FC0-U71 Practice Exam 64 — 20 Questions

Question 1

A user wants to connect an external storage drive to a laptop for fast file transfers. The laptop has USB-A, USB-C, and Thunderbolt 3 ports. Which connection provides the fastest theoretical data transfer speed?

Choose an answer to begin — your selection is scored in the full session.

Accepted Answer

Thunderbolt 3. Thunderbolt 3 offers up to 40 Gbps, significantly faster than USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) or USB 3.1 (10 Gbps).

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USB-A 2.0

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USB-A 3.0

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USB-C 3.1

Question 2

A user wants to upgrade their desktop's storage from a traditional hard drive to a faster drive that connects directly to the motherboard without cables. Which storage interface should they choose?

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NVMe M.2. NVMe M.2 drives connect directly to the motherboard via M.2 slot, offering faster speeds than SATA SSDs.

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External USB drive

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SATA SSD

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SATA hard drive

Question 3

A technician is selecting a monitor for a graphic designer. The designer needs accurate color representation and smooth motion. Which THREE specifications are most important to consider?

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High refresh rate (144Hz). 4K resolution provides high detail, high refresh rate (e.g., 144Hz) ensures smooth motion, and IPS panel technology offers better color accuracy. Response time is less critical for design, and size is secondary.

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Large screen size (32 inches)

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Fast response time (1ms)

Question 4

An IT technician is setting up a home office network. The technician needs to connect multiple devices to the internet and ensure they can communicate with each other. Which THREE devices are essential for this setup?

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Modem. A modem connects to the ISP, a router routes traffic between devices and the internet, and a switch connects multiple wired devices within the LAN. A hub is outdated and not essential; a firewall is often integrated into the router.

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Hub

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Firewall appliance

Question 5

A user wants to connect an external monitor to their laptop. The monitor supports a resolution of 3840x2160 at 60Hz. Which of the following ports on the laptop would be BEST suited for this display?

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DisplayPort. DisplayPort can support 4K at 60Hz. HDMI 1.4 supports 4K at 30Hz, while HDMI 2.0 and Thunderbolt can also work, but DisplayPort is a common and reliable choice.

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USB 3.0 Type-A

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VGA

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HDMI 1.4

Question 6

Which of the following RAM types is the fastest and most recent?

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DDR5. DDR5 is the latest generation of DDR SDRAM, offering higher speeds and lower power consumption compared to DDR4.

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DDR4

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DDR2

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DDR3

Question 7

An IT administrator is setting up a virtualization server to run multiple operating systems. The server will host critical business applications and requires maximum performance and reliability. Which type of hypervisor should the administrator choose?

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Type 1 hypervisor, such as VMware ESXi. Type 1 hypervisors run directly on hardware without a host OS, providing better performance and reliability for server workloads.

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Hosted hypervisor like VirtualBox

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Containerization platform like Docker

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Type 2 hypervisor, such as VMware Workstation

Question 8

A user wants to upgrade their computer's RAM for better performance. Which of the following are characteristics of DDR4 and DDR5 RAM? (Select THREE).

Accepted Answer

DDR5 operates at a lower voltage than DDR4. DDR4 and DDR5 are both types of RAM used in modern computers. DDR5 has higher data rates and uses dual channel architecture for performance. Both are notched differently and are not interchangeable.

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DDR4 and DDR5 use the same physical slot

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DDR4 is backward compatible with DDR3 slots

Question 9

A database administrator is configuring a virtual machine (VM) to run a high-performance database. The hypervisor is VMware ESXi. Which THREE resources should the administrator allocate to the VM to ensure optimal performance?

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Virtual CPU (vCPU). vCPU provides processing power, vRAM provides memory, and vHDD provides storage. vGPU is not typical for database servers, and virtual NIC is needed for network but not directly for performance of the database itself.

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Virtual GPU (vGPU)

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Virtual NIC

Question 10

A network administrator is redesigning a small office network with 20 computers, two servers, and three printers. The network must be reliable and easy to troubleshoot. Which TWO network topologies should the administrator consider?

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Star. Star topology is most common for office networks due to easy troubleshooting and expansion. Mesh provides high reliability but is expensive; for a small office, star is practical, and mesh could be considered if high fault tolerance is needed, but the question asks for two topologies to consider. Typically, star is the best; bus and ring are outdated. However, the administrator might consider star and mesh (for critical links). But given the options, star is correct, and mesh is also a valid consideration for resilience. However, the exam expects star as primary, and perhaps hybrid? But the options: bus, ring, star, mesh, hybrid. The best two for reliability and troubleshooting are star and mesh (though mesh costly). But in ITF+ context, star is recommended; mesh is for high-availability. I'll go with star and mesh. Explanation: Star is easy to troubleshoot, mesh provides redundancy.

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Hybrid

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Ring

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Bus

Question 11

A technician is setting up a server that will host multiple virtual machines. Which type of hypervisor runs directly on the physical hardware without an underlying operating system?

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Type 1 hypervisor. A Type 1 hypervisor (bare-metal) runs directly on the hardware, providing better performance and resource allocation for VMs.

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VirtualBox

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Hosted hypervisor

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Type 2 hypervisor

Question 12

A user wants to install a software package on a Linux system using a package that ends in .deb. Which Linux distribution family is most likely being used?

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Debian-based (e.g., Ubuntu). The .deb package format is used by Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint.

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openSUSE

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Arch Linux

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Question 13

A technician is deploying a software update to 200 computers in a domain. To avoid user interaction, which installation method should be used?

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Silent installation. Silent installation runs without requiring user input, ideal for automated deployments. Interactive installers require user clicks, and app stores usually involve user interaction.

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App store installation

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Interactive installation

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Manual installation

Question 14

A user wants to access a file located in a subdirectory relative to the current working directory. Which type of path is being used?

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Relative path. A relative path specifies location relative to the current directory. Absolute path starts from root (e.g., C:\).

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Absolute path

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Symbolic link

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Network path

Question 15

A user inserts a software CD into their computer to install a new application. Which of the following is the most likely next step after the CD is inserted?

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The operating system automatically runs the installer or prompts the user.. When a software CD is inserted, modern operating systems like Windows use the AutoPlay feature to detect the disc's content. If the disc contains an autorun.inf file with a valid 'open=' directive, the OS automatically launches the installer or prompts the user with available actions, making B the correct answer.

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The user must open a web browser and download additional drivers.

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The user must open File Explorer and double-click the setup.exe file.

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The setup files are automatically copied to the desktop.

Question 16

A database administrator needs to retrieve all customer names from a table named 'Customers' where the city is 'New York'. Which SQL statement should be used?

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SELECT Name FROM Customers WHERE City = 'New York'. The SELECT statement is used to query data. The correct syntax is SELECT column FROM table WHERE condition. Here, we need the Name column from Customers where City equals 'New York'.

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UPDATE Customers SET Name = 'New York' WHERE City = 'New York'

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INSERT INTO Customers (Name) VALUES ('New York')

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DELETE FROM Customers WHERE City = 'New York'

Question 17

Which TWO of the following are examples of interpreted programming languages?

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Python. Interpreted languages are executed line by line without prior compilation.

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C++

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Assembly

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Java

Question 18

Which file attribute prevents a file from being modified or deleted accidentally?

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Read-only. The read-only attribute allows viewing but not writing to the file.

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Archive

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System

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Hidden

Question 19

A software team is developing a mobile payment application using the waterfall model. They have completed the requirements, design, and implementation phases. During system testing, testers discover that the app crashes when processing transactions over $10,000. Further investigation reveals that the design specification for the transaction module did not account for large amounts, causing an overflow error. The project manager holds a meeting to decide the next steps. The team estimates that fixing the issue will require redesigning the transaction module, updating the code, and retesting, which will add two weeks to the schedule. The client's contract includes a penalty for late delivery but also a clause requiring the software to be free of critical defects. The team has already used most of the contingency time. What is the BEST course of action?

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Submit a formal change request to the change control board to approve a redesign of the transaction module.. Submitting a formal change request follows the waterfall process and protects the team from blame, while addressing a critical defect.

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Switch to an agile methodology immediately and iterate on the fix without formal approval.

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Ignore the issue because only a few transactions exceed $10,000, and hope testers overlook it.

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Continue with current implementation and patch the crash after release as a maintenance update.

Question 20

A developer writes an UPDATE statement to change the price of a product but accidentally omits the WHERE clause. What is the most likely outcome?

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All rows in the table are updated.. In SQL, an UPDATE statement without a WHERE clause applies the change to every row in the specified table. The database engine processes the statement as a set operation, iterating over all rows and setting the specified column(s) to the new value. This is not an error; it is a valid SQL command that results in a mass update.

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Only the first row is updated.

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The database returns a syntax error.

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No rows are updated because the statement is invalid.