Sample Midterm Exam Questions

Midterm Exam - 400 points Total


All questions pertain to Unix, unless otherwise specified.


I. Multiple Choice 
CIRCLE THE BEST ANSWER...only one answer per question.

1. A file created during windows 2000 installation, for backward
compatibility (but its initially zero) is:
a. autoexec.bat   b. pagefile.sys   c. boot.ini
d. config.sys     e. a. and d.

2. Where are the windows 2000 systems files stored by default?
a. c:\windows   b. c:\win   c. c:\Program Files  
d. c:\winnt     e. none of the above

3. The job scheduler in windows, that is used on the command line
is called the _______ command?
a. jobs    b.  task     c. scheduler   d. at    e. all of the above

4. A database of keys and values, used to initialize windows and
various windows applications, is called the ____________.
a. registry  b. domain  c. PDB   d. BDC   e. a. and b. above



etc...





II. Fill in the Blanks.

1. An ip address is made up of 4 parts, each part separated
by a period.  Each part is written in decimal,
and can range from __________ to __________.  The ip address is
___________ bits (how many) long.
The ip address is burnt into the nic ______________ (true/false)?
Every machine directly on the internet, normally has a
unique ip address ________________(true/false)?


2. The process/tool that takes a partition that is cluttered with
pieces of files and free space, cluttered all over the place,
and joins everything back together in large blocks is called
________________________.   

Name of the tool that allows you to see all running jobs on
the system and also cancel them (and also gives a brief feel
of cpu and memory usage): _______________________.

Name of the tool that is actually made up of many other
administrative tools, including tools for account management,
disk management, file sharing, etc... ______________________.


3. Every system on the network has to be uniquely identified by
3 things:
_____________________, __________________, and ________________

All of the above was set by the system administrator (yourself)
during the lab where we installed windows 2000 server.  
True or False? _____________



4. In lab2/hw2, you learned there were 3 ways to tell if
a folder was shared...what are they?

 _________________________
 
 _________________________

 _________________________





III. Questions/Answers 
EXPLAIN  YOURSELF FULLY AND CLEARLY...give good examples.


1. Explain account management with regards to system administration.
What does it all entail.  Explain also with regards to Windows
tools that are used and how they are used, in this regard.
What can you do with these tools?


























2. Explain the difference between NTFS permissions and File Sharing
Permissions.  List some of the different permissions for both.
Explain how they are set.  How do they work.  Explain fully and 
clearly.