An Overview of Windows 8 and 8.1(Comptia Objective 1.2)

Question 1

What were some changes made with Windows 8?

Answer 1

• New user interface( It sucks)

- No traditional “ Start” button

Question 2

What was released on October 17, 2013 as a free update to Windows 8?

Answer 2

• Windows 8.1

- Not regarded as an upgrade simply is a free update with some new features including bringing back the start button.

Question 3

When did mainstream support for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 end?

Answer 3

• Mainstream support ended on January 9th 2018, however extended support will run until January 10th, 2023.

Question 4

What are the 3 different versions of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1?

Answer 4

• Windows 8/8.1 ( Core)
• Windows 8/8.1 Pro
  and Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise

Question 5

Which is the basic version of Windows 8/8.1 that you would use at home?

Answer 5

• Windows 8/8.1 Core
• available in x86 and x64 versions.
• Provided Microsoft Account integration( Login to your computer and all of your devices
• Provided an anti-virus and anti-malware/firewall free with OS called Windows Defender
• Also provided Windows Media Player which allows users to listen to music and play DVDS.
• Supports up to 128GBS of RAM.

Question 6

What features were available with Windows 8/8.1 Pro?

Answer 6

• Similar to Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate
• Full support for Bitlocker and EFS full disk and file level encryption
• Also provides windows domain support for support of IT management.
• Group Policy support( Centralized management of windows devices)
• Supports a max of 512GB of RAM.

Question 7

What version of Windows 8/8.1 would you use for a large organization?

Answer 7

• Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise
• Available to “ Software Assurance” customers
• Large volume licenses.
• Added enterprise features such as ; Applocker, Windows to Go, Direct Access, BranchCache
• Supports up to 512GB of RAM.

Question 8

What are the Windows 8/8.1 processor requirements/

Answer 8

• PAE( Physical Address Extension)
• 32 bit processors can use more than 4GBs of physical RAM
• CPU must have NX( NX Processor Bit)
• Protect against malicious software
• CPU must support SSE2( Streaming SIMD Extensions 2)
• A standard processor instruction set
• Used by third party applications and drivers.

Question 9

What are the Windows 8/8.1 hardware requirements?

Answer 9

• 1 GHZ CPU with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
• 1GB of RAM for 32 bit and 2 GBS for 64 bit.
• 32bit OS requires 16 GBs of storage whereas 64 bit OS requires 20GBs of storage
• Both versions of OS need Microsoft Directx 9 graphics device with WDDM driver.