Learning unit 10 Flashcards
Key differences between OEM and retail
-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
64-Bit Architecture
- 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
three technologies used by the processor required by Microsoft
NX, PAE, and SSE2
Two methods to partition a hard drive
Master boot record (MBR)
GUID Partition Table (GPT)
Three functions provided by the Motherboard UEFI/BIOS
-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
Function of secure boot?
Helps prevent malware from hijacking a system during or before the operating system load
Define device drivers
Small programs stored on the hard drive that tell the computer how to communicate with a specific hardware device
Explain clean install
overwrites the existing OS and applications
Explain In-place upgrade
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
Explain Multiboot
You can install Windows in a second partition and create a dual-boot situation
Need at least two partitions or a second hard drive
Two types of formats
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
After installing Windows, do the following
Verify network access
Activate Windows
Install hardware
Problems With Activation
-Replacing a failed hard drive
-Upgrading the motherboard
-Replacing a failed motherboard
Define device manager
The primary Windows tool for managing hardware
Ways to use Device Manager to solve problems
-Uninstall and reinstall the device
-Look for error messages offered by Device Manager
-Update or roll back the drivers
Types of user account and the privileges associated with them
-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
Differences among accounts, consider where the account is authenticated:
-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
Purposes of the User Account Control (UAC) dialog box
-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
Before installing an application, consider
-System requirements
-Compatibility with the OS
-Impact to network performance
-Impact to device security
-Local user permissions
Facts about a standard image
-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
Methods that can start image deployment
-Local installation
-Network installation
-Push automation
What to expect when using scanstate
copies user settings and files from the source computer to a safe location
What to expect when using loadstate
applies these settings and files to the destination computer
What to expect when using usmtutils
provides encryption options and hard drive management
