Operating systems (7) Flashcards
You have just installed a second hard drive into a Windows 7 workstation. The drive is properly recognized by the BIOS when the system boots, but you are unable to see it in Windows Explorer. What do you need to do?
Mount the drive.
Assign a drive letter.
Initialize the drive.
Initialize the drive.
New hard drives appear as not initialized in Windows. To use the disk, go into Disk Management and initialize the disk. Then you can create partitions, assign drive letters, and perform other disk management tasks
Which Windows user interface was the first one to have translucent windows and provides the ability to create a three-dimensional stack of open windows for users to cycle through?
Metro
Aero
WinPE
Aero
An acronym for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, and Open, Aero differs from previous GUIs in that its windows are translucent and it provides the ability to create a 3D stack of open windows and cycle through them (known as Flip 3D)
You have a Windows 7 workstation with four hard disks. You want to take advantage of having multiple disks by creating a disk array. What types of arrays can you create in Windows that will combine the disks into one volume? (Choose two.)
Simple
Spanned
Mirrored
Extended
Spanned
Mirrored
There are three types of volumes you can create in Disk Management: simple, spanned, striped, and mirrored. Simple volumes are on one disk. Spanned, striped, and mirrored will be made up of multiple physical disks
Which versions of Windows 7 support BitLocker? (Choose two.)
Enterprise
Professional
Ultimate
Home Premium
Enterprise
Ultimate
BitLocker is available only for Windows 7 in the Enterprise and Ultimate editions
You are working on a Windows 8.1 workstation that you believe has cross-linked files. At a command prompt, you want to check for these files and automatically fix any problems. Which command should you run to do this?
chkdsk /f
chkdsk /c
chkdsk /scan
chkdsk /f
You can use the Windows chkdsk command to create and display status reports for the hard disk. chkdsk can also correct file system problems (such as cross-linked files) and scan for and attempt to repair disk errors. The correct switch to automatically fix any issues is /f
You are configuring a secondary hard drive using Disk Management in Windows Vista. When setting up basic storage, which two types of partitions can you create? (Choose two.)
Primary
Simple
Extended
Spanned
Primary
Extended
Windows supports both basic and dynamic storage. Basic storage can have a primary partition and an extended partition, while dynamic storage can be simple, spanned, or striped
You are installing Windows 8.1 on a new workstation. Before you format the drive with NTFS, your manager tells you to perform a full format. Which of the following statements best describes what a full format does?
Remove files from the partition, create a new file allocation table, and scan the hard disk for bad sectors.
Remove files from the partition and create a new file allocation table.
Create a new file allocation table and scan the hard disk for bad sectors.
Remove files from the partition, create a new file allocation table, and scan the hard disk for bad sectors.
When formatting a hard drive, you can usually choose between a quick format or a full format. With a quick format, a new file table is created on the hard disk, but files are not fully overwritten or erased from the disk. A full format removes old files, creates a new file allocation table, and scans the hard drive for bad sectors. The scan is what takes so long
You are at a Windows 8.1 command prompt. Which command should you use to create and manage partitions?
fdisk
diskpart
sfc
diskpart
The diskpart utility shows the partitions and lets you manage them on the computer’s hard drives. Because of the enormous power it holds, membership in the Administrators local group (or equivalent) is required to run diskpart. diskpart replaced the older fdisk
You need to install Windows 8.1 on 30 identical workstations. You do not want to manually input information into each of the workstations. What type of installation should you perform?
Upgrade
Unattended
Deployment
Unattended
An unattended installation, as the name implies, is one in which you don’t need to be sitting in front of the machine to complete the operation. The heart of an unattended installation is utilizing image deployment, which is sort of like copying an ideal image over from one machine to another
You are working at a Windows Vista command prompt. Which command should you use to copy directories and subdirectories but not empty directories?
xcopy /e
xcopy /s
xcopy /h
xcopy /s
The xcopy command is a more powerful version of copy. It lets you copy directories and also will copy file ownership and NTFS permissions. The /s switch is used to copy directories and subdirectories, except for empty ones. To copy those as well, use /e. The /h switch copies hidden and system files, and the /a switch copies only files with the Archive attribute set
You need to configure Internet connections on a Windows 7 workstation. In which tabs of Internet options do you set the home page and enable the pop-up blocker?
General, Security
General, Privacy
Connections, Privacy
General, Privacy
The Internet options in the Windows Control Panel utility allow you to configure Internet connections. It has six tabs: General, Security, Privacy, Connections, Programs, and Advanced. (Some versions of Windows also have a Content tab.) The home page is set from the General tab, and the pop-up blocker is enabled on the Privacy tab. Proxy settings are configured here as well, in the Connections tab
You have a user who just purchased a Windows Phone. He wants to know what the name of the virtual assistant is on his phone. What do you tell him?
Windy
Siri
Cortana
Cortana
Nearly all mobile operating systems now come with a virtual assistant. Cortana is the name of the Windows Phone (and Windows 10) virtual assistant. Windy is not currently the name of one. iOS uses Siri, and Amazon devices use Alexa
Which type of server on your network will utilize UDP ports 67 and 68 to communicate with other computers?
Authentication server
Print server
DHCP server
DHCP server
DHCP servers provide TCP/IP configuration information to client computers. Clients will broadcast, searching for the DHCP server. The server will respond and provide the client with its IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and other information. DHCP uses UDP ports 67 and 68
Which Linux command is used to copy and convert files from one format to another?
dd
cp
mv
mv
The dd (data definition) command is used to copy files and can also be used to convert files from one format to another. It can also be used to copy blocks of data from a file and to back up the boot sector of the hard drive. The cp command will copy files but is not used for file conversion
You are consulting with a mobile phone company. You are told that for a new usage tracking program, the company wants to use the 15-digit number that identifies a user and their network. Which number is the company looking for?
IMEI
IMSI
PRI
IMSI
The International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) is a unique 15-digit identifier that describes a specific mobile user and their network. It’s composed of three elements: a mobile country code, a mobile network code, and a mobile station identifier. The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) is also a 15-digit serial number, but it identifies the specific phone
