EMT Practice Test

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Question1: A technician needs to install and configure a wireless SOHO network. Which of the following should the technician configure to reduce Wi-Fi interference from other household appliances?

Question2: Privacy expectations on a company intranet should be limited to:

Question3: Which of the following requires the MOST frequent updating to remain effective?

Question4: Which of the following statements BEST describes binary?

Question5: Which of the following best describes when lo use an array?

Question6: Which of the following categories describes commands used to extract information from a database?

Question7: Which of the following describes the ability to recover access to a specific account if a credential is forgotten?

Question8: Which of the following would indicate the FASTEST processor speed?

Question9: A company allows employees to use their own devices for work. Which of the following is the best security method for such devices?

Question10: A customer is looking for a device that uses tap to pay when making purchases. Which of the following technologies should the customer use?

Question11: After creating a database, which of the following would a developer most likely use to put data in a table?

Question12: 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?

Question13: Which of the following is required to view videos stored on a DVD?

Question14: 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?

Question15: After purchasing a flash drive, the buyer notices that the packaging had already been opened. Which of the following is this is an example of?

Question16: An employee is asked to generate a report on a student information system. The employee uses spreadsheet software and connects to a remote database to pull data for the report. Which of the following types of application architectures did the employee use?

Question17: Given the following pseudocode:

Which of the following is the output of the code?

Question18: A user clicks a link to a web page to view a document, but nothing happens. Which of the following is most likely the issue?

Question19: A programmer needs to specify how to store a test score entered using a web form. Which of the following would be best to use?

Question20: Which of the following intellectual property concepts BEST represents a legally protected slogan of a business?

Question21: A programmer is tasked with providing a human-readable rough draft of output. Which of the following techniques would be used?

Question22: 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?

Question23: 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?

Question24: Which of the following creates multifactor authentication when used with something you have?

Question25: An application is hosted on a local network. Which of the following descriptions is correct?

Question26: Which of the following should privacy expectations on a company intranet be limited to?

Question27: Which of the following is most appropriate to list on a social media site about an employer?

Question28: Which of the following defines a reusable value that can be reassigned?

Question29: Which of the following is an example of information a company would ask employees to handle in a sensitive manner?

Question30: An administrator is preparing a workstation for deployment. Which of the following is the first step the administrator should take in this process?

Question31: A technician has established a plan of action. Which of the following should the technician do next?

Question32: 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?

Question33: A desktop administrator just connected a printer to a workstation, but the workstation does not recognize the printer. Which of the following does the workstation MOST likely need for the printer to function?

Question34: Which of the following troubleshooting steps happens before establishing a theory of probable cause?

Question35: Which of the following explains the concept of database scalability?

Question36: 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?

Question37: A programming construct that is most beneficial tor organizing a program's data and behavior is:

Question38: A database administrator has created a primary table and must ensure the date column in the table only accepts date values. Which of the following does the administrator need to set?

Question39: 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?

Question40: An executive is sharing a series of slides with coworkers in a conference room. Which of the following applications is the executive most likely to use?

Question41: A company is concerned with ensuring its databases are highly available. Which of the following can be used to increase database availability?

Question42: Which of the following BEST describes the practice of providing user credentials when logging onto the network?

Question43: Which of the following is a characteristic of both a database and a flat file?

Question44: A technician is installing an MFD. After installation, all functions work except faxing. Which of the following interfaces is required to enable faxing functionality?

Question45: 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?

Question46: 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?

Question47: 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?

Question48: A technician has verified full system functionality. Which of the following actions should the technician take next?

Question49: Which of the following methods of cooling is most commonly used for desktops?

Question50: Which of the following relational database constructs is used to ensure valid values are entered for a column?

Question51: Which of the following would be the most cost-effective method to increase availability?

Question52: A developer needs to add a table to a database. Which of the following database activities should the user perform?

Question53: Which of the following concerns does installing cross-platform software address?

Question54: A UPS provides protection against:

Question55: Which of the following would most likely be used to protect the intellectual property of printed materials?

Question56: Which of the following language types would a web developer MOST likely use to create a website?

Question57: 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?

Question58: Which of the following best practices can be used to mitigate password reuse?

Question59: 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?

Question60: Which of the following commands would most likely be used to add data to an existing database table?

Question61: 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?

Question62: 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?

Question63: A function is BEST used for enabling programs to:

Question64: Which of the following would MOST likely use an ARM processor?

Question65: Which of the following is considered a traditional input and output device?

Question66: A user has an HDD that is almost at full capacity. Which of the following operating system features should be used to free up some space without deleting any files?

Question67: Which of the following would work BEST stored as a flat file rather than stored in a database?

Question68: Which of the following actions is the FINAL step in the standard troubleshooting methodology?

Question69: Which of the following commands can be used to remove a database permanently?

Question70: Which of the following best protects data in transit?

Question71: Which of the following is secure?

Question72: A developer is creating specific step-by-step instructions/procedures and conditional statements that will be used by a computer program to solve problems. Which of the following is being developed?

Question73: After a user connects a laptop to a newly purchased printer, the user is unable to print. Which of the following is most likely causing the issue?

Question74: Which of the following OS features would be best to use to remove unnecessary programs?

Question75: 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?

Question76: Which of the following types of encryptions would BEST protect a laptop computer in the event of theft?

Question77: 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?

Question78: Which of the following availability concerns is mitigated by having a business continuity site?

Question79: A user installs a wireless router and opens a browser to modify the settings. Which of the following installation types does this describe?

Question80: 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?

Question81: A programmer chooses a database for a new application that needs to store information, including dates, times, names, and amounts. Which of the following database features is this an example of?

Question82: After a patch of an enterprise server, applications were unable to load. The server administrator was able to resolve the issue. Which of the following is the next step the administrator should take?

Question83: Which of the following best describes the process of comparing MD5 values after downloading software?

Question84: 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?

Question85: 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?

Question86: 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?

Question87: Given the following lines:

This is an example of:

Question88: Which of the following actions is most likely associated with database use?

Question89: A programmer is generating results by iterating rows that provide values needed for one calculation. Which of the following functions best accomplishes this task?

Question90: Which of the following would most likely be used to verify a user is following an AUP?

Question91: Which of the following contains exactly four copper wires?

Question92: 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?

Question93: SQL databases use primary and foreign keys to enable which of the following?

Question94: A user wants to ensure port 3389 is open for remote desktop on a PC. Which of the following describes where the user should verify the port is open?

Question95: An administrator wants to block application traffic on specific ports from entering into the local area network. Which of the following devices would be the best choice to perform this task?

Question96: Which of the following data types should a database administrator use to store customer postal codes?

Question97: 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?

Question98: A network technician needs to ensure data on a network drive is fully backed up. Which of the following backups should the technician implement?

Question99: 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?

Question100: 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?

Question101: Which of the following does a NoSQL database use to organize data?

Question102: 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?

Question103: Which of the following is the most secure fllesystem?

Question104: Which of the following is a reason why complex passwords are required?

Question105: 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?

Question106: Which of the following are data manipulation SQL commands? (Select two).

Question107: 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?

Question108: Which of the following filesystems would a Linux computer MOST likely use?

Question109: Which of the following is MOST likely used to represent international text data?

Question110: 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?

Question111: Which of the following terms best describes the outcome of a text message that is encrypted from its original form?

Question112: Which of the following storage types presents the most likely security risk?

Question113: 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).

Question114: A script is designed to save the results of user input from a survey to a database table. Which of the following database access methods is used to add the survey data to the table?

Question115: Which of the following tasks is typically performed during the identification phase of the troubleshooting methodology?

Question116: On which of the following distinct numbers of digits is the hexadecimal numbering system based?

Question117: Given the following pseudocode:
If the Breakfast program ran on Sunday, which of the following would be the output?

Question118: Which of the following best describes the differences between data and information?

Question119: When transferring a file across the network, which of the following would be the FASTEST transfer rate?

Question120: Which of the following notational systems uses the most characters to represent the decimal number 10?

Question121: Which of the following can a company use to protect its logo?

Question122: Which of the following elements is most important in order for data reports to have value?

Question123: 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?

Question124: Which of the following storage types is MOST vulnerable to magnetic damage?

Question125: 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?

Question126: Within a database, which of the following would be the best access method to use to display a subset of a table?

Question127: Given the following pseudocode:

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

Question128: A user is selecting software to visually display information in a marketing meeting. Which of the following software types should the user select?

Question129: 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?

Question130: A user is trying to set up a new wireless access point. Which of the following should the user do first?

Question131: Which of the following is the slowest processing speed?

Question132: Which of the following file extensions is used for a consolidated group of files?

Question133: 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?

Question134: 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?

Question135: Which of the following computer components allows for communication over a computer network?

Question136: Which of the following would be considered the BEST method of securely distributing medical records?

Question137: Which of the following BEST describes a technology that allows multiple users to create and edit reports at the same time?

Question138: Which of the following WiFi security options would create the MOST need for a VPN connection on the client device?

Question139: For which of the following is a relational database management system MOST commonly used?

Question140: A systems administrator wants to return results for a time range within a database. Which of the following commands should the administrator use?

Question141: Which of the following scripting languages is most likely to be used in a Linux command-line environment?

Question142: Which of the following database types would be best in which to place financial data?

Question143: 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?

Question144: 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?

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

Question146: A program needs to choose apples, oranges, or bananas based on an input. Which of the following programming constructs is BEST to use?

Question147: 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?

Question148: A systems administrator wants to run a script at a certain time every day. Which of the following is the BEST way to achieve this?

Question149: A business would like to create an employee portal that employees will have access to when they are at work.
The employees will not be able to connect to the portal from home without a VPN connection. Which of the following types of application does this describe?

Question150: 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?

Question151: Which of the following is an example of structured data?

Question152: Which of the following is most likely managed directly by the operating system?

Question153: Which of the following describes something in a database that refers to the unique identifier in the parent table?

Question154: Which of the following is the main purpose for a MAC address to identify?

Question155: Consider the following statements:

Given the input (userin) of "analyst", to which of the following would the clearance variable be set?

Question156: An IP address is 32 bits long. If converted to bytes, it would be: