Chapter 13 - Operating System Administration Flashcards
you are looking at the items in control panel, appearing in category view by default, but it is strongly recommended that you switch to a different view. which view is that?
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classic view / large icons
tell me the diference between a workgroup and a domain
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workgroup - computers are loosely associated, each with own security
domain - computers tightly connected, share a common domain name, has a single authority called a domain controller that manages security for all computers
what is driver signing for?
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to make sure you are getting drivers that have been checked with Windows 7/Vista/XP
two types of environment variables
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user variables
system variables
explain to me what happens with you turn system protection/system restore on.
what happens when you turn it off for the system drive?
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OS monitors the changes you make on your drives and periodically creates restore points.
if its off for the system drive, it automatically gets turned off for all the other drives
what’s the applet you would use for managing the firewall, automatic updates, and virus protection?
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security center
what do you use the ping command for?
what protocol does ping use?
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indicates whether the host can be reached and how long it took for the host o send a return packet.
ICMP
what do you use the tracert command for?
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to verify the route to a remote host
what do you use the netstat command for?
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to check the inbound and outbound TCP/IP connections on your machine and be used to view packet statistics
what do you use IPCONFIG for?
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to determine the network settings on the interface card
what is the linux equivalent of ipconfig?
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ifconfig
NET command. tell me the 4 NET SHARE parameters and tell me what they do.
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/DELETE - stop sharing a folder
/REMARK - add a comment for browsers
/UNLIMITED - set the user limit to maximum allowed
/USERS - set a specific user limit
when you are using the taskkill command, what are two ways you can identify processes?
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by name
by process ID number
what do CD, MD, and RD stand for?
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change directory
make directory
remove directory
what’s the difference between the FDISK command and the DISKPART command?
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FDISK is not found on windows 7, vista, or xp. you have to go back earlier to find it.
DISKPART took the place of FDISK
what does the DISKPART command do?
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allows you to see the partitions on your computer and lets you manage them
to find out whether or not the system files are corrupted, what command line utility can you run?
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SFC Command
what is the CHKDSK command for?
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to create and display status reports for the hard disk
what is the name of the special configuration database where windows configuration information is stored?
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the registry
what is the actual name and location of the swap file?
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PAGEFILE.SYS
in the root directory of the drive where you have the OS files
you are changing the priority of a process in task manager’s processes. what is the number for low priority, normal priority, and high priority?
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4, 8, 13
what shows you system errors, application error logs, and security audit records?
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event viewer
in your task scheduler, you have 4 options for configuring tasks. tell me what they are.
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action
condition
setting
trigger
what tool allows you to test DirectX functionality?
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DxDiag
what’s the difference between hibernate and sleep?
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sleep - keeps session in memory and puts computer in low power state
hibernate - saves session to disk and turns the computer all the way off
