Information Technology Fundamentals
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Information Technology Fundamentals introduces students to the essential concepts and components that form the backbone of modern IT systems. Covering topics such as hardware, software, networking, databases, cybersecurity, and the ethical implications of technology use, this course provides a comprehensive overview of information technology in both business and personal contexts. Students will gain foundational knowledge required for further IT studies, learn basic troubleshooting skills, and explore emerging trends shaping the digital world.
Recommended Textbook Guide to Operating Systems 4th Edition by Michael Palmer
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Chapter 1: Operating System Theory
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Q1) Most modern operating systems use cooperative multitasking.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) programming features in an operating system that programmers can use to interface to other systems
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: A
Q3) ____________ multitasking depends on the running application to hand control back to the OS so other applications can be run.
Answer: cooperative
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Chapter 2: Popular Operating Systems
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Q1) 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.
Q2) You are the administrator for a company that has users that must access the network remotely on a regular basis. You want the remote connection to be secure and as easy as possible to set up for your users. What new feature found in Windows Server 2008 R2 along with Windows 7 can you use to accomplish this?
A) DirectAccess
B) BranchCache
C) FCI
D) MMC 3.0
Answer: A
Q3) What feature can you use to prevent users from storing particular types of files on server volumes?
Answer: File Screening Management
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Chapter 3: Operating System Hardware Components
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Q1) The ability of a single EPIC processor to perform the instructions in an instruction group simultaneously is ______________ operation.
Answer: parallel
Q2) Which of the following is true about RISC CPU hardware?
A) it is less complicated and can run at faster clock speeds
B) it is more complicated and must run at slower clock speeds
C) it cannot run in small devices like smartphones
D) all current CPUs are based on it
Answer: A
Q3) You have found an old dusty computer in your basement that you can identify as an original IBM PC. You ask your friend if he knows what CPU was used in these computers. Which of the following represents a correct response to your question?
A) 8088
B) Pentium
C) 80286
D) Itanium
Answer: A
Q4) List the three types of bus that you will find in every computer design.
Answer: address bus data bus control bus
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Chapter 4: File Systems
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true about how disk drives are organized?
A) tracks are divided into sectors
B) cylinders are divided into tracks
C) each platter has one read/write head
D) sectors are divided into clusters
Q2) Which of the following elements of a file system connects the names of files to the file data stored on the disk?
A) directory
B) extension
C) LFN
D) attribute
Q3) What PC systems call clusters,Mac systems refer to as allocation blocks.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe how the Linux/Unix directory structure is organized including how multiple volumes are accessed.
Q5) Originally,FAT-16 supported comparatively short filenames,referred to as 6.3 filenames.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Installing and Upgrading Operating Systems
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Q1) What feature was first implemented in Windows XP that must occur within 30 days after installation?
A) Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
B) Hardware Compatibility Check
C) Windows Update
D) Activation
Q2) Studies have shown that upgrades and migrations to the latest OS are always cost-effective.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Before starting an upgrade to Windows XP,what should you keep in mind?
A) Windows XP requires a minimum of 1 GB RAM to install
B) you cannot upgrade to Windows XP unless you are connected to the Internet
C) you cannot upgrade Windows 95 or earlier OSs to Windows XP
D) you cannot upgrade to Windows XP unless you are running Windows 2000
Q4) Why is training an important consideration when upgrading to a new OS?
Q5) Describe what you might need to do if the OS you are trying to install does not seem to be recognizing any of the devices on your computer.
Q6) A __________ installation is on a computer that has no OS installed.
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Chapter 6: Configuring Input and Output Devices
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Q1) What are the three choices you typically have to install a device driver?
Q2) What are the advantages of enabling driver signing?
Q3) Device drivers perform the actual communication between physical devices and the operating system.
A)True
B)False
Q4) a channel within the computer that is used for communications with the CPU
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
Q5) ___________ software can be used with scanners to allow text on a printed page to be imported into a word-processing document.
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Q6) What are three things related to devices that you can use Device Manager for?
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Chapter 7: Using and Configuring Storage Devices
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Q1) A Terabyte is the same as which of the following values?
A) 10,000 GB
B) .1 PB
C) 1,000,000 MB
D) 100 GB
Q2) _________ is a SCSI technology that also supports SATA drives.
Q3) Name one advantage and one disadvantage of using tapes for backup media.
Q4) CD-R is just a shorthand way to write CD-ROM,but they mean the same thing.
A)True
B)False
Q5) If you want to attach six hard drives to your computer using a single disk controller interface,which interface type should you choose?
A) IDE
B) eSATA
C) PATA
D) SCSI
Q6) A ______ volume can provide your storage system with fault tolerance.
Q7) What are two reasons you might want to consider using cloud storage hosted on the Internet?
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Q8) ________ is a removable storage technology that uses disks compatible with SATA.
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Chapter 8: Modem and Other Remote Communications Devices
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Q1) communications of continuous bursts or blocks of data controlled by a clock signal that starts each burst or block of data
A)flow control
B)cable modem
C)synchronous communication
D)data pump
E)daemon
F)protocol
G)ADSL
H)Xon-Xoff
I)modem
J)asynchronous communication
Q2) Briefly describe what a modem does.
Q3) Name two enhancements of DOCSIS 3.0 over non-DOCSIS compliant cable modems?
Q4) Hardware flow control halts and resumes the movement of data by sending special characters.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) What type of signal is embedded in the data of synchronous communication lines?
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Chapter 9: Network Connectivity
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Q1) Describe the difference between a hub and a switch.
Q2) You are designing a new network that will use TCP/IP. You are trying to decide which class of IP address you should use. There will be several thousand nodes on the network and you want to use an address class suitable for medium-sized networks. What address class should you use?
A) class A
B) class B
C) class C
D) class D
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) Why do you need to configure a default gateway in a computer's IP configuration?
Q5) Which of the following accurately describes a function of a LAN?
A) offers networking services over a long distance
B) connects office networks in two different cities
C) uses a modem to connect to an ISP
D) uses switches to connect computers
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Chapter 10: Resource Sharing Over a Network
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Q1) Global groups are used to hold user accounts while domain local groups are used to hold Global groups and provide access to resources.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a function of a directory service?
A) central listing of resources
B) facilitates finding resources
C) facilitates managing and accessing resources
D) decentralizes user management
Q3) Which of the following is NOT an event type that can be set up for logging using Server Admin on Mac OS X Server?
A) Login and Logout events
B) Installation of applications
C) Opened files
D) Deleted files
Q4) A _________________ service provides a central listing of resources and the ability to access and manage resources.
Q5) List three important functions provided by a directory service.
Q6) You use __________ groups to hold user accounts from the same domain as members.
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Chapter 11: Standard Operating and Maintenance
Proceedures
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Q1) Which of the following is a database of information about the Windows operating system including customized settings and software installations?
A) registry
B) performance monitor
C) changelog
D) \windows\system32
Q2) Windows systems keep installed applications in a directory named __________ by default.
Q3) On a UNIX/Linux system,the _________ directory is used to store files to start the OS and perform essential OS tasks.
Q4) Disk fragmentation causes reduced disk performance because the disk read/write heads must move longer distances.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe a typical backup scheme that uses full,and/or incremental or differential backups.
Q6) What are two reasons for installing and leaving operating system files in the directories created by the OS instead of hiding them or using other locations?
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