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Chapter 10 - Assignment Flashcards

1
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What are the three Windows settings critical to securing a computer that need to be verified as part of regular maintenance?

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Setting Windows updates to occur automatically, ensure anti-malware software is up to date and protecting the system, the Network security is correctly set

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What are the three Windows settings critical to securing a computer that need to be verified as part of regular maintenance?

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Setting Windows updates to occur automatically, ensure anti-malware software is up to date and protecting the system, the Network security is correctly set

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What folder holds the Windows registry?

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C:\Windows\system32\config

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What folder holds a backup of the registry?

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C:\Windows\system32\config\RegBack>

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What folder holds 32-bit programs installed in a 64-bit installation of Windows?

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C:\Program Files (x86) folder

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What file in the user account folder stores user settings?

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Isuser.dat and Ntuser.dat depending on the OS

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What is the purpose of the C:\Windows\CSC folder?

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Saves offline files until PC is connected online

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What is the purpose of the Windows.old folder?

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Holds the previous installation of Windows

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How can you manually delete the Windows.old folder?

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Disk Cleanup

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By default, how often does Windows automatically defrag a magnetic hard drive?

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Once a week

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On what type of hard drive does Windows disable defragmenting?

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SSD

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What are two reasons to uninstall software you no longer use?

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Free up space on the HDD and better start up performance.

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What is the file name and default path of the Windows paging file used for virtual memory?

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C:\pagefile.sys

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What type of storage media must be used to create a Windows system image?

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Internal/external drive or a DVD

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What Windows 8 utility is used to back up user data? What Windows 7 utility is used to back up user data?

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Windows 8: File History utility and System Protection utility
Windows 7: Backup and Restore utility and System Protection utility

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Why is it important to not store a backup of drive C: on another partition on the same hard drive?

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If the HDD crashes, both partitions will be lost

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What is the %SystemRoot% folder as used in Microsoft documentation?

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%SystemRoot% defines your Operating System’s default folder or location that all the system files are stored at.

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18
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What Windows utility creates restore points?

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System Protection

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How can you delete all restore points?

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Turning system protection off and then back on

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In what folder are restore points kept?

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C:\System Volume Information

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Which dialog box can you use to manually create a restore point?

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The system protection tab of the system properties box.

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To use the GPT partitioning system on a hard drive, what firmware is required? What operating system architecture?

A

UEFI firmware

64-bit architecture

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23
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In a command line, what is the purpose of the ? in a file name?

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A wildcard for one character

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What is the purpose of the |more parameter at the end of a command line?

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Lists information one screen at a time.

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What is the command to list all files and subdirectories in a directory?

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dir \s

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What type of command prompt window is needed to run the chkdsk command?

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An elevated command prompt window

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When you want to use chkdsk to fix file system errors and the drive is not locked, when does Windows schedule the chkdsk command to run?

A

The next boot up

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What command is intended to replace xcopy?

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Robocopy

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Which Windows utility can you use to split a partition into two partitions?

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Disk management

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30
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Which is more stable, RAID implemented by Windows or RAID implemented by
Hardware?

A

Hardware RAID

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When you move a dynamic disk to a new computer, what status will Disk Management first assign the drive?

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Foreign drive

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32
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What is the feature of Windows 8 Storage Spaces that allows an administrator to add physical hard drives to the storage pool as available space fills up?

A

Thin provisioning

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33
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Write and test commands to do the following: Create a folder named C:\data

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md C:\ data

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Write and test commands to do the following: Create a folder named C:\data\test1 and a folder named C:\data\test2

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md C:\data\test

md C:\data\test2

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35
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Write and test commands to do the following: Copy Notepad.exe to the test1 folder

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copy Notepad.exe C:\data\test1

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36
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Write and test commands to do the following: Move Notepad.exe from the test1 folder to the test2 folder

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move c:\data\test1\notepad.exe “c:\data\test2"

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37
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Write and test commands to do the following: Make C:\ the default folder

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cd C:\

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38
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Write and test commands to do the following: Without changing the default folder, list all files in the test2 folder

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dir C:\data\test2*

39
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Write and test commands to do the following: Delete the test2 folder

A

rd “c:\data\test2"

40
Q

Write and test commands to do the following: Delete the C:\data folder

A

rd c:\data\

41
Q

You are trying to clean up a slow Windows 8 system that was recently installed in place of the old Windows 7 installation, and you discover that the 75-GB hard drive has only 5 GB of free space. The entire hard drive is taken up by drive C:. What is the best way to free up some space?

a. Compress the entire hard drive.
b. Move the /Program Files folder to an external hard drive.
c. Delete the Windows.old folder.
d. Reduce the size of the paging file.

A

Delete the Windows.old folder.

42
Q

Which is the best first step to protect important data on your hard drive?

a. Use dynamic disks to set up a striped volume so that the data has redundancy.
b. Back up the data to another media.
c. Compress the folder that holds the data.
d. Put password protection on the data folder.

A

b. Back up the data to another media.

43
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What is the program file name for: Command prompt

A

cmd

44
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What is the program file name for: System Information

A

msinfo32

45
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What is the program file name for: System Restore

A

rstrui

46
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What is the program file name for: Device Manager

A

devmgmt.msc

47
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What is the program file name for: Disk Cleanup

A

cleanmgrf

48
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What is the program file name for: Disk Management

A

diskmgmt.msc

49
Q

What folder holds the Windows registry?

A

C:\Windows\system32\config

50
Q

What folder holds a backup of the registry?

A

C:\Windows\system32\config\RegBack

51
Q

What folder holds 32-bit programs installed in a 64-bit installation of Windows?

A

C:\Program Files (x86) folder

52
Q

What file in the user account folder stores user settings?

A

Isuser.dat and Ntuser.dat depending on the OS

53
Q

What is the purpose of the C:\Windows\CSC folder?

A

Saves offline files until PC is connected online

54
Q

What is the purpose of the Windows.old folder?

A

Holds the previous installation of Windows

55
Q

How can you manually delete the Windows.old folder?

A

Disk Cleanup

56
Q

By default, how often does Windows automatically defrag a magnetic hard drive?

A

Once a week

57
Q

On what type of hard drive does Windows disable defragmenting?

A

SSD

58
Q

What are two reasons to uninstall software you no longer use?

A

Free up space on the HDD and better start up performance.

59
Q

What is the file name and default path of the Windows paging file used for virtual memory?

A

C:\pagefile.sys

60
Q

What type of storage media must be used to create a Windows system image?

A

Internal/external drive or a DVD

61
Q

What Windows 8 utility is used to back up user data? What Windows 7 utility is used to back up user data?

A

Windows 8: File History utility and System Protection utility
Windows 7: Backup and Restore utility and System Protection utility

62
Q

Why is it important to not store a backup of drive C: on another partition on the same hard drive?

A

If the HDD crashes, both partitions will be lost

63
Q

What is the %SystemRoot% folder as used in Microsoft documentation?

A

%SystemRoot% defines your Operating System’s default folder or location that all the system files are stored at.

64
Q

What Windows utility creates restore points?

A

System Protection

65
Q

How can you delete all restore points?

A

Turning system protection off and then back on

66
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In what folder are restore points kept?

A

C:\System Volume Information

67
Q

Which dialog box can you use to manually create a restore point?

A

The system protection tab of the system properties box.

68
Q

To use the GPT partitioning system on a hard drive, what firmware is required? What operating system architecture?

A

UEFI firmware

64-bit architecture

69
Q

In a command line, what is the purpose of the ? in a file name?

A

A wildcard for one character

70
Q

What is the purpose of the |more parameter at the end of a command line?

A

Lists information one screen at a time.

71
Q

What is the command to list all files and subdirectories in a directory?

A

dir \s

72
Q

What type of command prompt window is needed to run the chkdsk command?

A

An elevated command prompt window

73
Q

When you want to use chkdsk to fix file system errors and the drive is not locked, when does Windows schedule the chkdsk command to run?

A

The next boot up

74
Q

What command is intended to replace xcopy?

A

Robocopy

75
Q

Which Windows utility can you use to split a partition into two partitions?

A

Disk management

76
Q

Which is more stable, RAID implemented by Windows or RAID implemented by
Hardware?

A

Hardware RAID

77
Q

When you move a dynamic disk to a new computer, what status will Disk Management first assign the drive?

A

Foreign drive

78
Q

What is the feature of Windows 8 Storage Spaces that allows an administrator to add physical hard drives to the storage pool as available space fills up?

A

Thin provisioning

79
Q

Write and test commands to do the following: Create a folder named C:\data

A

md C:\ data

80
Q

Write and test commands to do the following: Create a folder named C:\data\test1 and a folder named C:\data\test2

A

md C:\data\test

md C:\data\test2

81
Q

Write and test commands to do the following: Copy Notepad.exe to the test1 folder

A

copy Notepad.exe C:\data\test1

82
Q

Write and test commands to do the following: Move Notepad.exe from the test1 folder to the test2 folder

A

move c:\data\test1\notepad.exe “c:\data\test2"

83
Q

Write and test commands to do the following: Make C:\ the default folder

A

cd C:\

84
Q

Write and test commands to do the following: Without changing the default folder, list all files in the test2 folder

A

dir C:\data\test2*

85
Q

Write and test commands to do the following: Delete the test2 folder

A

rd “c:\data\test2"

86
Q

Write and test commands to do the following: Delete the C:\data folder

A

rd c:\data\

87
Q

You are trying to clean up a slow Windows 8 system that was recently installed in place of the old Windows 7 installation, and you discover that the 75-GB hard drive has only 5 GB of free space. The entire hard drive is taken up by drive C:. What is the best way to free up some space?

a. Compress the entire hard drive.
b. Move the /Program Files folder to an external hard drive.
c. Delete the Windows.old folder.
d. Reduce the size of the paging file.

A

Delete the Windows.old folder.

88
Q

Which is the best first step to protect important data on your hard drive?

a. Use dynamic disks to set up a striped volume so that the data has redundancy.
b. Back up the data to another media.
c. Compress the folder that holds the data.
d. Put password protection on the data folder.

A

b. Back up the data to another media.

89
Q

What is the program file name for: Command prompt

A

cmd

90
Q

What is the program file name for: System Information

A

msinfo32

91
Q

What is the program file name for: System Restore

A

rstrui

92
Q

What is the program file name for: Device Manager

A

devmgmt.msc

93
Q

What is the program file name for: Disk Cleanup

A

cleanmgrf

94
Q

What is the program file name for: Disk Management

A

diskmgmt.msc

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