FC0-U41 Question #240: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

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Options

• ARun the DEFRAG utility.
• BCreate a partition on the hard disk drive.
• CRun the SCANDISK utility.
• DReboot the computer and set the date and time.

Explanation

When a computer's CMOS battery is replaced, the system clock of the computer is reset. Therefore, your next step after replacing the CMOS battery will be to reboot the computer and to set the date and time. What is a CMOS battery? A Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) battery is installed on the motherboard. It provides backup to CMOS to store computer hardware configuration, date, and time settings when a computer's main power is off. Note: Incorrect date and time on the computer indicate failure of the CMOS battery. Answer option C is incorrect. SCANDISK is a Windows utility that detects and corrects corruption in the disk when a computer is not shut down properly. It also checks and deletes the corrupt files that may be using up disk space. This helps in improving the performance of a computer. Answer option A is incorrect. DEFRAG is a system utility used to consolidate the fragmented files stored on the hard disk of a computer. The fragmented files are those files that are saved or stored in different locations of the hard disk. The tool arranges such files and stores them on the hard disk in contiguous blocks. The operating system can access these files at a faster rate than the fragmented ones. Answer option B is incorrect. Creating a partition on the hard disk drive has nothing to do with the

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