Operating System Administration Flashcards
Which of the following utilities is used to update Group Policy settings and replaces some of the functionality that previously existed with secedit?
gpupdate
consolidate
extract
gpupdate
The gpupdate utility is used to update Group Policy from the command line. The clobber command is a Linux command. The extract command is used to extract files from .cab files
In Windows, which of the following is the filesystem of choice for CD media?
NTFS
EFS
CDFS
CDFS
The CDFS filesystem is used for CD media. NTFS is the native filesystem for the Windows operating system. FAT32 is a filesystem that was popular with Windows 9x operating systems. EFS is a technology that encrypts files
Which utility can be used to schedule a remote shutdown?
taskmgr
shutdown
netstar
shutdown
The shutdown utility can be used to schedule a remote shutdown—for example, shutdown /t 60 /m \computer. The taskmgr utility is used to view tasks; kill is used to kill processes; and netstat is used to view network statistics and activity
You need to verify network connectivity for a host. Which tool should you use?
ping
net use
sfc
ping
The ping command is used to verify basic network connectivity to hosts, by sending a packet to the destination host in which it responds. The net use command is used to map network drives. The sfc command is used to scan the filesystem for corrupted system files. The dism command is an image-servicing tool used to add features to an operating system
Which of the following filesystems is a proprietary filesystem created by Microsoft for use with large flash drives?
GPT
ext3
exFAT
exFAT
The exFAT filesystem is a Microsoft proprietary filesystem created for large flash drives. GPT is a partition table type; NFS is a network filesystem used with Linux/UNIX; and ext3 is a filesystem used with Linux
Which command terminates a running process at the command line?
pskill
kill
taskkill
taskkill
The taskkill command terminates a running process via the command line. The pskill command is a System Internals tool; ps is the Linux/UNIX equivalent of tasklist; and pkill is not a command
Virtual memory is configured through which system tool?
System properties
Memory Manager
Virtual Configuration
System properties
Virtual memory is configured in the System Properties applet. The taskbar is an element of the desktop; the memory manager is a process in the operating system for memory management; and virtual configuration is an invalid answer
Within the Services snap-in, services can be in any state except which of the following?
Started manually
Disabled
Detached
Detached
A service can be in one of four states: started automatically, started automatically (delayed start), started manually, or disabled. A service cannot be in a detached state
What can you do if a program is not responding to any commands and appears to be locked up?
Add more memory
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the computer
Open Task Manager, select the appropriate task, and then click End Task
Open Task Manager, select the appropriate task, and then click End Task
When a program is not responding to any commands, the process must be terminated via the Task Manager. You can end the process by opening the Task Manager, right-clicking the application, and selecting End Task. Viewing the performance will not make the process respond. Adding more memory is not possible without shutting down the computer. Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del without any further action will not reboot the computer
Which of the following commands can be used to configure a remote connection?
regedit
mstsc
spl
mstsc
The mstsc (Microsoft Terminal Services Client) command is used to configure and connect to remote connections over the network. The regedit command is used to edit the Registry, and regsvr32 is used to register DDLs. Spl is not a command
Which tool can be used to verify that a display driver is signed?
dxdiag
msinfo
msconfig
dxdiag
The dxdiag tool is used to verify that display drivers are signed properly by the vendor. Msinfo is not a utility. Msconfig is used to configure service and program startup. Msinfo32 allows you to see all attached devices and the operating system environment
Which type of resources do you configure in Device Manager?
Hardware
Applications
Memory
Hardware
Hardware resources are configured in the Device Manager console. Files and folders and applications are configured in the operating system GUI. Memory is configured in System Properties
You believe that there are corrupt clusters on your disk. Which tool should you use?
sfc
chkdsk
diskpart
chkdsk
The chkdsk tool is used to check the disk and repair any bad clusters, if possible. The Disk Management console is used to manage disks. The System File Checker (sfc) is used to scan for corrupt operating system files. Diskpart is a command-line version of the Disk Management console
You believe that your system files are corrupted in Windows. You run the System File Checker. Which command should you run in order to make the System Checker automatically repair your system files?
sfc /recover
sfc /repair
sfc /scannow
sfc /scannow
The System File Checker (sfc) will scan for and fix missing or corrupted operating systems files. The command used to initiate an immediate scan is sfc /scannow. SFC /recover and SFC /repair are not valid options. SFC /verifyfile will check a single file, but the path must be specified
Which of the following partitions is specifically the partition from which the operating system boots?
Primary partition
Extended partition
Dynamic partition
Primary partition
The operating system must boot from an active primary partition if MBR style partitioning is used. Extended partitions are used to contain logical partitions. There is no such thing as a dynamic partition
