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Changes that you make in virtual machines do not affect your physical computer.
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TRUE
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The size of a bus determines how much data can be transmitted at one time.
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TRUE
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Like RAM memory, mass storage devices do not retain data when the computer is turned off.
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FALSE
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Peripheral devices are internal to the PC.
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FALSE
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The internal workings of a computer, and especially the hard drive, are extremely susceptible to static electricity.
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TRUE
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A desktop is the main workspace in a graphical user interface.
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TRUE
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The DOS user interface is a command-line interface (CLI).
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TRUE
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All modern operating systems support multithreading and multitasking.
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TRUE
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A program with a very small amount of memory usage must have a memory leak.
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FALSE
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The ____, which is located in the desktop computer case, is the main circuit board for a PC.
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Motherboard
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All buses consist of two parts: a data bus and a(n) ____ bus.
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address
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ROMs, PROMs, EPROMs, and EEPROMs that contain recorded programs are called ____.
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firmware
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You can connect up to ____ USB peripherals with five levels of hubs to a single USB host controller.
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127
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Fedora 13 owes its parentage to ____.
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UNIX
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Which Windows 7 kernel mode component provides basic OS services, such as memory management, process and thread management, and security?
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executive
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In ____ multitasking, the OS executes an application for a specific period of time, according to its assigned priority.
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preemptive
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The amount of memory that can be addressed by the processor is called ____ memory.
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physical
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An antivirus agent uses a(n) ____ driver to intercept files that contain viruses.
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filter
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Windows-based operating systems support file-sharing traffic across a network by using the ____ communications protocol.
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Server Message Block (SMB)
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You can use the Fedora 13 ____ to review summary information about the system.
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System Profiler
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From the Fedora 13 System Monitor ____ tab, you can view CPU usage and current percentage of CPU usage.
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Resources
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A(n) ____________________ uses rigid rotating platters to read and write on magnetic media.
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hard drive
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Newer operating systems like Windows 7 and Fedora 13 were designed to allow multiple programs to run at the same time, a process called ____________________.
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multitasking
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In Fedora 13, you can use the ____________________ command to review processor activity in real time.
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System Monitor
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One benefit of using GUIs is that they standardize how you use computer programs.
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TRUE
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The taskbar is a key element in using the Windows 7 interface.
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FALSE
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If you decrease screen resolution, text and other displayed information will appear smaller.
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FALSE
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The Windows 7 contents list shows the folder trail to the current folder.
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TRUE
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The task bar in the Fedora 13 File Browser includes many helpful options.
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FALSE
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You can control which items appear on the Windows 7 Start menu by right-clicking it and opening the ____ dialog box.
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Properties
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Which Fedora 13 top panel menu provides options for configuring the system and desktop environment?
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System
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To remove an item from a panel, right-click it on the panel and then click ____ from Panel.
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Remove
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Display resolution is defined as the total number of ____ displayed horizontally and vertically.
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pixels
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Items that appear on the Fedora 13 desktop are grouped as ____ in the form of desktop launchers (shortcuts).
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applets
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Within the Windows 7 contents list, the path to a folder is indicated by the ____ symbol, which is actually a pop-up menu.
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u
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A(n) ____ is a navigation aid used in an address bar and other parts of the GUI to help keep track of your locations.
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breadcrumb
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Which Windows Explorer control allows you to connect a drive letter to a shared resource on another computer?
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Map network drive
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In Windows 7, you need ____ privileges to access the Documents folders of other users.
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administrator
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By default, the Recycle Bin can only hold ____ percent of the hard drive’s capacity.
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10
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You can use the Windows 7 ____ feature when you need to locate a file or folder.
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Search
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If you see the entry you want in your Windows 7 search results, ____ the entry to open it.
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double-click
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When searching from the Start menu, Windows usually displays about ____ search results depending on the size of your monitor.
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15
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The Fedora 13 location bar corresponds to the ____ in Windows 7.
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address bar
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Which Fedora 13 Side Pane drop-down list option displays a hierarchical representation of your file system that you can use to navigate through your files?
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Tree
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A valid digital signature guarantees that the software is without problems.
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FALSE
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Third-party cookies are stored by a Web server from the same Internet domain.
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FALSE
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When installing ActiveState Perl in Fedora 13 you use the same installation options as Windows 7. {miss this one and you are in trouble)
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FALSE
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In Windows 7, the ____ provides summary information for your computer.
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System Information tool
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In the Firefox Web browser, you can move from one Web page to another by clicking the ____.
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hyperlinks
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A(n) ____ is a piece of software that automatically follows hyperlinks from one document to the next around the Web.
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bot
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When using a Web search engine, use the ____ character to include other keywords that you would expect to find in relevant documents.
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"+"
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____ is a feature in Internet Explorer that helps you avoid malware sites when you browse the Web.
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SmartScreen Filter
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You can set up security ____ from the Security tab of the Internet Options dialog box.
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zones
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When you first install Internet Explorer 8, it corrals all Web sites into the Internet zone and stands guard with a ____ level of security according to Microsoft.
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Medium-high
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You define the location of the security zones relative to the ____.
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firewall
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____ are software components that interact with each other in a networked environment.
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ActiveX controls
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____ cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
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Session
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You exchange certificates with servers using a secure transmission protocol, which provides ____ and unaltered information.
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encrypted
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Use the ____ tab of the Internet Options dialog box to set up an Internet connection and configure LAN settings.
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Connections
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You can use the ____ menu in Firefox to customize toolbars, the status bar, sidebars, text size, and other particulars.
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View
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In Firefox, cookies usually expire in ____ days if you keep them.
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30
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The ____ options in Firefox refer to navigation and security features.
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Advanced
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Most applications are ____ to reduce the size of the setup file.
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compressed
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Scripts used in ActiveState Perl have a file extension of ____.
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pl
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In Windows 7, a drive letter must be assigned to each hard drive and optical drive installed in a PC.
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TRUE
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In Windows 7, a file can be both encrypted and compressed on a hard disk.
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FALSE
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In the context of creating storage on a disk, an unallocated area is one that does not contain a primary or extended partition.
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TRUE
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Windows 7 and Fedora 13 have the same approaches to mounting a file system.
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FALSE
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Unlike Windows 7, Fedora 13 does not automatically check the file systems at boot time.
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FALSE
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In Windows 7, a(n) ____ partition contains an OS.
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active
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NTFS uses a ____ for managing access to files.
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master file table (MFT)
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The ____ option in NTFS provides a fail-safe mechanism by using transactions to ensure that data is written to the hard drive.
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journalizing
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For copyright reasons, Fedora 13 does not automatically recognize ____, and sometimes it requires kernel updates for the driver.
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NTFS
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____ creates the root of the directory structure and the file system for use.
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Formatting
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In Fedora 13, if you need to create a mount point on the current file system, you first create a directory in the file system using the ____ command.
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mkdir
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Which tab in the Local Disk Properties dialog box would you select to perform disk cleanup?
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General
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In Windows 7, by default, the hidden share ____ is displayed in the Sharing tab of the Local Disk Properties dialog box.
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C$
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In Windows 7, if you have ____ privileges, you can create additional shares for the entire contents of the local disk (C).
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administrative
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From the ____ tab of the Windows 7 Local Disk Properties dialog box, you can set the NTFS permissions that control access to data on the hard drive.
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Security
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You can use both input and output redirection with the same Fedora 13 command.
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TRUE
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The Fedora 13 tail command reads an entire file before printing it.
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FALSE
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Any Windows 7 command you use at the command prompt can also be used in a batch program.
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TRUE
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When a command that is typed on the keyboard passes through the ____, the characters are echoed on the console.
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STDIN
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You can ____ text in the Windows 7 command prompt Edit Menu using the Shift key and cursor movement keys.
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mark
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To redirect the output to a network printer, specify the printer using the UNC (Universal Naming Convention) format of ____.
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\\servername\printername
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The MORE filter displays one screen (____ lines) of information at a time followed by -- More --.
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24
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To see a list of available commands at the Windows 7 command prompt, type ____ at the command prompt and press Enter.
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HELP
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Use the ____ command in the Windows 7 CLI to display the contents of a text file on the standard output device.
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TYPE
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In Fedora 13, you can use the ____ command to search a file and then print all the lines that match your search.
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grep
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In Windows 7, the ____ command is specifically designed for batch programs.
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FOR
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Within a batch program, the ____ command directs Windows 7 to a line identified by a label.
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GOTO
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If you suspect that a batch program is “running away” because of an infinite loop, or you change your mind about allowing the program to complete, press ____ to stop the program.
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Ctrl+C
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The ____ command enables you to include comments (remarks) in a batch file.
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REM
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____ environment variables are preset in the operating system and are available to all Windows 7 processes.
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System
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In Fedora 13, the ____ command modifies the permissions of a file.
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chmod
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With both if command constructs, the decision is made by testing a ____.
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variable
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In Fedora 13, use the ____ command to enable multiple executions of a set of instructions while a certain condition exists.
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while
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In the Windows 7 CLI, if you omit the path in the TREE command, the command displays an error message.
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TRUE
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As a Fedora 13 superuser, you can arrange information anywhere in the directory structure.
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TRUE
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Directories cannot be removed using the Windows 7 CLI.
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FALSE
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The RENAME and REN commands do not allow you to specify a new drive or path for your destination file.
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TRUE
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Windows 7 requires quotation marks to enclose filenames that contain spaces.
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TRUE
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In Windows 7, you can open the command prompt console by clicking Start, pointing to All Programs, clicking Accessories, and clicking ____.
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Command Prompt
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In Windows 7, to view a graphical representation of the directories on a disk, you use the ____ command.
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TREE
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To include filenames in the structure shown by the Windows 7 TREE command, you can add the ____ switch.
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/F
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The Navigation pane in Windows Explorer, which can display the directory structure of one or more drives, is the ____.
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The left pane.
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____ space is any blank area of a window.
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White
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A(n) ____ path does not begin with a backward slash, and its starting address is the current directory.
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absolute
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In Windows 7, you can use the ____ command to copy one or more files to an alternative location.
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COPY
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To remove files and directories in the Fedora 13 directory tree, use the ____ command.
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rm
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Before using a disk in Fedora 13, you must ____ and format it.
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unmount
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In Fedora 13, you can copy files to a formatted disk or a USB drive with the ____ command.
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cp
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A Fedora 13 filename requires an extension when you use a command to list, view, or execute the file.
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FALSE
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Every file in DOS has four attributes.
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TRUE
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The compression and encryption attributes for disk files are mutually exclusive.
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TRUE
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The FINDSTR command offers more control over the search process than the FIND command.
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TRUE
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The Fedora 13 find command returns a status of less than zero if an error occurs.
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FALSE
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A long file extension has more than ____ characters.
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three
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Windows 7 uses file extensions to identify file ____.
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associations
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Unlike Windows 7, when you save a file in Fedora 13, the application stores file and directory attributes in a(n) ____.
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inode
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The Fedora 13 ____ command allows you to view file contents.
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ls
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By default, the DIR command does not list files when the ____ attribute is set to on.
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hidden
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To hide a directory named Secret, you would type: ____.
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ATTRIB +H Secret
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The administrator account is called a recovery agent because it has a global key that can ____ any file.
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decrypt
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In Fedora 13, you cannot modify a directory or file that has the ____ attribute.
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i
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The DOS FIND command is case sensitive unless used with the ____ switch.
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/I
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Use the ____ sign with the DOS FIND command to redirect the output of a program.
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>
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The FINDSTR command can find the exact text you are looking for in any ____ file or files.
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ASCII
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When using dates and date ranges with Windows Search, you can use ____ dates such as today, tomorrow, or yesterday in a search.
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absolute
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Every file in DOS has four attributes.
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TRUE
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The compression and encryption attributes for disk files are mutually exclusive.
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TRUE
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The DOS Edit (32 Bit Windows) and vi programs are installed by default when you install the operating system.
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TRUE
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The default mode of the Vim editor is Visual.
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FALSE
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To perform a Vim editor search-and-replace operation on an entire document, place a $ sign before the :substitute command.
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FALSE
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A long file extension has more than ____ characters.
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three
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Unlike Windows 7, when you save a file in Fedora 13, the application stores file and directory attributes in a(n) ____.
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inode
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In Fedora 13, you cannot modify a directory or file that has the ____ attribute.
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i
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Use the ____ sign with the DOS FIND command to redirect the output of a program.
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>
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To create a file in DOS Edit, type ____ at the command prompt to start DOS Edit, and then begin typing in the document window.
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edit
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If you are not sure which file you are using in Vim, type ____ to place brackets around the active file.
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:args
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To ____ text in DOS Edit, press Alt+E and then press the T key.
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cut
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To paste text from the Windows Clipboard, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+ ____.
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V
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To cut a line from a document in the Vim editor, use the arrow keys to position the cursor anywhere on the line you want to cut and then type the ____ command.
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dd
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To save a Vim file and quit the editor, type ____ and then press Enter.
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:wq
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To search for more than one word or command in Vim, use regular ____.
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expressions
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To shut down a virtual machine, click System, click Shut Down, and then click the ____ button.
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Shut Down
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In the Vim editor, to recall the last typed command, type ____ and then press the Up arrow key.
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:
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To quit the Vim editor without saving your changes, type ____.
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:q!
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