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The IBA exam has 30 questions and runs 30 minutes.
A company needs a specialist to design its data structures, tune query performance, and establish backup and recovery procedures for its customer records. Which role is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: B - Database administrator
A new corporate website project requires someone to determine the overall site structure, select the underlying technologies, and define how the site's sections relate to one another. Which role holds PRIMARY responsibility for this work?
Correct answer: D - Web architect
An IT manager must present a proposed security upgrade to a non-technical executive committee that controls the budget. Which approach should the manager take FIRST?
Correct answer: B - State the business risk and financial cost of taking no action
Which device forwards data between two separate networks by examining the destination IP address of each packet?
Correct answer: A - Router
A user cannot reach any website by typing its name into the browser, but every site loads normally when its IP address is entered instead. Which service should be investigated FIRST?
Correct answer: D - DNS
An employee browses in the browser's private (incognito) mode at work and believes this prevents the employer from seeing which sites are visited. This belief is:
Correct answer: C - Incorrect; it only prevents local storage of history and cookies
A shopping site displays https:// and a padlock icon. A customer concludes from this that the business behind the site is legitimate and trustworthy. What does the padlock actually indicate?
Correct answer: B - The connection between the browser and the web server is encrypted
A user configures the browser to block all cookies and can no longer stay signed in to any website between page views. This happens because cookies are used to:
Correct answer: A - Maintain session state, which HTTP does not do by itself
An employee reads company email on a desktop, a laptop and a smartphone, and needs all three devices to show the same folders and the same read and unread status. Which protocol should be configured for incoming mail?
Correct answer: D - IMAP
A marketing coordinator must send one announcement to 400 external customers, and no recipient should be able to see any other recipient's email address. Which addressing field should be used?
Correct answer: C - Bcc
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