Maintaining Operating Systems

Question 1

What is a large bundle of updates plus anything else Microsoft might choose to add?

Answer 1

Service Pack.

Question 2

What does the Disk Cleanup utility do?

Answer 2

Deletes temporary internet files, clears the recycle bin, and clears other junk files that accumulate from daily internet use.

You can have a lot of wasted drive space if you don’t clear these files out periodically.

Question 3

What is the Mac scripting tool to run automated tasks in the background?

Answer 3

Launchd

Question 4

What is the linux scripting tool to run automated tasks in the background?

Answer 4

Cron

Question 5

What’s the utility called to backup your files in Windows 7?

Answer 5

Backup and Restore

Question 6

Anything you do that makes Windows better than it was before, such as adding a piece of software or hardware to make something run better is called?

Answer 6

Optimization.

Question 7

What’s the term for keeping the performance of an OS from degrading with time and use

Answer 7

Maintenance.

Question 8

What is the specified file called that the Operating System looks for after removable media is inserted into your PC?

Answer 8

autorun.inf.

Question 9

What does Mac OS X and Linux require you to do every time you install anything before an installation completes?

Answer 9

Type in root credentials

Question 10

How do you Add or Remove Windows Components/Features?

Answer 10

Open the Programs and Features applet in the Control Panel, and then click the “Turn Windows features on or off” option on the Tasks list

Question 11

How do you access the settings that let you configure performance, such as animations, thumbnails, and transparencies.

Answer 11

Right-click Computer or This PC and select Properties, and then click the Advanced system settings link in the Tasks list. On the Advanced tab, click the Settings button in the Performance section

Question 12

What’s the only sort of drive format that Windows will back up?

Answer 12

NTFS.

Question 13

To enable “File History” What do you need?

Answer 13

A second HDD or SSD

Question 14

What is the backup utility called in Mac OS?

Answer 14

Time Machine.

Question 15

What feature included in Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 allows you to regularly back up your important files and folders?

Answer 15

File History is an awesome backup tool included with Windows 8, 8.1, and 10. It enables you to perform backups of important files and folders regularly

Question 16

What is VSS?

Answer 16

VSS enables the operating system to make backups of any file, even one that is in use. Windows uses VSS for its System Protection feature, enabling you to access previous versions of any data file or folder.