Windows Vista can you use?

A) distributed file system
B) DSI
C) virtual folders
D) file server resource manager

Question 11

Which of the following OSs was the first to offer true 32-bit functionality?

A) MS-DOS
B) Windows 3.1
C) Windows 95
D) Windows 98

Question 12

File Server Resource Manager offers which of the following features?

A) common hierarchy for file shares
B) single sign-on
C) quota management
D) dynamic systems initiative

Question 13

Which of the following features was first available in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP?

A) 64-bit Itanium support
B) Active Directory
C) Kerberos authentication
D) Component Object Model

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a feature first introduced in Windows 2000?

A) user accounts and passwords
B) Active Directory
C) Kerberos
D) IntelliMirror

Question 15

Windows 98 was the first Windows OS to use the Kerberos security system.

Question 16

Which Windows Vista feature protects the registry and specific folders so that their contents are only available to a specific user?

A) UAP
B) IPSec
C) Systems Management Server
D) GPMC

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Windows NT security model?

A) file and folder protection
B) user accounts and passwords
C) all network data is encrypted
D) support for domains

Question 18

Windows 95 used cooperative multitasking for 16-bit applications and preemptive multitasking for 32-bit applications.

Question 19

You're an administrator for a network with 6 Windows Server 2003 R2 servers. You maintain shared files on four of those servers and your users frequently get confused as to which server holds which share. You want to simplify access to the shares on these servers. What feature can you use?

A) MOM
B) ADFS
C) ADAM
D) DFS

Question 20

Which of the following features differentiated Windows NT from Windows 95/98?

A) Windows NT supported plug and play
B) Windows NT's kernel ran in privileged mode
C) Windows NT had a GUI
D) Windows NT had built-in network support

Question 21

What component of a Linux/Unix OS functions similar to a MS-DOS command prompt?

A) X Window
B) Gnome
C) shell
D) NFS

Question 22

Which new feature in Windows Server 2008 allows you to run multiple independent operating systems on a single physical server?

A) failover clustering
B) Server Core
C) Hyper-V
D) Server Manager

Question 23

A technique in which two or more servers are linked to equally share the server processor load is called _______________.

Question 24

_________________ was a new feature in Windows Server 2003 that allows companies to secure their documents from copying,forwarding,and printing.

Question 25

MATCHING
a.ADFS
b.clustering
c.domain
d.Hyper-V
e.Ipsec
f.privileged mode
h.storage area network
g.Server Core
i.virtual folder
j.task supervisor
A way to secure Internet protocol (IP)traffic by encrypting and
authenticating each packet

Question 26

MATCHING
a.ADFS
b.clustering
c.domain
d.Hyper-V
e.Ipsec
f.privileged mode
h.storage area network
g.Server Core
i.virtual folder
j.task supervisor
A combination of folders and files based on content.The files can be in any
location on the local computer or the network

Question 27

MATCHING
a.ADFS
b.clustering
c.domain
d.Hyper-V
e.Ipsec
f.privileged mode
h.storage area network
g.Server Core
i.virtual folder
j.task supervisor
Allows a server to run multiple independent operating systems at the same time along with running multiple virtual servers on one physical server

Question 28

MATCHING
a.ADFS
b.clustering
c.domain
d.Hyper-V
e.Ipsec
f.privileged mode
h.storage area network
g.Server Core
i.virtual folder
j.task supervisor
A feature of the operating system kernel introduced in Windows NT
which protected it from problems created by a malfunctioning program or process

Question 29

MATCHING
a.ADFS
b.clustering
c.domain
d.Hyper-V
e.Ipsec
f.privileged mode
h.storage area network
g.Server Core
i.virtual folder
j.task supervisor
A process in the operating system that keeps track of the applications that
are running on the computer and the resources they use

Question 30

What feature in Windows 7 uses flash memory to supplement RAM?

A) DirectAccess
B) Bluetooth
C) BranchCache
D) ReadyBoost

Question 31

You are the administrator for a company that has users that must access the network remotely on a regular basis. You want the remote connection to be secure and as easy as possible to set up for your users. What new feature found in Windows Server 2008 R2 along with Windows 7 can you use to accomplish this?

A) DirectAccess
B) BranchCache
C) FCI
D) MMC 3.0

Question 32

MATCHING
a.ADFS
b.clustering
c.domain
d.Hyper-V
e.Ipsec
f.privileged mode
h.storage area network
g.Server Core
i.virtual folder
j.task supervisor
The ability to share the computing load and resources by linking two or more
discrete computer systems to function as though they are one

Question 33

You want to be able to take advantage of the new Server Core feature. You have both 32-bit and 64-bit computers you want to install Server Core on. Which Windows OS should you purchase?

A) Windows Server 2003 R2
B) Windows Server 2008
C) Windows Server 2008 R2
D) Windows Server 2008 Core Edition

Question 34

_____________ enables the operating system to automatically detect newly installed hardware.

Question 35

MATCHING
a.ADFS
b.clustering
c.domain
d.Hyper-V
e.Ipsec
f.privileged mode
h.storage area network
g.Server Core
i.virtual folder
j.task supervisor
A scaled-back version of Windows Server 2008 where all configurations and
maintenance are done via the command-line interface

Question 36

MATCHING
a.ADFS
b.clustering
c.domain
d.Hyper-V
e.Ipsec
f.privileged mode
h.storage area network
g.Server Core
i.virtual folder
j.task supervisor
A logical grouping of computers and computer resources that helps manage these resources and user access to them

Question 37

You can limit the amount of space users can use on a volume by setting __________.

Question 38

Mac OS supported a peer-to-peer networking protocol called _________ until Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

Question 39

MATCHING
a.ADFS
b.clustering
c.domain
d.Hyper-V
e.Ipsec
f.privileged mode
h.storage area network
g.Server Core
i.virtual folder
j.task supervisor
A set of storage devices that appear to the server as being locally attached,but in fact are on their own network with access granted to the server

Question 40

MATCHING
a.ADFS
b.clustering
c.domain
d.Hyper-V
e.Ipsec
f.privileged mode
h.storage area network
g.Server Core
i.virtual folder
j.task supervisor
Enables single sign-on for both network and Web-based resources

Question 41

What feature can you use to prevent users from storing particular types of files on server volumes?

Question 42

Describe the registry which was introduced in Windows 95.

Question 43

Briefly describe how DFS can make server resource access easier for users.

Question 44

Describe why you might want to use virtual folders.

Question 45

List three features found in Windows Server 2008 that are not found in Windows Server 2003 R2.

Question 46

With respect to computer hardware,what is a major difference between Mac OS and Windows or Linux?

Question 47

What term can be defined as the sum of all the costs associated with purchasing,maintaining,and supporting a product or service?

Question 48

How can the Hyper-V feature be useful in the datacenter?

Question 49

Describe Active Directory - what it is,what it contains,and how it is organized.

Question 50

List three new reliability features that became available starting with Vista.