OS Lesson 07 Test Bank

Question 1

1. Which of the following provides hotfixes and service packs for Windows computers?
   a) Device Manager
   b) Windows Update
   c) Task Scheduler
   d) Action Center

Answer 1

b) Windows Update

Question 2

2. Which of the following moves sectors of data on the hard disk, thus improving your computer’s performance?
   a) Task Scheduler
   b) Registry Editor
   c) Disk Defragmenter
   d) Disk Cleanup

Answer 2

c) Disk Defragmenter

Question 3

3. Which program is used to make changes to the registry and back it up?
   a) MSCONFIG
   b) cmd.exe
   c) regedit.exe
   d) mseinstall.exe

Answer 3

c) regedit.exe

Question 4

4. Which utility scans your computer for dangerous malware and attempts to remove it immediately?
   a) Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
   b) Microsoft Windows Scanner Tool
   c) Windows Defender
   d) Windows Firewall

Answer 4

a) Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Question 5

5. Which of the following is a collection of updates from Microsoft since the last version of Windows or another Microsoft product was released?
   a) Action Center
   b) Patch
   c) Hotfix
   d) Service pack

Answer 5

d) Service pack

Question 6

6. Which of the following is not true of Disk Defragmenter?
   a) It moves sectors of data on a hard disk, so that files are stored sequentially.
   b) Disk Defragmenter first analyzes your hard disk to determine the level of fragmentation, and then it defragments the disk if necessary.
   c) Solid state drives (SSDs) must be defragmented but in a different way than hard disks.
   d) In Windows 10, Disk Defragmenter is scheduled to run once a week by default.

Answer 6

c) Solid state drives (SSDs) must be defragmented but in a different way than hard disks.

Question 7

7. Which of the following provides a single interface in which you can view the status of security and maintenance features?
   a) Windows Firewall
   b) Action Center
   c) Windows Defender
   d) Windows Update

Answer 7

b) Action Center

Question 8

8. What Task Scheduler command creates a task using a wizard?
   a) Create Task
   b) Create Basic Task
   c) Create Scheduled Task
   d) Create Task Automatically

Answer 8

b) Create Basic Task

Question 9

9. Which of the following enables you to schedule and automate a variety of actions, such as starting programs, displaying messages, and even sending emails?
   a) Disk Defragmenter
   b) Windows Update
   c) Windows Defender
   d) Task Scheduler

Answer 9

d) Task Scheduler

Question 10

10. Which of the following is a utility that helps improve your computer’s performance by moving sectors of data on the hard disk, so that files are stored sequentially.
    a) Disk Defragmenter
    b) Windows Update
    c) Windows Defender
    d) Task Scheduler

Answer 10

a) Disk Defragmenter

Question 11

11. Which program is always updated on Patch Tuesday?
    a) Malicious Software Removal Tool
    b) Microsoft Security Essentials
    c) Windows Firewall
    d) Windows Defender

Answer 11

a) Malicious Software Removal Tool

Question 12

12. Your computer is infected with MyDoom. Which tool should you use to remove it?
    a) Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
    b) Task Scheduler
    c) Windows Firewall
    d) Windows Defender

Answer 12

a) Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Question 13

13. By default, Disk Defragmenter runs on what schedule?
    a) Once a month
    b) Biweekly
    c) Once a week
    d) Every day

Answer 13

c) Once a week

Question 14

14. Which of the following is a self-replicating program that replicates itself to other computers over the
network without any user intervention?
a) spyware
b) worm
c) Trojan horse
d) virus

Answer 14

b) worm

Question 15

15. Which of the following lets a user easily delete unnecessary files from a computer?
    a) Task Scheduler
    b) Registry Editor
    c) Disk Defragmenter
    d) Disk Cleanup

Answer 15

d) Disk Cleanup

Question 16

1. The _________ is a database in Windows that stores user preferences, file locations, program configuration settings, startup information, hardware settings, and more.

Answer 16

Windows registry

Question 17

2. In Task Scheduler, a(n) _______ is an event that causes a task to run.

Answer 17

trigger

Question 18

1. What is the difference between a security update and a critical update?

Answer 18

A security update is a broadly released fix for a product-specific, security-related vulnerability. A critical update is a broadly released fix for a specific problem addressing a critical, non-security-related bug.

Question 19

2. What is an out-of-band patch?

Answer 19

An out-of-band patch is one that is released outside the Patch Tuesday schedule, when the patches are deemed critical or time-sensitive.