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351.

Your company uses both Ethernet and token-ring LAN's in the same building. Users need access to resources and the ability to transmit data between the LAN's. Which device would you use to enable communications between dissimilar LAN's that use different protocols?

A. bridge
B. router
C. gateway
D. repeater
E. None of the above
Answer» D. repeater
352.

Each network segment must have a unique address

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
353.

You create home directories for users Jan and Kim on a Windows NT Server computer. Jan works on a Windows NT Workstation computer. Kim works on a Microsoft Windows for Workgroups computer. After they log on, Jan can access her home directory, but Kim cannot access her home directory. What should you do?

A. Start the Replication service on Kim's Windows for Workgroups computer
B. Relocate Kim's home directory to her Windows for Workgroups computer
C. Map a drive on Kim's Windows for Workgroups computer to her home directory on the server
D. You cannot do this. Home directories can be accessed only by Windows NT computers
Answer» D. You cannot do this. Home directories can be accessed only by Windows NT computers
354.

You have been given the task of installing cables for an Ethernet network in your office. The building is an older one, and-you have limited work space. In addition, the network cable will have to share the existing conduit with telephone cable, and cable segments will be up to 135 meters in length. Which cable is best suited to this installation?

A. Fiber Optic
B. Category 1 UTP
C. Category 3 UTP
D. Thicknet Coaxial
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Thicknet Coaxial
355.

User Manager for domains

A. is used to add a workstation to the domain
B. is used to create user profiles and system policies
C. is used to change file permissions
D. is used to assign a log on script to a user or group of users
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
356.

Several college interns are working at your company for the summer. You want to increase security by monitoring all user logons. How must you do this?

A. Use Performance Monitor to create a log of all logon attempts
B. Use User Manager for Domains to set an Audit policy for all logon attempts
C. Use the Services option in Control Panel to start the Alerter service to audit logon attempts
D. Use server Manager to set an Audit policy for all logon attempts to be on the user's assigned computer only
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Use the Services option in Control Panel to start the Alerter service to audit logon attempts
357.

The system administrator wants to make sure that users have access only to certain programs on their systems. Which actions accomplish this?

A. Create a mandatory user profile and lock all the program groups
B. Create a mandatory user profile that disables the Run command, assign this profile to all users and remove File Manager from the Main group
C. Create a mandatory user profile and ensure that the Deny All option is set on all of the files that the user should not be able to access
D. Delete WINFILEJEXE from the WINNT directory create a mandatory user profile that disables the File menu in Program Manager, and assign the profile to all users
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Create a mandatory user profile and ensure that the Deny All option is set on all of the files that the user should not be able to access
358.

Assume that you are a user of a Windows NT workstation in the SYCON domain, and the Windows NT workstation has local accounts. You wish to have administrative rights to all Windows NT Advanced Servers in the SYCON domain. How would you achieve this with a minimum amount of administration"?

A. Run User Manager for Domains on any Windows NT Advanced Server in the SYCON domain. Open the Domain Admins group. In the List Names From box choose your workstation and add your workstation user account to the Domain Admins group
B. Add your user account to the local Administrators group on each workstation in the SYCON domain
C. Add your user account to the Domain Admins group on any Windows NT Advanced Server in the SYCON domain
D. Add your user account to the Administrators group on each Windows NT Advanced Server in the SYCON domain
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Add your user account to the local Administrators group on each workstation in the SYCON domain
359.

Your 10Base2 Ethernet cable is 185 meters long. You are planning to extend your network by adding another 100 meters of cable. The total length of the cable will be 285 meters. The network uses NetBEUI. Which device should you use?

A. repeater
B. T connecter
C. router
D. gateway
E. None of the above
Answer» B. T connecter
360.

What does the Directory Replicator service allow you to do?

A. Copy updated user accounts from a primary domain controller to a backup domain controller
B. Copy directories and files from a Windows NT Server computer to a Windows NT Workstation computer that is not a member of a domain
C. Mirror the files on multiple partitions from one Windows NT Server computer to another
D. Copy files from a Windows NT Workstation computer to a Windows NT Server computer
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Mirror the files on multiple partitions from one Windows NT Server computer to another
361.

Fibre Optic cable is often used to

A. replace UTP because it is cheaper
B. overcome distance limitations
C. connect PC's to wall outlets
D. link remote sites using a WAN connection
E. None of the above
Answer» C. connect PC's to wall outlets
362.

You want to install a new internal CD-ROM drive. You must first confirm that there will be no IRQ conflicts. How should you do this?

A. Use Server Manager
B. Use Windows NT Diagnostics
C. Use the Devices option in Control Panel
D. Use the Add/Remove Programs option in Control Panel
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Use the Devices option in Control Panel
363.

Workstations connected to a port on a modern lOBase-T Ethernet HUB all use the same bandwidth, i.e. the bandwidth is shared across all available ports, the less ports, the less bandwidth available per port

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
364.

There are two domains on your network. The DESIGN domain trusts the SALES domain. A color printer is shared in the DESIGN domain, and print permissions have been granted to the Domain Users and Domain Guests groups in the DESIGN domain. The Guest account has been enabled in the DESIGN domain. User John Y logs on using his account in the SALES domain. What must you do to allow JohnY to access the printer?

A. Make JohnY a member of the DESIGN Domain Guests group
B. Make JohnY a member of the DESIGN Domain Users group
C. Do nothing. JohnY can access the printer now
D. JohnY cannot access the printer with this configuration
E. None of the above
Answer» D. JohnY cannot access the printer with this configuration
365.

Another drawback with repeaters is that the traffic generated on one segment is propagated onto the other segments

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
366.

The terms "red book", "yellow book", and "orange book" refer to:

A. SCSI
B. ide
C. floppy drive technology
D. CD-ROM standards
E. All of the above
Answer» E. All of the above
367.

Topically, how many type III PC cards can you insert in a laptop

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. None of the above
Answer» B. 2
368.

What is the first thing you could do to check for damage to a printer after receiving it?

A. Run MSD diagnostics
B. Attach it to a PC and print something
C. Check the cables
D. Unbox it and examine it for physical damage
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
369.

You have a system that periodically locks up. You have ruled out software, and now suspect that it is hardware. What should you do first that could help you narrow it down to the component at fault?

A. rotate the RAM
B. replace the RAM
C. replace the level 2 cache SIMM
D. disable the CPU cache in CMOS
E. replace the CPU
Answer» E. replace the CPU
370.

What beep codes could indicate a system board or power supply failure?

A. steady short beep
B. no beep
C. one long continuous beep tone
D. steady long beeps
E. All of the above
Answer» F.
371.

Which of the following does not allow multiple users or devices to share one communications line?

A. doubleplexer
B. multipplexer
C. concentrator
D. controller
E. None of the above
Answer» B. multipplexer
372.

You want to keep an individual from logging on to a Windows NT Server computer by using the default Administrator account. How should you do this?

A. Delete the Administrator account
B. Lock out the Administrator account
C. Rename the Administrator account
D. Disable the Administrator account
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Disable the Administrator account
373.

When of the following is a system default profile used?

A. When there is no user logged on at the computer
B. When a user has logged on using the Guest account
C. When, after the user has logged on, the personal or mandatory profiles are missing or corrupted
D. When the local accounts database recognizes that the user logging on has never done so from this computer
E. None of the above
Answer» B. When a user has logged on using the Guest account
374.

In UTP Cat 5 wiring, patch cables from the wall outlet to the PC have a distance limitation of

A. 1 meter
B. 3 meters
C. 6 meters
D. 9 meters
E. None of the above
Answer» C. 6 meters
375.

Which command of MS-DOS is used to copy only files that have been modified on or after the date you specify?

A. XCOPY/D : date
B. COPY/D : date
C. COPY/M
D. XCOPY/V
E. None of the above
Answer» B. COPY/D : date
376.

Which DOS command will format a floppy disk and transfer the system files

A. SYS C: A:
B. SYS A:
C. FORMAT A: /S
D. FORMAT A: /T
E. None of the above
Answer» D. FORMAT A: /T
377.

How do you configure a printing pool?

A. Associate one print device with multiple printers
B. Associate multiple print devices with one printer
C. Associate multiple print devices with multiple printers
D. Associate one physical print gear port with multiple printers
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Associate multiple print devices with multiple printers
378.

In heavily overloaded networks, cross bar switching offers better performance than cell-backplane switching

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
379.

You want to connect 2 networks that are both lOBaseT Ethernet networks. The 2 networks are located in separate buildings so that they are approximately 1,000 meters apart. Which media should you use?

A. Type 1 STP Cable
B. RG-58 A/U Coaxial Cable
C. fiber-optic cable
D. wireless infrared
E. None of the above
Answer» D. wireless infrared
380.

In SQL, GRANT command is used to

A. allow user to access databases
B. allow user to create databases
C. grant system privileges, roles, and object privileges to uses and roles
D. choose auditing for specific SQL commands
E. None of the above
Answer» D. choose auditing for specific SQL commands
381.

The highest level in the hierarchy of data organization is called

A. data bank
B. database
C. data file
D. data record
E. None of the above
Answer» C. data file
382.

The logical data structure with a one-to-many relationship is a :

A. network
B. tree
C. chain
D. relational
E. None of the above
Answer» C. chain
383.

Updating a database means

A. revising the file structure
B. reorganizing the database
C. modifying or adding record occurrences
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
384.

In SQL, which command(s) is(are) used to enable/disable all triggers on a table?

A. ALTER TRIGGERS
B. ALTER TABLE
C. MODIFY TRIGGERS IN TABLE
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» C. MODIFY TRIGGERS IN TABLE
385.

In a _____ a parent record type can be linked to one or more "child" record types, but a child record type can have only one parent.

A. Network database
B. Relational database
C. Distributed database
D. Hierarchical database
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
386.

Which two files are used during operation of the DBMS?

A. query language and utilities
B. data manipulation language and query language
C. data dictionary and transaction log
D. data dictionary and query language
E. None of the above
Answer» D. data dictionary and query language
387.

When using a database management system, the first thing that you must do is to

A. create a database file
B. activate file editor
C. load the software into your micro computer
D. keep a floppy disk in readiness
E. None of the above
Answer» D. keep a floppy disk in readiness
388.

A network schema

A. restricts the structure to a one-to-many relationship
B. permits many-to-many relation ships
C. stores data in tables
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» C. stores data in tables
389.

Which of the following is not a relational database?

A. dBASE IV
B. 4th Dimension
C. FoxPro
D. Reflex
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
390.

A database management system

A. allows simultaneous access to multiple files
B. can do more than a record management system
C. is a collection of programs for managing data in a single file
D. both (a) and (b)
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
391.

Which of the following hardware components is the most important to the operation of a database management system?

A. high-resolution video display
B. printer
C. high speed, large-capacity disk
D. plotter
E. mouse
Answer» D. plotter
392.

To have a file hold a list, it is necessary to

A. identify the records in the list
B. identify the name, width and type of the fields of each record.
C. decide which fields will be used as sort or index keys
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
393.

Sophisticated report generators can

A. print row-oriented reports
B. perform arithmetic operations
C. selectively retrieve and print portions of a list
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
394.

Which command is used to remove an index from the database in SQL?

A. DELETE INDEX
B. DROP INDEX
C. REMOVE INDEX
D. ROLL BACK INDEX
E. None of the above
Answer» C. REMOVE INDEX
395.

An-owner-member set in the CODASYL specifications may have

A. only one owner but many owner occurrences
B. only one member but many member occurrence
C. more than one member but only one occurrence per member
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. only one member but many member occurrence
396.

The PROJECT command will create new table that has

A. more fields than the original table
B. more rows than the original table
C. both (a) and (b)
D. all the fields of master table
E. None of the above
Answer» F.
397.

A top-to-bottom relationship among the items in a database is established by a

A. Hierarchical schema
B. Network schema
C. Relational schema
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Network schema
398.

Sort/report generators

A. are faster than index/report generators
B. require more disk space than index/report generators
C. do not need to sort before generating a report
D. both (a) and (b)
E. None of the above
Answer» C. do not need to sort before generating a report
399.

What is the name given to the database management system which is able to handle full text data, image data, audio and video?

A. Full media
B. Graphics media
C. Multimedia
D. Hypertext
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Hypertext
400.

What is the language used by most of the DBMSs for helping their users to access data?

A. High level language
B. Query language
C. SQL
D. 4GL
E. None of the above
Answer» C. SQL