Passed
Hi everyone
Thank you everyone on the forums for your help in preparing for the 801 802.
In my experience the 801 was easier then the 802, for me i should have study more cmd promp commands.
But its all behind me now
, on to MCSA.
Study material was eli the computer guy and professor messer videos, Study notes from the amazing community here at tech exams and Mike Meyers book (really enjoyed how he wrote the book compared to other books i have looked through). Studied for 2 weeks, 1 week of reading mike meyers book/youtube videos and 1 week of practice tests and materials.
Also Some notes for everyone, (since the file upload does not like any of my formats and i dont want to point people out of site here they are) there are many duplicates, (helped me to type them multiple times ) Cheers everyone and goodluck!!! 
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Study Questions-
TEST "A"
-SATA Connector has 7 pins
-Latency or CAS ( Column address strobe ) latency happens when a memory controller tries to access data from a memory module.
-Switch connects multiple computers together in a LAN.
-RAM, CPU, Motherboard, and video are the big four that can cause the POST to fail.
-UPS = uninterruptible power supply
· To get on the internet, the DNS server is required so that the computer can get the resolved IP address from the domain names that are typed in. The gateway address is necessary to get outside the network.
-In the laser printing process, the Fusing stage happens last
-STP (Shield twisted pair) and Fiber Optic can protect from EMI (Electromagnetic Interference)
-Duplex = Printing on Both sides of the paper
-SATA Revision 3.0 can transfer a maximum of 6.0 Gb/s. SATA Revision 1.0 has a maximum of 1.5 Gb/s, SATA 2.0 has a maximum of 3.0 Gb/s
-HTTP (Hypertext transfer protocol) uses port 80
Port 21 is used by the FTP
Port 25 is used by the SMTP (Simple mail transfer protocol)
-Plenum-rated cables needs to be installed wherever a sprinkler system cannot get to. This includes ceilings, walls and plenums. Plenum has a protective covering which burns slower and gives off less toxic fumes.
-Thermal printers require special paper
-PCIe accepts x1, x4, and x16 cards and is the most common expansion slot for video cards
-802.11n has a max data transfer rate of 600Mbps
-Dot matrix printer is a type of IMPACT printer
-RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) uses port 3389. This protocol allows for one computer to take control of another remote system.
Port 80 is used by HTTP,
Port 110 is used by POP3
Port 443 is used by HTTP Secure or HTTPS, a protocol used during secure web sessions
-Star Topology (NETWORK) is the most common used
-CPU, POST, Boot loader, OS is the proper boot sequence of a PC
-Alternating current (AC) is the standard in the United States, your computer should be connected to a 120V AC outlet.
· Direct Current (DC) works inside the computer. The power supply converts between the two.
-Most Common battery used in laptops is Lithium-ion
-Phenom II and Core i5 are both 64-bit CPUs. The Pentium IV is an older 32-bit CPU.
-Twisted pair, coaxial, and Cat 5e cables are all examples of network cables with a copper medium.
-WAP (Wireless access point) connects wireless clients to the wireless network
-HEAT is the number one enemy to a thermal printer.
-The LC connector is used by fiber-optic cabling. Other fiber connectors include SC and ST.
-Full Duplex can transmit and receive data at the same time.
-The CPU and memory need to be installed properly for the POST to run (and pass).
-POST (Power on self test) runs a self check of the system during boot and stores many of the parameters of the components within the CMOS.
-192.168.1.1 has a private class "C" address and therefore should have a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
-The only public address needed to get onto the internet is 129.52.50.13. All others are private Ips, meant to be behind a firewall. 127.0.0.1 is the local loopback IP address. 192.168.1.1 is a common Class C private IP used by SOHO networking devices. 10.52.50.13 is a Class A private address.
-DNS Port 53, FTP port 21, SMTP port 25, HTTP port 80
-Type-II cards introduced I/O support, allowing devices to attach an array of peripherals or to provide connectors/slots to interfaces for which the host computer had no built-in support.
-Chain of custody is the chronological paper trail of evidence that may or may not be used in court.
-Laser printers use toner cartridges, inkjet use ink cartridges, dot matrix printers use a ribbon, thermal printers use a specially coated paper that is heated.
-RAID 5 uses striping with parity, a third disk is needed. You can have more than three disks as well. Two disks are enough for plain RAID 0 striping and is the exact number needed for RAID 1 mirroring. Four disks are required by raid 6 and RAID 10.
-LGA (Land Grid array) is the type of socket that uses "Lands" to connect the socket to the CPU
-CAD/CAM - Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing workstation require a powerful CPU, High-end video and as much RAM as possible.
-Wide area network (WAN) is a network in which two or more LANs are connected together over a large geographic distance - for example between two cities.
· PAN - Personal area network
· MAN is a metropolitan area network
TYPE 2 Card (google images )
Study Questions-
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
-IEEE 1394 is the PC equivalent of FireWire.
-POP3 makes use of port 110, SMTP is used by e-mail clients to send e-mail and uses port 25
-802.11a operated at 5GHz only
· 802.11b and g operate at 2.4GHz
· 802.11n operates at either 2.4 or 5 GHz
-Single-Mode fiber can send data farther than; coaxial, multi-mode fiber, STP
-IPV6 uses 128-bit addressing, IPV4 uses 32-bit
-Fiber optic cable is not affected by EMI. This is because it does not use copper cable.
-Supervisor password is used so that the technician can get into the bios.
-Magnetic HDDs are the most common
-Any card named with a number followed by an "x" is most likely an AGP card, (2x, 4x, 8x, 16x)
· PCIe cards place the "x" before the number (example, x16 - pronounced "by 16")
-A receptacle tester and multimeter can be used to test an AC outlet.
-You cannot install drivers to the BIOS.
-IEEE 1394b (FIREWIRE_) is capable of 800 Mbps.
-COM1 is a serial port; it sends or receives one bit at a time.
-IEEE 1394 Port (FIREWIRE_) chain can have up to 63 devices.
· USB 127 devices
· SCSI 15 devices
-The North Bridge takes care of the connection between the CPU and the PCIe expansion slot.
-Thin clients normally have no HDD, referred to as diskless workstations
· Virtualization workstations definitely need a HDD and require lots of other resources, not as dependent on servers
· Client/server is a type of networking organizational technique,
· Thick clients are for the most part PCs, the typical desktop computer
-Laser printers use toner
-Network installations require that the network card be configured for "Preboot Execution Environment" (PXE)
-Dual channel memory combines two sticks of RAM into a bank that is 128-bit.
· Single channel memory is 64-bit.
· 256-bit is a common bit length used by the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
-Class 2 Bluetooth devices have a max range of 10 meters, Class 2 is most common.
· Class 1 has 100 meter range
· Class 3 has 1 meter range
-The max length of a standard USB cable is 5 Meters
-SATA Drives connect to Mother board via a 7 pin data cable and a 15 pin power cable.
· PATA (IDE) HDDs use a 40 pin data cable and a 4 pin(MOLEX) power cable.
-The VGA Connector uses a D Shell ( also referred to as a D-sub) 15-pin connector.
-Advantages of a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) ;
· That IP addresses can be managed from a central location
· computers can automatically get a new addressing when moved to a different network segment.
· QoS adjusts the network speed based on the type of traffic generated.
-CPU Temperature is typically 60 Degrees Celsius
-HQ dot matrix print heads can come in 9, 18, or 24 pins, with 24 being the highest quality
-If the computer fails to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server, Windows will take over and apply and Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA). The address will be on the 169.254.0.0 network.
-The IPv6 loopback address used for testing is ::1.
· 127.0.0.1 is the IPv4 Loopback address
-RAM is most important in a Virtualization Workstation
-LCD contrast ratio is the brightness of the brightest color (measured in white) compared to the darkest color ( measured in black ).
-SSID is the name of the wireless network.
-Plain-old telephone service (POTS) line has two twisted pairs of copper wire, for a total of four wires.
· Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) has four pairs, eight wires total.
· Fiber optic has a single glass or plastic core that sends light.
· Coaxial has a single core of copper.
-72000 RPM is a typical speed of a HDD - rotational speed.
-On Core 2 Duo, Quad, and extreme systems, the memory controller is located within the chipset and is known as the memory controller hub (MCH) by intel, but it is also referred to as the Northbridge.
· On AMD systems and newer Intel systems such as the Core i5 or i7, the memory controller is located "on-die" meaning within the CPU.
-DDR3-1600 has a peak transfer rate of 12,800 MB/s.
· To figure out the data transfer rate of DDR3 from the name, simply multiply the 1600 by 8 (bytes) and solve for megabytes: 12,800 MB/s.
-The impact printer uses a print head, ribbon, and a tractor feed.
-Port 443 is the default port for HTTPS. This is the protocol used during online banking sessions, or if you goto checkout when shopping online.
· Port 25 is the default for SMTP
· Port 80 is HTTP
· Port 143 is IMAP
Study Questions-
-IEE 1284 is the ratified standard for printer cables that connect to the parallel port (LPT1)
· IEEE 802.3 is the standard for Ethernet
· IEEE 1394 is the PC equivalent standard of FireWire
· IEEE 802.11 is the collective standard of wireless tech
-L3 cache is shared by all of the cores of the CPU.
· L1 cache (often 32 kb per core) is built in to the CPU
· L2 cache (often 256 KB per core) is built on to the CPU
-SNMP The Simple network management protocol, can be used to monitor remote computers and printers
-Amperage can be defined as electric current or the movement of electric charge
-DVI-I accepts analog and digital video signals.
· DVI-D is digital only
· DVI-A is analog only
· HDMI can accept video and audio signals
· HDMI type B is known as double bandwidth; it supports higher resolutions
-The universal naming convention (UNC) \\ computername\C$ or [URL="file://ipaddress/C$"]\\ipaddress\C$[/URL] would be the best option. This allows the admin to connect to the hidden share for the root of C if the admin has issues connecting to a network volume with a particular share name.
-The default 1x speed of Blu-ray allows a data rate of 36 Mb/s (4.5 MB/s). 50 GB is the max storage capacity of a standard size dual layer disc.
-TDP ( Thermal design power) is measured by watts
-PSU tester is used to determine why a computer fails to boot
-4.2 ms (milliseconds) is the typical latency of a SATA HDD.
-Internal clock speed is the frequency of the CPU - for example, 3.1 GHz. It is normally faster than the external clock speed.
-Every core of a Core i5 CPU contains 32 KB of L1 cache. There are two core i5 CPUs; they have a total of 64 KB of L1 cache. There are four cores in the Core i5 CPUs, with 128 KB total L1 cache.
-The AM3, FM1, and G34 are all AMD CPU sockets.
-Intel CPU virtualization is named VT-x, AMD CPU is named AMD-V.
· AMD-Vi is the name for AMD chipset virtualization
· VT-d is the name for Intel chipset virtualization
-AT&V modem diagnostic command is used to verify connectivity and display settings between a computer and a connected dial-up modem.
· Most modem commands begin with AT
· IRQ stands for Interrupt ReQuest
· MBR is the master boot record
· QPI stands for QuickPath Interconnect and Intel Technology that connects to the CPU
-CAD/CAM Workstations, Virtualization workstations and Gaming PCs require powerful CPUs
-SNMP - Simple network Management Protocol, can be used to monitor remote computers and printers.
-One Hard drive can fail in a RAID 5 array, and the array will be able to rebuild that drives data from the remaining drives. If a second drive fails the array will be toast.
-120 V AC, 12 V DC is standard in U.S.
-On a multimeter, continuity and resistance are the settings that should be used when there is no electrical flow through the part being tested.
-Just about all PCs you will see will have a 24-pin power cable.
-RAID 5 is fault tolerant and allows for striping with parity.
-To test IPv4, use the command "ping 127.0.0.1" to test IPv6, use the command "ping ::1"
-Type III PC Card slot can handle; Type I, Type II, or Type III PC Cards, Also referred to as PCMCIA cards
· Type I are often flash memory cards
· Type II might be network adapters or modems
· Type III are usually hard drives
-The primary corona wire places a negative charge on the photosensitive drum.
· A NEGATIVE charge is applied to the paper by the transfer corona wire later in the laser printing process.
· Toner is placed on the drum from the toner hopper
· The toner is attracted to the areas that have a lesser negative charge
· Static electricity is removed by a static eliminator strip
-Unicast IPv6 addresses are addresses assigned to one interface on a host.
-RIMMs are designed by a company called Rambus. RIMM is a competitor of DDR; Also known as RDRAM as opposed to SDRAM.
-The most important consideration when installing any 64-bit OS is the processor type.
· 32-bit requires 1 Gig of ram
· 64-bit requires 2 Gig of ram
-FTP port 21
· SSH 22
· SMTP 25
· DNS 53
· HTTPS 443
· RDP 3389
-SATA power connections have 3.3-, 5-, and 12-volt wires
-The Process order for installing a new HDD controller card is to;
1. Apply system updates
2. Update the BIOS
3. Install the card physically
4. Install the driver
5. Upgrade the card's firmware
-Power supplies have a "Burn-in" period
-The front side bus (FSB) is usually four times the base core clock of a motherboard that supports Core 2 CPUs.
-Tone and probe kit allows you to find a network drop in a wiring closet
-If a computer attempting to obtain an IP address automatically and receives the IP address 169.254.127.1, or any other IP address starting with 169.254, then the DHCP has failed either at the client side or the server.
-IEEE 1284 is the ratified standard for printer cables that connect to the parallel port (LPT1) of the computer on one end and the centronics connector of the printer on the other end.
-The Direct Media Interface (DMI) connection has a data transfer rate of 20 Gb/s or 2.5 Gb/s.
-The Memory Controller Hub (MCH) makes the connection between, and controls the data transfer of, the CPU, RAM, and x16 PCIe devices on older Intel Mobos that support Core 2 CPUs.
-The LGA 1155 socket is the replacement for the LGA 1156 socket.
-Blu-ray allows a data rate of 36 Mb/s
-PCIe version 3.0 can transmit 1 Gb/s per lane. That means it can send and receive 1 GB of data every second.
-Hyper-threading calculates two independent sets of instructions simultaneously, simulating two CPUs.
-Time/Date, Boot Priority, passwords, and wake-on-lan (WOL) can all be configured in the BIOS.
· Registry and USB drivers are configured in Windows
-If you do not have the exact speed RAM, go with a memory module that is one step higher. That RAM should under-clock to match the motherboard.
Anagrams
AC: Alternating Current
ACL: Access Control List
ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ACT: Activity
ADSL: Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
AGP: Accelerated Graphic Port
AMD: Advanced Micro Devices
APIPA: Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
APM: Advanced Power Management
ARP: Address Resolution Protocol
ASR: Automated System Recovery
ATA: Advanced Technology Attachment
ATX: Advanced Technology Extended
BIOS: Basic Input / Output system
CPU: Central processing unit
CRT: Cathode-Ray tube
DC: Direct Current
DDoS: Distributed denial of service
DDR: double data-rate
DFS: Distributed file service
DHCP: Dynamic host configuration protocol
DIMM: Dual inline memory module
DIP: Dual inline package
DLT: Digital linear tape
DLP: Digital light processing
DMA: Direct memory access
DMZ: Demilitarized zone
DNS: Domain name server
DOS: Denial of service
DRAM: Dynamic random access memory
DSL: Digital Subscriber line
DVI: Digital visual interface
ECC: error correction code
EEPROM: electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
Study-802
NTFS - Is the default file system used by windows 7
Windows Vista needs a Minimum of 512 Mb RAM, Recommended is 1 GB
The MMC (Microsoft management console) Uses Snap-Ins
NTLDR is the first file loaded from the HDD when the computer is started and is known as Boot Loader (Windows XP)
Windows 7 and Vista - Winload.exe is the Boot Loader Program
Windows XP Home and professional need only 64 Mb RAM to be Installed
· Windows XP Media Center, requires 256 Mb of RAM
Computer Management - can start, stop, and restart services within windows
DOS: "MD" is short for make directory
"RD" is short for remove directory
"CD" is short for change directory
To learn more about the "DIR" command:
· DIR /? Or Help Dir
Windows Recovery console
· Winre - Windows recovery environment and System recovery options
Setuperr.log contains info about setup errors
Windows vista has a max of 128 Gb RAM
An arrow pointing down tells you that the device is disabled in windows 7 and vista
"Xcopy *.* c:foldername /E" copies all files
After auditing is turned on you need to check the event viewers security log for entries
Windows key +L = Locks windows
Tablets will often use the "ARM" CPU
When the computer is turned on and numbers counting up are on the screen, that means the system is checking the RAM. If the system beeps and freezes during this process it means the memory is faulty.
ABOM - F8 at boot - Advanced boot options
SFC - System file checker checks protected system files
Ghosted images or blurry marks could be a sign that the DRUM has some kind of imperfection or is dirty
Black explanation mark means that the device is malfunctioning
DNS converts hostnames and domain names to the IP address
Blue screen is most often caused by, driver failure
Study - 802
Windows 7 required a minimum of 16 GB free space, and 64-bit installations require 20 GB free space.
Code 1 message means that a device is not configures correctly.
An unattended installation of windows 7 requires an answer file.
If the computer fails and cannot recover, you usually see some type of critical or stop error.
Windows vista requires a minimum processor frequency of 800 MHz, whereas windows xp requires 233 MHz
CPU-Z and Task manager is used to test RAM.
Netstat shows the network stats of a computer.
A Switch (aka option) alters the action of the command but not by forcing it to perform unrelated actions.
Bootrec /rebuildbcd attempts to rebuild the boot configuration store.
· Bootrec /fixboot is one of the methods you can try to repair bootmgr.exe in windows 7/vista
· Bootrec /fixmbr rewrites the master boot record in 7/vista
· Boot cd is where the boot configuration store is located
SYSPREP is one of the utilities built into windows for image deployment over the network. Ghost and image clone are third-party offerings.
· Xcopy copies entire directories, is not used to copy between one system to another.
If a computer fails and cannot recover, you usually see some type of critical or stop error.
The registry hive data is stored in \%systemroot%\system32\config
Ad-Hoc network is also known as an PAN- personal area network
Scsi drive and raid controllers will need special drivers during the installation process of windows
WSUS- windows server update services - used mostly for patch management
Bootrec /rebuildbcd attempts to rebuild the boot configuration store. Bootrec /fixboot is one of the methods you can try to repair bootmgr.exe in windows 7/vista. Bootrec /fixmbr rewrites the master boot record in 7/vista. Boot cd is where the boot config store is located.
Application doc is an enhanced version of the taskbar only used in windows 7.
Windows installed on c: disk intenseive programs are slow:
· By moving the paging file ( or swap file, aka virtual memory ) to the d: drive, you are freeing up c: to deal with those disk-intensive programs.
· Decreasing the page file size never helps, however, increasing the size, moving it, and adding RAM are all ways to make applications run faster.
Any windows computer in a windows workgroup can have a maximum of 10 concurrent connections to it over the network.
· Microsoft small business server allows maximums of 25 con current connections and 75 connections
· If more is needed then you require windows server
By default, windows analyzes the amount of RAM in the computer and sets the HDD's initial virtual memory size to 1.5 times that amount.
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Application log in the Event Viewer will display errors concerning windows applications as well as third-party applications.
· The security log shows auditing events
· The system log shows events concerning system files, drivers, and operating system functionality
· Setuperr.log is a log file that is created during the installation of windows. If created, it is stored in %windir%\panther and is not within the event viewer.
Vista requires a minimum processor frequency of 800 MHz, Recommended Minimum for vista is 1GHz but is not the lowest frequency needed.
· Windows XP requires 233 MHz
Windows 7 requires a Minimum processor frequency of 1 GHz.
SYSPREP is one of the utilities built into windows for image deployment over the network, it preps the system to be moved as an image file.
· XCOPY copies entire directories, but not from one system to another
After a restore point is made, it is stored in the system Volume information folder. You must have Admin, show hidden files and folders and then assign permissions to the account that wants to view that folder.
Windows Vista installations requires a minimum of 15 GB free space on a 20 GB Partition.
A switch ( aka option ) alters the action of the command but not by forcing it to perform unrelated actions. // the switch will work only at the current time within the operating system you are currently using.
When locating the type of connection the printer is using; you right click the printer, select properties, and click the ports tab, This can be LTP, USB, COM, or TCP/IP.
· Sharing tab allows you to share locally connected printers on the network
· The advanced tab has options such as print spooling and printer pooling.
· The separator page button allows you to configure a page that is inserted after every job.
You can open the Command prompt as administrator by either;
· In the search field ( 7/vista ) type cmd and then press ctrl+shift+enter
· All programs-accessories- right click command prompt and select run as administrator
NETSTAT shows the network stats of a computer, it displays the network connections by name, ip, and port of the local and remote computers.
· Ipconfig shows the network cards configuration
· Ping tests if a computer is alive on the network
· Nbtstat stands for netbios over TCP/IP stats, this displays protocol statistics and name tables.
In windows XP, Boot.ini contains all the ARC paths, which contains the path to the os through the hardware and the software.
Windows 7 32-bit installations require a min of 16 GB free space, 64-bit installations require 20 GB free space.
Convert the c: drive from Fat32 to NTFS is "Convert c: /FS:NTFS"
Study - 802
Ping -t is a continuous ping. To stop the pinging you press "CTRL+C"
· Ping -I is a four packet ping by default but you can modify the size of the packet being sent
Unicode is the code used to represent characters among multiple computers language platforms.
· ASCII are characters encoding sets, and are in the English language only.
Windows 7 powershell enables admins to perform administrative tasks that integrate scripts and executable and can be run over a network.
FAT64 is suited specifically for USB flash drives and many other mobile storage solutions.
Sigverif.exe tool can be used to check for unsigned drivers within your os.
Autochk.exe is an executable that checks the integrity of an ntfs volume in windows. It enables a windows operating system to revert core systems settings to their original state. Autochk is similar to chkdsk but runs during system bootup (after a cold boot) whereas chkdsk will run in the command-line or in the recovery console. Autochk cannot run within the command-line.
Thank you everyone on the forums for your help in preparing for the 801 802.
In my experience the 801 was easier then the 802, for me i should have study more cmd promp commands.
But its all behind me now
, on to MCSA.Study material was eli the computer guy and professor messer videos, Study notes from the amazing community here at tech exams and Mike Meyers book (really enjoyed how he wrote the book compared to other books i have looked through). Studied for 2 weeks, 1 week of reading mike meyers book/youtube videos and 1 week of practice tests and materials.
Also Some notes for everyone, (since the file upload does not like any of my formats and i dont want to point people out of site here they are) there are many duplicates, (helped me to type them multiple times
) Cheers everyone and goodluck!!! ________________________________________________________________
Study Questions-
TEST "A"
-SATA Connector has 7 pins
-Latency or CAS ( Column address strobe ) latency happens when a memory controller tries to access data from a memory module.
-Switch connects multiple computers together in a LAN.
-RAM, CPU, Motherboard, and video are the big four that can cause the POST to fail.
-UPS = uninterruptible power supply
· To get on the internet, the DNS server is required so that the computer can get the resolved IP address from the domain names that are typed in. The gateway address is necessary to get outside the network.
-In the laser printing process, the Fusing stage happens last
-STP (Shield twisted pair) and Fiber Optic can protect from EMI (Electromagnetic Interference)
-Duplex = Printing on Both sides of the paper
-SATA Revision 3.0 can transfer a maximum of 6.0 Gb/s. SATA Revision 1.0 has a maximum of 1.5 Gb/s, SATA 2.0 has a maximum of 3.0 Gb/s
-HTTP (Hypertext transfer protocol) uses port 80
Port 21 is used by the FTP
Port 25 is used by the SMTP (Simple mail transfer protocol)
-Plenum-rated cables needs to be installed wherever a sprinkler system cannot get to. This includes ceilings, walls and plenums. Plenum has a protective covering which burns slower and gives off less toxic fumes.
-Thermal printers require special paper
-PCIe accepts x1, x4, and x16 cards and is the most common expansion slot for video cards
-802.11n has a max data transfer rate of 600Mbps
-Dot matrix printer is a type of IMPACT printer
-RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) uses port 3389. This protocol allows for one computer to take control of another remote system.
Port 80 is used by HTTP,
Port 110 is used by POP3
Port 443 is used by HTTP Secure or HTTPS, a protocol used during secure web sessions
-Star Topology (NETWORK) is the most common used
-CPU, POST, Boot loader, OS is the proper boot sequence of a PC
-Alternating current (AC) is the standard in the United States, your computer should be connected to a 120V AC outlet.
· Direct Current (DC) works inside the computer. The power supply converts between the two.
-Most Common battery used in laptops is Lithium-ion
-Phenom II and Core i5 are both 64-bit CPUs. The Pentium IV is an older 32-bit CPU.
-Twisted pair, coaxial, and Cat 5e cables are all examples of network cables with a copper medium.
-WAP (Wireless access point) connects wireless clients to the wireless network
-HEAT is the number one enemy to a thermal printer.
-The LC connector is used by fiber-optic cabling. Other fiber connectors include SC and ST.
-Full Duplex can transmit and receive data at the same time.
-The CPU and memory need to be installed properly for the POST to run (and pass).
-POST (Power on self test) runs a self check of the system during boot and stores many of the parameters of the components within the CMOS.
-192.168.1.1 has a private class "C" address and therefore should have a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
-The only public address needed to get onto the internet is 129.52.50.13. All others are private Ips, meant to be behind a firewall. 127.0.0.1 is the local loopback IP address. 192.168.1.1 is a common Class C private IP used by SOHO networking devices. 10.52.50.13 is a Class A private address.
-DNS Port 53, FTP port 21, SMTP port 25, HTTP port 80
-Type-II cards introduced I/O support, allowing devices to attach an array of peripherals or to provide connectors/slots to interfaces for which the host computer had no built-in support.
-Chain of custody is the chronological paper trail of evidence that may or may not be used in court.
-Laser printers use toner cartridges, inkjet use ink cartridges, dot matrix printers use a ribbon, thermal printers use a specially coated paper that is heated.
-RAID 5 uses striping with parity, a third disk is needed. You can have more than three disks as well. Two disks are enough for plain RAID 0 striping and is the exact number needed for RAID 1 mirroring. Four disks are required by raid 6 and RAID 10.
-LGA (Land Grid array) is the type of socket that uses "Lands" to connect the socket to the CPU
-CAD/CAM - Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing workstation require a powerful CPU, High-end video and as much RAM as possible.
-Wide area network (WAN) is a network in which two or more LANs are connected together over a large geographic distance - for example between two cities.
· PAN - Personal area network
· MAN is a metropolitan area network
TYPE 2 Card (google images )
Study Questions-
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
-IEEE 1394 is the PC equivalent of FireWire.
-POP3 makes use of port 110, SMTP is used by e-mail clients to send e-mail and uses port 25
-802.11a operated at 5GHz only
· 802.11b and g operate at 2.4GHz
· 802.11n operates at either 2.4 or 5 GHz
-Single-Mode fiber can send data farther than; coaxial, multi-mode fiber, STP
-IPV6 uses 128-bit addressing, IPV4 uses 32-bit
-Fiber optic cable is not affected by EMI. This is because it does not use copper cable.
-Supervisor password is used so that the technician can get into the bios.
-Magnetic HDDs are the most common
-Any card named with a number followed by an "x" is most likely an AGP card, (2x, 4x, 8x, 16x)
· PCIe cards place the "x" before the number (example, x16 - pronounced "by 16")
-A receptacle tester and multimeter can be used to test an AC outlet.
-You cannot install drivers to the BIOS.
-IEEE 1394b (FIREWIRE_) is capable of 800 Mbps.
-COM1 is a serial port; it sends or receives one bit at a time.
-IEEE 1394 Port (FIREWIRE_) chain can have up to 63 devices.
· USB 127 devices
· SCSI 15 devices
-The North Bridge takes care of the connection between the CPU and the PCIe expansion slot.
-Thin clients normally have no HDD, referred to as diskless workstations
· Virtualization workstations definitely need a HDD and require lots of other resources, not as dependent on servers
· Client/server is a type of networking organizational technique,
· Thick clients are for the most part PCs, the typical desktop computer
-Laser printers use toner
-Network installations require that the network card be configured for "Preboot Execution Environment" (PXE)
-Dual channel memory combines two sticks of RAM into a bank that is 128-bit.
· Single channel memory is 64-bit.
· 256-bit is a common bit length used by the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
-Class 2 Bluetooth devices have a max range of 10 meters, Class 2 is most common.
· Class 1 has 100 meter range
· Class 3 has 1 meter range
-The max length of a standard USB cable is 5 Meters
-SATA Drives connect to Mother board via a 7 pin data cable and a 15 pin power cable.
· PATA (IDE) HDDs use a 40 pin data cable and a 4 pin(MOLEX) power cable.
-The VGA Connector uses a D Shell ( also referred to as a D-sub) 15-pin connector.
-Advantages of a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) ;
· That IP addresses can be managed from a central location
· computers can automatically get a new addressing when moved to a different network segment.
· QoS adjusts the network speed based on the type of traffic generated.
-CPU Temperature is typically 60 Degrees Celsius
-HQ dot matrix print heads can come in 9, 18, or 24 pins, with 24 being the highest quality
-If the computer fails to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server, Windows will take over and apply and Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA). The address will be on the 169.254.0.0 network.
-The IPv6 loopback address used for testing is ::1.
· 127.0.0.1 is the IPv4 Loopback address
-RAM is most important in a Virtualization Workstation
-LCD contrast ratio is the brightness of the brightest color (measured in white) compared to the darkest color ( measured in black ).
-SSID is the name of the wireless network.
-Plain-old telephone service (POTS) line has two twisted pairs of copper wire, for a total of four wires.
· Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) has four pairs, eight wires total.
· Fiber optic has a single glass or plastic core that sends light.
· Coaxial has a single core of copper.
-72000 RPM is a typical speed of a HDD - rotational speed.
-On Core 2 Duo, Quad, and extreme systems, the memory controller is located within the chipset and is known as the memory controller hub (MCH) by intel, but it is also referred to as the Northbridge.
· On AMD systems and newer Intel systems such as the Core i5 or i7, the memory controller is located "on-die" meaning within the CPU.
-DDR3-1600 has a peak transfer rate of 12,800 MB/s.
· To figure out the data transfer rate of DDR3 from the name, simply multiply the 1600 by 8 (bytes) and solve for megabytes: 12,800 MB/s.
-The impact printer uses a print head, ribbon, and a tractor feed.
-Port 443 is the default port for HTTPS. This is the protocol used during online banking sessions, or if you goto checkout when shopping online.
· Port 25 is the default for SMTP
· Port 80 is HTTP
· Port 143 is IMAP
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-IEE 1284 is the ratified standard for printer cables that connect to the parallel port (LPT1)
· IEEE 802.3 is the standard for Ethernet
· IEEE 1394 is the PC equivalent standard of FireWire
· IEEE 802.11 is the collective standard of wireless tech
-L3 cache is shared by all of the cores of the CPU.
· L1 cache (often 32 kb per core) is built in to the CPU
· L2 cache (often 256 KB per core) is built on to the CPU
-SNMP The Simple network management protocol, can be used to monitor remote computers and printers
-Amperage can be defined as electric current or the movement of electric charge
-DVI-I accepts analog and digital video signals.
· DVI-D is digital only
· DVI-A is analog only
· HDMI can accept video and audio signals
· HDMI type B is known as double bandwidth; it supports higher resolutions
-The universal naming convention (UNC) \\ computername\C$ or [URL="file://ipaddress/C$"]\\ipaddress\C$[/URL] would be the best option. This allows the admin to connect to the hidden share for the root of C if the admin has issues connecting to a network volume with a particular share name.
-The default 1x speed of Blu-ray allows a data rate of 36 Mb/s (4.5 MB/s). 50 GB is the max storage capacity of a standard size dual layer disc.
-TDP ( Thermal design power) is measured by watts
-PSU tester is used to determine why a computer fails to boot
-4.2 ms (milliseconds) is the typical latency of a SATA HDD.
-Internal clock speed is the frequency of the CPU - for example, 3.1 GHz. It is normally faster than the external clock speed.
-Every core of a Core i5 CPU contains 32 KB of L1 cache. There are two core i5 CPUs; they have a total of 64 KB of L1 cache. There are four cores in the Core i5 CPUs, with 128 KB total L1 cache.
-The AM3, FM1, and G34 are all AMD CPU sockets.
-Intel CPU virtualization is named VT-x, AMD CPU is named AMD-V.
· AMD-Vi is the name for AMD chipset virtualization
· VT-d is the name for Intel chipset virtualization
-AT&V modem diagnostic command is used to verify connectivity and display settings between a computer and a connected dial-up modem.
· Most modem commands begin with AT
· IRQ stands for Interrupt ReQuest
· MBR is the master boot record
· QPI stands for QuickPath Interconnect and Intel Technology that connects to the CPU
-CAD/CAM Workstations, Virtualization workstations and Gaming PCs require powerful CPUs
-SNMP - Simple network Management Protocol, can be used to monitor remote computers and printers.
-One Hard drive can fail in a RAID 5 array, and the array will be able to rebuild that drives data from the remaining drives. If a second drive fails the array will be toast.
-120 V AC, 12 V DC is standard in U.S.
-On a multimeter, continuity and resistance are the settings that should be used when there is no electrical flow through the part being tested.
-Just about all PCs you will see will have a 24-pin power cable.
-RAID 5 is fault tolerant and allows for striping with parity.
-To test IPv4, use the command "ping 127.0.0.1" to test IPv6, use the command "ping ::1"
-Type III PC Card slot can handle; Type I, Type II, or Type III PC Cards, Also referred to as PCMCIA cards
· Type I are often flash memory cards
· Type II might be network adapters or modems
· Type III are usually hard drives
-The primary corona wire places a negative charge on the photosensitive drum.
· A NEGATIVE charge is applied to the paper by the transfer corona wire later in the laser printing process.
· Toner is placed on the drum from the toner hopper
· The toner is attracted to the areas that have a lesser negative charge
· Static electricity is removed by a static eliminator strip
-Unicast IPv6 addresses are addresses assigned to one interface on a host.
-RIMMs are designed by a company called Rambus. RIMM is a competitor of DDR; Also known as RDRAM as opposed to SDRAM.
-The most important consideration when installing any 64-bit OS is the processor type.
· 32-bit requires 1 Gig of ram
· 64-bit requires 2 Gig of ram
-FTP port 21
· SSH 22
· SMTP 25
· DNS 53
· HTTPS 443
· RDP 3389
-SATA power connections have 3.3-, 5-, and 12-volt wires
-The Process order for installing a new HDD controller card is to;
1. Apply system updates
2. Update the BIOS
3. Install the card physically
4. Install the driver
5. Upgrade the card's firmware
-Power supplies have a "Burn-in" period
-The front side bus (FSB) is usually four times the base core clock of a motherboard that supports Core 2 CPUs.
-Tone and probe kit allows you to find a network drop in a wiring closet
-If a computer attempting to obtain an IP address automatically and receives the IP address 169.254.127.1, or any other IP address starting with 169.254, then the DHCP has failed either at the client side or the server.
-IEEE 1284 is the ratified standard for printer cables that connect to the parallel port (LPT1) of the computer on one end and the centronics connector of the printer on the other end.
-The Direct Media Interface (DMI) connection has a data transfer rate of 20 Gb/s or 2.5 Gb/s.
-The Memory Controller Hub (MCH) makes the connection between, and controls the data transfer of, the CPU, RAM, and x16 PCIe devices on older Intel Mobos that support Core 2 CPUs.
-The LGA 1155 socket is the replacement for the LGA 1156 socket.
-Blu-ray allows a data rate of 36 Mb/s
-PCIe version 3.0 can transmit 1 Gb/s per lane. That means it can send and receive 1 GB of data every second.
-Hyper-threading calculates two independent sets of instructions simultaneously, simulating two CPUs.
-Time/Date, Boot Priority, passwords, and wake-on-lan (WOL) can all be configured in the BIOS.
· Registry and USB drivers are configured in Windows
-If you do not have the exact speed RAM, go with a memory module that is one step higher. That RAM should under-clock to match the motherboard.
Anagrams
AC: Alternating Current
ACL: Access Control List
ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ACT: Activity
ADSL: Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
AGP: Accelerated Graphic Port
AMD: Advanced Micro Devices
APIPA: Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
APM: Advanced Power Management
ARP: Address Resolution Protocol
ASR: Automated System Recovery
ATA: Advanced Technology Attachment
ATX: Advanced Technology Extended
BIOS: Basic Input / Output system
CPU: Central processing unit
CRT: Cathode-Ray tube
DC: Direct Current
DDoS: Distributed denial of service
DDR: double data-rate
DFS: Distributed file service
DHCP: Dynamic host configuration protocol
DIMM: Dual inline memory module
DIP: Dual inline package
DLT: Digital linear tape
DLP: Digital light processing
DMA: Direct memory access
DMZ: Demilitarized zone
DNS: Domain name server
DOS: Denial of service
DRAM: Dynamic random access memory
DSL: Digital Subscriber line
DVI: Digital visual interface
ECC: error correction code
EEPROM: electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
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NTFS - Is the default file system used by windows 7
Windows Vista needs a Minimum of 512 Mb RAM, Recommended is 1 GB
The MMC (Microsoft management console) Uses Snap-Ins
NTLDR is the first file loaded from the HDD when the computer is started and is known as Boot Loader (Windows XP)
Windows 7 and Vista - Winload.exe is the Boot Loader Program
Windows XP Home and professional need only 64 Mb RAM to be Installed
· Windows XP Media Center, requires 256 Mb of RAM
Computer Management - can start, stop, and restart services within windows
DOS: "MD" is short for make directory
"RD" is short for remove directory
"CD" is short for change directory
To learn more about the "DIR" command:
· DIR /? Or Help Dir
Windows Recovery console
· Winre - Windows recovery environment and System recovery options
Setuperr.log contains info about setup errors
Windows vista has a max of 128 Gb RAM
An arrow pointing down tells you that the device is disabled in windows 7 and vista
"Xcopy *.* c:foldername /E" copies all files
After auditing is turned on you need to check the event viewers security log for entries
Windows key +L = Locks windows
Tablets will often use the "ARM" CPU
When the computer is turned on and numbers counting up are on the screen, that means the system is checking the RAM. If the system beeps and freezes during this process it means the memory is faulty.
ABOM - F8 at boot - Advanced boot options
SFC - System file checker checks protected system files
Ghosted images or blurry marks could be a sign that the DRUM has some kind of imperfection or is dirty
Black explanation mark means that the device is malfunctioning
DNS converts hostnames and domain names to the IP address
Blue screen is most often caused by, driver failure
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Windows 7 required a minimum of 16 GB free space, and 64-bit installations require 20 GB free space.
Code 1 message means that a device is not configures correctly.
An unattended installation of windows 7 requires an answer file.
If the computer fails and cannot recover, you usually see some type of critical or stop error.
Windows vista requires a minimum processor frequency of 800 MHz, whereas windows xp requires 233 MHz
CPU-Z and Task manager is used to test RAM.
Netstat shows the network stats of a computer.
A Switch (aka option) alters the action of the command but not by forcing it to perform unrelated actions.
Bootrec /rebuildbcd attempts to rebuild the boot configuration store.
· Bootrec /fixboot is one of the methods you can try to repair bootmgr.exe in windows 7/vista
· Bootrec /fixmbr rewrites the master boot record in 7/vista
· Boot cd is where the boot configuration store is located
SYSPREP is one of the utilities built into windows for image deployment over the network. Ghost and image clone are third-party offerings.
· Xcopy copies entire directories, is not used to copy between one system to another.
If a computer fails and cannot recover, you usually see some type of critical or stop error.
The registry hive data is stored in \%systemroot%\system32\config
Ad-Hoc network is also known as an PAN- personal area network
Scsi drive and raid controllers will need special drivers during the installation process of windows
WSUS- windows server update services - used mostly for patch management
Bootrec /rebuildbcd attempts to rebuild the boot configuration store. Bootrec /fixboot is one of the methods you can try to repair bootmgr.exe in windows 7/vista. Bootrec /fixmbr rewrites the master boot record in 7/vista. Boot cd is where the boot config store is located.
Application doc is an enhanced version of the taskbar only used in windows 7.
Windows installed on c: disk intenseive programs are slow:
· By moving the paging file ( or swap file, aka virtual memory ) to the d: drive, you are freeing up c: to deal with those disk-intensive programs.
· Decreasing the page file size never helps, however, increasing the size, moving it, and adding RAM are all ways to make applications run faster.
Any windows computer in a windows workgroup can have a maximum of 10 concurrent connections to it over the network.
· Microsoft small business server allows maximums of 25 con current connections and 75 connections
· If more is needed then you require windows server
By default, windows analyzes the amount of RAM in the computer and sets the HDD's initial virtual memory size to 1.5 times that amount.
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Application log in the Event Viewer will display errors concerning windows applications as well as third-party applications.
· The security log shows auditing events
· The system log shows events concerning system files, drivers, and operating system functionality
· Setuperr.log is a log file that is created during the installation of windows. If created, it is stored in %windir%\panther and is not within the event viewer.
Vista requires a minimum processor frequency of 800 MHz, Recommended Minimum for vista is 1GHz but is not the lowest frequency needed.
· Windows XP requires 233 MHz
Windows 7 requires a Minimum processor frequency of 1 GHz.
SYSPREP is one of the utilities built into windows for image deployment over the network, it preps the system to be moved as an image file.
· XCOPY copies entire directories, but not from one system to another
After a restore point is made, it is stored in the system Volume information folder. You must have Admin, show hidden files and folders and then assign permissions to the account that wants to view that folder.
Windows Vista installations requires a minimum of 15 GB free space on a 20 GB Partition.
A switch ( aka option ) alters the action of the command but not by forcing it to perform unrelated actions. // the switch will work only at the current time within the operating system you are currently using.
When locating the type of connection the printer is using; you right click the printer, select properties, and click the ports tab, This can be LTP, USB, COM, or TCP/IP.
· Sharing tab allows you to share locally connected printers on the network
· The advanced tab has options such as print spooling and printer pooling.
· The separator page button allows you to configure a page that is inserted after every job.
You can open the Command prompt as administrator by either;
· In the search field ( 7/vista ) type cmd and then press ctrl+shift+enter
· All programs-accessories- right click command prompt and select run as administrator
NETSTAT shows the network stats of a computer, it displays the network connections by name, ip, and port of the local and remote computers.
· Ipconfig shows the network cards configuration
· Ping tests if a computer is alive on the network
· Nbtstat stands for netbios over TCP/IP stats, this displays protocol statistics and name tables.
In windows XP, Boot.ini contains all the ARC paths, which contains the path to the os through the hardware and the software.
Windows 7 32-bit installations require a min of 16 GB free space, 64-bit installations require 20 GB free space.
Convert the c: drive from Fat32 to NTFS is "Convert c: /FS:NTFS"
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Ping -t is a continuous ping. To stop the pinging you press "CTRL+C"
· Ping -I is a four packet ping by default but you can modify the size of the packet being sent
Unicode is the code used to represent characters among multiple computers language platforms.
· ASCII are characters encoding sets, and are in the English language only.
Windows 7 powershell enables admins to perform administrative tasks that integrate scripts and executable and can be run over a network.
FAT64 is suited specifically for USB flash drives and many other mobile storage solutions.
Sigverif.exe tool can be used to check for unsigned drivers within your os.
Autochk.exe is an executable that checks the integrity of an ntfs volume in windows. It enables a windows operating system to revert core systems settings to their original state. Autochk is similar to chkdsk but runs during system bootup (after a cold boot) whereas chkdsk will run in the command-line or in the recovery console. Autochk cannot run within the command-line.
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Ryuksapple84
Member Posts: 183
Congrats!!!
Good luck moving forward. Feel free reaching out for network stuff
Eating humble pie. -
walter18
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hi, congrats
how did you manage to finish mike Meyer's book in a week?, sounds unbelievable
and would you please kindly tell me how you study and why you study like that?
I'm busy preparing for the 802 and its no joke getting the info in
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chronos42
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Congrats, OP!hi, congrats
how did you manage to finish mike Meyer's book in a week?, sounds unbelievable
and would you please kindly tell me how you study and why you study like that?
I'm busy preparing for the 802 and its no joke getting the info in
thank you
No one finishes that tome in a week. Either it was largely skimmed or it was read so quickly that there could be no reasonable amount of information absorbed. -
Jon85
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i already had a lot of the knowledge that was in the book due to working with and on computers for a good while, so yes i did lots of skimming past the areas i already had knowledge of, Also being currently unemployed gave me lots of time. Good luck walter18 on passing the 802, your going to do great!!!
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judyspools1984
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Thank you so much for the study sheets:) Congrats on passing. I know you worked hard!
