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C Assessments
Attempt 1
Competent
Foundations of ITM — 25% of assessment
EXEMPLARY
Components of IT Infrastructure Review
Business Value of IT Infrastructure
Review Roles and Responsibilities of IT Professionals
Review
1 A large heating and air conditioning company provides each
employee with a small computing device that the employees
use to track work and accept payments.
Which term refers specifically to this type of device?
Minicomputer
Correct Handheld computer
Peripheral computer
Microcomputer
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2 What is the major function of a computer operating system?
Application program management
Correct Computer resource management
Data management
Network management
3 Within a productivity suite, which method of selecting static data from
one application and copying it to another application
requires the use of temporary memory?
Object embedding
Correct Copy and paste
Object linking
File transfer
4 What are the basic components, in addition to
computers, that are required for a local network to
function?
Correct Ethernet cards, a common protocol, ethernet
cables, and a hub
Ethernet cards, a modem, a router, and a network
database
You Selected Internet connection, a network operating system,
and a network administrator
Internet connection, a network interface controller,
and a cabling system
5 Which type of device is an ethernet card?
Network operating system (NOS)
Network firewall hardware
Network server hardware
Correct Network interface controller (NIC)
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6 What is the purpose of a MAC address?
Correct To uniquely identify a computer on a network
To uniquely identify an email client
To uniquely identify a computer motherboard
To uniquely identify an internet URL
7 Which topology implements a network where if the central
hub fails, all nodes attached to the hub will also fail?
Correct A star topology
A linear bus topology
A mesh topology
A ring topology
8 A local drafting firm has a secured local area network that
uses Ethernet cables to connect to client computers.
After ensuring that the computer is connected to the
network, what must a user provide to in order to be
authenticated?
An encryption key
A MAC address
Correct A password
A digital signature
9 Many websites keep track of a user’s actions and information. They
store much of this information on the user’s computer in a
private folder on the hard drive.
What are these very small files called?
Correct Tracking cookies
Tracking data
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