Notecards

Question 1

command that lists cmdlets, functions, aliases

Answer 1

get-command

Question 1

The process of creating copies of data to protect against data loss

Answer 1

backups

Question 1

command that updates your help files

Answer 1

update-help

Question 2

displays help info about PowerShell cmdlets

Answer 2

get-help

Question 3

refers to the ability of a system to manage multiple tasks or processes simultaneously

Answer 3

concurrency

Question 4

Authentication method that combines different factors for stronger security

Answer 4

multi-factor authentication

Question 5

CLI command to display all current scheduled tasks on a system

Answer 5

schtasks /query

Question 6

PowerShell command that creates a new local group

Answer 6

New-LocalGroup

Question 7

PowerShell command that creates a new local user

Answer 7

New-LocalUser

Question 8

Most common file system offered by Microsoft Windows

Answer 8

NTFS

Question 9

Original file system used since the early days of DOS

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FAT

Question 10

Newer and more complex file system than FAT

Answer 10

ExFAT

Question 11

NTFS offers file and folder security thru

Answer 11

DACLs (Discretionary Access Control Lists) & SACLs (System Access Control Lists)

Question 12

Kernel design characterized by modularity, simplicity, and the ability to run multiple OS on the same hardware

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Microkernel

Question 13

Automated processes that run at specific times or in response to specific events in Windows

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scheduled tasks

Question 14

How can user/group management be performed in Windows

Answer 14

Thru GUI, CLI, and PowerShell

Question 15

Does not permit access to network resources, authenticated by the SAM and utilized by work groups

Answer 15

Local

Question 16

Automatically created when the OS, Active Directory, or other apps utilized by work groups

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Built-in user account

Question 17

Does not permit access to network resources, authenticated by the SAM and utilized by work groups

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Local user account

Question 18

Provides access to network resources, authenticated by the DC and reside in Active Directory

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Domain user account

Question 19

Which file system is commonly used in USBs and supports individual files larger than 4 GB

Answer 19

ExFAT

Question 20

Most common file system offered by Microsoft Windows

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NTFS

Question 21

Runs in the most privileged ring of the CPU

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Kernel Mode

Question 22

Starts the subsystem process csrss.exe and dependencies

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user mode start up

Question 23

User account that provides access to network resources and is authenticated by the Domain Controller

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Domain

Question 24

a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft

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PowerShell

Question 25

records of events that occur within an operating system used for monitoring, debugging, and auditing purposes

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logs

Question 26

a set of standard performance metrics or behaviors established for processes running on a system

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process baseline

Question 27

ExFAT file system allows support for storage media of any size, up to

Answer 27

256 TB

Question 28

Authentication that allows third-party apps to access resources on behalf of a user with/out sharing credentials

Answer 28

OAuth

Question 29

2 types of user accounts in Windows

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1) Local accounts 2) domain accounts

Question 30

loads important drivers to kick start the Windows Kernel

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Windows OS Loader

Question 31

Determines if you have multiple OS installed on your computer

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Windows Boot Manager

Question 32

POST or Power-On Self-Test loads firmware settings

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pre-boot

Question 33

In Windows OS, this is used to indicate an event that needs immediate action

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interrupt

Question 34

Occurs when processes depend on the timely output sequence of another process

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race condition

Question 35

in programming these are events that disrupt the normal flow of execution

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exceptions

Question 36

phase of the boot process that involves firmware initialization and checking for a valid disk system is called a

Answer 36

pre-boot

Question 37

type of backup that copies only the data that has changed since the last full or incremental backup

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incremental

Question 38

the user mode in the OS is limited in _____ & ______

Answer 38

permission & authority

Question 39

PowerShell command to create a new local group named "ITAdmins"

Answer 39

New-LocalGroup -Name "ITAdmins"

Question 40

Specialized software programs that allow the OS to communicate with hardware devices

Answer 40

device drivers

Question 41

Windows file system that offers file compression, disk quotas, and file and folder security

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NTFS

Question 42

Ring 0- most privilege ring of the CPU

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Kernel mode

Question 43

starts the subsystem process csrss.exe and dependencies

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user mode start up

Question 44

is a cross-platform task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft

Answer 44

PowerShell

Question 45

creating copies of data to protect against data loss; critical for data recovery in case of hardware failure, data corruption, or other issues

Answer 45

backups

Question 46

automated processes that run at specific times or in response to specific events (1); involves triggers that can be a specific time, system event, and when the system can be booted; for automating tasks that include running scripts, launching programs, or executing commands Windows tool that can be used to create and manage these tasks (2)

Answer 46

scheduled tasks; Task Scheduler

Question 47

What is the purpose of an access token in Windows OS?

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control access to resources and enforce security policies

Question 48

automatically created when the OS is loaded

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built-in account

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created on a specific computer

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local account

Question 50

managed by Active Directory

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domain account

Question 51

what is the purpose of the built-in service account LocalSystem?

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provides full control over the system

Question 52

in a domain network, user accounts are managed in Active Directory by a

Answer 52

domain controller

Question 52

In Windows Vista ________ was introduced for drive encryption

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BitLocker Drive Encryption

Question 53

a ______ network has centralized management via domain controllers

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domain

Question 54

Uniquely identifies a user, group, and computer accounts

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SID Security Identifier

Question 55

unique identifiers assigned to each user, group, and computer

Answer 55

SID Security Identifiers