Certification Exam 100

Correct answer is

(d)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See section 3.2.1, subsection "Traps and Faults," in the course notes.

42.

In Windows, to adjust display properties such as resolution or color scheme, the user right-clicks on an empty spot of the desktop and clicks _____ on the shortcut menu.

 (a) Properties  (b) Configure  (c) New  (d) Refresh

Correct answer is

(a)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See section 3.2.3, subsection "Configuration," in the course notes.

43.

In a file-sharing system, access to files by various users is controlled by

 (a) spooling  (b) ACLs  (c) page tables  (d) virtual memory

Correct answer is

(b)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Section 3.3.2, subsection "Files," in the course notes.

44.

In a virtual-memory system, if a program tries to access a page of memory that is not loaded into RAM, a(n) _____ occurs.

 (a) illegal exception  (b) trap  (c) page fault  (d) arithmetic error

Correct answer is

(c)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Section 3.3.1, subsection "Virtual Memory," in the course notes.

45.

Which of the following statements regarding file sizes is (are) true?

1. The more bits used by a file the smaller the file size.

2. Operating systems typically keep track of file size information.

 (a) I and II  (b) None  (c) I only  (d) II only

Correct answer is

(d)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 4, page 173, in the course textbook.

46.

The operating system uses a _____ system to keep track of the names and locations of files that reside on a storage medium, such as a hard disk.

 (a) tracking  (b) naming  (c) storage  (d) file

Correct answer is

(d)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 4, page 181, in the course textbook.

47.

To select multiple files that are listed consecutively, click the first file, and then hold down the _____ key as you click the last file.

 (a) F1  (b) Alt  (c) Shift  (d) Ctrl

Correct answer is

(c)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 4, page 179, in the course textbook.

48.

The formatting process creates the equivalent of electronic storage bins by dividing a disk into

 (a) valleys  (b) tracks  (c) pits  (d) pods

Correct answer is

(b)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 4, page 180, in the course textbook.

49.

High-level computer languages include which of the following?

1. Machine language

2. C++

3. Java

 (a) II only  (b) I only  (c) II and III only  (d) I, II, and III

Correct answer is

(c)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 3, page 115, in the course textbook.

50.

The primary purpose of _____ software is to help the computer carry out its basic operating functions.

 (a) reference  (b) network  (c) application  (d) system

Correct answer is

(d)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 3, page 117, in the course textbook.

51.

A file that is opened in order to begin execution of a computer program is a(n) _____ file.

 (a) executable  (b) interpreter  (c) compiler  (d) active

Correct answer is

(a)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 3, page 112, in the course textbook.

52.

A program that is stored in ROM and contains the instructions needed by the operating system to load the kernel into memory is called the _____ program.

 (a) bootstrap  (b) core  (c) loader  (d) energizer

Correct answer is

(a)

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1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 3, page121, in the course textbook.

53.

System software that acts as the master controller for all of the activities that take place within a given computer system is called the _____ for the computer.

 (a) organizer  (b) execution system  (c) compiler  (d) operating system

Correct answer is

(d)

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1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 3, pages 118–122, in the course textbook.

54.

Which of the following is the one part of the operating system that stays in main memory throughout the time that the computer is running?

 (a) The motherboard  (b) The pipeline  (c) The control panel  (d) The kernel

Correct answer is

(d)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 3, page121, in the course textbook.

55.

The mechanism used by a computer to ensure that all keyboard strokes are properly recorded, regardless of how fast a user may type, is a keyboard

 (a) interpreter  (b) GUI  (c) buffer  (d) index

Correct answer is

(c)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 3, page120, in the course textbook.

56.

What DOS command displays the contents of a text file?

 (a) type  (b) del  (c) dir  (d) rd

Correct answer is

(a)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Section 4.3.1, subsection "Review of File System Commands," in the course notes.

57.

Consider the following DOS Help entry.

DEL [drive:][path]filename [/P]

The items enclosed within square brackets are _____ parts of the command.

 (a) optional  (b) repeatable  (c) required  (d) literal

Correct answer is

(a)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Section 4.3.1, subsection "DOS Command Syntax," in the course notes.

58.

Which of the following filenames would be listed by the DOS command dir c*.txt?

1. cat.txt

2. c.txt

3. cat.doc

 (a) I, II, and III  (b) I and II only  (c) I only  (d) II only

Correct answer is

(b)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Section 4.3.1, subsection "Wildcard Characters," in the course notes.

59.

Which of the following DOS batch file commands can be used to display a message to Standard Output?

 (a) goto  (b) @echo off  (c) rem  (d) echo

Correct answer is

(d)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Section 4.3.2, subsection "Commands," in the course notes.

60.

Database models that have been used successfully include which of the following?

1. Hierarchical

2. Network

3. Relational

 (a) I and II only  (b) II and III only  (c) I and III only  (d) I, II, and III

Correct answer is

(d)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 10, pages 498–500, in the course textbook.

61.

Of the following database models, which is simplest?

 (a) Hierarchical  (b) Relational  (c) Network  (d) Object-oriented

Correct answer is

(a)

Your score on this question is:

1.00

Feedback:

See Chapter 10, page 499, in the course textbook.