EMT Practice Test

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Question1: A technician has successfully verified full system functionality after implementing the solution to a problem.
Which of the following is the NEXT troubleshooting step the technician should do?

Question2: A company requires several reports that analyze related information from sales, inventory, marketing, and compensation dat a. Which of the following is the BEST place to store this data?

Question3: Which of the following describes a unique entry to a data set?

Question4: Which of the following elements is most important in order for data reports to have value?

Question5: 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?

Question6: Which of the following is a reason why complex passwords are required?

Question7: Which of the following would be the most secure password reset process?

Question8: An employee's laptop does not connect to the Internet when it is used in a coffee shop. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Question9: A technician is upgrading a company's Wi-Fi from 802.11a to support a range of 115ft (35m) indoors and a speed of 700Mbps. Which of the following should the technician select for the upgrade?

Question10: A programmer needs an element that will automatically store customer orders consecutively by order number every time a new order is placed. Which of the following elements should be used?

Question11: A startup company has created a logo. The company wants to ensure no other entity can use the logo for any purpose. Which of the following should the company use to BEST protect the logo? (Select TWO).

Question12: After creating a database, which of the following would a developer most likely use to put data in the database?

Question13: When working with storage. 1,000,000MB can also be notated as:

Question14: Which of the following types of encryptions would BEST protect a laptop computer in the event of theft?

Question15: A technician is having trouble connecting multiple users' laptops to the internet wirelessly. The users are on the west side of the building, which is hardwired. Which of the following should the technician do to resolve this issue quickly?

Question16: Which of the following is the equivalent of 1 KB?

Question17: Which of the following requires the MOST frequent updating to remain effective?

Question18: A user has purchased a high-end graphics card that contains a GPU. Which of the following processes is being performed by the GPU on the graphics card?

Question19: Which of the following programming languages would most likely include tables and the select command?

Question20: Which of the following would MOST likely use an ARM processor?

Question21: Which of the following is the slowest processing speed?

Question22: Which of the following is the BEST option for a developer to use when storing the months of a year and when performance is a key consideration?

Question23: Which of the following connection types provides the fastest internet speed?

Question24: Which of the following is a wireless communication that requires devices to be within 6in of each other to transfer information?

Question25: Which of the following BEST describes a kilobyte?

Question26: Which of the following creates multifactor authentication when used with something you have?

Question27: Employee information is stored in a database. Which of the following BEST describes where all of an employee's information is stored?

Question28: Which of the following should have the HIGHEST expectation of privacy?

Question29: Which of the following defines a reusable value that can be reassigned?

Question30: A network technician needs to ensure data on a network drive is fully backed up. Which of the following backups should the technician implement?

Question31: A developer is writing a program to process a long list of employees and apply a cost-of-living increase of 3.2% to all employees making less than $15 per hour. Which of the following pseudocode snippets provides the best solution?

Question32: A user is attempting to print a document to a wireless printer and receives an error stating the operation could not be completed. Which of the following should the user do to correct this issue?

Question33: 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?

Question34: A technician has verified full system functionality. Which of the following actions should the technician take next?

Question35: Which of the following language types would a web developer MOST likely use to create a website?

Question36: Which of the following best practices can be used to mitigate password reuse?

Question37: Which of the following best describes the process of comparing MD5 values after downloading software?

Question38: Which of the following is an example of an interpreted language?

Question39: Which of the following is considered a traditional input and output device?

Question40: Which of the following is the least expensive way for users at a large company to load a 2GB spreadsheet quickly?

Question41: Which of the following utilities has the ability to remove drivers and scan for hardware changes?

Question42: Which of the following is best used to store many integers in one container?

Question43: 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?

Question44: An engineer has been assigned the task of establishing network connectivity in a remote area where telephone lines are readily available but other infrastructure is limited. Which of the following technologies would be the best solution?

Question45: Which of the following utilities has the ability to remove drivers and scan for hardware changes?

Question46: A programmer needs to store output in a place that can be accessed as quickly as possible. The data does not need to remain persistent. Which of the following is the BEST option for storing the data?

Question47: Which of the following actions is most likely associated with database use?

Question48: A game developer is purchasing a computing device to develop a game and recognizes the game engine software will require a device with high-end specifications that can be upgraded. Which of the following devices would be BEST for the developer to buy?

Question49: After creating a database, which of the following would a developer most likely use to put data in a table?

Question50: When transferring a file across the network, which of the following would be the FASTEST transfer rate?

Question51: A company is looking at locations for a new datacenter. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has stated that the new datacenter should be at least 500mi (805km) from the existing datacenter so one natural disaster will be unlikely to impact both datacenters. Which of the following is this best an example of?

Question52: Which of the following operating systems is most likely to be used to provide the GUI for a workplace employee?

Question53: 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?

Question54: Users are required to install a certificate in order to access commercial web pages through a corporate proxy server. Which of the following Windows Control Panel applets would enable users to verify the needed certificate is installed?

Question55: Which of the following would MOST likely prevent malware sent as compromised file via email from infecting a person's computer?

Question56: A user needs an interface that supports both video and dat
a. Which of the following will meet this requirement?

Question57: A technician is configuring a new Windows PC and needs to choose a filesystem that supports encryption. Which of the following is the technician most likely to choose?

Question58: A programmer uses DML to modify:

Question59: Which of the following data types would be best for storing data representing a phone number?

Question60: A user works at a health insurance company. Which of the following is the best method for ensuring a customer's personal information is kept confidential when it needs to be shared with another authorized employee?

Question61: Which of the following is the main purpose for a MAC address to identify?

Question62: The computer language that is closest to machine code is:

Question63: A systems administrator is setting up an output device that supports both USB and network capability. Which of the following devices is the administrator most likely installing?

Question64: Which of the following statements BEST describes binary?

Question65: A programmer is tasked with providing a human-readable rough draft of output. Which of the following techniques would be used?

Question66: Which of the following commands would most likely be used to add data to an existing database table?

Question67: A user connects a wireless router to a home network and notices another wireless access point uses the same name. Which of the following should the user change?

Question68: Which of the following allows wireless devices to communicate to a wired network?

Question69: Which of the following security concerns is a threat to confidentiality?

Question70: Given the following pseudocode:
arduino
Copy code
WHILE X < 12
print "Counting"
X += 1
If X=7, which of the following is the number of times the message will be displayed?

Question71: Given the following pseudocode:

Which of the following would be the output of the program?

Question72: Which of the following relational database constructs is used to ensure valid values are entered for a column?

Question73: When editing a document, which of the following describes where the changes are located before they are saved to permanent storage?

Question74: A technician needs to install a wireless router for a client that supports speeds up to 11Mbps and operates on the 2.4GHz band. Which of the following should the technician select?

Question75: A flatbed scanner that is connected to a laptop is used to convert photographic prints to digital images for reproduction on a color printer. Which of the following is considered the input device for this process?

Question76: Which of the following availability concerns is mitigated by having a business continuity site?

Question77: A company desires to implement a six-month survey site within a remote location. Which of the following is the BEST option for Internet service?

Question78: A function is BEST used for enabling programs to:

Question79: 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?

Question80: Which of the following OS features would be best to use to remove unnecessary programs?

Question81: A database administrator finds that a table is not needed in a relational database. Which of the following commands is used to completely remove the table and its data?

Question82: Which of the following describes something in a database that refers to the unique identifier in the parent table?

Question83: 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?

Question84: A small company has authorized an allowance for employees to purchase their own work computers. The administrator has noticed a sizable increase in network traffic following the arrival of the new computers. Which of the following is the most likely reason?

Question85: Which of the following software license models allows a developer to modify the original code and release its own version of the application?

Question86: Which of the following computer components allows for communication over a computer network?

Question87: Given the following pseudocode:

If there are seven apples in the basket, which of the following would be the number of oranges a person eats?

Question88: A technician is troubleshooting an important application that is crashing every hour. The technician suspects that the installation is corrupt and needs to be reinstalled. Which of the following steps should be performed next?

Question89: Which of the following scripting languages is most likely to be used in a Linux command-line environment?

Question90: Which of the following tasks is typically performed during the identification phase of the troubleshooting methodology?

Question91: Which of the following data types should a developer use when creating a variable to hold a postal code?

Question92: Which of the following internet service types is most susceptible to weather disruptions?

Question93: 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?

Question94: Which of the following is the closest to machine language?

Question95: Which of the following is an advantage of using locally saved files?

Question96: Which of the following should privacy expectations on a company intranet be limited to?

Question97: Which of the following describes the concept of a database record?

Question98: A programmer is generating results by iterating rows that provide values needed for one calculation. Which of the following functions best accomplishes this task?

Question99: Which of the following are the basic computing operations?

Question100: Which of the following BEST describes an application running on a typical operating system?

Question101: An accounting firm needs to allow users to update records simultaneously without errors. Which of the following best meets the firm's needs?

Question102: A user wants to prevent web history logging. Which of the following features will allow the user to achieve this goal?

Question103: Which of the following best describes when lo use an array?

Question104: 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?

Question105: Ann, a user, connects to the corporate WiFi and tries to browse the Internet. Ann finds that she can only get to local (intranet) pages. Which of the following actions would MOST likely fix the problem?

Question106: An application is hosted on a local network. Which of the following descriptions is correct?

Question107: 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?

Question108: Which of the following would be the easiest component to upgrade on a laptop that is experiencing slow performance?

Question109: A software developer has created a program for the accounting department. The finance department requests the same program but requires some changes to the code to meet its needs. Which of the following should be performed?

Question110: Which of the following is a compiled language?

Question111: A technician reading workstation security logs notices that an unidentified device is plugged into a USB port several hours a day but is never plugged in when the technician goes to check the machine. File audits reveal nothing unexpected. Which of the following devices is most likely causing this message?

Question112: Which of the following is MOST likely used to represent international text data?

Question113: Which of the following filesystems would a Linux computer MOST likely use?

Question114: 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?

Question115: Which of the following is both an input and output device?

Question116: Which of the following storage types presents the most likely security risk?

Question117: A database administrator would like to create a visual diagram of the layout of a new relational database. Which of the following should the administrator use?

Question118: 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?

Question119: of the following would most likely be used to protect the intellectual property of printed materials?

Question120: A user needs to enter text and numbers to produce charts that demonstrate sales figures. Which of the following types of software would BEST complete this task?

Question121: 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?

Question122: A technician is troubleshooting an error message and tests the same program on a separate, identical machine. Which of the following troubleshooting methodology steps is this an example of?

Question123: A network technician is installing an RJ11 connector inside a home tor new internet service. Which ot the following network connection types is the technician most likely using?

Question124: 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?

Question125: 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?

Question126: Which of the following is a logical structure for storing files?

Question127: Which of the following file extensions is used for a consolidated group of files?

Question128: Which of the following would be the most cost-effective method to increase availability?

Question129: Which of the following would indicate the FASTEST processor speed?

Question130: An end user's computer has been failing to open its word processing software. An IT technician successfully solves the problem. Which of the following best describes the technician's NEXT step?

Question131: 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?

Question132: A program needs to choose apples, oranges, or bananas based on an input. Which of the following programming constructs is BEST to use?

Question133: Which of the following units of storage would be used to measure the amount of RAM on a desktop computer?

Question134: Which of the following is used to protect intellectual property while requiring the owner to provide the public with working details?

Question135: A technician replaces the video card in a user's PC. The user reports the resolution on the display seems very low, but the operating system will not let the user adjust it any higher. Which of the following steps would MOST likely fix this problem?

Question136: A user inserts a USB flash drive into a computer tor the first time and sees a message on the screen indicating the device is being set up. The message quickly changes to indicate the device is ready for use. Which of the following device configuration types most likely occurred?

Question137: 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?

Question138: A network administrator wants to keep track of all system messages and alerts. Which of the following would best allow for the administrator to follow trends?

Question139: A hacker was able to obtain a user's password for email, social media, and bank accounts. Which of the following should the user do to prevent this type of attack in the future?

Question140: A building has two legacy APs. A new AP was recently installed within 30ft (9m) of the legacy APs. Multiple users have been reporting intermittent internet connectivity since the new AP was installed. Which of the following explains what is happening?

Question141: 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?

Question142: A company wants to build an application that is available to employees without a client component because some employees do not connect to the corporate network in order to work. Which of the following network types would best deliver this application to all employees?

Question143: SQL databases use primary and foreign keys to enable which of the following?

Question144: Which of following PC components operates only as an input device?

Question145: An administrator grants permission for a user to access data in a database. Which of the following actions was performed?

Question146: Malware infections are being caused by websites. Which of the following settings will help prevent infections caused by Internet browsing?

Question147: Which of the following is most appropriate to list on a social media site about an employer?

Question148: 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?

Question149: Which of the following would most likely be used to protect the intellectual property of printed materials?