EMT Practice Test

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Question1: A technician has received multiple reports about a media player, which is located in a waiting room, turning on and off at various times of the day. The technician replaces the power adapter and turns the player back on.
Which of the following should the technician do next?

Question2: Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of a vector in programming?

Question3: Concerned with vulnerabilities on a home network, an administrator replaces the wireless router with a recently released new device. After configuring the new device utilizing the old SSID and key, some light switches are no longer communicating. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Question4: Which of the following types of encryptions would BEST protect a laptop computer in the event of theft?

Question5: A company wants an application to be accessed by concurrent users and store company information securely.
Which of the following would be the BEST option for storing the information?

Question6: Which of the following filesystems would a Linux computer MOST likely use?

Question7: Which of the following intellectual property concepts BEST represents a legally protected slogan of a business?

Question8: For which of the following is a relational database management system MOST commonly used?

Question9: A technician has been asked to assign an IP address to a new desktop computer. Which of the following is a valid IP address the technician should assign?

Question10: A program needs to choose apples, oranges, or bananas based on an input. Which of the following programming constructs is BEST to use?

Question11: A new device has been installed on a wired network and can be accessed via the LAN but cannot be accessed remotely.
Which of the following is the most likely cause?

Question12: The process of determining the source of an issue during troubleshooting is called:

Question13: Which of the following terms best describes the outcome of a text message that is encrypted from its original form?

Question14: Which of the following software solutions ensures that programs running simultaneously on a workstation do not utilize the same physical memory?

Question15: Which of the following requires the MOST frequent updating to remain effective?

Question16: Which of the following computer components allows for communication over a computer network?

Question17: When editing a document, which of the following describes where the changes are located before they are saved to permanent storage?

Question18: Which of the following can a company use to protect its logo?

Question19: Employees must use a badge to enter and exit the building. Each time the badge is used, a log entry is created and stored to record who has entered and exited the building. Which of the following best describes what the log entries provide?

Question20: Given the following lines:

This is an example of:

Question21: An attacker is using subversive tactics to gain the trust of a target in order to obtain entry to a location or access to confidential information. Which of the following best describes this scenario?

Question22: A systems administrator uses a program that interacts directly with hardware to manage storage, network, and virtual machines. This program is an example of:

Question23: Which of the following is a wireless communication that requires devices to be within 6in of each other to transfer information?

Question24: All users have access to an application at a company. The data from the application is stored on a centralized device located on the network. Which of the following devices would MOST likely be used to store the data?

Question25: Which of the following types of memory can retain its content after a system reboot?

Question26: Which of the following database structures is the most granular?

Question27: A company purchased a software program. The EULA states that the software can be installed on as many computers as the company wants, but only four users can be using the software at any point in time. Which of the following types of licenses is this an example of?

Question28: Salespeople roam around a retail store conducting transactions. Which of the following computing devices would be most ideal for point-of-sale transactions?

Question29: Which of the following security concerns is a threat to confidentiality?

Question30: Which of the following is the closest to machine language?

Question31: Which of the following would MOST likely use an ARM processor?

Question32: Which of the following is an advantage of a fiat file?

Question33: The broadcast signal from a recently installed wireless access point is not as strong as expected. Which of the following actions would BEST improve the signal strength?

Question34: A technician is concerned that sensitive data transmitted over the Internet can be intercepted and viewed during a MITM attack. Which of the following should the technician enable to reduce the risk?

Question35: Which of the following computing devices would be used to provide a centralized means to distribute services to a group of clients and usually possesses a role on a LAN?

Question36: A company wants its employee to use an email client that downloads and removes messages from the email server. Which of the following protocols must be configured in the email client to facilitate this?

Question37: SQL databases use primary and foreign keys to enable which of the following?

Question38: Which of the following language types would a web developer MOST likely use to create a website?

Question39: Which of the following database concepts would MOST likely use a CSV file?

Question40: When transferring a file across the network, which of the following would be the FASTEST transfer rate?

Question41: A company purchased a software program. The EULA states that the software can be installed on as many computers as the company wants, but only four users can be using the software at any point in time. Which of the following types of licenses is this an example of?

Question42: Employee information is stored in a database. Which of the following BEST describes where all of an employee's information is stored?

Question43: Which of the following is an example of an interpreted language?

Question44: A programmer uses DML to modify:

Question45: Which of the following would be the easiest component to upgrade on a laptop that is experiencing slow performance?

Question46: Given the following information:

Which of the following is descriptive of both tables?

Question47: Which of the following WiFi security options would create the MOST need for a VPN connection on the client device?

Question48: Which of the following BEST describes the practice of providing user credentials when logging onto the network?

Question49: Which of the following is primarily a confidentiality concern?

Question50: Which of the following business continuity concepts is the best example of fault tolerance?

Question51: An IP address is 32 bits long. If converted to bytes, it would be:

Question52: Ann, a user, is experiencing difficulty getting her IP-based security camera to function at her house after a rain storm that caused a power interruption. The camera has an LED light indicating it has power. Which of the following is MOST likely the problem?

Question53: When following the troubleshooting methodology, which of the following should be performed last?

Question54: Which of the following is used to protect intellectual property while requiring the owner to provide the public with working details?

Question55: Which of the following best explains the reason for password expiration?

Question56: Which of the following programming concepts uses properties and attributes?

Question57: A technician is installing a new wireless network and wants to secure the wireless network to prevent unauthorized access. Which of the following protocols would be the MOST secure?

Question58: An online retailer experienced an outage. An investigation revealed that the server received more requests than it could handle, and customers could not log in as a result. Which of the following best describes this scenario?

Question59: A large payment website was breached recently. A user is concerned that the breach will affect account security on other sites. Which of the following password best practices would mitigate this risk?

Question60: A user revisits a website and receives a message that the site may not be secure. The user is prompted to click a link to continue to the site. Which of the following would MOST likely identify the issue?

Question61: A user is selecting software to use to prepare handouts for a presentation. The user would like the information to be easy to format and printer friendly. Which of the following software types should the user select?

Question62: For a disaster recovery exercise, a company wants to ensure customer data is recovered before operational data. This is an example of:

Question63: Which of the following creates multifactor authentication when used with something you have?

Question64: Malware infections are being caused by websites. Which of the following settings will help prevent infections caused by Internet browsing?

Question65: An IT manager wants to prevent end users from booting alternative operating systems on workstations. Which of the following security-related best practices would be used to accomplish this?

Question66: An application is hosted on a local network. Which of the following descriptions is correct?

Question67: A company executive wants to view company training videos from a DVD. Which of the following components would accomplish this task?

Question68: A user browses to a website. Before the page opens, the user receives a message that the site is not secure.
Which of the following caused this message?

Question69: A company will begin to allow staff to work from home by means of formal request. Which of the following is the BEST way for the company to document this change?

Question70: Which of the following would work BEST stored as a flat file rather than stored in a database?

Question71: A user is buying a laptop. The user will have a lot of personal and confidential information on the laptop. The user wants to ensure data cannot be accessed by anyone, even if the laptop is stolen. Which of the following should be set up to accomplish this?

Question72: An administrator grants permission for a user to access data in a database. Which of the following actions was performed?

Question73: Which of the following is the exact number of bytes in a gigabyte?

Question74: Employees of a large technology company are provided access to the internet as a work resource. Which of the following most likely represents the level of privacy employees should expect when utilizing this resource?

Question75: A programmer is generating results by iterating rows that provide values needed for one calculation. Which of the following functions best accomplishes this task?

Question76: A technician is troubleshooting a problem. The technician tests the theory and determines the theory is confirmed. Which of the following should be the technician's NEXT step?

Question77: Which of the following would be best to use to store a project task list that will be updated by multiple team members?

Question78: A systems administrator is setting up a new server using RAID technology. If one hard drive in the array fails, the data is stored on another drive, preventing data loss. Which of the following business continuity concepts does this explain?

Question79: Which of the following would be BEST to keep the data on a laptop safe if the laptop is lost or stolen?

Question80: A developer is writing a script to calculate a bank account balance within two decimal places. Which of the following data types should the developer select to store the balance?

Question81: A computer user is downloading software from the Internet and notices the following at the end of the install file: "...x86.exe". Which of the following statements BEST represents what the "...x86.exe" means in the installation file?

Question82: Which of the following is the most secure fllesystem?

Question83: Which of the following filesystems is compatible with the greatest number of operating systems?

Question84: Meaningful and accurate reporting is essential to retailers in making business decisions while managing inventory. Which of the following offers the BEST assistance in generating reports?

Question85: A help desk technician loads a browser-based ticketing system, but when navigating to the queue, the technician realizes that another employee's queue is being accessed. Which of the following explains the issue?

Question86: When developing a game, a developer creates a boss object that has the ability to jump. Which of the following programming concepts does jump represent?

Question87: A technician travels to a data center to review specifications on a new project. Which of the following is the technician most likely to see pertaining to types of operating systems?

Question88: Which of the following data types should a database administrator use to store customer postal codes?

Question89: A global variable called "age" will be created in a program and incremented through the use of a function.
Which of the following data types should be defined with the age variable?

Question90: Which of the following would a company consider an asset?

Question91: Within a database, which of the following would be the best access method to use to display a subset of a table?

Question92: A user wants to use a laptop outside the house and still remain connected to the Internet. Which of the following would be the BEST choice to accomplish this task?

Question93: Which of the following is an example of multifactor authentication?

Question94: A company is concerned with ensuring its databases are highly available. Which of the following can be used to increase database availability?

Question95: A systems administrator wants to return results for a time range within a database. Which of the following commands should the administrator use?

Question96: Which of the following internet service types is most susceptible to weather disruptions?

Question97: Which of the following BEST describes a technology that allows multiple users to create and edit reports at the same time?

Question98: A technician overhears a systems administrator mention the term "IOPS". To which of the following operating system functions would the term BEST apply?

Question99: Which of the following is a compiled language?