An Overview of Windows 10( Comptia Objective 1.2)

Question 1

When was Windows 10 introduced?

Answer 1

• July 29th, 2015

Question 2

What was the purpose of Windows 10?

Answer 2

• A single platform for desktops, laptops, tablets, phones and all in one devices.
• Upgrades were free for the first year from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

Question 3

Microsoft Windows 10 is known as a?

Answer 3

• ” A Service”

- Periodic updates to the OS instead of completely new versions of Windows as in the past.

Question 4

What is the version of Windows 10 most used by people at home?

Answer 4

• Windows 10 Home
• Used for the home user and retail sales etc
• Integration with Microsoft Account ,One drive backup etc
• Also includes Cortana assistant

Question 5

What did Windows 10 include for free by default

Answer 5

• Windows Defender Antivirus and anti-malware as well as firewall.

Question 6

What is the business version of Windows 10?

Answer 6

• Windows 10 Pro. The business version of Windows including management features
• Remote Desktop Host able to allow remote control of each computer.
• Includes Bitlocker full disk encryption( FDE)
• Able to join a Windows domain including group policy management.

Question 7

What two versions of Windows 10 use volume licensing?

Answer 7

• Windows 10 Education and Windows 10 Enterprise.
• Minor features differences between the two but mostly the same.
• Includes AppLocker which controls what applications can run on each system.
• Also include BranchCache( Remote site file caching)
• Administrator can also take advantage of Granular User Experience(UX) Control which defines the user environment and useful for kiosk and workstation customization.

Question 8

What are the processor requirements for Windows 10?

Answer 8

• The exact same as Windows 8/8.1
• PAE( Physical Address Extension_
• 32bit processors can use more than 4GB of physical memory
• NX( NX Processor Bit) which protects against malicious software)
• SSE2( Streaming SIMD Extensions 2) . A standard processor instruction set used by third party applications and drivers.

Question 9

What are the hardware requirements of Windows 10?

Answer 9

• 1GHZ CPU with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
• 32bit OS requires a minimum of 1GB of RAM and 64bit requires 2GBs of RAM
• 32bit OS requires 16GB of storage whereas 64bit OS requires 20GBs of storage.
• Both 32bit and 64bit versions of Windows 10 require Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver.

Question 10

What is the max amount of RAM that can be used with 32bit versions of Windows 10?

Answer 10

• 4gbs

Question 11

What is the max amount of RAM allowed for Windows 10 Home 64bit?

Answer 11

• 128GBS of RAM.

Question 12

What is the max amount of RAM allowed for Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise 64bit?

Answer 12

• 2048GBs of RAM.