EDPT Logical Deduction Puzzles 3

Question 1

A data center has 4 racks: W, X, Y, Z. W is older than X. X is older than Z. Y is newer than W but older than X. What is the order from oldest to newest?

Accepted Answer

W, Y, X, Z

Answer

W > Y > X > Z gives oldest-to-newest order W, Y, X, Z.

Question 2

Every malware sample in the database is flagged. Some flagged files are quarantined. Therefore:

Accepted Answer

Some malware might be quarantined

Answer

Since only some flagged files are quarantined, malware (a subset of flagged) may or may not be quarantined.

Question 3

What comes next in the series: O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, __?

Accepted Answer

N

Answer

These are first letters of One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine — so the next is N.

Question 4

Six tasks must complete in order: 1 before 3, 2 before 4, 3 before 5, 4 before 6, and 1 before 2. Which task can never be last?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

Task 1 must precede tasks 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, so it can never be last.

Question 5

If the statement 'If the server is overloaded, alerts fire' is true, and no alerts have fired, what can you deduce?

Accepted Answer

The server is not overloaded

Answer

By contrapositive, if no alerts fired then the server is not overloaded.

EDPT - Electronic Data Processing Test Practice Test

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EDPT Logical Deduction Puzzles 3