Chapter 16 operating System Administration

Question 1

What is the command prompt to start the Date and Time applet?

Answer 1

timedate.cpl

Question 2

what is the command prompt to start the Region applet?

Answer 2

intl.cpl

Question 3

What is the command prompt to open the internet setting applet?

Answer 3

inetcpl.cpl

Question 4

Is Microsoft edge controlled by the internet options applet?

Answer 4

no

Question 5

Some files are hidden by default as a security measure, how would you make these visible?

Answer 5

Open the files explorer options applet from control and deselect hidden files.

Question 6

you want to change the name of a computer, how would you do this?

Answer 6

In the System Applet through the advanced tab and Computer Name

Question 7

When purchasing a piece of hardware for a computer why is it a good idea to go to the manufacturer website and download the latest drivers?

Answer 7

The hardware may have been in the box for a while between being packaged up, shipped out, put on display and sold. New drivers may have been released in that time and it’s always better to have the most up to date drivers.

Question 8

What is the performamce tap responsible for? (found in system / advances system settings)

Answer 8

Visual effects, processor scheduling, memory usage and virtual memory.

Question 9

If a system is being used primarily as a network server, what might you want to do?

Answer 9

Change the performance options to background services.

Question 10

What are the two types of variables found in the enviroment variables tab (on system / advanced system settings)

Answer 10

User Variables - for specific users and do not affect others who use the machine

System Variables - Set for all users.

Question 11

What three options would you find in the User Profiles tab? (under system / advanced system settings)

Answer 11

Change Type (only available if more than one user)

Delete

Copy To

Question 12

What two options can be found on the system startup tab (system / advanced system settings)

Answer 12

Startup - options for dual boot option and time boot up options display

System Failure - options for what to do in the event of system failure such as write an event of the problem, sending alerts to the network, and saving information about the problem to a disk.

Question 13

What are you able to do from the system protection tab (system / advanced system settings)

Answer 13

Enable system protection which in turn will let you make restore points incase of system crashes.

Question 14

How would you configure to let someone take remote access of a computer?

Answer 14

In system / advanced system settings / remote tab

Question 15

Security and maintenance applet in Windows 10 was previously known as what?

Answer 15

Security Centre

Question 16

What is the run command for the security and maintenance app?

Answer 16

wscui.cpl

Question 17

What options would you find in the Power Options Applet? (powercfg.cpl)

Answer 17

Options for when the computers sleeps, setting a password to revive devices, wireless adapter setting and the system cooling policy.

Question 18

what does the Credential Manager Applet allow you to do?

Answer 18

Store and change username and password credentials.

Question 19

Where would you view installed programs and updates?

Answer 19

Control Panel / Programmes and features applet (appwiz.cpl)

Question 20

What sharing applet was introduced in Windows 7 butlater removed from Windows 10?

Answer 20

HomeGroup Sharing. It allowed for easy sharing of files and printers.

Question 21

What is the taskkill.exe utility used for?

Answer 21

Used to terminate processes

Question 22

What is th shutdown.exe utility used for?

Answer 22

Used to schedule a shutdown either complete or a restart.

Question 23

What is the format command used for in the cmd line?

Answer 23

used to wipe data off disc and prepare them fir new use.

Question 24

If you wanted to format your D: drive as NTFS with the label HDD2, using the command line, what would you have to type?

Answer 24

format D: /fs:ntfs /v:HDD2

Question 25

What is the copy command used for and how would you use it?

Answer 25

Used to make a copy of a file to secind location.

copy [filename] [destination]

Question 26

What is xcopy used for in the command prommpt and how would you use it?

Answer 26

Used to copy folders as well as files.

xcopy [sourse] [destination] [switches]

Question 27

What is the discpart utility in the command prompt used for?

Answer 27

This shows you the partitions andlets you mamage them on the computers hard drives.

Question 28

What is the sfc command used for?

Answer 28

Used to check and varify versions of system files on the computer. If system files are corrupted, the sfc will replace them with the correct files.

sfc [switch]

Question 29

What is the dir prompt used for?

Answer 29

It will display a list of files and folder/subdirectories.

Question 30

What is the Gpupdate coommand used for?

Answer 30

Update group policy settngs

Question 31

What is the gpresult command used for?

Answer 31

Used to show the Resultant Set of Policy report/values for a remote user and computer

Question 32

What is the ipconfig command used for?

Answer 32

Used to display information such as ip address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS suffix.

Question 33

What is the ping command and how would you use it?

Answer 33

Used to varufy network connectivity

ping 172.16.1.1

Question 34

What is the tracert command used for and how do you use it?

Answer 34

Allows network administrators to varify the path a network packets travels.

tracert 8.8.8.8

Question 35

What is the netstat used for?

Answer 35

Allows you to view listening and established network connections for the operating system.

Question 36

What is the nslookup utility used for?

Answer 36

Allows you to check if DNS working correctly.

Question 37

What can you type tp get help on the command line?

Answer 37

help and /?

Question 38

What is the the Windows Registry?

Answer 38

A centralized configuration database. The database contains environment settings for Windows programs as well as which filename extensions are associated with those programs.

Question 39

What happens if the Windows operating system fails to boot twice?

Answer 39

In Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 the system will automatically boot WinRE will automatically boot. From there the system will automatically try and fix common issues.