902 Flashcards: Windows Operating Systems
Which service must be running and properly configured to run tasks by using Scheduled Tasks utility?
Task Scheduler
Which two backup types should you combine to use minimum disks and tapes for storing data?
Normal and differential backups
Which key combination is used to break or stop the current command at the command line?
Ctrl + C
What should you do to prevent system instability when installing device drivers?
Install signed drivers
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?
Automatic
What is meant by color depth in Windows?
The number of color values that can be assigned to a single pixel in an image
What is the default size of the paging file?
1.5 times the amount of RAM
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?
hotfixes
What is the purpose of the repeat rate value in the Keyboard Properties dialog box?
It determines how quickly a character repeats once the repetition of that character starts
Which Windows feature uses external USB flash drives as a hard disk cache to improve disk read performance?
ReadyBoost
Which tool can you use to track and control disk space usage for NTFS volumes on a Windows computer?
Disk Quota
Which command is used to display the status of a disk in the current drive?
chkdsk
What happens when you press the Windows + L key?
The computer locks
What is the alternative to an MBR partition?
GPT
Which parameter of the ATTRIB command is used to clear the read only file attribute?
-R
What was Windows Security Center renamed in Vista?
Windows Action Center
Which command line utility is used to format the hard drive?
format
Which switch in the CHKDSK program in Windows direcks CHKDSK to skip the checks that detect cycles in the directory structure?
/C
Which driver signing option prevents installation of device drivers that are not digitally signed?
Block
Which command should you run to create a user account from the command prompt on a Windows computer?
net user username /add
What native antispyware feature is included with Windows?
Windows Defender
What is the new feature in Windows 7 that allows users to connect computers easily to share files and devices?
Homegroups
Which command should you run to delete a user account from the command prompt in Windows?
net user username /delete
Which command line utility can you use to modify the boot.ini file in Windows?
bootcfg.exe
What are the minimum hardware requirements for the 64 bit version of Windows 7?
- 1 GHz processor
- 2 GB ram
- 20 GB hard drive space
- DirextX9 graphics with WDDM 1.0 or higher
Which parameter of the defrag.exe command can you run to display the help text for the utility in Windows?
defrag -?
What happens when Windows Defender is turned on?
You are notified when spyware or other potentially unwanted software tries to install itself or run on your computer
Which parameter of the ATTRIB command is used to set the system file attribute?
+S
Which log should you examine to find events related to valid and invalid logon attempts?
Security log
What is Dr. Watson?
An application debugger that is included with Windows
What are two ways to change the attribute of a file to read only?
- Command Prompt | ATTRIB
- Right click the file icon | File properties
Which types of files can you modify using EDIT.COM from the command line?
text files
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?
low level format (LLF)
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?
240 MB
Which file formats are only used with optical media and cannot be converted to NTFS?
- Universal disk format (UDF)
- CD-ROM file system (CDFS)
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?
SFC:
- scannow
- scanonce
- scanboot
Where should a user go to change the dual monitor configuration in Windows 7?
- Control Panel
- Appearance and Personalization
- Display
- Screen resolution
What are the three types of events that are displayed in Event Viewer?
- Error
- Warning
- Information
What do you need to support BitLocker in Windows 7?
TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 1.2
Which command is used to allow modifications to the startup process of a Windows computer?
msconfig
Which version of Vista can NOT join a domain?
Home Basic
In terms of cluster size, the ___ file system is more efficient than the ___ file system
NTFS is more efficient than FAT32 or FAT16
What will happen if the startup media is missing Windows boot files?
The computer will display an error while booting up
What is the purpose of the convert command line utility?
It changes a FAT partition into NTFS
What is the advantage of defragmenting a hard disk drive?
Improves file access time
Which command should you run to manually start the print spooler service on a Windows computer?
net start spooler
Which command switch is used to display other available commands along with a description?
/?
Which editions of Windows 7 can run XP mode?
Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional, or Enterprise
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?
/basevideo
What are the five default charms included in Windows 8 Metro UI?
- Search
- Share
- Start
- Devices
- Settings
Which command should you run to manually stop a service on a Windows computer?
net stop [service name]
What is the online marketplace for Windows 8 and RT users to purchase and download apps?
The Windows Store
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?
sfc /scannow
Which Windows recovery option saves the system registry during each login?
Last Known Good Configuration
What is the only way to switch back to FAT32 after you convert from FAT32 to NTFS?
reformat the drive or partition
What is the purpose of the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor?
To ensure all the hardware in your PC is compatible with Windows 7
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?
defrag D: -V
What is the main cause of failure of the Disk Defragmenter utility in Windows?
not enough free disk space
Which rights are required to run SFC in Windows?
administrative rights
What three default power plans are provided with Windows?
- balanced
- power saver
- high performance
Which command is used to change the log file size in New Technology File System (NTFS)
chkdsk/l[:size]
Which command should you run only to analyze volume D: for defragmentation on a Windows computer?
defrag D: -A
Which Windows utility can you use to view the application log?
Event Viewer
Which file system tool is used to organize clusters on a volume to be more contiguous, improving the file system performance?
Disk Defragmenter
In which versions of Windows is ReadyBoost available?
Vista and later
Which Windows command line tool launches performance monitor?
perfmon
Which Windows utility should be used routinely to improve the access time for files stored on hard disks?
Disk Defragmenter
Where is Wake on Lan enabled initially?
BIOS
What is the 32 bit application installation folder used when a 64 bit edition of Windows Vista is installed?
C:\Program Files (x86)
What happens to the data if a user deletes a Windows 7 library?
The data is still there, it’s actually stored in another location
What does a black exclamation point on a yellow background in Device Manager indicate?
The device has a problem but may still be working
What is the recommended process when you need to assign a group of permissions to a set of users?
- Create a group
- Assign permissions to the group
- Add all the user accounts to the group
Which printer configuration option ensures that the same printer is presented to a user every time the user prints a document?
Default printer
What is the standard IP address used for a loopback network connection?
127.0.0.1
What are the additional hardware requirements to support XP mode in Windows 7?
- additional 1 GB ram
- additional 15 GB hard drive space
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?
15%
What rights are required for a user to install an application on a computer?
local administrative rights
What is the purpose of gpupdate?
Refreshes the local and active directory based group policy settings
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?
FORMAT
Which command should you run to check fragmented files?
defrag.exe
In which location would you determine if your computer is a member of a domain or workgroup?
the computer’s Properties dialog box
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?
Rollback Driver in Device Manager
To which location (s) should you pin an application or Web site if you want to be able to open it quickly?
- Task bar
- Start menu
In which three formats can you archive event logs if you want to save the log data?
- log file format .evt
- text file format .txt
- comma delimited text file format .csv
Which command is used to change file characteristics for a single file or directory?
attrib
What is the default setting for Windows Update in Windows 7?
Install Updates Automatically
Which Windows operating systems support dynamic disks?
Vista Ultimate, Vista Enterprise, 7, 8, 10
