module 3 Windows: Underneath the hood

Question 1

What is the abstraction of what happens when we install software?

Answer 1

Package managers

Question 2

What is an issue that can be caused by installation?

Answer 2

a package I install might modify a configuration file that it is not supposed to and causes issues.

Question 3

Who sets the way that a program is installed?

Answer 3

the developer.

Question 4

when are the details of what happens under the hood mostly unclear for an installation?

Answer 4

The exe contains code for a custom installation that doesn’t use the Windows Installer system.

Question 5

How is most Windows Software distributed? What kind of packages, where what is happening is unclear?

Answer 5

Closed source packages

Question 6

What are packages where you can’t look at the source code to see what the program is doing?

Answer 6

Closed Source Packages

Question 7

what can you use to check the actions an installer is taken with closed source packages? using what program provided by Microsoft?

Answer 7

Process Monitoring program

Question 8

what is the process monitoring program part of?

Answer 8

sysinternals kit

Question 9

What has a set of rules and standards to conform to so that Windows Installer system can understand their instructions and perform the installation.

Answer 9

installation packages that use the MSI format

Question 10

what are a combination of databases that contain installation instructions in different tables, along with all of the files, objects, shortcuts, resources and libraries the program will need all grouped together?

Answer 10

MSI files

Question 11

What does the Windows installer use to guide how the installation should be performed?

Answer 11

The information stored in the MSI tables

Question 12

What will keep track of the installation actions during an installation and create a separate set of instructions to undo them?

Answer 12

the Windows Installer

Question 13

where should I look to learn about the details of MSI files or if I want to make a Windows Installer package myself?

Answer 13

orce.exe

Question 14

What is part of the windows SDK or Software Development kit?

Answer 14

Orca

Question 15

What can help me edit or create Windows Installer Packages?

Answer 15

Orca

Question 16

what allows users to view and change system settings in Windows?

Answer 16

The Windows Settings Panel

Question 17

What has a panel that allows changes to several system features?

Answer 17

Each setting group in Windows Settings

Question 18

In the Settings panel, what group lets users set their local time zone, the language they want to work in, and adjust the speech function’s spoken language?

Answer 18

Time and Language

Question 19

In Windows Settings, what group lets the user see and change security settings, access information on the device health, update the OS, troubleshoot, and complete system recoveries?

Answer 19

Updates and Security

Question 20

what program does Windows Updates and Security default to?

Answer 20

Microsoft Defender

Question 21

In Windows Settings, what group lets the user change the background of the screen, colors, themes, fonts, lock screen, and items on the taskbar, as well as lets the user set up what is shown in the start menu?

Answer 21

Personalization

Question 22

In Windows Settings, what group allows the user to install, uninstall, and manage the apps on the device? On this panel, the user can adjust the default apps for various uses like email, maps, and internet browser. User can also adjust in-app video playback and choose apps to open when the computer starts.

Answer 22

Apps, Apps and Features

Question 23

In Windows Settings, what group lets the user set privacy permissions at both the Windows OS level and Application level? These permissions include use of location, camera, and microphone. User can set notifications and access account information, contact information, the personalized calendar, call history, email, messaging, and tasks

Answer 23

Privacy, General

Question 24

In the Windows Settings Panel, what group lets the user change the resolution, orientation, size of text, and thumbnails, and other graphic elements of the display. Also lets the user adjust the settings for sound, notifications, and actions, power, sleep, battery features, and storage

Answer 24

System

Question 25

In Windows Settings, what group lets the user add devices and manage device settings for the mouse, keyboard, pen, and plugin devices, also connecting and managing Bluetooth devices?

Answer 25

Devices

Question 26

In Windows Settings, what group lets the user check the status of internet connections, set airplane mode, search for a mobile hotspot, and check data usage? also allows the user to set up a proxy server or let the computer up the proxy automatically. Users can also set up and connect to Virtual Private Networks

Answer 26

Network and Internet

Question 27

In Windows Settings, what group lets the user adjust game settings on the computer, including the Xbox Game Bar, broadcasting, and other game play modes. Users can also control Xbox Networking from this panel

Answer 27

Gaming, Xbox Game Bar

Question 28

In Windows Settings, what group allows users to access their account info, such as user name and account privileges? Users can also add and manage email and app accounts associated with their Windows accounts. They can set how they want to sign into their device. They can add and manage accounts for work or school, add and manage family and other user accounts. Lets the user sync up their settings with other Windows devices

Answer 28

Accounts

Question 29

What are the groups in the Windows Settings?

Answer 29

Time and Language, Updates and Security, Personalization, Apps, Privacy, System, Devices, Network and Internet, Gaming, Accounts

Question 30

What is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry, and process/thread activity?

Answer 30

Process Monitor

Question 31

What legacy Sysinternals utilities does Process Monitor combine?

Answer 31

Filemon and Regmon

Question 31

What are the enhancements in Process Monitor?

Answer 31

rich and non-destructive filtering, comprehensive even properties like session ID and user names, reliable process information, full thread stacks with integrated symbol support for each operation, simultaneous logging to a file, and more.