Chapter 12 - Operating System Basics

Question 1

tell me the 3 major distinctions of software you should be aware of.

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Answer 1

operating system
application
driver

Question 2

what is a shell?

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Answer 2

a program that runs on top of the OS and allows the user to issue commands through a set of menus or other interface

Question 3

tell me the minimum requirements for windows 7 with regards to processor, memory, and free hard drive space

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Answer 3

1GHz

1GB for 32 bit, 2GB for 64 bit

16 GB for 32 bit, 20 GB for 64 bit

Question 4

tell me about the two items that make up the Taskbar

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Answer 4

start menu

system tray

Question 5

what’s the most common way to add programs to the all programs submenu?

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Answer 5

by using an application’s installation program

Question 6

how do you clear the list of documents shown in the my recent documents/recent items submenu?

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Answer 6

open the taskbar and start menu properties screen, the use the clear button on the advanced tab

Question 7

tell me a quick way to access Help. it only takes one key press

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Answer 7

press F1

Question 8

why is hibernation safer than stand by mode?

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Answer 8

because in hibernation, data in memory gets saved to the hard disk and therefore won’t be lost if there’s a loss of power

Question 9

which mode do you use when running an application on older versions of windows?

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Answer 9

compatibility mode

Question 10

when you need to access other computers that your computer is connected, where do you navigate to? there’s two names for it

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Answer 10

network

my network places

Question 11

tell me the two types of networks

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Answer 11

workgroup

domain

Question 12

in windows 7, where are your deleted files held? (tell me the folder name)

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Answer 12

$Recycle.Bin

Question 13

you have an option of choosing Word or Notepad. which one will have more options?

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Answer 13

Word

Question 14

what’s the difference between restored and maximized?

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Answer 14

restored - not necessarily taking up the full screen

maximized - take up full screen every time

Question 15

what is a major update to Windows called?

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Answer 15

service pack

Question 16

windows update is turned off by default, true or false

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Answer 16

false. it is ON by default

Question 17

what is the update server for large organizations’ update process?

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Answer 17

Windows Server Update Services

Question 18

what is a restore point?

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Answer 18

its a copy of your system configuration at a given point in time

Question 19

what do you do when you need to use a restore point but windows won’t boot normally?

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Answer 19

boot to safe mode. from there, you can use system restore to choose a restore point

Question 20

max characters for a filename?

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Answer 20

255 characters

Question 21

are filenames case sensitive?

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Answer 21

no

Question 22

you are looking at a drive in your computer. where does the hierarchy of folders for that drive begin?

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Answer 22

the root directory

Question 23

characters that act as placeholders for a character or set of characters are called what?

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Answer 23

wildcards

Question 24

you are considering the options of encryption and compression. will you find them on FAT32 or NTFS partitions?

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Answer 24

only NTFS

Question 25

tell me the standard permissions

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Answer 25

full control
modify
read & execute
read
write