High speed surfin’ safari
At a minimum, what TCP/IP configuration parameters are required to surf web sites on the ‘net using their fully qualified domain name (i.e., www.google.com)?
What’s wrong with my power?
You’ve upgraded the power supply of a computer a week ahead of a video card and hard drive upgrade. However, when the computer is powered on, all of the components are functional except for the DVD-RW drive. Prior to the installation, you checked the voltage at the wall outlet and the voltages coming from each output from the power supply. What is the most likely cause of this faulty DVD-RW drive?
Where’s your wireless network?
Your organization provides a wireless network for mobile connectivity in the office. To use the network, the wireless network information must be manually added to the configuration of each wireless device. You notice that other computers can’t see the wireless network unless they are also manually configured. Which wireless configuration can cause this?
Is your webcam broken?
In Windows XP, you notice that the USB attached webcam is not working. What system utility can tell you the status of the webcam?
The memory non-upgrade
You have upgraded the memory in a computer from 1 gigabyte to 2 GB. For the upgrade, you replaced two 512 MB DIMMs with two 1 GB DIMMs. Unfortunately, when you boot the computer the BIOS memory check only shows 1 GB of RAM. What is the most likely cause of this problem?
How should you rebuild this RAID array?
You’ve received a message in your error log that a drive in your RAID 1 array is faulty. What’s the best way to rebuild this RAID 1 array?
Why can’t you use your laptop expansion slots?
You want to add a FireWire port to your laptop, so you’ve selected a CardBus adapter that includes multiple ports on a single expansion card. When you slide the card into your laptop, however, the card will not insert completely into the slot. What’s the most likely cause of this problem?
Can you upgrade this computer?
You’ve been asked to upgrade an associate’s computer from Windows 2000 to Windows XP. The computer has 64 MB of RAM, 1 GB of free disk space, a 300 MHz processor, and VGA video capabilities. Can this computer be upgraded to Windows XP?
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What’s your credit card number?
The theft of personal information is becoming a widespread problem for network security professionals. What’s the most common method for tricking a user into divulging their personal account details?