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| 'cd ..' goes to the ______ directory |
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| 'cd/.' goes to the _____ directory |
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| Systems that appear to be real but are actually simulations |
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| Guest operating system is? |
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| The system that runs inside a VM |
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| Host operating system is? |
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| The physical computer system that runs the VM |
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| Virtualization allows one to? |
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| Concurrently operate incompatible operating systems in one hardware environment. |
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| Power Supply Unit(PSU) converts? |
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| More electrical energy efficient computer power supplies |
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| Microprocessor temperatures should not exceed? |
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| All buses consist of which two parts? |
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1. Data bus - transfers actual data
2. Address bus - transfers location info for data |
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| The maximum speed for USB 2.0 is? |
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| IEEE 1394 is also known as? |
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| The transfer rate of SATA is? |
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| USB drives can hold a maximum of? |
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| What is the purpose of Operating Systems? |
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| Manages resources on a computer |
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| {help command name} does what? |
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| explains the command name |
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| Dynamic Link Library - a library of executable functions or data. |
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| An OS manages what resources? |
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| Processor, memory, device, storage, and user interface |
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| Threads for one process share ______ address space(s) |
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| A sequence of instructions |
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With virtual machine technology, you move from one OS to another by:
a. restarting the system.
b. pressing the F2 key
c. clicking the other OS window
d. logging off the system. |
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| c. clicking the other OS window |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following operating systems can be used with virtual machine technology?
a. Windows 7
b. Linux
c. Macintosh
d. physical
e. logical
f. emulated
g. free |
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Windows 7 & Linux are both operating systems. The question is referring to Macintosh the computer and not Mac OS.
a. Windows 7
b. Linux |
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Oracle VirtualBox mimics physical PCs so closely that the applications you install in them don't distinguish the virtual machine from a(n)______ computer.
a. supported
b. emulated
c. guest
d. physical |
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The virtual machine fools the guest operating system into believing that the physical hardware is present.
d. physical |
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The ____ is the size, configuration, or physical arrangement of the PC hardware.
a. system board
b. motherboard
c. form factor
d. none of the above |
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The form factor of a mother board determines which computer case it will fit in.
c. form factor |
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(Choose all correct answer)
A power supply _____.
a. provides clean power feeds to PC components
b. is a sealed metal box
c. has standardized plugs that work with all kinds of components
d. is user-serviceable |
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A power supply unit (PSU) must never be serviced by a user. It contains a capacitor which retains an electrical charge, enough to injure or kill a person.
a. provides clean power feeds to PC components
b. is a sealed metal box
c. has standardized plugs that work with all kinds of components |
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(Choose all correct answers)
The _______ is the main circuit board inside a PC.
a. system board
b. motherboard
c. form factor
d. none of the above |
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a. system board
b. motherboard |
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______ is the electronic holding place for programs and data.
a. EPROM
b. RAM
c. EEPROM
d. ROM |
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RAM is temporary storage that requires electricity to retain its memory.
b. RAM |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following memory types could be used to hold the BIOS firmware?
a. EPROM
b. RAM
c. EEPROM
d. ROM |
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Firmware can only be stored on a type of ROM.
a. EPROM
c. EEPROM
d. ROM |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following are considered I/O ports?
a. serial
b. parallel
c. USB
d. FireWire |
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Devices plug into I/O ports. Devices can plug into all of these ports.
a. serial
b. parallel
c. USB
d. FireWire |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which BIOS settings could be allocated for serial ports?
a. COM1
b. COM2
c. LPT1
d. LPT2 |
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Line Print Terminal (LPT) is a parallel port, not a serial port.
a. COM1
b. COM2 |
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The ____ was developed to simplify the connection of peripheral devices.
a. serial port
b. parallel port
c. universal serial bus
d. none of the above |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following could be used as hard drive controllers?
s. ATA
b. PATA
c. SATA
d. SCSI |
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ATA is also known as PATA
a. ATA
b. PATA
c. SATA
d. SCSI |
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(Choose all correct answers)
The main types of data storage are ______?
a. hard drives
b. optical discs
c. tape
d. USB jump drives |
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Data can be stored on all the media. Tape is older but it is still considered a main type of data storage.
a. hard drives
b. optical discs
c. tape
d. USB jump drives |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following are small and portable with flash memory?
a. jump drives
b. pen drives
c. key drives
d. USB drives |
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a. jump drives
b. pen drives
c. key drives
d. USB drives |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following are communications devices?
a. modem
b. network interface card
c. wireless adapter
d. graphics adapter |
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a. modem
b. network interface card
c. wireless adapter |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following are input devices?
a. keyboard
b. mouse
c. trackball
d. fingerprint scanner
e. touch pad |
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A fingerprint scanner is a biometric device.
a. keyboard
b. mouse
c. trackball
e. touch pad |
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______ is the mortal enemy of a PC (Choose one)
a. Dirt
b. Dust
c. Heat
d. Grime |
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Wipe the case with a(n) ________ solution.
a. alcohol
b. arsenic
c. mild cleansing
d. selenium |
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A person cannot perceive static electricity until it has reached ______ volts.
a. 110
b. 1,500
c. 12,000
d. 25,000 |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Computers contain which of the following toxic ingredients?
a. lead
b. mercury
c. arsenic
d. cadmium |
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Please save the environment and recycle.
a. lead
b. mercury
c. arsenic
d. cadmium |
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| Instructions in ROM used to start the PC |
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| Buses are responsible for? |
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| Transferring data in the computer |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following are considered an operating system kernel's job?
a. making certain that the application is serviced properly
b. managing all the resources in a computer system
c. installing all hardware for a computer system
d. securing the hardware |
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The kernel is the core of an operating system. The kernel manages memory, files, and peripheral devices, as well as starting applications and allocating system resources.
a. making certain that the application is serviced properly
b. managing all the resources in a computer system |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following management tasks are functions of an operating system?
a. processing
b. memory
c. devices
d. storage
e. applications |
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The OS may interact with an application but it does not manage it
a. processing
b. memory
c. devices
d. storage |
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The 'type' and 'cat' commands are used to _______?
a. enter text into text files
b. display the contents of a text file
c. modify text files
d. modify scripts |
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| b. display the contents of a text file |
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To edit the Windows Registry file, you need to use ________?
a. Windows Regedit
b. the Fedora 13 'visudo' command
c. a regular text editor
d. Microsoft Word |
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To edit the privileged instructions in the /etc/sudoers file, a Fedora 13 system administrator would use ______ to edit the file.
a. Notepad
b. the vim editor
c. the 'cat' commmand
d. the 'visudo' command |
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To view detailed system usage information in Windows 7, you would use ______?
a. System Profiler
b. Windows Task Manager
c. Windows Regedit
d. The 'visudo' command |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following are considered applications?
a. spreadsheet
b. Web browser
c. Internet
d. word processor
e. graphics software |
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a. spreadsheet
b. Web browser
d. word processor
e. graphics software |
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The reason most people use computers is to?
a. learn about operating systems
b. repair them
c. build additional computers at home
d. use application software |
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| d. use application software |
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How many consoles are installed with Fedora 13?
a. 2
b. 1
c. 4
d. 6 |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following tabs are displayed by the Task Manager?
a. Applications
b. Programs
c. Performance
d. Networking |
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a. Applications
c. Performance
d. Networking |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following are categories of Windows?
a. bus drivers
b. block drivers
c. function drivers
d. filter drivers
e. network drivers |
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a. bus drivers
c. function drivers
d. filter drivers |
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A ______ is an example of a Fedora 13 character device.
a. keyboard
b. CD drive
c. packet
d. disk drive |
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A _______ is an example of a Fedora 13 block device.
a. serial port
b. disk drive
c. packet
d. keyboard |
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(Choose all correct answers)
Which of the following are examples of Windows devices that are controlled by a bus driver?
a. PCI
b. USB
c. SCSI
d. keyboard |
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MIcrosoft Windows Installer _______.
a. needs to be purchased separately
b. needs to be installed by the user
c. does not exist as of the printing of this text
d. ships as part of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system |
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| d. ships as part of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system |
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The protocol used for file sharing in Windows 7 is ______.
a. Samba
b. Add Network Places
c. the 'mount' command
d. SMB |
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| d. SMB (Server Message Block) |
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To share files in Fedora 13, you need to use _______
a. the 'mount' command
b. Add Network Places
c. SMB
d. Samba |
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The disk operating system (DOS) was first used with _______
a. Fedora 13
b. IBM PCs
c. Windows 7
d. MorphOS |
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Which of the following are applications of OpenOffice?
a. Word
b. Calc
c. Excel
d. PowerPoint
e. Impress |
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(Fedora terminal command)
Get out of the manual page |
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(While reading a Fedora manual ref)
next page |
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(Fedora terminal command)
linux user's manual |
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(Fedora terminal command)
list directory contents |
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(Fedora terminal command)
show who is logged on |
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(Fedora terminal command)
present working directory |
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(Terminal command)
make directory |
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(Terminal command)
change directory |
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| How do you reach the terminal in fedora? |
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| application > system tools > terminal |
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(Fedora Terminal Command)
What does su stand for? |
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The most commonly important component inside the computer case i?
a. mouse
b. keyboard
c. system board
d. touchpad |
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_____ is a special utility that allows a system administrator to edit Registry entries in Windows.
a. sudo
b. edit
c. Regedit
d. type
e. putty |
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Referring Linux as a multiuser Operating can be described as:
a. multiple users can use the same machine but one at a time
b. more than one person contributed to develop the Linux OS
c. multiple users can use the same machine at the same time, using multiple network connections and terminals
d. Linux is an open source program |
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| c. multiple users can use the same machine at the same time, using multiple network connections and terminals |
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Which of the following is not considered an OS?
a. Windows XP
b. Mac OS X
c. Panthersoft
d. Fedora 4 |
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Which of the following commands lets a user to only view the content of a text file?
a. man filename
b. cd filename
c. who filename
d. cat filename |
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Which command can be used to create a directory?
a. create
b. man
c. mkdir
d. cd
e. pwd |
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(True/False)
The motherboard of a computer gives access to other circuit boards and peripheral devices besides holding the CPU. |
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Each hardware device needs a method to communicate with the CPU, software to control it. |
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| The frequency of activity on a motherboard is measured in Watts. |
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| False (it is measured in hertz) |
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(True/False)
If megahertz (MHz) = one million cycles per second and a gigahertz (GHz) = one billion cycles per second, then one hertz = one thousand cycles per second. |
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| False (one hertz = one cycle per second, one kilohertz (KHz) = one thousand cycles per second) |
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A virtual machine is a software which creates one or more logical computers on a physical machine. |
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| State three ways to launch a Windows application. |
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Run command via the Start menu
Taskbar
Shortcut on the desktop |
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| How do you find information on commonly used commands while using Fedora? |
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| How do you get the commonly used commands of Windows CLI without searching online? |
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| When you logged on to ocelot or Fedora using Virtual Machine, you will have a shell prompt. What is the functionality of the shell such as bash shell or tcsh shell, etc.. |
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| It provides an environment to allow the user access to the services of the computer. |
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What are the male ports on the back of the computer?
a. parallel
b. serial
c. USB |
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| The heat _____ attaches to the microprocessor to dissipate heat. |
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| Windows uses folders, Fedora uses a similar structure but calls it: |
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| What are expansion cards? |
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| A circuit card that is plugged into a PC bus to add extra function |
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| What is the FIU's server that you access |
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| A computer that provides services to client computers. |
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| What manages the transfer of data from a motherboard to a disk drive and vice versa? |
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yum install program
is a terminal command for which OS? |
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| If the graphics card cannot handle the graphics for a GUI, it will go into _______ mode |
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