DCOM 101 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025

DCOM 101 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025

WhatGisGlocatedGinsideGtheGsystemGunitG(theG"box")GofGaGmicrocomputer?G-GcorrectGanswer-
motherboard,GpowerGsupply,GhardGdisk,GandGDVDGdisk


WhatGisGlocatedGonGtheGmotherboard?G-GcorrectGanswer-RAMGandGMicroprocessor


WhyGisGitGimportantGtoGunderstandGtheGcomponentsGofGaGcomputerGinGaGnetworkingGcourse?G-
GcorrectGanswer-becauseGaGnetworkGisGcomposedGofGinterconnectedGcomputersG



becauseGifGthereGisGaGproblemGwithGaGnetwork,GitGcouldGveryGwellGbeGaGproblemGwithGoneGofGtheGcompute
rsGinGtheGnetwork


WhichGofGtheGfollowingGareGstorageGdevices?G-GcorrectGanswer-hardGdisk


WhichGofGtheGfollowingGareGcontrollerGcardsG(alsoGknownGasGinterfaceGcardsGorGadapterGcards)?G-
GcorrectGanswer-NICG(NetworkGInterfaceGCard),GVideoGcard,GandGsoundGcard




WhatGdoesGBIOSGstandGfor?G-GcorrectGanswer-BasicGInput/OutputGSystem


WhatGisGstoredGinGtheGBIOSGsetup?G-GcorrectGanswer-timeG&GdateGandGbootGorder


WhatGisGtypicallyGstoredGonGtheGhardGdisk?G-GcorrectGanswer-operatingGsystemGandGapplications


WhichGofGtheGfollowingGareGcomponentsGofGaGtypicalGserver-basedGLAN?G-GcorrectGanswer-
PC's,Gsever,Gswitch,GandGNIC'sG(NetworkGinterfaceGcards)


WhyGwouldGyouGsaveGaGfileGtoGaGsharedGfolderGonGtheGhardGdiskGinGtheGserverGinsteadGofGyourGUSBGdrive
?G-GcorrectGanswer-soGotherGusersGcouldGaccessGtheGfile


WhatGisGmeantGbyGtheGtermG""collaboration"?"G-GcorrectGanswer-peopleGworkingGtogetherGonGaGproject

, IfGaGuserGisGatGworkstationGinGaGserver-basedGnetwork,GwhereGcanGherGorGsheGsaveGdata?G-GcorrectGanswer-
theGhardGdiskGinGtheGworkstation,GtheGUSBGdriveGinGtheGworkstation,GtheGhardGdiskGinGtheGserver


WhereGshouldGaGuserGsaveGdataGifGheGorGsheGwantsGotherGpeopleGtoGbeGableGtoGaccessGit?G-GcorrectGanswer-
theGhardGdiskGinGtheGserverG(thisGwouldGincludeGeitherGaGserverGinGtheGLANGorGaGcloudGserver)


WhatGdoesGtheGIPCONFIGGcommandGdo?G-GcorrectGanswer-displaysGtheGIPGaddressGofGtheGcomputer


WhatGdoesGtheGPINGGcommandGdo?G-GcorrectGanswer-
displaysGtheGIPGaddressGofGtheGcomputer,GsendsGaGsignalGtoGanotherGcomputerGtoGseeGifGthatGcomputersGres
ponds


TypesGofGserversGinclude:G-GcorrectGanswer-domainGcontroller,
printerGserver,fileGserver,GapplicationsGserver


WhatGisGaGdomainGcontroller?G-GcorrectGanswer-aGloginGserver,


WhichGofGtheGfollowingGdescribesGaGLAN?G-GcorrectGanswer-
networkGthatGconnectsGcomputersGinGaGsingleGgeographicGareaG(suchGasGtheGCCBCGCatonsvilleGcampus)


WhatGisGinGaGpacketGheader?G-GcorrectGanswer-theGIPGaddressGofGtheGdestinationGcomputer


WhatGisGinGtheGdataGportionGofGaGpacketG-GcorrectGanswer-
theGdataGwhichGisGbeingGsentGfromGoneGuserGtoGanother


HowGisGbinaryGvalueG00000010GrepresentedGinGdecimal?G-GcorrectGanswer-2


WhatGareGadvantagesGofGaGusingGaGnetwork?G-GcorrectGanswer-
dataGsharing,GresourceGsharingG(printerGsharingGforGexample),GcommunicationsG(includingGWebGandGemail
)


WhichGofGtheGfollowingGisGtheGpurposeGofGanGSSID?G-GcorrectGanswer-identifiesGaGwirelessGnetwork