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Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

A user has an older Microsoft Surface tablet for use while traveling. You are having difficulty installing company specific software. Which operating system does this tablet likely have?

a)

Windows Mobile

b)

Windows RT

c)

Windows 8

d)

Windows 8.1

2.

On iOS-based mobile devices, calendar, contacts, email are synchronized through which service?

a)

iCloud

b)

Dropbox

c)

Google drive

d)

OneDrive

3.

Microsoft products are subject to a support lifecycle policy. How many years of extended support does Microsoft offer for operating systems?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

5

d)

3

4.

You are purchasing a new Windows 10 system. You do not have a requirement of joining a Windows Active Directory Domain. Which version of Windows 10 should you purchase?

a)

Windows 10 Enterprise

b)

Windows 10 Home

c)

Windows 10 Professional

d)

Windows 10 Education

5.

Which version of Windows introduced the concept of tiles as a navigation solution?

a)

Windows 8

b)

Windows XP

c)

Windows 8.1

d)

Windows 10

6.

You have a 32-bit installation of Windows 10 on your tablet. You have downloaded Microsoft Office from your Office 365 subscription. A message says it cannot install on this system. What is the most likely reason why?

a)

The Microsoft Office download is not the tablet version.

b)

The Microsoft Office download does not have a proper license.

c)

The Microsoft Office download is in the wrong language.

d)

The Microsoft Office download is 64-bit.

7.

You are using a company laptop that is protected with several different security methods. After having the laptop serviced for a hardware problem you are prompted to enter a key immediately at bootup. Which security component is likely prompting for this information?

a)

BitLocker

b)

BIOS

c)

Active Directory

d)

Biometric device

8.

A remote office has ten workstations. Three do not need to be connected to the corporate domain and would be fine in a workgroup. Seven workstations do need to be connected to the domain. Since it is a remote office, using BranchCache is essential. What Windows 10 edition(s) will you deploy?

a)

Ten Windows 10 Professional

b)

Three Windows 10 Home, Seven Windows 10 Professional

c)

Ten Windows 10 Enterprise

d)

Three Windows 10 Home, Seven Windows 10 Enterprise

9.

A remote office has five Windows 10 PCs that often access files from the server at the main office. The WAN (Wide Area Network) link between the sites is slow which impacts file access. You decide to optimize the environment by making files more readily available at the remote site. What solution do you implement?

a)

VPN Tunnel

b)

BranchCache

c)

Remote desktop

d)

Remote Assistance

10.

You have a new Windows 10 laptop that you use for business. Because the files are sensitive, you wish to use encryption. You want to encrypt only files in certain folders and not the entire drive. What solution do you choose?

a)

BitLocker

b)

EFS

c)

BranchCache

d)

Biometric device

11.

Which version of Windows includes a Charms Bar as a means of navigation?

a)

Windows 10

b)

Windows 7 Home Premium

c)

Windows 8.1

d)

Windows 7 Home Basic

12.

You are going to upgrade a 32-bit Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional for business purposes. In addition to more features with the operating system, what will the new maximum memory limit be?

a)

8GB

b)

4GB

c)

16GB

d)

192GB

13.

You are considering setting up a Windows multi-boot system with a few different Windows operating systems. You are deciding between Master Boot Record (MBR) type and GUID Partition table (GPT) type partitions. What are the limitations with the MBR type partition?

a)

Limitations of disk sizes up to 2TB and up to four partitions

b)

Limitations of one primary partition and up to two extended partitions

c)

Limitations of one logical volume on a disk and one extended partition

d)

Limitations of the number of primary partitions to one, and the number of operating systems that can be installed to two

14.

If you create a multiboot installation with two or more operating systems, which primary technical concern should be considered regarding the installation process?

a)

OS version

b)

Licensing

c)

Security

d)

Installation order

15.

What partition type can a logical partition be created in?

a)

Extended

b)

Primary

c)

Boot

d)

System

16.

Which file system can support a volume with a size up to 1 exbibyte (EiB)?

a)

ext3

b)

ext4

c)

NFS

d)

HFS

17.

How many extended partitions can be created on a MBR-type (Master Boot Record) partitioned hard drive?

a)

128

b)

4

c)

3

d)

1

18.

You are about to start a network installation of a Windows 10 workstation. Which boot device will likely need to be the highest priority device?

a)

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment)

b)

Floppy drive

c)

Optical drive

d)

Hard drive

19.

What partition type is bootable and can be marked as active?

a)

Extended

b)

Primary

c)

Logical

d)

MBR

20.

You are installing a new hard drive in a PC system. You need to partition the disk and would like to have five partitions on the disk. Which of the below should you use to set up the disk?

a)

MBR

b)

Primary

c)

GPT

d)

Boot

21.

You are working on a Windows PC with multiple hard disks. The system is not booting off the correct disk. You’ve determined that the hardware boot order is correct. What next step could you take in Windows?

a)

Set the active partition.

b)

Create the master boot record.

c)

Set the boot order.

d)

Convert to a dynamic disk.

22.

A Windows 10 system is configured to boot from an internal SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) hard disk. Which port should the disk be connected to on the motherboard?

a)

The highest numbered

b)

The parallel port

c)

The eSATA port

d)

The lowest numbered

23.

A user’s Windows laptop is experiencing routine errors and blue screen crashes. The laptop has been serviced several times with repair installations. What is the recommended approach to fixing the problem?

a)

Repair install

b)

In-place upgrade

c)

Clean install

d)

Unattended install

24.

You would like to make changes to a Windows system for an international user. With which settings app can you change the date and time format?

a)

Personalization

b)

Language

c)

Region

d)

Date & Time

25.

You need to format a new hard drive and have decided to experiment using the command line. How would you specify to dismount the volume for the format?

a)

format /fs

b)

format /q

c)

format /c

d)

format /x

26.

You are working at the command prompt on a Windows PC. You want to use the directory command to obtain a directory listing. How would you use the command to display file owner names?

a)

dir /o

b)

dir /q

c)

dir /p

d)

dir /a

27.

You decide on using the robocopy command to copy files on a Windows PC from one hard disk to another. Which switch is used to copy subdirectories including those that are empty?

a)

/s

b)

/dcopy

c)

/e

d)

/copyall

28.

Typing cmd in the Windows instant search box and then pressing the CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER keys together performs what action?

a)

Opens an elevated command prompt

b)

Opens user account control settings

c)

Opens the registry editor

d)

Opens the windows notepad

29.

You are navigating directories on a Windows PC. You are currently in the c:\user\files\finance directory and wish to navigate down one level into a budgets folder. Which command do you use?

a)

cd..

b)

cd budgets

c)

cd\

d)

cd\budgets

30.

You are attempting to add a local user account to a Windows PC by using the command line. Which of the following is the correct syntax to add a username with a password?

a)

Net user username /fullname

b)

Net user username password

c)

Net user username password /active

d)

Net user username password /add

31.

The Windows xcopy command can be used to copy files and directories from one location to another. Subdirectories that are empty can be included or excluded. What is the correct syntax for an xcopy command to include empty subdirectories?

a)

xcopy c:\folder1 d:\folder2 /e

b)

xcopy c:\folder1 d:\folder2 /h

c)

xcopy c:\folder1 d:\folder2 /s

d)

xcopy c:\folder1 d:\folder2 /t

32.

You have made changes to a Windows group policy. You apply the changes to the system and now you need to see Resultant Set of Policy (RsoP) information. Which command line would you use?

a)

Gpupdate

b)

Gpupdate /force

c)

Gpresult

d)

Msconfig

33.

Your PC is experiencing several errors related to system .dll files. How can you quickly try to remedy these errors with the command line?

a)

Dism

b)

Netstat

c)

Sfc

d)

Taskkill

34.

You would like to know the path that network traffic uses when you browse to an internal resource at work. What diagnostic tool should you use?

a)

Nslookup

b)

Tracert

c)

Ping

d)

Arp

35.

You are working with a Windows image file and need to update drivers included in the image. Which utility do you use?

a)

Diskpart

b)

DISM

c)

Sfc

d)

Format

36.

Which Windows 7 task manager tab allows a user to view CPU (Central Processing Unit) utilization and memory usage for each running task?

a)

Applications

b)

Processes

c)

Services

d)

Performance

37.

A Windows 10 workstation has a simple volume with plenty of free space. You would like to use some of that free space as a new volume. The combined steps to accomplish this is known as what?

a)

Extending a volume

b)

Shrinking a volume

c)

Creating a partition

d)

Splitting a volume

38.

You have a variety of internal and external storage disks connected to a Windows 10 Home edition computer. You would like to pool these disks together for redundancy. What feature can you use?

a)

Dynamic disk

b)

Storage space

c)

Basic volume

d)

Dynamic storage

39.

You need to routinely manage a Windows system. Rather than having to open several console windows, you would like to customize a single window to contain the most commonly used management tools. Which command will you use to create this console?

a)

Msts

b)

Mmc

c)

Regedit

d)

Services.msc

40.

You are going to use the Windows 7 task manager networking tab to view network adapter utilization. Which measurement unit is the utilization displayed in?

a)

Percentage

b)

Data

c)

Ethernet

d)

Processes

41.

You have installed a new hard disk into a Windows system. You want to perform a high-level format of the disk. How do you perform this process?

a)

In Windows file explorer, right-click the disk and then choose to format it.

b)

In Windows disk management, initialize the disk.

c)

In Windows disk management, import the foreign disk and then choose to format it.

d)

In Windows file explorer, right-click the computer object and then select properties.

42.

A computer you are troubleshooting may be experiencing memory problems. Which of the following tools will require a reboot to test the installed memory?

a)

Performance monitor

b)

Windows memory diagnostics

c)

Computer management

d)

Windows resource protection

43.

You need to create a remote desktop connection shortcut on a user’s Windows laptop. Which command will you use in the shortcut?

a)

Mmc

b)

Mstsc

c)

Command

d)

Msinfo32

44.

A user is reporting a PC is running slow. You would like to log utilization statistics over time and run a report of the results. Which utility do you use?

a)

Task manager

b)

Performance monitor

c)

System properties

d)

Device manager

45.

You have a variety of internal and external storage disks connected to a Windows 10 Enterprise edition computer. You would like to create a dynamic storage disk array using these drives. Which of the following drive types is supported?

a)

USB

b)

eSATA

c)

Thunderbolt

d)

SATA

46.

A new Windows PC is having difficulty playing audio files. The user reports there is no sound. What utility can be used to diagnose sound related hardware problems?

a)

Msinfo32

b)

Regedit

c)

DxDiag

d)

Mmc

47.

Which of the following is used to optimize disk access time?

a)

Command

b)

Defragment

c)

DxDiag

d)

System restore

48.

A user’s Windows computer is having problems running a software package. A support document suggests using the Registry editor. Which root key in the registry contains hardware information?

a)

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

b)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

c)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER

d)

HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

49.

You've created a new partition by splitting the original partition on a disk. How do you assign a drive letter to the new partition?

a)

In Windows Explorer, right-click the Computer, select add a network location, and follow the wizard

b)

Right-click the partition in Disk Manager, select Change Drive Letter and Paths

c)

In Windows Explorer, right-click the Computer object, select Properties

d)

Open a command prompt window, enter net use z: \\computername\partitionname

50.

You are working with a new disk within a Windows 10 system. You choose to allocate the volume as part of the my documents folder rather than assign it a drive letter. What disk management feature have you used?

a)

Mount point

b)

Partition

c)

Dynamic disk

d)

Basic disk