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In which of the following situations would you use a custom/clean installation?
Answer
There is no operating system installed on the computer.
You want to install a new build over the current installation.
You want to repair Registry entries and working files.
You want to verify system compatibility.
You want to upgrade while preserving data and settings.
There is no operating system installed on the computer.
You are an IT administrator for a large company that is doing very well in their business endeavors. As a result, the company is hiring new employees on a regular basis.
In addition to your normal workload, you have been asked to install and configure the new employees' computers with a Windows operating system and the applications that your company uses to do their business. To make this process easier, you only give new employees the choice of one of two laptops.
Which of the following installation types would be the BEST use of your time in this scenario?
Answer
Upgrade
Image deployment
Recovery partition
Clean installation
Image deployment
Which of the following cloud computing solutions delivers software applications to a client either over the internet or on a local area network?
Answer
DaaS
PaaS
SaaS
IaaS
SaaS
What is another name for virtual machines?
Answer
Sandbox
Host machines
Hypervisors
Guest operating systems
Guest operating systems
After arriving at work, you turn on your computer to begin your day. Instantly, you see smoke and smell a strange odor coming from the computer.
Which of the following would be the MOST important action to take first?
Answer
Log in and check Event Viewer.
Shut off the system immediately.
Open the computer case and look for dust buildup.
Call the IT director.
Shut off the system immediately.
You have a computer with a 64-bit dual-core processor that runs the 64-bit version of Windows 10 Professional edition. You would like to upgrade to the 64-bit version of Windows 11 Home. You want to perform the upgrade with the least amount of effort possible.
Which of the following installation methods do you need to perform?
Answer
Repair installation
Windows 10 Installation Assistant installation
In-place upgrade
Clean installation
Clean installation
Which of the following tasks are part of configuring the user environment after you successfully install a Windows system?
Answer
Configure Windows Update.
Install and configure your firewall.
Add or remove apps and folders from the Start menu.
Activate your Windows system.
Add or remove apps and folders from the Start menu.
What does the term cloud mean when referring to cloud computing?
Answer
It is the name of an operating system that anyone can use to design, build, and provide cloud services.
It is a metaphor for a data storage service with an ever-growing capacity, like storm clouds.
It refers to the virtual hardware that cloud computing is built on.
It is a metaphor for the internet based on the basic cloud drawing used to represent a telephone network.
It is a metaphor for the internet based on the basic cloud drawing used to represent a telephone network.
Which of the following factors significantly determine the number of virtual machines that a host can accommodate?
Answer
The VHD file you want to use.
Installation of integration services (IS) on the virtual machine.
The number of software applications installed on the host machine.
The components installed on host machine.
The components installed on host machine.
Which of the following is an advantage of using fiber optic cabling for a network, as opposed to other types of cabling?
Answer
Greater cable distances without a repeater
Lower installation cost
Faster installation
Increased flexibility
Greater cable distances without a repeater
You are in the process of preparing to install Windows 11 Professional on your Windows 10 laptop. You have already verified that your laptop hardware is compatible with a Windows 11 installation.
Which of the following pre-installation steps should you perform next?
Answer
Upgrade your laptop's RAM.
Plug your laptop into an uninterruptible power source.
Run Disk Cleanup on the hard drive.
Back up existing data.
Back up existing data.
You have just upgraded your motherboard. Several weeks later, you suddenly start having issues with accessing Windows features on your computer.
Which of the following will BEST resolve this issue?
Answer
Disable your antivirus software.
Boot into Safe Mode and revert to a prior restore point.
Reactivate your copy of Windows.
Perform a Startup Repair from the Advanced Startup Options menu.
Reactivate your copy of Windows.
Which of the following BEST describes a community cloud implementation?
Designed to be used by a single organization.
Designed to be shared by several organizations.
Designed to be accessed by the general public.
Designed to be shared by several organizations.
You want to create a virtual machine environment in which you can develop and test new software.
Which virtualization benefit BEST describes the testing environment that you want to implement?
Answer
Hardware virtualization
Cross-platform virtualization
Sandbox
Hypervisor
Sandbox
A computer was brought into your help desk center for repair. You have been told that it randomly locks up.
Which of the following is MOST likely causing this issue?
Answer
Loose monitor cable
Overheated processor
Faulty mouse or keyboard
Failing network adapter
Overheated processor
You have a workstation running a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Professional that you would like to upgrade to Windows 11 Professional. You want to preserve the existing data, settings, and applications.
Which of the following would be the BEST installation methods to use to install Windows 11?
Answer
Repair
Custom/clean
Upgrade
In-place
Upgrade
You are an IT administrator for your company. You have been tasked with installing 300 copies of Windows 11. You need to finish this task as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Which of the following boot methods would be the BEST method for installing Windows under these circumstances?
Answer
PXE
DVD
USB
Solid-state/flash drives
PXE
Which of the following BEST describes the Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud computing service model?
Answer
PaaS delivers infrastructure to the client, such as processing, storage, networks, and virtualized environments.
PaaS stores and provides data from a centralized location without the need for local collection and storage.
PaaS delivers software applications to the client either over the internet or on a local area network.
PaaS delivers everything a developer needs to build an application on the existing cloud infrastructure.
PaaS delivers everything a developer needs to build an application on the existing cloud infrastructure.
You want to create a virtualization environment that runs directly on the host machine's hardware to manage the virtual machines.
Which of the following virtualization types should you use?
Answer
Type 1 hypervisor
Container virtualization
Type 2 hypervisor
VDI
Type 1 hypervisor
Which of the following is software that allows a user to access a computer's memory, file system, processes, and hardware?
Answer
CPU
Application software
RAM
Operating system
Operating system
You are about to begin an upgrade of a Windows 10 workstation to Windows 11. What should you do before beginning? (Select two.)
Answer
Install all the applications that will be used on the new system.
Verify that the computer meets the minimum requirements.
Remove all peripherals and expansion boards.
Repartition and reformat the hard drive.
Create a system backup of the hard drive.
Verify that the computer meets the minimum requirements.
and
Create a system backup of the hard drive.
You recently purchased a copy of Windows 11 from a retail store. The system that you want to install Windows on does not have an optical drive.
What is the BEST option for installing Windows in this scenario?
Answer
Install Windows on a system that has an optical drive and then create a disk image and copy it to the system that you originally wanted to install Windows on.
Install the system over the network from a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server.
Download an ISO copy of the installation files to a USB flash drive.
Perform a reset installation.
Download an ISO copy of the installation files to a USB flash drive.
A company has subscribed to a cloud service that offers cloud applications and storage space. Through acquisition, the number of company employees quickly doubled. The cloud service vendor was able to add cloud services for these additional employees without requiring hardware changes.
Which of the following cloud concepts does this represent?
Answer
On-demand
Rapid elasticity
Measured service
Resource pooling
Rapid elasticity
You have been tasked with designing a workstation to run over 20 applications virtually that all use the same operating system. You want to:
What virtualization type will BEST meet your application computing requirements?
Answer
Virtual desktop interface (VDI)
Type 1 hypervisor
Type 2 hypervisor
Container virtualization
Container virtualization
Which of the following is designed to provide a Linux command line interface?
Answer
GCC
GPL
GIMP
Bash
Bash