A+ 902 Test 1 Flashcards
What are the recommended minimum system requirements for Windows Vista Home Basic?
800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) CPU
512 MB of system RAM
32 MB of graphics RAM
20 GB HDD with 15 GB of free hard disk space
Which of the answers listed below describe the recommended minimum system requirements for all Microsoft Windows Vista releases other than the Home Basic version (Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate)?
1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) CPU
1 GB of system RAM
128 MB of graphics RAM
40 GB HDD with 15 GB of free hard disk space
What are the system requirements for the 32-bit (x86) version of Microsoft Windows 7?
1 GHz CPU
1 GB of system RAM
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
16 GB of free hard disk space
Which of the following answers describe system requirements for the 64-bit (x64) version of Microsoft Windows 7?
1 GHz CPU
2 GB of system RAM
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
20 GB of free hard disk space
Physical Address Extension (PAE) is a memory management feature that allows 32-bit CPUs to use more than 4 GB of physical memory on capable versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems.
True
A type of feature used by CPUs for isolating areas of memory in order to prevent the execution of code from non-executable memory locations is known as:
No-eXecute bit (NX bit)
Which of the following answers refers to the area of implementation of No-eXecute bit (NX bit)?
Malware protection
Which of the terms listed below refers to a solution (a complimentary instruction set) that extends the capabilities of a CPU?
SSE2
What are the recommended minimum system requirements for the 32-bit (x86) version of Microsoft Windows 8/8.1?
1 GHz CPU with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
1 GB of system RAM
Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
16 GB of free hard disk space
Which of the following answers refer to the recommended minimum system requirements for the 64-bit (x64) version of Microsoft Windows 8/8.1?
2 GB of system RAM
Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
20 GB of free hard disk space
1 GHz CPU with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
Physical Address Extension (PAE), No-eXecute bit (NX bit), and Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2) are mandatory CPU requirements for Microsoft Windows 8/8.1, therefore Windows 8/8.1 cannot be installed on computer systems that lack support for these features.
True
A visual desktop experience included in Windows Vista and Windows 7 that adds various graphics intensive features (such as animations and transparency effects) to the User Interface (UI) is known as:
Aero
Which of the following editions of Microsoft Windows Vista does not include Windows Aero desktop experience?
Windows Vista Home Basic
Which of the Microsoft Windows 7 releases listed below do not include Windows Aero desktop experience?
Windows 7 Starter
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows Sidebar in Windows Vista is a long, vertical bar displayed on the desktop side that can be customized by adding various simple-task applications called gadgets.
True
Windows Desktop Gadgets in Windows 7 provides similar functionality to Windows Sidebar known from Vista, however it does not feature the vertical bar displayed on the desktop side.
True
Windows Sidebar (Vista) and Windows Desktop Gadgets (Windows 7) are not available in Windows 8 and newer releases of MS Windows due to the risk of potential vulnerabilities that can be exploited through the use of gadget apps.
True
Windows Vista and later releases of the Microsoft OS offer a security feature which limits privileges of software applications and access to administrative tasks. When a program makes a change that requires administrator-level permission or a user attempts to modify system settings that require administrative access, it triggers an on-screen prompt requiring an administrator password to proceed. This functionality is called:
User Account Control (UAC)
What is the name of a Microsoft Windows feature that allows for encrypting entire drives?
BitLocker
Which of the Windows Vista releases listed below include the BitLocker functionality?
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate
Which of the following Windows 7 releases include the BitLocker functionality?
Windows 7 Enterprise
Windows 7 Ultimate
Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 versions equipped with the BitLocker functionality include:
Pro
Enterprise
Previous versions are copies of files and folders that Windows automatically saves as part of a restore point. Previous versions are sometimes referred to as:
Shadow copies
With the release of Windows ME, Microsoft added a new built-in utility to their desktop operating systems which allows to roll back system files and settings to an earlier point in time without affecting personal files. It provides a yet another way to undo system changes to the computer when an installation of a new program or device driver causes a problem and uninstalling doesn’t fix the problem. The utility’s interface contains a list allowing the user to bring back the system to the state it was in before the selected event. Items on that list are called:
Restore points
