Question 1

You just received a joke that was c-mailed to you by a co-worker. You find the joke funny and consider forwarding it to another co-worker that you trust. Which human resources issue do you risk by forwarding the e-mail message?

Accepted Answer

Forwarding a joke via email can risk offending the recipient if the content is inappropriate or not well-received, potentially leading to HR issues.

Question 2

You have volunteered to give a presentation to the parents at your child's school about the dangers of the Internet. Which of the following would you include in your recommendations to parents?

Accepted Answer

Children should be warned not to share personal information online to protect their privacy and safety.

Question 3

Andrea works as an Administrative Assistant for a small business that uses an SaaS service for accounting, sales orders and customer service information about the business's customers. This product is similar to Salesforce.com and its competitors. Andrea makes sure she saves accurate records about current projects and performs regular backups of the business data stored on the cloud-based service. Which of the following is the primary reason for this practice?

Accepted Answer

Regular backups ensure that data is accessible even if there is an interruption in Internet access, which would prevent access to the cloud-based service.

Question 4

Marion is formatting a simple Web page. She has been asked to create headings before the first and third paragraphs. To accomplish this most efficiently, which type of HTML elements should Marion use?

Accepted Answer

Paragraph-level elements, such as

to

, are used to create headings in HTML, making them the most efficient choice for adding headings before paragraphs.

Question 5

You attend an online university that offers seminars on APA Style through its Writing Center. You registered for the seminar and learn that the training will be provided over the Web. Although there is no opportunity to ask questions, you find the live lecture to be engaging. Which Webbased meeting format was used?

Accepted Answer

A webinar is a web-based seminar that typically involves a live lecture or presentation, often without interactive elements like Q&A, which matches the description given.

Question 6

Selena has run out of memory on her phone's SD card. She has decided to store the files she has accumulated on a third-party cloud service provider's drives. Which of the following is a typical issue that she may encounter?

Accepted Answer

Cloud storage requires internet connectivity to access files, so if Selena loses internet access, her files will be unavailable.

Question 7

An end user cannot log in to a page that provides an c-learning course. The authentication window will not launch. Which of the following is most likely the cause of this problem?

Accepted Answer

Pop-up blocking software in the web browser can prevent the authentication window from launching, as such windows often open as pop-ups.

Question 8

You just started a small business and need to create a logo. Although you are technically savvy, your artistic creativity is limited. You decide to launch a contest to seek creative ideas for your logo. Using the Internet and social networking in this manner is known as:

Accepted Answer

Crowd sourcing is the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, especially from an online community, rather than from traditional employees or suppliers.

Question 9

You are developing a Web site in HTML5. You want the new HTML5 structural elements (such as

or

) to be styled consistently in all browsers. You must add a CSS rule that will change them to which element type, to ensure the site will render successfully?

Accepted Answer

HTML5 structural elements should be styled as block elements to ensure they render correctly across all browsers, as they are intended to be block-level elements.

Question 10

When a PC computer device wants to communicate with the processor, which system resource does it use?

Accepted Answer

The IRQ (Interrupt Request) is used by devices to communicate with the processor, signaling it to stop its current activities and execute a specific task.

Question 11

A friend has called you about a possible computer problem because her computer is acting strangely. Sounds play unexpectedly, the monitor turns off suddenly, the hard-drive light flashes constantly, the computer sometimes reboots itself without warning. When you inspect your friend's system, you notice that several ports are open. Which of the following is most likely the cause of these symptoms?

Accepted Answer

The symptoms described, such as unexpected sounds, sudden monitor shutdowns, constant hard-drive activity, and random reboots, along with open ports, suggest that the computer may have been compromised by an illicit server or backdoor, allowing unauthorized remote access and control.

Question 12

On your Windows laptop, you store all your vacation photos and your entire digital music library. Concerned about data loss, you perform frequent backups. Your laptop has recently been stolen and you need to restore your files to a desktop computer. Which Windows tool would you use to recover and set up the saved copies of your files onto your desktop computer?

Accepted Answer

Backup and Restore is the Windows tool used to create backups of files and restore them to another computer.

Question 13

Jose is experiencing performance problems with his notebook computer that he purchased a year ago. Upon discussing this issue with him, you learn that he has never deleted any temporary files since owning the device. What can Jose do to fix this problem most efficiently?

Accepted Answer

Using the Windows Disk Cleanup utility is the most efficient way for Jose to delete temporary files and improve his computer's performance without drastic measures like reformatting or deleting partitions.

Question 14

Which term describes a compact personal computer that relies on a touch screen for in put, generally uses a solid-state drive instead of a traditional hard disk, and relies on wireless or mobile networks for connectivity?

Accepted Answer

A tablet is a compact personal computer that uses a touch screen for input, typically has a solid-state drive, and relies on wireless or mobile networks for connectivity.

Question 15

Marion has been hired by a small business to determine why its Web site does not attract users. As Marion interviews different members of the company, she learns that when the site was first created, the external Web developer did not produce any documents specifying the basic requirements for the site. As a result, the site did not have a defined purpose and was not designed for the company's audience. Additionally, the site navigation did not make sense from a user's point of view. Marion considers this information, then she recommends that the company create which document?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Marion has been hired by a small...

Question 16

Sam is a professor at a small college. Due to a scheduling conflict, he was unable to obtain access to the computer lab to give the final exam. As an alternative, he asked students to bring their own devices (BYOD) and connect to the college's Wi-Fi for network access. What security risk is associated with this implementation?

Accepted Answer

Student devices connecting to the college's Wi-Fi may send data over the network without encryption, leading to potential exposure of sensitive information.

Question 17

You have just been hired by a large company, and the IT manager is giving you an overview of the corporate network. He tells you that the corporation is spread out over several cities, and various departments are divided into sub networks that are connected using routers. What type of network are you being shown?

Accepted Answer

A Wide Area Network (WAN) connects multiple local area networks (LANs) over large geographical distances, such as different cities, using routers.

Question 18

During the initial meeting to plan a new Web site, whose input must be obtained?

Accepted Answer

Stakeholders' input is crucial as they have a vested interest in the project and can provide valuable insights and requirements for the website.

Question 19

Server-based networks typically contain centralized network resources, which are usually not available on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. Which of the following examples describes a server based network?

Accepted Answer

In a server-based network, clients connect to a centralized server to access resources, such as files, which is described in option A. Other options describe peer-to-peer interactions.

Question 20

You are expecting a very important file from a co-worker in a remote office to be sent to you through e-mail. You finally call the co-worker and tell him that you have not received the file. He informs you that he sent the file yesterday, but will send it again immediately. After some time, you still have not received his e-mail message. You contact the Technical Support department and ask them for help. After some investigation, Technical Support finds the e-mail from your coworker with an attachment named salesnumbers.exe in the spam folder of your e-mail client. What is the most likely reason that the e-mail message was filtered out?

Accepted Answer

Executable files (.exe) are often filtered out by email systems because they can contain malicious code, which is a common security measure to prevent potential threats.

Exam 5: CIW Web Foundations Associate