DECK 2

Question 1

Difference between unattended installation and attended?

PARTITIONS:

MBR=can contain…partitions and stores partition table in first 512 bytes

GUID=more up to date. Does 128 partitions. Needs what?

Answer 1

-unattended uses a script/config file. also known as imaging. attended requires info inputting etc.

-4 partitions

-UEFI boot method

Question 2

OSs need to installed to a partition using a file system (ext3/4, NTFS, etc)

Difference between reset and refresh in Windows?

Answer 2

-reset=deletes everything, refresh=preserves files but sets defaults

Question 3

DLLs and EXEs are stored in system32 for 64-bit Windows. Where stored for 32?

application files are in either Program Files or Program Files (x86)

Answer 3

syswow64

Question 4

BOOT RECOVERY TOOLS

-Advanced Boot Options=allows selecting startup methods for troubleshooting

-Loads only basic drivers. Useful for using recovery tools, like chkdsk or antivirus

-Repairs boot files

Answer 4

-Safe mode

-Startup Repair

Question 5

System Restore allows restoring from an image backup, reset install, or a recovery point.

allows using cmd to do repair/troubleshooting

Answer 5

-WinRE

Question 6

Allows choosing a disk for system restore. Disk must be NTFS, 300 MB free space, and a GB in size/

problematic updates can be addressed using update/driver roll back in “Installed updates” in Programs and Features

Answer 6

-System Protection tab in System restore

Question 7

TROUBLESHOOTING BOOT FAILURE

Failure/Invalid Boot Disk: check for removable disk, change boot order if needed. check connections to hd or SSD, too.

No OS found=use what command to fix MBR? bootrec /fixboot fixes boot sector

Answer 7

-bootrec /fixmbr

Question 8

When recreating a local profile, what NTUSER file is recreated? The other 3 aren’t.

HCL is where Windows keeps it’s Hardware compatibility list of tested devices/drivers

Answer 8

-NTUSER.POL

Question 9

With network discovery on, where can computers/devices be accessed?

two places where firewall can be turned on/off?

Answer 9

-“Network” in File Explorer

-Windows Defender Security Center or Defender Firewall applet in Control panel

Question 10

If you proxy isn’t auto, where can you configure it? What’s needed?

Limited connectivity will resolve to either APIPA or a specified, alternate config

ipconfig /displaydns shows recent queries. how rid this?

Answer 10

-Network/Internet settings. Need IP and TCP port of it

ipconfig /flushdns

Question 11

Difference between replies from SenderIP and GatewayIP when pinging?

pathping does what tracert does but also measures latency

IF DNS GOES DOWN, YOU CAN STILL REACH A SITE BY IP

Answer 11

-SenderIP is layer2/ARP, GatewayIP is layer 3

Question 12

Nowadays, guest accounts are only around for file sharing without passwords. Can’t login with em

UAC’s threshold for it’s popups can be controlled within it’s settings.

Question 13

Preferred network authentication system.

What is a member server?

Answer 13

-Kerberos

-Server part of domain but doesn’t have AD database. Ex. Exchange or SQL

Question 14

NTFS vs Share-level permissions?

If both share and NTFS share resource, most restrictive rule WINS.

Roaming profiles allow you use files and settings on a different computer.

Answer 14

Unlike share-level, NTFS applies on network AND locally

Question 15

Folder redirection changes target of personal folder (Documents, Pictures, etc) to a file share.

Power users group is used to support legacy apps and is VULNERABLE. Remember

Question 16

The two auto hidden folders?

userhost.comptia.com is a FQDN. Comptia.com isn’t.

Answer 16

C$ (root folder) and ADMIN$ (system folder)

Question 17

Samba is SMB for Linux and it works for both Linux and Windows

Apple passwords can be found in Keychain

WPA originally used RC4 and TKIP (not secure)

Question 18

WPA3 uses a four way handshake and uses AES GCMP. Also ENCRYPTS open WIFI network traffic, unlike any other WPA