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Troubleshooting Part 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You are installing a new gigabit Ethernet connection, and when you plug in the network cable into your laptop the status light indicators are dark. Which of these would be the most likely status of the network connection?

a)

The DHCP server has not assigned an IP address

b)

There is no signal on the Ethernet cable

c)

The Ethernet link is running at 100 megabits per second instead of 1 gigabit per second

d)

The primary DNS server is not responding

2.

You're troubleshooting a network issue, and you've identified the IP address of a suspicious workstation. What Windows command line utility can query the remote device and return the NetBIOS name?

a)

TRACERT

b)

NETSTAT

c)

NSLOOKUP

d)

NBTSTAT

3.

You're managing a web server, and you are interested in knowing what devices might be connecting to your server right now. What network utility would be the best choice to give you this information?

a)

nslookup

b)

ipconfig

c)

tracert

d)

netstat

4.

Which of these would be the most likely reason a laser printer would show an "Out of Memory" error?

a)

The output was designed in color, but the laser printer prints only black and white

b)

The output is a 125-page book report

c)

The printer is low on toner and cannot complete the print job

d)

The output is a very complex diagram

e)

The connection between the computer and the printer is faulty

5.

You need to write a script that will add a group of new users to the Windows Active Directory domain. Which of these commands would be the best choice for this requirement?

a)

nslookup

b)

netdom

c)

netstat

d)

net add

6.

Your server has a RAID 1 array that has alarmed with a failed drive. Which of these would be the best next step?

a)

replace the bad drive

b)

replace all drives in the array

c)

reseat the drive controller adapter card

d)

replace the cables used by the faulty drive

7.

You tried to print many documents yesterday, but none of them ever appeared on your inkjet printer. When you started your computer this morning, all of the reports you tried to print yesterday suddenly started printing! What is the most likely cause of this issue?

a)

The print driver is corrupted

b)

The printer is running low on ink

c)

The print spooler is failing

d)

The printer jets are clogged

e)

The operating system is not configured with the correct printer model

8.

Which of these options would reset the local computer DNS cache?

a)

ipconfig /flushdns

b)

nslookup /resetdns

c)

ipconfig /release

d)

netstat /cleardns

e)

nbtstat -flush

9.

When you launch an application on your Mac computer, the OS X spinning wait cursor is displayed for about five seconds. Which of these would be the best next troubleshooting step?

a)

reinstall the operating system

b)

try running the application from a USB drive

c)

upgrade the operating system

d)

reinstall the application

e)

check the console logs

10.

Your computer is taking a long time to perform name resolutions when you're browsing, so you'd like to see which DNS server is configured on your workstation. Which of these command line utilities can provide DNS configuration information?

a)

sfc

b)

chkdsk

c)

msconfig

d)

ipconfig