CH 16 BB

Question 1

What are the 6 different windows editions, and which 3 editions were available to retail? Pg 785

Answer 1

Retail: Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, and Windows 7 Ultimate
Non-retail: Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic

Question 2

What is the maximum supported RAM physical CPUs for Windows 7 Starter Edition? Pg 785

Answer 2

2GB (x86) and 1 CPU

Question 3

T/F The maximum supported RAM for Windows 7 Home Premium Edition is 192 GB and 2 physical CPUs. Pg 785

Answer 3

False. 16GB and 1 physical core

Question 4

T/F All 6 editions of Windows 7 have 32/64 bit versions available. Pg 786

Answer 4

False. Windows Starter only has 32-bit.

Question 5

How can you find out which version of Windows 7 you are running? Pg 787

Answer 5

Click start and type winver in the search box.

Question 6

What is the Windows ‘Aero’ feature? Pg 787

Answer 6

Offers a “glass” design which makes the taskbar and window outlines translucent. Available in every edition other than starter.

Question 7

T/F Gadgets in Windows 7 must be placed on the sidebar. Pg 788

Answer 7

False. Windows vista required gadgets to be placed on the sidebar, windows 7 did away with this feature but a program called SIDEBAR.EXE runs while gadgets are active.

Question 8

What are Windows Desktop Gadgets? Pg 788

Answer 8

Mini programs which can be placed on the desktop allowing them to run quickly and personalize the PC. Examples include clock and weather.

Question 9

What does UAC stand for and what does this feature do? Pg 788

Answer 9

User Account Control. Intended to prevent unintentional/unauthorized changes to the computer either by prompting for administrator permission or requiring an administrator password.

Question 10

What is BitLocker? Pg 789

Answer 10

Allows an administrator to use drive encryption to protect files, including those needed for startup and logon. Only available with Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate editions.

Question 11

T/F BitLocker also provides encryption technology for removable drives. Pg 789

Answer 11

True. This feature is called BitLocker To Go.

Question 12

T/F There is no feature in windows 7 that allows for recovery of accidentally deleted/overwritten files. Pg 789

Answer 12

False. Shadow Copy allows for recovery of deleted/overwritten files.