902 Flashcards: Windows Operating Systems

Question 1

Which service must be running and properly configured to run tasks by using Scheduled Tasks utility?

Answer 1

Task Scheduler

Question 2

Which two backup types should you combine to use minimum disks and tapes for storing data?

Answer 2

Normal and differential backups

Question 3

Which key combination is used to break or stop the current command at the command line?

Answer 3

Ctrl + C

Question 4

What should you do to prevent system instability when installing device drivers?

Answer 4

Install signed drivers

Question 5

When configuring a service from the Services snap-in, what should you select in the Startup type drop down menu to ensure that the service starts every time Windows boots?

Answer 5

Automatic

Question 6

What is meant by color depth in Windows?

Answer 6

The number of color values that can be assigned to a single pixel in an image

Question 7

What is the default size of the paging file?

Answer 7

1.5 times the amount of RAM

Question 8

Which files are known as Quick Fix Engineering (QFX) files that you can download from the Windows Update Web site to keep your system secure and up to date?

Answer 8

hotfixes

Question 9

What is the purpose of the repeat rate value in the Keyboard Properties dialog box?

Answer 9

It determines how quickly a character repeats once the repetition of that character starts

Question 10

Which Windows feature uses external USB flash drives as a hard disk cache to improve disk read performance?

Answer 10

ReadyBoost

Question 11

Which tool can you use to track and control disk space usage for NTFS volumes on a Windows computer?

Answer 11

Disk Quota

Question 12

Which command is used to display the status of a disk in the current drive?

Answer 12

chkdsk

Question 13

What happens when you press the Windows + L key?

Answer 13

The computer locks

Question 14

What is the alternative to an MBR partition?

Answer 14

GPT

Question 15

Which parameter of the ATTRIB command is used to clear the read only file attribute?

Answer 15

-R

Question 16

What was Windows Security Center renamed in Vista?

Answer 16

Windows Action Center

Question 17

Which command line utility is used to format the hard drive?

Answer 17

format

Question 18

Which switch in the CHKDSK program in Windows direcks CHKDSK to skip the checks that detect cycles in the directory structure?

Answer 18

/C

Question 19

Which driver signing option prevents installation of device drivers that are not digitally signed?

Answer 19

Block

Question 20

Which command should you run to create a user account from the command prompt on a Windows computer?

Answer 20

net user username /add

Question 21

What native antispyware feature is included with Windows?

Answer 21

Windows Defender

Question 22

What is the new feature in Windows 7 that allows users to connect computers easily to share files and devices?

Answer 22

Homegroups

Question 23

Which command should you run to delete a user account from the command prompt in Windows?

Answer 23

net user username /delete

Question 24

Which command line utility can you use to modify the boot.ini file in Windows?

Answer 24

bootcfg.exe

Question 25

What are the minimum hardware requirements for the 64 bit version of Windows 7?

Answer 25

- 1 GHz processor - 2 GB ram - 20 GB hard drive space - DirextX9 graphics with WDDM 1.0 or higher

Question 26

Which parameter of the defrag.exe command can you run to display the help text for the utility in Windows?

Answer 26

defrag -?

Question 27

What happens when Windows Defender is turned on?

Answer 27

You are notified when spyware or other potentially unwanted software tries to install itself or run on your computer

Question 28

Which parameter of the ATTRIB command is used to set the system file attribute?

Answer 28

+S

Question 29

Which log should you examine to find events related to valid and invalid logon attempts?

Answer 29

Security log

Question 30

What is Dr. Watson?

Answer 30

An application debugger that is included with Windows

Question 31

What are two ways to change the attribute of a file to read only?

Answer 31

- Command Prompt | ATTRIB | - Right click the file icon | File properties

Question 32

Which types of files can you modify using EDIT.COM from the command line?

Answer 32

text files

Question 33

What type of formatting method creates tracks and sectors on a hard disk and the physical format that states where data is stored on the disk?

Answer 33

low level format (LLF)

Question 34

What would the total amount of RAM available to the operating system if the computer had a total of 256 MB RAM and 16 MB of video shared memory?

Answer 34

240 MB

Question 35

Which file formats are only used with optical media and cannot be converted to NTFS?

Answer 35

- Universal disk format (UDF) | - CD-ROM file system (CDFS)

Question 36

Which commands can you use to repair the contents of the cache folder of System File Checker if the cache folder becomes damaged or unusable?

Answer 36

SFC: - scannow - scanonce - scanboot

Question 37

Where should a user go to change the dual monitor configuration in Windows 7?

Answer 37

- Control Panel - Appearance and Personalization - Display - Screen resolution

Question 38

What are the three types of events that are displayed in Event Viewer?

Answer 38

- Error - Warning - Information

Question 39

What do you need to support BitLocker in Windows 7?

Answer 39

TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 1.2

Question 40

Which command is used to allow modifications to the startup process of a Windows computer?

Answer 40

msconfig

Question 41

Which version of Vista can NOT join a domain?

Answer 41

Home Basic

Question 42

In terms of cluster size, the ___ file system is more efficient than the ___ file system

Answer 42

NTFS is more efficient than FAT32 or FAT16

Question 43

What will happen if the startup media is missing Windows boot files?

Answer 43

The computer will display an error while booting up

Question 44

What is the purpose of the convert command line utility?

Answer 44

It changes a FAT partition into NTFS

Question 45

What is the advantage of defragmenting a hard disk drive?

Answer 45

Improves file access time

Question 46

Which command should you run to manually start the print spooler service on a Windows computer?

Answer 46

net start spooler

Question 47

Which command switch is used to display other available commands along with a description?

Answer 47

/?

Question 48

Which editions of Windows 7 can run XP mode?

Answer 48

Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional, or Enterprise

Question 49

Which switch in the boot.ini file forces the system into 640x480 16 color VGA mode by using a video driver that is compatible with any video adapter?

Answer 49

/basevideo

Question 50

What are the five default charms included in Windows 8 Metro UI?

Answer 50

- Search - Share - Start - Devices - Settings

Question 51

Which command should you run to manually stop a service on a Windows computer?

Answer 51

net stop [service name]

Question 52

What is the online marketplace for Windows 8 and RT users to purchase and download apps?

Answer 52

The Windows Store

Question 53

Which System FIle Checker (sfc.exe) utility command scans all protected system files immediately after you run it and replaces incorrect versions with the correct Microsoft versions?

Answer 53

sfc /scannow

Question 54

Which Windows recovery option saves the system registry during each login?

Answer 54

Last Known Good Configuration

Question 55

What is the only way to switch back to FAT32 after you convert from FAT32 to NTFS?

Answer 55

reformat the drive or partition

Question 56

What is the purpose of the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor?

Answer 56

To ensure all the hardware in your PC is compatible with Windows 7

Question 57

Which parameter of the defrag.exe command should you use to display the verbose output of the defragmentation process of volume D: on a Windows computer?

Answer 57

defrag D: -V

Question 58

What is the main cause of failure of the Disk Defragmenter utility in Windows?

Answer 58

not enough free disk space

Question 59

Which rights are required to run SFC in Windows?

Answer 59

administrative rights

Question 60

What three default power plans are provided with Windows?

Answer 60

- balanced - power saver - high performance

Question 61

Which command is used to change the log file size in New Technology File System (NTFS)

Answer 61

chkdsk/l[:size]

Question 62

Which command should you run only to analyze volume D: for defragmentation on a Windows computer?

Answer 62

defrag D: -A

Question 63

Which Windows utility can you use to view the application log?

Answer 63

Event Viewer

Question 64

Which file system tool is used to organize clusters on a volume to be more contiguous, improving the file system performance?

Answer 64

Disk Defragmenter

Question 65

In which versions of Windows is ReadyBoost available?

Answer 65

Vista and later

Question 66

Which Windows command line tool launches performance monitor?

Answer 66

perfmon

Question 67

Which Windows utility should be used routinely to improve the access time for files stored on hard disks?

Answer 67

Disk Defragmenter

Question 68

Where is Wake on Lan enabled initially?

Answer 68

BIOS

Question 69

What is the 32 bit application installation folder used when a 64 bit edition of Windows Vista is installed?

Answer 69

C:\Program Files (x86)

Question 70

What happens to the data if a user deletes a Windows 7 library?

Answer 70

The data is still there, it's actually stored in another location

Question 71

What does a black exclamation point on a yellow background in Device Manager indicate?

Answer 71

The device has a problem but may still be working

Question 72

What is the recommended process when you need to assign a group of permissions to a set of users?

Answer 72

- Create a group - Assign permissions to the group - Add all the user accounts to the group

Question 73

Which printer configuration option ensures that the same printer is presented to a user every time the user prints a document?

Answer 73

Default printer

Question 74

What is the standard IP address used for a loopback network connection?

Answer 74

127.0.0.1

Question 75

What are the additional hardware requirements to support XP mode in Windows 7?

Answer 75

- additional 1 GB ram | - additional 15 GB hard drive space

Question 76

What is the minimum amount of free disk space that must be available on a disk drive for the Disk Defragmenter to completely and adequately defragment it?

Answer 76

15%

Question 77

What rights are required for a user to install an application on a computer?

Answer 77

local administrative rights

Question 78

What is the purpose of gpupdate?

Answer 78

Refreshes the local and active directory based group policy settings

Question 79

Which command should you use to erase all information on the disk, test the disk to make sure all sectors are reliable, mark bad sectors, and create internal address tables that it later uses to locate information?

Answer 79

FORMAT

Question 80

Which command should you run to check fragmented files?

Answer 80

defrag.exe

Question 81

In which location would you determine if your computer is a member of a domain or workgroup?

Answer 81

the computer's Properties dialog box

Question 82

What feature in Windows allows you to roll back to a previous version of a driver while leaving the other drivers at their current version?

Answer 82

Rollback Driver in Device Manager

Question 83

To which location (s) should you pin an application or Web site if you want to be able to open it quickly?

Answer 83

- Task bar | - Start menu

Question 84

In which three formats can you archive event logs if you want to save the log data?

Answer 84

- log file format .evt - text file format .txt - comma delimited text file format .csv

Question 85

Which command is used to change file characteristics for a single file or directory?

Answer 85

attrib

Question 86

What is the default setting for Windows Update in Windows 7?

Answer 86

Install Updates Automatically

Question 87

Which Windows operating systems support dynamic disks?

Answer 87

Vista Ultimate, Vista Enterprise, 7, 8, 10