Network Administration
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Network Administration covers the fundamental concepts and practical skills required to design, implement, manage, and troubleshoot computer networks. The course explores network topologies, protocols, hardware components, and software tools essential for efficient network operations. Students will gain hands-on experience with configuring routers and switches, network security, user account management, and resource sharing. Emphasis is placed on understanding network operating systems, performing routine maintenance, ensuring network reliability and security, and employing best practices for troubleshooting and resolving connectivity issues in both local and wide area network environments.
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Chapter 1: Operating System Theory
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Q1) an interface to enable humans to interact with an operating system
A)application programming interface
B)batch processing
C)device driver
D)kernel
E)power-on self test
F)resource managers
G)shell
H)supercomputer
I)task switching
J)time-sharing system
Answer: G
Q2) A word processor is best described as which type of operating system element?
A) application programming interface
B) resource manager
C) application software
D) basic input/output system
Answer: C
Q3) The _________ is responsible for starting an OS on a computer.
Answer: BIOS
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Chapter 2: Popular Operating Systems
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Q1) If you suspect that a Windows problem is related to the database that stores hardware and software configuration information,which Windows component should you investigate?
A) ActiveX
B) Plug and Play
C) Component Object Model
D) Registry
Answer: D
Q2) With respect to computer hardware,what is a major difference between Mac OS and Windows or Linux?
Answer: One significant difference between Mac OS and other operating systems is that only Apple makes hardware capable of running Mac OS.Mac OS now runs on Intel processors,but the hardware is still Apple hardware.
Q3) How can the Hyper-V feature be useful in the datacenter?
Answer: Hyper-V virtualization can help keep operational costs as low as possible in both power consumption and the purchase of new physical servers. Live Migration allows the server administrator to move a virtual machine from one physical server to another with no service interruption.
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Chapter 3: Operating System Hardware Components
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Q1) a computer CPU design that dedicates processor hardware components to certain functions
A)CISC
B)external clock speed
C)data bus
D)address bus
E)core
F)hyper-threading
G)control bus
H)instruction set
I)RISC
J)execution-based cache
Answer: I
Q2) Describe what is meant by a computer's system architecture.
Answer: The system architecture includes the number and type of CPUs in the hardware,and the communication routes,called buses,between the CPUs and other hardware components,such as memory and disk storage.
Q3) The ___________________ is the list of command the CPU can execute.
Answer: instruction set
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Chapter 4: File Systems
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Q1) Describe how the Linux/Unix directory structure is organized including how multiple volumes are accessed.
Q2) What command can you use to make the file named private.txt read-only?
A) set private.txt read-only
B) attrib +r private.txt
C) format -read-only private.txt
D) status -r private.txt
Q3) Which of the following statements is true about the FAT directory structure?
A) two copies of the root directory are kept for each partition
B) only 512 entries are allowed in the root on a FAT32 partition
C) a backup of the FAT table is kept for each partition
D) the FAT tables and root directory are always stored at the end of each partition
Q4) Which of the following statements is true about file storage on a FAT file system?
A) the clusters are organized as a linked-list
B) if a file only uses part of a cluster, the next file uses the rest of the cluster
C) the filename is stored in the first cluster occupied by the file
D) the final cluster is filled in with all 0's to indicate the end of file
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Chapter 5: Installing and Upgrading Operating Systems
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Q1) A type of Web server offered by Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server that provides users with the ability to collaborate on Web pages is called a ___________ server.
Q2) When choosing a computer for a test upgrade/migration,choose one that represents which of the following?
A) the one with the most memory and disk space
B) the lowest common denominator
C) the one with the least amount of software installed
D) the one with the most devices connected
Q3) You have 50 desktop computers running Windows XP. You are considering upgrading to Windows 7. All the computers will handily support Windows 7 but you are not sure the upgrade is worth the expense. Name three compelling reasons why an upgrade like this might make sense..
Q4) List three new features available in Windows Server 2008 that make it a worthwhile upgrade from Windows Server 2003.
Q5) List three functions typically performed by the installation software.
Q6) Why is training an important consideration when upgrading to a new OS?
Q7) Describe the difference between a clean installation and an upgrade installation.
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Chapter 6: Configuring Input and Output Devices
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Q1) a digital signature that Microsoft incorporates into driver and system files as a way to verify the files
A)I/O address range
B)driver signing
C)LPT1
D)print queue
E)IRQ
F)tar
G)device special file
H)pixel
I)named pipe
J)DisplayPort
Q2) Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using device drivers rather than incorporating code into the kernel for all possible devices?
A) devices do not have to be linked to a specific OS
B) only essential code is built into the kernel, providing maximum performance
C) the kernel is recompiled after each new device is installed
D) new devices can be supported without extensive OS updates
Q3) Under what circumstance is a dot-matrix printer used instead of an ink-jet or laser printer.
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Chapter 7: Using and Configuring Storage Devices
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Q1) used by Windows operating systems to provide the option to create volumes that span multiple disks and to provide more security and management features
A)cloud storage
B)dynamic disk
C)fault tolerance
D)Light Peak
E)basic disk
F)CRCC
G)InfiniBand
H)AIT
I)terminator
J)disk geometry
Q2) List three advantages to using SSD versus mechanical disk drives.
Q3) Which of the following media types has the most storage capacity?
A) fixed hard disk
B) SSD
C) Blu-Ray disc
D) flash drive
Q4) Aside from price,under what circumstance might you want to use mechanical drives instead of SSDs?
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Chapter 8: Modem and Other Remote Communications Devices
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Q1) What task does the controller component in a modem perform?
Q2) The Network and Sharing Center is used in Windows Vista and Windows 7 OSs to set up a dial-up connection.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is a winmodem and what is a disadvantage of using one?
Q4) You are configuring an analog modem for a point-of-sale device and are deciding which modulation protocol to choose. Which of the following is NOT one of your choices.
A) V.44
B) V.90
C) V.34
D) V.92
Q5) Which of the following is NOT a component in a typical satellite Internet connection?
A) satellite dish
B) twisted-pair cable from dish to modem
C) digital modem
D) USB cable from modem to computer
Q6) What is the difference between ADSL and SDSL?
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Chapter 9: Network Connectivity
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Q1) an IP address in the range 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254 that is automatically assigned.
A)binding
B)bridge
C)terminal
D)backbone
E)payload
F)frame
G)CIDR
H)multicast
I)APIPA
J)Ethernet
Q2) Why do you need to configure a default gateway in a computer's IP configuration?
Q3) Which of the following is a task typically performed by TCP?
A) packet addressing
B) closes communication session
C) handles packet routing
D) fragments packets as needed
Q4) List three networking services typically provided by a Windows server OS that is not provided by a Windows client OS.
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Chapter 10: Resource Sharing Over a Network
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT included in the Linux password (/etc/passwd)file?
A) user name
B) user permissions
C) UID
D) home directory location
Q2) You need to give the five department managers access to a printer on your Windows Server 2008 domain. Briefly describe the process.
Q3) The account lockout ____________ enables you to set a limit to the number of unsuccessful attempts to log onto an account.
Q4) ___________ is a software process that enables a client workstation to attach to a shared folder on another workstation and assign it a drive letter.
Q5) In Linux,a network drive that is attached to the file system is called a mapped drive. A)True
B)False
Q6) NFS is used by UNIX/Linux systems to mount a shared partition as a drive letter. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Standard Operating and Maintenance
Proceedures
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Q1) Files used in Web browsing called __________,can contain specialized information for accessing particular websites.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a good rule to follow when creating a file structure?
A) keep a manageable number of directories in the root
B) create a folder for deleted files to be stored temporarily
C) keep different versions of software in their own directories
D) group files with similar security needs
Q3) You have used Windows Performance monitor and you are trying to locate the files created by this application. What is the name of the folder where Windows store the results of Windows performance tests?
A) Logs
B) MonLogs
C) PerfLogs
D) TempLogs
Q4) List three problems that the chkdsk utility can help you solve?
Q5) On a UNIX/Linux system,the _________ directory is used to store files to start the OS and perform essential OS tasks.
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Q6) Briefly describe how disks can become fragmented.
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