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The Control Panel( Comptia Objective 1.6) Flashcards

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Inside of the Control Panel where can you change various internet based options?

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  • Under the Network and Internet section of the control panel select the “Internet options” applet inside the Control panel
  • Has various tabs to adjust different things.
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What is listed under the “ General” tab inside the Internet options applet?

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  • Basic display

- Things such as home page settings, browsing history, cookies, saved passwords etc can be viewed here.

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What is listed under the “Security” tab inside the Internet options applet?

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  • Has settings for different access based on site location
  • 4 different categories including Internet, Local Intranet, Trusted sites and restricted sites.
  • Can set security level( Medium, high, low etc) also provides ability to turn on Protected mode
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What is the privacy tab used for inside the Internet Options applet of the control panel?

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  • allows you to control what private information will be provided by your local browser to the server.
  • Provides settings for cookies, pop-up blocker and in private browsing.
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What is the Content tab used for inside the Internet Options applet?

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  • Used for certificates and auto-complete.
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What is the Connections tab used for inside the Internet Options applet?

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  • Used for VPN and proxy settings
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What is the programs tab used for inside the internet options applet?

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  • Used for enabling or disabling browser add ons

- Can also select default browser info as well as plugins etc

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What is the advanced tab used for inside of the Internet options applet inside the control panel?

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  • Provides detailed configuration options such as Accessibility options, browser options, accelerated graphics options etc
    • Also provides a reset settings options for Internet Explorer as well as resetting advanced settings.
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In Windows 7/8/8.1 where can you find the display settings inside the control panel?

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  • Go to All control panel items( small tiles) then go to the Display heading. Here you can adjust resolution, number of displays etdc
  • ** Note for Windows 10 you will no longer find the display settings inside of the control panel you will find them under the Windows start menu>Settings>System>Display( or by right clicking on the desktop and setting display settings)
  • This is very important for LCD displays where the output resolution must match the native resolution of the display to have the clearest possible video display.
  • Can also change settings such as color depth, refresh rate and advanced display settings.
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How would you go about configuring Local User accounts inside of the control panel?

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  • You will find them under the control panel by going to Control panel>User Accounts
  • Domain accounts are stored elsewhere( which is where you will most likely be working in an organization who use Active Directory)
  • Under this applet you can add new user accounts to a system and choose they account name and type( super user, basic user etc)
  • Also here you can change passwords add a picture for profile etc.
  • Also able to add certificate information based off user info.
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If you wanted to make changes to The Windows Explorer or File Explorer app where would you do this inside the control panel?

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  • You would adjust this inside the Control panel > Folder Options/ File Explorer Options.
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What types of things can be adjusted inside the File Explorer/Folder options applet inside the control panel?

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  • Here you can manage Windows Explorer/File Explorer options
  • Under the general tab, windows can expand folders and choose how folders appear on screen, as well as choose if you want to single or double click to open items
  • Under view tab you can select to view hidden files, hide extensions, whether you want to show thumbnails.
  • Under the search tab you can able to define how the OS configures any of the search settings for any files, select various indexing options.
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What is the System applet used for inside the control panel?

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  • Can be found inside the control panel under all control panel items>System.
  • Used to view an overview of the system specs for your computer. Will tell you the power and type of cpu how much memory is installed, what version of OS etc.
  • Also displays the computer name of the system being used
  • Also performance info is provided including virtual memory.
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What other settings can be adjusted inside the System applet inside the control panel?

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  • Can configure system properties such as remote settings and remote desktop as well as access the device manager and choose to turn on system protection allowing you to enable system restore features.
  • You can also adjust performance based settings inside of the system properties window of the System Protection applet under the advanced tab.
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What is built into Windows and acts as a firewall?

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  • Windows Firewall or Windows Defender Firewall
  • This protects your system from attacks, scans for malicious software etc. Can be found under All control panel items> Windows Defender Firewall
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Inside of Windows Firewall/ Windows Defender Firewall how can you choose different settings for your home private network and public network?

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  • Inside the Windows Firewall/ Windows Defender Firewall applet, select the between Private Settings( Home) and Guest or public settings( Away, coffee shops etc)
  • Here you can choose who and who can’t access network shares on your system.
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What is the Power options applet used for inside of the Control panel and how is it accessed?

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  • Accessed via Control Panel> All Control Panel items> Power Options
  • Used to create and customize power usage and power plans.
  • May have different options for sleep/ standby and how your system reacts to this state. By default sleep state means that any open apps are stored in memory, this saves power and allows the system to startup quicker.
  • If power is low usually the setting will change to hibernate. In hibernate mode your system takes everything that is open in your docs and apps and writes it to disk so that it is not lost( This is very common on laptops).
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What is used to handle saved passwords and usernames inside your browser? And where can it be found inside the control panel? And what is it’s purpose?

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  • Credential Manager
  • Found under control panel>all control panel items> Credential Manager
  • Used as a centralized management of web and windows credentials
  • Each site can have a different username and password makes it easier to access instead of having to remember them all.
  • Also allows you to add additional Windows credentials( certificates) that are stored locally on your system.
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What inside the control panel allows you to uninstall any previously installed applications? And how can it be accessed inside the control panel?

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  • Programs and Features
  • Accessed under control panel> All control panel items> Programs and features
  • This applet will list all installed applications, their size, version etc
  • Here you can choose to remove any installed applications you don’t need or are causing issues.
  • Also included in this applet are a list of Windows features that have been installed and you can choose to enable or disable them. As well as viewing any installed application and windows updates.
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In Windows 7/ Windows 8/ 8.1d if you wanted to be able to create a homegroup so you share all of your videos, pictures, music and documents how would you set this up and where would you find it in your control panel?

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  • You would have to create a homegroup inside of Windows under the Control panel>All Control panel items>Homegroup
  • Here you can setup a share system on your local network where anyone with the password key that is setup can access shared items such as videos, music, documents etc.
  • ** Note this has been removed with Windows 10.
  • In order for this to work your network profile must be set to home and not public.
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What applet inside the control panel allows you to see all of the multimedia devices, standard devices, printers etc inside one window?

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  • Devices and Printers applet
  • Everything on the network is shown be it desktops, laptops, printers, multimedia devices and storage devices as well.
  • Quick and easy access much less complex than Device Manager
  • Properties shown as well as configurations.
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What kind of options are available to you under the Sound applet inside the control panel?

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  • Set levels for output and input

- configure speakers and a microphone levels all in one place.

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What applet inside of the control panel provides common troubleshooting solutions to common Windows related issues?

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  • Troubleshooting applet
  • Automates some of the most common fixes
  • Displayed in a categorized fashion
  • Categories include : Programs, Hardware and Sound, Network and Internet and System and Security.
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What applet provides a view of all Network adapters be it wireless and wireless while also providing configuration options for each?

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  • Network and Sharing Center
  • Change adapter settings (Wired, wireless etc)
  • All Network configurations( Homegroup, Adapter settings, network addressing)
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Because the operating system doesn’t know how to talk directly to most hardware which control panel applet would allow you to configure this and make it possible?

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  • Device Manager
  • You need drivers in order to allow your hardware to talk to the Operating System
  • Manage devices : Allows you to add, remove and disable drivers inside of the Device Manager.
  • If hardware isn’t operating correctly this is the first place you should check.
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What is used for full disk encryption inside of Windows?

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  • Bitlocker ( Full Disk Encryption)
  • In order to run Bitlocker it’s recommended that you have a TPM( Trusted Platform Module) . If not use a flash drive and password if there is no TPM.
  • Seamless works in the background. You never know it’s there.
  • Useful in the event that a computer or laptop get’s stolen that has sensitive data on the drive. None of the data will be viewable without the correct username and password.
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What control panel applet allows you to make files available, even when you’re not online?

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  • Sync Center
  • Makes files available even when you’re not online
  • Automatically syncs when back online has built in sync conflict management.
  • ** Note Synch Center is not available in Home editions of Windows. Needs offline file functionality.
  • In order to use this functionality you would need to “ mark files” by going into the file properties and selecting “ Always available offline”

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