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Question 1

Modern computers store the BIOS as rewritable memory, thus allowing it to be over-rewritten or

Answer 1

“flashed.”

Question 2

A boot loader is the set of tests or programs that a computer goes through when it initializes and tests system hardware components after the —

Answer 2

power on self-test (POST) process is complete.

Question 3

The boot loader runs through the _________________then executes the final boot files to load the OS. It has nothing to do with updating the BIOS. —

Answer 3

main memory

Question 4

Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM) chips are permanent chips that can be —

Answer 4

over-written or programmed with new info for the BIOS.

Question 5

The only way an application can fully utilize a dual-core processor is to support multithreading. The solution is usually as simple as upgrading to a version of the application that supports —

Answer 5

multithreading.

Question 6

You can access the Services console from the Computer Management console or the —

Answer 6

Administrative Tools console.

Question 7

System Properties and Device Manager do not contain the Services console. The System Properties dialog box displays basic information about your computer, including the —

Answer 7

computer name, workgroup / domain name, and the OS version.

Question 8

This console includes Device Manager, Event Viewer, Shared Folders, Performance/Performance Logs and Alerts (depending on the operating system), and possibly Local Users and Groups and Task Scheduler. This is the console you would open for most computer management tasks. —

Answer 8

Computer Management -

Question 9

This console can be accessed in many different manners, but is usually accessed via the Computer Management console or Control Panel. It lists all installed hardware and allows you to add and remove hardware, update drivers, and reconfigure hardware. —

Answer 9

Device Manager

Question 10

For computers in a workgroup environment, this console is called Local Users and Groups. For computers in a domain environment, the console used is Active Directory Users and Computers. In either network environment, this is where you configure user and group accounts, including password settings. In Windows 7 deployments, you must have at minimum Windows 7 Professional to access the Local Users and Groups console. In Windows 8, this feature is only available in the Pro version. —

Answer 10

Users and Groups -

Question 11

You can edit the local security policy by running secpol.msc. This allows you to configure local security settings, including password policies and audit policies. For Windows 7, the local security policy can only be configured in Windows 7 Professional or higher. For Windows 8, this feature is only available in the Pro or Enterprise version. —

Answer 11

Local Security Policy -

Question 12

While _________________________differs depending on the operating system, it purpose is the same: to use performance counters to gather performance statistics. Usually two tools are tied together: System Monitor and Performance Logs and Alerts. —

Answer 12

Performance Monitor -

Question 13

This console can be opened by running ___________________at the Run command line. It can also be accessed in the Computer Management console or Administrative Tools. It is used to start, stop, or pause services. —

Answer 13

services.msc

Question 14

This tool can be accessed by running msconfig at the command line. This tool includes five tabs: General, Boot, Services, Startup, and Tools. It is mainly used to troubleshoot startup issues. —

Answer 14

System Configuration -

Question 15

This tool allows you to schedule jobs to run. The jobs you can run include backup tasks, disk defragmentation tasks, and other maintenance jobs. You can schedule the jobs to run once, daily, weekly, monthly, at startup, or at logon. —

Answer 15

Task Scheduler -

Question 16

Ten pc’s in your department need a BIOS updated, it needs to be finished in a 2 hr timeframe. What is the fastest way to accomplish this task? —

Answer 16

The fastest way to accomplish this task is to flash the BIOS.