CompTIA FC0-GR1

FC0-GR1 CompTIA Strata Green IT

Practice Test
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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam QUESTION NO: 1 A small business currently has a server room with a large cooling system that is appropriate for its size. The location of the server room is the top level of a building. The server room is filled with incandescent lighting that needs to continuously stay on for security purposes. Which of the following would be the MOST cost-effective way for the company to reduce the server rooms energy footprint? A. Replace all incandescent lighting with energy saving neon lighting. B. Set an auto-shutoff policy for all the lights in the room to reduce energy consumption after hours. C. Replace all incandescent lighting with energy saving fluorescent lighting. D. Consolidate server systems into a lower number of racks, centralizing airflow and cooling in the room.

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Answer: C,E

QUESTION NO: 3

Which of the following terms is used when printing data on both the front and the back of paper? A. Scaling B. Copying C. Duplex D. Simplex Answer: C

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A. Use the remove hardware OS feature B. Formatting the hard drive C. Physical destruction D. Degauss the drive E. Overwriting data with 1s and 0s by utilizing software

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Which of the following methods effectively removes data from a hard drive prior to disposal? (Select TWO).

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Answer: C

CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam QUESTION NO: 4 Which of the following can conserve energy in a server room? A. Sealing all potential cold air leaks B. Installing additional cooling fans C. Setting the temperature lower D. Replacing the UPS with a generator Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 5 A user reports that their cell phone battery is dead and cannot hold a charge. Which of the following should be done when disposing of the old battery? A. Recycle the battery. B. Store the battery. C. Place battery in a sealed plastic bag. D. Disassemble the battery. Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 6

Which of the following needs to be recycled due to dangerous amounts of gas contained inside its housing? A. CRT B. Toner C. Surge suppressor D. LCD Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 7 Which of the following technologies allows a single piece of hardware to host multiple operating systems simultaneously? A. Virtualization B. SMTP servers "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 3

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam C. ThinNet clients D. Terminal servers Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 8 A company would like to dispose of old toner units. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate course of action to take? A. Use an approved recycling program either through a vendor or local government agency. B. Old toner disposal is the responsibility of the manufacturer. Call the appropriate number at the respective company. C. Toss the units into the trash. Toner cartridges are biodegradable. D. Clean out the toner cartridges with warm water and place the clean units into the recycling collection. Answer: A

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Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 10 A small business currently has four separate servers, three of which perform low-overhead tasks with small memory footprints. How could the company BEST reduce power consumption among these four servers, while not sacrificing functionality? A. Enable each server's Cool 'n' Quiet and/orSpeedStep functionality so that processing power is conserved. B. Enforce auto-shutdown routines on all four servers for after-hours power saving while the office is closed. "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 4

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A. Set the computers for automatic log-off after one hour of inactivity. B. Institute a policy of either shutdown or sleep mode an hour after close. C. Turn on the Wake on LAN functionality for all computers. D. Schedule all patching to be done during work hours.

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A large company has over 500 computers that currently stay powered on indefinitely. None of the systems are used after the company closes at 5 p.m. Which of the following would be the MOST effective way for the company to save on electricity usage?

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam C. Consolidate the four servers onto the best two, combining them logically by tasks and memory consumption. D. Consolidate the four servers onto the most powerful machine using virtualization. Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 11 A company is currently using multiple, small laser jet printers at various locations in the room. Management would like to decrease the number of printers in use and save on paper. Which of the following could be implemented to meet all of the managements needs? A. Reduce the number of printers by half and then install duplexing units to save on toner and paper costs. B. Remove all current laser printers and install fewer centralized laser units that can handle higher volume and have duplex printing. C. Remove all current laser printers and replace them with centralized laser printers that have fusers capable of double-sided printing. D. Remove all current laser printers and install centralized ink jet units. Ink jet printers are all duplex capable and the ink lasts longer. Answer: B

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Which of the following tasks could an employee complete remotely, when utilizing a remote VPN connection? A. Change theservers backup tapes. B. Utilize the scan to email functionality on office printers. C. Securely access files from an office server. D. Fax from older-generation fax machines located in the office. Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 13 A large enterprise has 250 machines that utilize recent generation Transmeta processors. Which of the following could the enterprise implement to reduce power consumption? A. Cool n Quiet "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 5

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam B. LongRun C. SpeedStep D. Energy Star Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 14 Which of the following is a restricted substance according to the RoHS directive? A. Copper B. Lead C. Gold D. Silicon Answer: B

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Which of the following is a security concern that applies specifically to virtualized environments? A. A guest OS will be able to run code on the host system. B. Hardware failure can occur on the virtualized system. C. Distributed denial of service attacks can occur on the host system. D. Driveencryption is disabled on the host system. Answer: A

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A company is considering purchasing a software package which will scan all of the computers?power settings and change the settings to maximize power saving. The company has 1000 desktop computers. The software package has a one-time cost of $40,000 and an annual maintenance fee of $9,000 which is waived for the first year. An initial survey has determined that the power savings from deploying the new power settings will amount to $300/year per computer. Which of the following is the five-year ROI? A. $1,400,000 B. $1,424,000 C. $1,460,000 D. $1,500,000b Calculator %path:..\dtsapps\calc\dcalc.exe% "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 6

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 17 Which of the following is the MAIN goal of implementing a Green IT initiative? A. Reduce thecompanys environmental impact B. Reduce the cost of IT systems C. Increase thecompanys carbon footprint D. Increase cooling capacity Answer: A

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Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 19

Which of the following technologies is used to deliver virtual applications? A. SpeedStep B. Streaming C. InstallShield D. Multi-threading Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 20 All of the following are examples of virtualization EXCEPT: A. cloud computing.

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A. Wake on LAN. B. LongRun. C. PowerNow. D. SpeedStep.

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All of the following are dynamic frequency scaling technologies EXCEPT:

CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam B. direct attached storage. C. SAN. D. VLAN. Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 21 Which of the following is the Green Grid? A. An organization that can calculate acompanys carbon footprint. B. A non-profit organization aimed at increasing energy efficiency in the IT sector. C. A high performance computer cluster used to calculate the greenhouse effect. D. The set of non-toxic remains after recycled paper turns into recyclable paper pulp. Answer: B

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Which of the following is the MOST environmentally correct way to dispose of CRT monitors? A. Local trash bin B. Store in a locked room C. Localmonitor recycling company D. Local multi-use recycling bin Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 23

Which of the following describes a setting for an Intel processor that can greatly increase the battery life of a laptop? A. PowerNow B. LongHaul C. SpeedStep D. LongRun Answer: C

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam QUESTION NO: 24 Which of the following concerns should be addressed when implementing a virtualized and centralized server environment? A. Increased bandwidth use on the network B. Increased disaster recovery complexity C. Increased network traffic through a single node D. Increased power consumption Answer: C

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Which of the following printer settings can be used to reduce paper usage? A. Draft quality B. Cover pages C. Duplex printing D. Color quality Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 27 CPU power saving settings can be accessed within which of the following? A. Desktop settings B. System BIOS C. Monitor settings "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 9

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A. Multiport switch B. Terminal services C. Replace CAT5 with fiber D. KVM

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Which of the following can be used to centralize the user computing environment to reduce power?

CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam D. POST Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 28 Which of the following methods consolidates computer footprints by running additional operating systems, platforms or applications within a single CPU or machine? A. Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (APCI) B. Multi-core CPU C. Virtualization D. Over-clocking

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Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 30

Which of the following items would effectively reduce workforce impact on the environment? (Select TWO). A. Using uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) B. Document shredding C. Telecommuting D. Car pooling E. Using CRT monitors instead of thin clients Answer: C,D

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A. SMTP B. Virtualization software C. FTP D. VPN

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Which of the following network connections allows a remote worker to securely access internal documents and applications?

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Answer: C

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam QUESTION NO: 31 Which of the following techniques is the MOST secure when recycling old hard drives? A. Shredding B. Scanning C. Rewriting D. Wiping Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 32 Where is Wake on LAN configured on a computer system? A. Desktop icon B. Group Policy C. Control Panel D. BIOS Answer: D

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Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 34 Which of the following virtual machine technologies helps to prevent a single point of hardware failure? A. VMEscape B. VMSafe C. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 11

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A. Virtual lab environments B. Enhanced infrastructure requirements C. Virtual machine escape D. Enhanced disaster recovery

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Which of the following is the MAIN security concern when implementing virtualization technologies?

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam D. VMotion Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 35 Which of the following is a green initiative that has the MOST impact on saving trees? A. Duplex printing B. Paperless documents C. Wind power D. Batteries Answer: B

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 37

In which of the following project management phases does an organization state its Green objectives and goals? A. Initiating B. Planning C. Executing D. Monitoring and Controlling Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 38

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A. The carbon footprint of the organizations competitors B. Full lifecycle environmental impacts C. The carbon footprint of the country of origin D. Project management for green initiatives

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Which of the following is the MOST important to consider when purchasing new hardware from a vendor?

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam Which of the following deals with sustainability in building construction? A. US EPA Energy Star B. ISO 21931 C. The Green Grid D. RoHS Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 39 When disposing of computer systems, which of the following components would a company MOST likely have to adhere to environmental regulations? A. CD-ROM drives B. Motherboards C. Hard drives D. Processors Answer: B

Which of the following can an IT department utilize to decrease energy consumption at night? A. Redundant power supplies in servers B. CRT monitors C. Shutdown scripts D. Low energy efficiency UPS devices Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 41 Which of the following technologies should be used on PCs and laptops to conserve power? A. Overclocking B. External USB hard drive C. CPU throttling D. Higher wattage power supply Answer: C "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 13

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QUESTION NO: 42 Which of the following is MOST likely used to control the amount of power consumption a case fan uses? A. CMOS B. Video Driver C. BIOS D. Network Driver Answer: C

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Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 44

The power saving state in which a computer cuts power to all its unneeded parts and copies the RAM content to the hard drive is called: A. hibernate. B. shutdown. C. sleep. D. hypervisor. Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 45 Which of the following technologies can save server space and cooling requirements?

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A. Allow users to use a cell phone network card B. Enabling the use of VPN C. Allow users to download files at home D. Enable a wireless network card

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To reduce driving emissions, which of the following would allow an employee to work from home and securely access a companys server?

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam A. Energy star ratings B. Active solar panels C. Network storage array D. Blade servers Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 46 A corporation plans to replace older office PCs with energy efficient personal computers in their 24 hour help desk department. Which of the following would be the BEST choice? A. Tablet notebooks with LCD monitors B. Thin clients with LCD monitors C. Thin clients with CRT monitors D. Notebook computers with LCD monitors Answer: B

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Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 48 Which of the following will allow multiple operating systems to run on one workstation? A. FireWire B. KVM C. Virtualization D. Terminal servers Answer: C

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A. Trash can B. Burial C. Recycling center D. Storage shed

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Which of the following is the recommended disposal method for used computers?

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam QUESTION NO: 49 Which of the following would a company implement to help reduce the cost of electricity? A. Shutdown/power policies B. Redundant power supplies C. Use optical mice D. Social engineering policy Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 50 Which of the following would allow a company to conserve energy and still provide a functional service to its employees? A. Configure all workstations with higher RPM fans B. Use CRTs instead of LCD monitors C. Use NAS to reduce the number of file servers D. Configure all printers to print on single-side with low resolution Answer: C

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Which of the following standard symbols signifies that a packaged item was produced using hazardous materials industry guidelines? A. Energy Star B. Energy Star 2.0 C. PCI-E D. RoHS Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 52 A bank runs 50 workstations and would like to decrease its electricity costs, while not sacrificing functionality. All of the workstations are high-end performance units that are intended to be used for CAD-like applications. Analysts benefit from the added performance, but tellers and associates could use more minimalist systems. Which of the following methods would decrease the banks electricity and hardware costs? "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 16

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam A. Swap all teller and associate machines with servers. B. Swap all teller and associate machines with thin clients. C. Swap all teller and associate machines with low-profile high-end workstations. D. Swap all teller and associate machines with laptops. Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 53 A large company would like to roll out thin clients to all retail terminals on its next upgrade. Which of the following are potential risks of this IT plan? A. Power consumption; thin clients use more energy than comparable workstations and therefore have a larger energy footprint. B. Single point of failure; if the thin client server goes down all machinesare without functionality. C. Centralized administration; IT staff cannot rely on localized group policy settings. D. High cost of terminals; compared to traditional workstations, thin clients are very expensive and require more maintenance.

QUESTION NO: 54

A. EnableSpeedStep technology and hard disk power down for periods of low system utilization. B. Install a smaller, lightweight server that runs continuously with a mirror image of the files found on the larger system. Have the larger server auto shutdown after 30 minutes of inactivity. C. Turn on Wake on LAN technology that would awaken the system for access requests. D. Remove the current server and replace with a NAS device that is set to sleep after an hour of inactivity. Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 55 A large enterprise has 300 machines that utilize recent generation AMD processors. Which of the following could the enterprise implement to reduce power consumption when processors are not fully utilized? "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 17

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A company is trying to integrate managements new green IT policy onto a single server system. While the server does not host any applications that need to run continuously, the unit does need to be accessible to all users for file retrieval. Which of the following would be the MOST costeffective method to establish a green power policy for the machine?

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Answer: B

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam A. Energy Star B. Cool 'n' Quiet C. SpeedStep D. LongRun Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 56 CRT computer monitors are dangerous to the environment because they contain large amounts of toxic: A. mercury and ascorbic acid. B. mercuric oxide and nickel cadmium. C. lead and phosphors. D. lithium and zinc. Answer: C

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Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 58 All of the following are benefits of using solid state drives in place of hard disk drives EXCEPT: A. fasterwrite speed. B. high reliability. C. lower power consumption. D. reduced noise. Answer: A

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A. reduced resource contention. B. reduced time to recovery. C. improved hardware utilization. D. reduced power consumption.

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All of the following are benefits of virtualizing a server EXCEPT:

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam QUESTION NO: 59 Which of the following is a technique to save printer paper? A. Use a dot matrix printer B. Disable duplex mode C. Print at a slower speed D. Decrease the print margins to.5in (1.3cm). Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 60 All of the following paper types can be recycled EXCEPT: A. high fiber. B. white. C. black. D. thermal. Answer: D

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Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 62 Which of the following is the process of abstracting logical storage from physical storage? A. Storage Area Network (SAN) B. Network Attached Storage (NAS) C. Application Virtualization D. Storage Virtualization "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 19

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A. Remote Desktop. B. Power over Ethernet. C. IEEE 802.3. D. Wake on LAN.

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The Ethernet computer networking standard that allows for a computer to be turned on remotely is called:

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 63 The carbon footprint of a company is the: A. total weight of computer, electronic and electric devices owned by the company. B. amount of electricity that a company uses. C. amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused by the company. D. ROI from thecompanys green IT recycling initiatives. Answer: C

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Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 65

Which of the following is a power saving advantage when comparing a full featured desktop computer model to a centralized computing model? A. Replace laptops and thin clients with large desktops. B. Centralized point of failure is reduced for greater redundancy. C. Large desktops can be replaced with laptops and thin clients. D. Users can work collaboratively with more speed. Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 66 Before implementing a centralized virtualization solution for servers, which of the following concerns should be addressed in the planning stage? "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 20

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A. Desktop virtualization B. High performance desktop systems C. VPN D. Video conferencing

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Which of the following technologies is LEAST likely to reduce a companys impact on the environment when implemented?

CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam A. Increased heat production B. Elimination of a single point of failure C. Increased power consumption D. Increased cooling requirement Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 67 All of the following are used to centralize the user computing environment to reduce power EXCEPT: A. XenServer. B. Multicore laptop. C. ESX server. D. HyperV. Answer: B

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Answer: B,D

QUESTION NO: 69 Which of the following hard drive technologies can increase laptop battery life? A. SSD B. SATA C. PATA D. SAS Answer: A

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A. Decreased licensing cost B. Increased cooling efficiency C. Higher reliability D. Increased power usage efficiency E. Ease of administration

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Which of the following are energy saving advantages to using blade servers? (Select TWO).

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QUESTION NO: 70 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) can be found in which of the following? A. Network properties B. Printer settings C. System BIOS D. Monitor settings Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 71 Which of the following methods can reduce employee cost and an organizations carbon footprint? (Select THREE). A. Using public transportation B. Compressed work week C. Use only Energy Star rated equipment D. Car pooling E. Active solar panels instead of passive F. Use air travel instead of video conferencing

Which of the following is an environmental concern defined by the RoHS? A. Lithium B. Lead C. Helium D. Gold Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 73 Which of the following allows an administrator to remotely turn on a computer that is powered off?

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam A. Scripting B. Power save mode C. Multimedia power settings D. Wake on LAN Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 74 Which of the following virtualization technology benefits offers the GREATEST advantage to a developer? A. Enhanced hardware utilization B. Lowered licensing costs C. Power reduction D. Creation of a virtual lab Answer: D

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Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 76 Which of the following is a reason computer viruses attempt to detect if they are being run in a virtual machine? A. To maximize hardware utilization to spread more effectively B. To prevent anti-virus companies from reverse engineering them C. To prevent the enhanced disaster recovery functions D. To utilize the built-in Virtual Machine Escape function Answer: B

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A. Use production servers B. Use desktop farms C. Use virtual machine escaping D. Use virtual labs

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Which of the following is the BEST method to test new software or patches?

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QUESTION NO: 77 Which of the following is a common practice when printing large documents and considering the environment? A. Printing on both sides B. Use of high gloss paper C. Using online collaboration technologies D. Use of paperless documents Answer: A

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Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 79

Which of the following deals with standards to measure datacenter efficiency? A. TCO Certification B. Energy Star C. RoHS D. The Green Grid Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 80 Which of the following are utilized by employees to connect to their corporate networks for telecommuting purposes?

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A. TCO certification B. Energy Star ratings C. RoHS D. Project management

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Which of the following BEST allows an IT manager to implement an IT strategy for Green initiatives?

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CompTIA FC0-GR1: Practice Exam A. Intranet website B. Firewalls C. IDS/IPS D. VPN Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 81 A company is beginning a green IT?initiative. Which of the following could be implemented to minimize electricity costs? A. A telecommuting policy B. Temperature control devices C. Humidity monitoring devices D. A server recycling policy Answer: B

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Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 83 A business needs to add one hundred new users; each will need the same applications. Which of the following would be an energy efficient method of providing the users with access to the applications they need? A. Provide each user with server computers. B. Provide each user with workstation computers. C. Provide each user with thin clients. D. Provide each user with desktop computers.

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A. Eliminate using raised flooring in the data center. B. Install cooling in the corners of the data center so cool air can circle the room. C. Place most servers in the middle of the data center allowing cool air to flow around them. D. Evenly space out equipment to avoid an increased temperature in one area of the room.

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Which of the following can save energy consumption in a data center?

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QUESTION NO: 84 Which of the following would allow an individual to print to both sides of a sheet of paper? A. Duplexing B. Multicasting C. Multiplexing D. Unicasting Answer: A

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Answer: C

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A. SCSI drives B. External IEEE 1394 drives C. SolidState drives D. IDE drives

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Which of the following storage drives is the MOST energy efficient?

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