Ch4 understanding Windows Flashcards
The Windows versions from 1.0 up until NT, were overlays of what?
the MS-DOS command line interface
What was the first OS released in the 1980’s by MS called?
MS-DOS
What was the significant change of Windows 2000
It replaced the home users Windows 95 and corporate Windows NT. By lumping them both into one category. Of course Microsoft meant to only replace NT.
Was Windows 95 an overlay?
No
What change did Windows NT bring?
Brought the NTFS file system
who was Windows XP versions made for?
professional, home, and media users
Windows XP professional is the only version with what feature?
To be able to log into a domain
XP home significantly lacks what?
No support for EFS, file and folder permissions, can only share the shared documents folder, and no support for group policies.
How do I determine my windows version?
Go to the computer icon, right click and click properties.
32-but Windows supports maximum of how much memory?
4 GB
64-bit theoretically supports how much ram?
16 TB
x86 describes what?
Officially it describes intel like of CPU’s. Popularly it’s used to refer to 32 bit versions of windows support
what is the desktop
primary interface to the computer
what is the taskbar?
it runs on those the bottom and includes up to 4 sections
The taskbar usually has what sections?
start button, quick launch toolbar, running programs area, and notification area
the notification area has what other name?
system tray area
What does Windows explorer do?
enables you to manipulate files and folders stored on all drives on computer or connected to it.
What is system root?
folder in which Windows has been installed
How is the system root path written?
Can be written as %systemroot%
What sub folders are in the system root?
FONTS
offline files
system32
Temp
What is a new users folder added in vista that wasn’t in XP?
the downloads folder
What is the registry?
Huge database in the OS of Windows that stores everything about the PC. Any configuration you do to Windows OS, usually involves editing registry
In the registry the 5 main subgroups are also called what?
root keys
Rootkeys have what inside of them?
Subkeys and values
What are the five main root keys in the registry?
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKEY_USERS HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
What is in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
standard class objects used by windows. Basically groupings that have defined functions in them, telling what you can do with the object they represent.
What is in the HKEY current user and HKEY users?
current user has settings for current user and the other one has the personalized info settings for all users
What is in HKEY local machine?
data for systems non user configs, such as disk drive. Basically every device and every program on PC has settings here
What’s in HKEY current config?
If the values in the HKEY local machine have more than one operation, here you will see which one is in use currently.
What is RAM cache?
It’s certain memory from the hard-drive set aside as a page file, swap file, or virtually memory.
What is the recommended page file size?
1.5 times the amount of RAM currently installed on computer
What is the page file called
PAGEFILE.SYS
Any single thing you see in windows is called what?
an object
