Chapter 6

Question 1

Where is the BIOS stored?

Answer 1

On ROM chips on the Chipset.

Question 2

What allows you to control the system settings like Drive Order and Power settings before the operating system starts?

Answer 2

The BIOS

Question 3

To update the BIOS, you must first _____ it.

Answer 3

Flash.

Question 4

True / False: Flashing the BIOS is completely safe.

Answer 4

False. Interrupting the flashing processes or installing the wrong software can render the device useless.

Question 5

How do you Enter the BIOS/CMOS setup program?

Answer 5

Delete or F10, but it may vary.

Question 6

What windows software can scan your computer for compatability issues when upgrading?

Answer 6

The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

Question 7

If you set a service to Automatic…

Answer 7

It starts automatically upon system start.

Question 8

If you set a service to Manual…

Answer 8

Stops automatic startup, but allows other services/users to start the service.

Question 9

If you set a service to disable…

Answer 9

Prevents the service from running period.

Question 10

What is the Registry?

Answer 10

The central, secure database where indows stores all configuration into and system security policies.

Question 11

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

Answer 11

Stores info about registered applications I.E. where file extensions point to.

Question 12

HKEY_CURRENt_USERS

Answer 12

Stores settings specific to the currently logged in user, upon logoff info saved in HKEY_USERS.

Question 13

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Answer 13

Saves settings specific to the local computer.

Question 14

HKEY_USERS

Answer 14

Contrains subkeys corrosponding to the info in HKCU for each user profile on a machine.

Question 15

HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

Answer 15

Contains information gathered at runtime. Not permanently stored on disk, generated at boot.

Question 16

How can you edit the registry?

Answer 16

Run regedit.exe

Question 17

After the MBR is read, list the programs that execute to load windows.

Answer 17

1. BOOTMGR 2. WINload 3. MTOSKERNL.EXE 4. Boot-class device drivers

Question 18

What does BOOTMGR do?

Answer 18

Loads and accesses the Boot Configuration Data Store to display the boot menu or to boot from a partition of volume

Question 19

What is WINload?

Answer 19

The operating system boot loader that loads the rest of the OS that BOOTMGR does not.

Question 20

What is NTOSKERL.EXE?

Answer 20

The main part of windows. Responsible for various system services, processes, and memory management.

Question 21

MBR

Answer 21

Master Boot Record

Question 22

What is the MBR?

Answer 22

The first 512 byte boot sector of a partitioned drive. Contains the primary partition table/entries and bootstrap.

Question 23

VBR

Answer 23

Volume Boot Record

Question 24

What is the VBR?

Answer 24

Its a boot sector that takes control from the MBR, and contains the code for booting an operating system (such as BOOTMGR)

Question 25

What is the Active Partition?

Answer 25

The Partition or Volume that is marked as the Partition to boot form.

Question 26

What is the Active Partition/Volume that contains the boot file known as?

Answer 26

The system partition/volume

Question 27

What does the system partition/volume contain?

Answer 27

The Boot file (BOOTMGR)

Question 28

What is the partition of volume that contains the Windows OS files/Windows folder?

Answer 28

The Boot Partition.

Question 29

The component that initalizes hardware and finds an OS to load is...

Answer 29

The ROM BIOS (HW) / POST (SW)