Learning unit 10

Question 1

Key differences between OEM and retail

Answer 1

-OEM license:
*is for builders and manufacturers of computers and can be installed only on a new computer

*It allows all hardware upgrades except for an upgrade to a different model of motherboard

*An OEM license costs less than a retail license

-Retail licenses:
can be purchased from the Microsoft online store

The benefit of a retail license over OEM is that it can be transferred to a different computer and you get Microsoft direct support from Microsoft support personnel

Question 2

64-Bit Architecture

Answer 2

• performs better than 32-bit
  -It can support 64-bit applications, which run faster

-64-bit installations of Windows require 64-bit device drivers

-Must have enough RAM to support 64-bit installation

Question 3

three technologies used by the processor required by Microsoft

Answer 3

NX, PAE, and SSE2

Question 4

Two methods to partition a hard drive

Answer 4

Master boot record (MBR)
GUID Partition Table (GPT)

Question 5

Three functions provided by the Motherboard UEFI/BIOS

Answer 5

-System BIOS/UEFI contains instructions for running hardware devices before an OS is started

Startup BIOS/UEFI starts the computer and finds a boot device that contains an OS
Then turns the startup process over to the OS

Setup BIOS/UEFI is used to change motherboard settings

Question 6

Function of secure boot?

Answer 6

Helps prevent malware from hijacking a system during or before the operating system load

Question 7

Define device drivers

Answer 7

Small programs stored on the hard drive that tell the computer how to communicate with a specific hardware device

Question 8

Explain clean install

Answer 8

overwrites the existing OS and applications

Question 9

Explain In-place upgrade

Answer 9

A Windows installation that is launched from the Windows desktop and keeps user settings and installed applications from the old OS

Requires qualifying OSs called upgrade paths

Question 10

Explain Multiboot

Answer 10

You can install Windows in a second partition and create a dual-boot situation
Need at least two partitions or a second hard drive

Question 11

Two types of formats

Answer 11

Quick format creates an empty root directory for a volume

Full format creates an empty root directory, checks each sector on the volume for errors, and marks bad sectors so they will not be used by the file system

Question 12

After installing Windows, do the following

Answer 12

Verify network access
Activate Windows
Install hardware

Question 13

Problems With Activation

Answer 13

-Replacing a failed hard drive
-Upgrading the motherboard
-Replacing a failed motherboard

Question 14

Define device manager

Answer 14

The primary Windows tool for managing hardware

Question 15

Ways to use Device Manager to solve problems

Answer 15

-Uninstall and reinstall the device

-Look for error messages offered by Device Manager

-Update or roll back the drivers

Question 16

Types of user account and the privileges associated with them

Answer 16

-Local account: created on the local computer and is recognized only on the local computer

-Network ID : Professional and business editions allow a user to sign in to Windows with a network ID and password created and maintained on a Windows domain in Active Directory

-Microsoft account :
Gives you access to several types of online accounts
You can associate or link a Microsoft account to a local account or network ID

Question 17

Differences among accounts, consider where the account is authenticated:

Answer 17

-A local account is authenticated on the local computer and gives access to the local computer

-A network ID is authenticated by a computer on the network, which gives access to the local computer and other resources on the Windows domain

-A Microsoft account is authenticated on the website, which gives access to the local computer and online resources

A Microsoft account can be a standard account or an administrator account

Question 18

Purposes of the User Account Control (UAC) dialog box

Answer 18

-To prevent malicious background tasks from gaining administrative privileges when the administrator is signed in

-To make it easier for an administrator to sign in using a less powerful user account

Question 19

Before installing an application, consider

Answer 19

-System requirements

-Compatibility with the OS

-Impact to network performance

-Impact to device security

-Local user permissions

Question 20

Facts about a standard image

Answer 20

-A standard image contains the entire Windows volume in a single Windows Imaging

-A standard image is hardware-independent

-A standard image is created in a process called drive imaging

-Deploying a standard image always results in a clean install rather than an upgrade

Question 21

Methods that can start image deployment

Answer 21

-Local installation
-Network installation
-Push automation

Question 22

What to expect when using scanstate

Answer 22

copies user settings and files from the source computer to a safe location

Question 23

What to expect when using loadstate

Answer 23

applies these settings and files to the destination computer

Question 24

What to expect when using usmtutils

Answer 24

provides encryption options and hard drive management