ITF+ Practice Quiz 3

Which of the following is an advantage of installing an application to the cloud?

• Data is not stored locally

• Support is not required

• Service is not required

• Internet access is not required

A regulation requires new applicants to provide a scan of their retinas in case of any future legal questions regarding who  applied for the position. Which of the following concepts is this an example of?

• Non-repudiation

• Authentication

• Integrity

• Accounting

An end user’s computer has been failing to open its word processing software. An IT technician successfully solves the  problem. Which of the following best describes the technician’s NEXT step?

• Restart the computer.

• Contact other users.

•  Disconnect the peripherals. 

• Document the findings.

Joe, a developer, is writing a program in which he needs to store a number that changes over the duration of the program’s  run. Which of the following would Joe MOST likely use to accomplish this?

• Loop

• Variable

• Constant

• Function

Which of the following statements BEST describes binary?

• A notational system used to represent an “on” or “off” state

• A notational system used to represent media access control

• A notational system used to represent Internet protocol addressing

• A notational system used to represent a storage unit of measurement

A systems administrator wants to return results for a time range within a database. Which of the following commands  should the administrator use?

• SELECT

• INSERT

• DELETE

• UPDATE

Which of the following is a value that uniquely identifies a database record?

• Foreign key

• Public key

• Primary key

• Private key

Which of the following actions is the FINAL step in the standard troubleshooting methodology?

• Document the solution and cause

• Create a new theory of cause

• Research the problem online

• Implement preventive measures

Which of the following is a compiled language?

• Perl

• JScript

• Java

• PowerShell

A systems administrator uses a program that interacts directly with hardware to manage storage, network, and virtual  machines. This program is an example of:

• a storage area network

• an embedded OS

• network attached storage

• a Type 1 hypervisor