Module 1 Quiz Flashcards
A text-based user interface, in which users type in instructions at a prompt, is also known as a ______________ interface.
Command-line
In macOS and Linux, what is the shorthand character that represents a user’s home directory.
A tilde (~)
The _____ command at the Bash or Terminal shell enables you to terminate running programs in Linux or macOS, just like the tools in Command or PowerShell.
Kill
In Windows, hard driver partitions usually start with the letter ______.
C:
A Windows command switch is expressed by using which character
/
The Windows stop error is better known as the ________.
Blue Screen of Death.
The Action Center is found in which version of Windows?
Windows 7/8/8.1
An application particularly relies on which type of files?
DLL
System Protection falls under the category of ________ software.
File recovery
The CLI tells a user that it’s ready to receive commands by displaying a specific set of characters called a(n) _______.
Prompt
The file’s __________ indicates what type of program uses the data by looking at the _____.
Association; extension
The standard copy/move commands can work on only one __________ at a time.
Directory
What are the two critical boot files that risk corruption in Windows?
Bootmgr and bcd
The part of a file name following the period (.) is called the _________.
Extension
In compatibility mode which setting turns off automatic resizing of a program’s windows?
Disable display scaling on high DPI settings
A folder inside another folder is called a(n) _____________.
Subfolder
A common way to access the command line interface in Windows is through the ________.
Start menu
On a Linux system it is considered bad manners to create files and folders in the ________ directory.
Root
A file not within a subfolder is said to be in the _____________.
Root directory
If you insert a software disc or USB drive, which file does Windows look for automatically?
autorun.inf
What character represents the root of a Linux file system?
/
What Windows command can be used to copy entire directories, including subdirectories?
xcopy
What Linux command is used to create a new directory?
mkdir
In older Windows versions, the file name was restricted to _________ characters.
Eight.
What is another name for a folder?
Directory
In the Windows command-line syntax, a directory is referred to by which character(s)?
\
What Linux command displays the current working directory?
pwd
The exact location of a file is called its ___________.
Path
What feature enables you to copy a file that is in use?
Volume Shadow Copy Service
What Linux command describes the syntax and options of a specific command?
man
Device drivers that prevent Windows from loading often produce the infamous ________.
Blue screen of death; BSOD
In Windows, __________ start up Windows loading only very basic drivers for the mouse, low resolution monitor, keyboard, mass storage, and system services.
Safe Mode
If you attempt to enter a command and receive the “Windows needs your permission to continue” dialog box, you should right click a command-prompt shortcut and select __________.
Run as administrator
Because xcopy works on directories, you do not have to specify ___________ as you would in copy.
filenames
For removing directories, the ________ command works in both Windows and Linux, but ________ only works in Windows.
rmdir, rd
In Windows Memory Diagnostic, the ___________ sets the number of times each set of tests will run.
Pass Count
By default, _________ drives get the next available drive letter after the last hard drive partition in Windows.
optical
From the Windows Advanced Startup Options menu, if you decide that you just want to log into Windows, without rebooting, choose the ___________ option.
Start Windows Normally
Entering the command ________ at a command prompt will scan, detect, and restore important Windows system files, folders, and paths.
sfc /scannow
In Windows, you should select _________ in the System Recovery Options to restore Windows to a time when your computer worked properly.
System Restore
In the CLI, there are two _______ characters: the asterisk (*) and question mark (?).
Wildcard
If the TEST directory in the C: drive had the subdirectory called SYSTEM, it would be shown as ________.
C:\TEST\SYSTEM
An application may rely on other files, in particular, _________files.
DLL
In Linux, / represents the ___________.
Root directory
If you want to go up a single directory level, you can type cd followed immediately by ________.
.. ; two periods ; two dots
A(n) ________, represented in Linux by the | symbol, connects the output of one command to the input of a second command.
Pipe
If you are having a problem running an application that worked in an older version of Windows, you should try running it in a(n) ________ mode.
Compatibility
Each time you successfully start and log on to your system, a portion of the registry is saved. To access this, you can press F8 to access the Advanced Startup Options and then select _______.
Last Known Good Configuration
In Windows Memory Diagnostic, the ________ option enables you to set whether the tests use the CPU’s built-in cache as well as override the default cache settings for each test type.
cache
A user has reconfigured the refresh rate on his monitor such that it no longer displays. To be able to access the settings, you would select _________ from the Advanced Startup Options menu.
Enable Low-Resolution Mode
In macOS, and Linux, the __________ character is shorthand for the user’s home directory.
Tilde
