Installing and Configuring Microsoft Windows

Question 1

CDFS (Compact Disc File System)

Answer 1

A file system standard for optical disc media that is supported by multiple operating system types.

Question 2

Client-Side Virtualisation

Answer 2

Takes place at the endpoints and separates the elements of a user’s logical desktop environment - the applications, operating system, programs, etc. - and divides them from each other and from the physical hardware or a physical machine.

Question 3

Command Prompt

Answer 3

In a CLI, the area of the screen where users enter commands to interact with the OS.

Question 4

Component Services

Answer 4

An administrative tool that is used to deploy component applications and configure the behaviours of components and applications on the system.

Question 5

Computer Management

Answer 5

The primary administrative tool used to manage and configure the system. It consolidates several administrative utilities into a single console to provide easy access to the most common system tools.

Question 6

Data Sources

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An administrative tool that uses Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) to move data between different types of databases on the system.

Question 7

Disk Partition

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An isolated section of a disk that functions like a separate physical drive.

Question 8

Domain

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A Microsoft network model that an administrator implements by grouping computers together for the purpose of sharing a centralised user account database. Sharing this user account database enables users to use these accounts to log on at any computer in the domain.

Question 9

Domain Controller

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A server that stores the user account database for the domain and is responsible for authenticating users when they log on to the domain.

Question 10

Easy-Transfer

Answer 10

A built-in data migration utility in Windows Vista and Windows 7 that helps transfer files, data and settings from one personal computer to another.

Question 11

Emulator

Answer 11

The software installed that allows the computer to virtually run another operating system, or another instance of the same operating system.

Question 12

ext2

Answer 12

A native Linux file system.

Question 13

ext3

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A native Linux file system that improves on the data recovery and integrity measures provided with ext2.

Question 14

ext4

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A native Linux file system that offers backwards compatibility, journaling and support for extremely large volumes, in addition to all the features of ext3.

Question 15

Hibernate

Answer 15

A power option available in Windows environments in which the computer will store whatever is currently in memory on the hard disk and shut down, and then return to the state it was in upon hibernation when it is awakened.

Question 16

Hypervisor

Answer 16

In virtualisation technology, an application that is installed on the host machine and is used to configure and manage the VMs running on the host.

Question 17

In-Place Upgrade

Answer 17

The process of installing a newer version of an operating system without first removing the existing operating system that is currently installed on the computer.

Question 18

Local Security Policy

Answer 18

An administrative tool that is used to view and edit the security settings for group policies.

Question 19

MSCONFIG

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A system utility that is specifically used to troubleshoot any issues with the system startup process.

Question 20

Partitioning

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The process of dividing a single hard disk into isolated sections that function as separate physical hard drives, called partitions.

Question 21

Performance Monitor

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An administrative tool that monitors the state of services or daemons, processes, and resources on a system.

Question 22

Print Management

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An administrative tool that is used to view and manage all of the printers and print servers installed on a network.

Question 23

Server Virtualisation

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Takes place centrally on a server and utilises one logical device, typically the server, to act as the host machine for the “guest” machines that virtually use the applications and programs provided by the host.

Question 24

Server-Side Virtualisation

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Takes place centrally on a server and utilises one logical device, typically the server, to act as the host machine for the “guest” machines that virtually use the applications and programs provided by the host.

Question 25

Shadow Copy

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A feature available on Windows XP and newer operating systems that creates backup copies or snapshots of the system’s data and stores them locally or to an external location, either manually or at regularly scheduled intervals.

Question 26

Sleep

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A power option available in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Apple OSs, in which the computer conserves as much energy as possible by cutting off power to the parts of the machine that are not necessary to function, excluding RAM.

Question 27

Standby

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A power-saving mode where the computer cuts power to the hard drive and peripherals while storing current data in RAM.

Question 28

Suspend

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A power option available in Linux, in which the computer conserves as much energy as possible by cutting off power to the parts of the machine that are not necessary to function, excluding RAM.

Question 29

System Configuration

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An administrative tool that is used to identify and manage issues that may be causing the system to run improperly at startup.

Question 30

Task Manager

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A basic system-diagnostic and performance-monitoring tool included with the Windows operating system.

Question 31

Task Scheduler

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An administrative tool that allows the user to create and manage certain system tasks that will be automatically carried out by the computer at predetermined times.

Question 32

UAC (User Account Control)

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An enhanced security feature of Windows Vista and Windows 7 that aims to limit the privileges of a standard user unless a computer administrator decides otherwise.

Question 33

USMT (User State Migration Tool)

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A command-line utility that copies files and settings from one Microsoft Windows computer to another.

Question 34

Virtualisation

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The technological process of creating a virtual version of a computer environment by separating the elements of the computing environment from each other and from the physical hardware it runs on via an additional software layer.

Question 35

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

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An administrative tool that is used to manage advanced firewall settings for the computer and any remote computers connected to the network.

Question 36

Windows Memory Diagnostic

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An administrative tool that is used to check the RAM on the system and make sure that it is functioning appropriately and efficiently.

Question 37

Workgroup

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A peer-to-peer Microsoft network model that groups computers together for organizational purposes, often deployed in homes and small offices.