Module 8 - Windows 10 Application Support

Question 1

A commonly required application environment, available in multiple versions, for Windows apps.

Answer 1

.NET Framework

Question 2

A software layer that exists between apps and the operating system to simplify app development.

Answer 2

application environment subsystem

Question 3

The interface used by a program to request services from the application environment, which in turn interfaces with the operating system to provide those services.

Answer 3

application programming interface (API)

Question 4

A technology that deploys applications by streaming and isolates them in a virtual environment.

Answer 4

Application Virtualization (App-V)

Question 5

A file for installing a UWP app.

Answer 5

APPX file

Question 6

A new streaming installation technology that is used to deploy Office 365 ProPlus.

Answer 6

Click-to-Run

Question 7

A feature in Windows 10 that allows you to create and run virtual machines.

Answer 7

Client Hyper-V

Question 8

A tool included in the Windows 10 ADK that includes a database of compatibility fixes for older apps.

Answer 8

Compatibility Administrator

Question 9

A cloud-based solution for monitoring and reporting on app compatibility.

Answer 9

Desktop Analytics

Question 10

A discrete body of registry keys and values stored in files as part of the operating system.

Answer 10

hive

Question 11

A customizable online store for businesses to organize UWP and MSIX apps for their users.

Answer 11

Microsoft Store for Business

Question 12

An app packaged for installation by the Windows Installer service.

Answer 12

MSI file

Question 13

A new app packaging option that supports Win32 apps, .NET Framework apps, and UWP apps.

Answer 13

MSIX

Question 14

A central store for application and operating system configuration information in Windows 10.

Answer 14

registry

Question 15

The graphical tool, commonly known as regedit, included in Windows 10 to edit the registry.

Answer 15

Registry Editor

Question 16

A section within a hive that can contain other registry keys and values; it appears similar to a folder in the Registry Editor.

Answer 16

registry key

Question 17

A feature in Remote Desktop Services that presents clients with a single app in a window.

Answer 17

RemoteApp

Question 18

A server role for Windows Server that is used to provide virtual desktops and RemoteApp programs to users.

Answer 18

Remote Desktop Services

Question 19

A tool included as part of the Windows 10 ADK that can be used to monitor apps, identify why they are not compatible with Windows 10, and provide fixes.

Answer 19

Standard User Analyzer (SUA)

Question 20

An application environment subsystem that is designed to make development easier across multiple device form factors.

Answer 20

Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

Question 21

A mode that limits Windows 10 to running only applications from the Microsoft store.

Answer 21

Windows 10 in S mode

Question 22

An application environment subsystem, available as Win32 and Win 64, that is used by Windows programmers.

Answer 22

Windows API

Question 23

A system in Windows that allows 32-bit Windows apps to run on a 64-bit operating system.

Answer 23

Windows on Windows 64 (WOW64)

Question 24

A cloud-based service hosted in Windows Azure that provides access to remote desktops or RemoteApp programs.

Answer 24

Windows Virtual Desktop