Chapter 6: Trouble Shooting Start Up problems

Question 1

_______ is loaded and accesses the Boot Configuration Data Store to display the boot menu or to boot from a partition or volume.

Answer 1

BOOTMGR

Question 2

The partition or volume that contains the Windows operating system files (usually the Windows folder) is called the?

Answer 2

Boot partition

Question 3

__________ is a firmware-independent database for boot-time configuration data used by Microsoft’s Windows Boot Manager for Windows 7.

Answer 3

Boot Configuration Data (BCD)

Question 4

To configure the Boot Configuration Data, you would use ____________ .

Answer 4

Bcdedit.exe

Question 5

To access the Safe Mode and Last Known Good Configuration, you would use the?.

Answer 5

Advanced Boot Menu

Question 6

_________ is a minimal Win32 operating system with limited services built on the Windows 7 kernel, which can be used to troubleshoot a wide range of problems.

Answer 6

Windows Pre - installation Environment (Windows PE)

Question 7

______ is a set of tools included in Windows 7 to help diagnose and recover from serious errors, which may prevent Windows from booting successfully.

Answer 7

Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)

Question 8

The ________ tool is part of the System Recovery tool that is capable of fixing almost any startup problems related to boot sectors, MBRs, or the BCD registry file.

Answer 8

Startup Repair

Question 9

The option to use with the BootRec.exe command to write a new boot sector onto the system partition is ?

Answer 9

Master Boot Record (MBR)

Question 10

If you load a driver and the system does not boot, you should restart Windows, load the Advanced Boot Options, and select ?

Answer 10

Safe Mode

Question 11

What is the main part of Windows that is responsible for various system services and process and memory management?

Answer 11

NTOSKERNL.EXE

Question 12

The _______ is the first 512-byte boot sector of a partitioned data storage device such as a hard disk that holds the disk’s primary partition table and contains the code to bootstrap an operating system?

Answer 12

Master Boot Record (MBR)

Question 13

________ is a tool to help identify problems that might prevent Windows from starting correctly.

Answer 13

System Configuration (msconfig.exe)

Question 14

Which mode starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and services?

Answer 14

Safe Mode

Question 15

To access the Advanced Boot Menu, press the _________ key.

Answer 15

F8

Question 16

The command used to fix a MBR or the volume boot sector is?

Answer 16

FixMBR

Question 17

If you install Windows on top of another instance of Windows, the files from the previous installation are ?

Answer 17

Moved to the \Windows.OLD folder

Question 18

By default, the %SystemRoot% is ?

Answer 18

C:\Windows

Question 19

If you load the wrong video driver, you should restart Windows in the _______ mode.

Answer 19

Safe Mode with command prompt

Question 20

If systems cannot be repaired, you should ___________ .

Answer 20

Restore from backup

Question 21

What is /FIXBOOT?

Answer 21

This switch writes a new boot sector onto the system partition.

Question 22

What is /FIXMBR?

Answer 22

This switch writes an MBR to the system partition.

Question 23

What is MBR?

Answer 23

Master Boot Record

Question 24

What is VBR?

Answer 24

Volume Boot Record

Question 25

What is a master boot record (MBR)

Answer 25

It is the first 512-byte boot sector of a partitioned data storage device such as a hard disk. It is used to hold the disk’s primary partition table