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Systems Administration (LAB) Midterm

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

The PCIe slots on a motherboard can be used for various expansion cards. Which of the following is most likely to use a x16 PCIe slot?

a)

Sound Card

b)

Wi-Fi Card

c)

Graphics Card

d)

Network Card

2.

What specific role does the Super I/O controller on a motherboard play

a)

It manages data transfer between the CPU and RAM

b)

It controls peripheral devices like USB ports, serial ports, and parallel ports.

c)

It regulates the voltage to the CPU.

d)

It manages overclocking settings for memory.

3.

The presence of an M.2 slot on a motherboard is typically used to support which of the following devices?

a)

Graphics Card

b)

Network Card

c)

Solid-state Drives

d)

Optical Drives

4.

In a motherboard’s I/O panel, the "PS/2" port is used for which of the following?

a)

Connecting Printers

b)

Connecting Keyboard or Mouse

c)

Connecting external storage devices

d)

Connecting a monitor

5.

The term "ATX" describes what characteristic of a motherboard?

a)

The type of CPU supported

b)

The motherboard’s power connector standard

c)

The motherboard's form factor and size

d)

The chipset used on the motherboard

6.

Which of the following is most likely to be handled by the southbridge chip on a motherboard?

a)

Memory access speed

b)

Data transfer between CPU and RAM

c)

SATA storage device communication

d)

PCIe communication with high-performance GPUs

7.

What is the primary purpose of the "Clear CMOS" jumper on a motherboard?

a)

To reset the system BIOS settings to default

b)

To upgrade the motherboard's firmware

c)

To overclock the CPU

d)

To manage RAM configurations

8.

The voltage regulation module (VRM) on a motherboard primarily serves the purpose of:

a)

Regulating the system clock

b)

Converting power from the PSU to suitable levels for the CPU

c)

Managing memory speeds

d)

Cooling the CPU

9.

On most modern motherboards, the integrated graphics are typically controlled by which part of the chipset?

a)

CPU

b)

NorthBridge

c)

SouthBridge

d)

GPU BIOS

10.

The term "Socket 1151" refers to what specific feature of a motherboard?

a)

The type of CPU supported

b)

The number of RAM slots available

c)

The chipset used

d)

The PCIe slot version

11.

What does the term "Form Factor" refer to in the context of a motherboard?

a)

The CPU used by the motherboard

b)

The physical size and shape of the motherboard

c)

The type of memory supported by the motherboard

d)

The cooling system used by the motherboard

12.

What is the main function of the motherboard in a computer?

a)

To provide storage for data

b)

To manage power supply

c)

To connect and communicate between all components

d)

To provide additional memory capacity

13.

What is the primary reason for using an LGA (Land Grid Array) socket instead of a PGA (Pin Grid Array) socket on modern motherboards?

a)

LGA provides better heat dissipation

b)

LGA sockets are more secure and easier to mount for high-performance CPUs

c)

LGA is cheaper to manufacture

d)

LGA supports higher CPU clock speeds than PGA

14.

Which of the following is true regarding a motherboard’s PCIe x16 slot?

a)

It can be used for general-purpose peripherals but is most commonly used for high-performance graphics cards

b)

It operates with 16-bit data lanes but can physically fit up to 32-bit devices

c)

It is backward compatible with PCI 2.0 cards only, not PCI 3.0

d)

It is typically connected to the Southbridge chipset for general I/O tasks

15.

Which of the following is the first step when setting up a new Windows Domain Controller?

a)

Installing the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) role

b)

Configuring the DNS server

c)

Setting up the domain name

d)

Joining the server to an existing domain

16.

Which DNS configuration is typically required on the Domain Controller for Active Directory to function properly?

a)

The Domain Controller must use itself as the primary DNS server

b)

The Domain Controller must use external DNS servers for resolution

c)

The Domain Controller must configure a secondary DNS server from another domain

d)

The DNS server should be disabled on the Domain Controller

17.

When promoting a server to a Domain Controller using the Active Directory Domain Services Configuration Wizard, what is required to create a new forest?

a)

A valid domain name for the forest

b)

A pre-existing organizational unit (OU)

c)

A valid static IP address for the server

d)

A valid SSL certificate

18.

Which of the following is the default administrative group that has full control over the domain and all its objects in a Windows domain?

a)

Domain Users

b)

Enterprise Admins

c)

Domain Admins

d)

Schema Admins

19.

Which package manager is used to install software on CentOS 9 Stream?

a)

apt

b)

pacman

c)

wget

d)

yum

20.

To install Apache HTTP Server on CentOS 9 Stream, which command should you run?

a)

dnf install apache2

b)

yum install httpd

c)

yum install apache

d)

apt install apache2

21.

After installing Apache on CentOS 9 Stream, which command is used to start the Apache web server?

a)

systemctl start apache2

b)

systemctl start httpd

c)

service httpd start

d)

service apache2 start

22.

To ensure that Apache starts automatically after a system reboot, which command should be used?

a)

systemctl enable apache2

b)

systemctl enable httpd

c)

service httpd enable

d)

systemctl start apache

23.

Where can the default web content (HTML files) be found on CentOS 9 Stream after installing Apache?

a)

/var/www/html

b)

/usr/share/httpd/html

c)

/home/httpd/public_html

d)

/opt/apache2/html

24.

Which of the following commands will show the status of the Apache service on CentOS 9 Stream?

a)

systemctl apache2 status

b)

service httpd status

c)

systemctl status httpd

d)

systemctl apache status

25.

Apache HTTP Server can be installed on CentOS 10 using the dnf package manager.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

After installing Apache on CentOS 10, the service starts automatically without needing to run any commands.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

MariaDB can be installed on CentOS 10 by running the command dnf install mariadb-server

a)

True

b)

False

28.

After installing MariaDB on CentOS 10, it is necessary to configure a root password using the mysql_secure_installation command for securing the database installation.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

PHP can be installed on CentOS 10 by running the command dnf install php for a basic setup.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

To enable PHP to work with Apache on CentOS 10, no additional configuration is needed after installing PHP.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

MariaDB automatically starts after installation on CentOS 10.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The firewall-cmd command is used to allow Apache to be accessed on port 80 on CentOS 10.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

To install PHP and connect it to MariaDB on CentOS 10, you would need to install the package php-mysqlnd

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Once Apache, MariaDB, and PHP are installed, the web server should immediately serve PHP pages without any further configuration.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

MariaDB uses port 3306 by default for client-server communication.

a)

True

b)

False