A+ 902 Test 1

Question 1

What are the recommended minimum system requirements for Windows Vista Home Basic?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

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)?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What are the system requirements for the 32-bit (x86) version of Microsoft Windows 7?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Which of the following answers describe system requirements for the 64-bit (x64) version of Microsoft Windows 7?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

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.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

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:

Answer 6

No-eXecute bit (NX bit)

Question 7

Which of the following answers refers to the area of implementation of No-eXecute bit (NX bit)?

Answer 7

Malware protection

Question 8

Which of the terms listed below refers to a solution (a complimentary instruction set) that extends the capabilities of a CPU?

Answer 8

SSE2

Question 9

What are the recommended minimum system requirements for the 32-bit (x86) version of Microsoft Windows 8/8.1?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Which of the following answers refer to the recommended minimum system requirements for the 64-bit (x64) version of Microsoft Windows 8/8.1?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

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.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

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:

Answer 12

Aero

Question 13

Which of the following editions of Microsoft Windows Vista does not include Windows Aero desktop experience?

Answer 13

Windows Vista Home Basic

Question 14

Which of the Microsoft Windows 7 releases listed below do not include Windows Aero desktop experience?

Answer 14

Windows 7 Starter

Windows 7 Home Basic

Question 15

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.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

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.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

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.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

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:

Answer 18

User Account Control (UAC)

Question 19

What is the name of a Microsoft Windows feature that allows for encrypting entire drives?

Answer 19

BitLocker

Question 20

Which of the Windows Vista releases listed below include the BitLocker functionality?

Answer 20

Windows Vista Enterprise

Windows Vista Ultimate

Question 21

Which of the following Windows 7 releases include the BitLocker functionality?

Answer 21

Windows 7 Enterprise

Windows 7 Ultimate

Question 22

Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 versions equipped with the BitLocker functionality include:

Answer 22

Pro

Enterprise

Question 23

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:

Answer 23

Shadow copies

Question 24

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:

Answer 24

Restore points

Question 25

Which Microsoft Windows technology offers the capability to take advantage of unused space on a USB flash drive or flash memory card to help improve PC performance?

Answer 25

ReadyBoost