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How to approach refer to the exhibit practice questions

Practise exhibit-style questions that ask you to read a topology, table, command output or diagram before choosing the best answer.

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Exhibit-style questions test whether you can read a topology, command output, diagram or table before choosing the best answer.

How to extract the relevant detail from an exhibit.

How topology, command output or routing information affects the answer.

How to avoid answering from memory before reading the evidence.

How to map the exhibit back to the exam objective.

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Question 1hardmultiple choice
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Based on the exhibit, which of the following is the most likely cause of the error?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.
Event log entry:
Event ID: 1000
Level: Error
Source: Application Error
Description: Faulting application name: app.exe, version 1.0.0.0, faulting module name: kernel32.dll
Question 2mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. A technician is troubleshooting a connectivity issue. The user can access local resources but cannot reach the internet. Based on the output, what is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

C:\Users\Tech> ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Question 3easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is the most likely cause of the application crash?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

Error: The application encountered an unexpected error and must close.
Application: inventory.exe
Version: 2.1.0
Module: stock.dll
Address: 0x00401234
Faulting module: msvcrt.dll
Fault address: 0x77C12345
Question 4mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. A user attempts to insert a row into Orders with a CustomerID that does not exist in the Customers table. What is the expected outcome?

Exhibit

CREATE TABLE Orders (
    OrderID INT PRIMARY KEY,
    CustomerID INT,
    OrderDate DATE,
    FOREIGN KEY (CustomerID) REFERENCES Customers(CustomerID)
);
Question 5hardmultiple choice
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A technician is configuring a small office network with 15 computers. The computers need to share files and a printer. The technician decides to use a topology where each computer is connected to a central device. Which physical topology is being implemented?

Question 6easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. A user can ping 192.168.1.1 but cannot ping 8.8.8.8. What is most likely the issue?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

ipconfig output:
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : example.com
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Question 7mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. A user reports that they cannot access the internet. Based on the output, which of the following is the MOST likely issue?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : example.com
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Question 8easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. A user cannot access the internet. What does this output indicate?

Exhibit

C:\>ping 8.8.8.8

Pinging 8.8.8.8 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.1: Destination host unreachable.
Reply from 192.168.1.1: Destination host unreachable.
Question 9hardmultiple choice
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Based on the exhibit, which device is directly responsible for separating traffic into VLAN10 and VLAN20?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. Architecture diagram: Internet -> Firewall -> Router -> Switch -> VLAN10 (Sales) and VLAN20 (Engineering).
Question 10easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. Which of the following components would be used to physically connect the desktop computer to the network?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

Hardware Inventory:
- Desktop computer: Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
- Laptop: Intel Core i3, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD
- Network printer: HP LaserJet Pro
- Router: Linksys AC1200
- Switch: Netgear 8-port gigabit
Question 11hardmultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. A technician runs two ping commands. Based on the output, which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

$ ping 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss

$ ping google.com
ping: google.com: Temporary failure in name resolution
Question 12easymultiple choice
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A user attempts to run a legacy application and receives the error message shown in the exhibit. What is the most likely cause of this error?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.
```
Error: The program cannot start because MSVCR100.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
```
Question 13mediummultiple choice
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A user notices that the computer is running slowly and opens Task Manager to check running processes. Based on the exhibit, which process is using the most memory?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.
```
Image Name                     PID Session Name        Session#    Mem Usage
========================= ======== ================ =========== ============
System Idle Process              0 Services                   0          8 K
System                           4 Services                   0     44,236 K
smss.exe                       296 Services                   0      1,156 K
csrss.exe                      384 Services                   0      5,652 K
wininit.exe                    440 Services                   0      5,376 K
services.exe                   532 Services                   0     12,836 K
lsass.exe                      540 Services                   0     16,808 K
svchost.exe                    696 Services                   0     18,248 K
svchost.exe                    776 Services                   0      9,472 K
...
notepad.exe                   1234 Console                    2     15,200 K
```
Question 14mediummultiple choice
Review the full routing breakdown →

Refer to the exhibit. What is the purpose of the 'no shutdown' command in this router configuration?

Exhibit

interface FastEthernet0/0
 ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
 no shutdown
Question 15easymultiple choice
Review the full subnetting walkthrough →

A technician runs the ipconfig command and observes the following output:

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Based on the output, which of the following can the technician conclude?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

C:\Users\Admin> ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Ethernet0:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : localdomain
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

C:\Users\Admin> ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss)

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