Win 7 Config Study Guide Chapter 9 Flashcards
You are the network administrator for a large organization that uses both Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. One of the Windows 7 machines needs to be backed up daily. You perform an image backup on the Windows 7 machine. The Windows 7 machine then gets struck by a virus and will not start up properly. What can you do to get the Windows 7 machine up and running the fastest possible way?
A. Because of the virus, the best thing is to rebuild the machine from scratch.
B. Start the computer from the Windows 7 DVD and then use the System Image Recovery Tool.
C. Start the computer from the Windows 7 DVD and then use the Image Restore utility.
D. Use a Windows 7 boot disk and run the Image Restore utility.
B. After starting the machine with the Windows 7 DVD, you can use the System Image Recovery Tool to reload the backup image that you created.
You need to back up Windows 7, but the backup must be backed up to a local disk drive. When you start the backup, you see the following screen.
What action do you need to perform?
A. Log on as the backup administrator.
B. Log on as the system administrator.
C. Add a local hard disk to the machine by using Computer Management and then run the backup again.
D. Run the backup utility in protected mode.
C. When you are using the backup utility and no local disks are present, you must either configure an installed disk or physically install a hard disk before running the backup utility.
You are the system administrator for a large organization that uses Windows Server R2 and Windows 7. You have a Windows 7 machine and have enabled System Protection. You want the machine to retain only the last System Protection snapshot that was taken. What should you do?
A. Run Disk Cleanup for System Restore and then run Shadow Copies.
B. Disable Shadow Copies and run System Protection.
C. Set the Keep Only Last Shadow Copy option in System Protection.
D. Enable Shadow Copies and then set the Keep Only Last Shadow Copy option.
A. You have to run the Disk Cleanup utility to delete the previous versions and then run Shadow Copies in System Protection. There is no Keep Only Last Shadow Copy option.
You are the network administrator for a small company. You manage the computers for the Marketing department, all of which are running the Windows 7 operating system. You are making several configuration changes to the manager’s computer to enhance performance. Before you make any changes, you want to create a restore point that can be used if any problems arise. How do you manually create a restore point?
A. By using the System Restore utility
B. By using the System Protection tab of the System Properties dialog box
C. By using the System Configuration utility
D. By using the Startup Repair tool
B. To manually create a restore point or to restore your computer to a previous restore point, you use the System Protection tab of the System Properties dialog box. Although System Restore uses restore points, you do not use the System Restore utility to create a restore point.
Your computer uses a SCSI adapter that supports a SCSI drive, which contains your Windows 7 system and boot partitions. After updating the SCSI driver, you restart your computer, but Windows 7 will not load. You need to get this computer up and running as quickly as possible. Which of the following repair strategies should you try first to correct your problem?
A. Restore your computer’s configuration with your last backup.
B. Boot your computer with the Last Known Good Configuration.
C. Boot your computer with the Safe Mode option.
D. Boot your computer to the Recovery Console and manually copy the old driver back to the computer.
B. If you need to get a stalled computer up and running as quickly as possible, you should start with the Last Known Good Configuration option. This option is used when you’ve made changes to your computer’s hardware configuration and are having problems restarting. The Last Known Good Configuration will revert to the configuration used the last time the computer was successfully booted. Although this option helps overcome configuration errors, it will not help for hardware errors.
You are about to install a new driver for your CD-ROM drive, but you are not 100 percent sure that you are using the correct driver. Which of the following options will allow you to most easily return your computer to the previous state if the new driver is not correct? A. Safe Mode B. Roll Back Driver C. System Restore utility D. Startup Repair tool
B. The Roll Back Driver option is the easiest way to roll back to a known good driver. You could also use the System Restore utility to roll back your computer to a known restore point if you make harmful changes to your computer, but Driver Rollback is easier and faster.
After you updated Will's computer, his system files became corrupted due to a virus and now need to be restored. Which of the following processes should you use to fix the problem? A. Restore a backup. B. Restore an image. C. Use the Startup Repair tool. D. Boot to Safe Mode.
C. To quickly repair the system files, you can use the Startup Repair tool. You can restore an image by using the Backup and Repair Center, but it is faster to use the Startup Repair tool. Additionally, you will not lose any personal files by using the Startup Repair tool. Alternatively, you could try to use System Restore to go back to a previous checkpoint.
You are unable to boot your Windows 7 computer, so you decide to boot the computer to Safe Mode. Which of the following statements regarding Safe Mode is false?
A. When the computer is booted to Safe Mode, there is no network access.
B. Safe Mode loads all the drivers for the hardware that is installed on the computer.
C. When you run Safe Mode, boot logging is automatically enabled.
D. When you run Safe Mode, the screen resolution is set to 800×600.
B. When you run your computer in Safe Mode, you simplify your Windows 7 configuration. Only the drivers that are needed to get the computer up and running are loaded.
You have been having problems with your Windows 7 computer. You decide to start the computer by using the Enable Boot Logging option on the Advanced Boot Options menu. Where can you find the log file that is created? A. \Windows\ntbtlog.txt B. \Windows\System32\ntbtlog.txt C. \Windows\ntboot.log D. \Windows\System32\ntboot.log
A. When you enable boot logging, the file created is \Windows\ntbtlog.txt. This log file is used to troubleshoot the boot process.
You have purchased a new computer with Windows 7 installed. After modifying the system so that it is configured just how you want it, you want to back up the system so that if anything happens, you can restore the files and settings. Which of the following should you do?
A. Back up your files by using the Back Up Files button in the Backup and Restore Center.
B. Create an image of your computer by using the Create An Image link in the Backup and Restore Center.
C. Use the System Repair tool to make an image of your computer.
D. Use Shadow Copies to create a previous version of the files.
B. You should create an image of your computer by using the Create An Image link in the Backup and Restore Center. Images back up everything on your computer. File backups cannot be used to back up system files and settings.
You have a computer that runs Windows 7. You upgrade the network adapter driver on the computer. After the upgrade, you can no longer access network resources. You open Device Manager and see a warning symbol next to the network adapter. You need to restore access to network resources. What should you do?
A. Roll back the network adapter driver.
B. Assign a static IP address to the network adapter.
C. Disable the network adapter and scan for hardware changes.
D. Uninstall the network adapter and scan for hardware changes.
A. The Roll Back Driver option is the fastest way to return the driver to the previous version. You could also use System Restore, but Driver Rollback is easier and faster.
You need to back up the existing data on a computer before you install a new application. You also need to ensure that you are able to recover individual user files that are replaced or deleted during the installation. What should you do?
A. Create a system restore point.
B. Perform an Automated System Recovery (ASR) backup and restore.
C. In the Backup And Restore Center window, click the Back Up Now button.
D. In the Backup And Restore Center window, click the Back Up Computer button.
C. The Back Up Now button allows you to start a backup and configure a Windows 7 backup.
Your data-recovery strategy must meet the following requirements:
Back up all data files and folders in C:\Data.
Restore individual files and folders in C:\Data.
Ensure that data is backed up to and restored from external media.
What should you do?
A. Use the Previous Versions tab to restore the files and folders.
B. Use the System Restore feature to perform backup and restore operations.
C. Use the NTBackup utility to back up and restore individual files and folders.
D. Use the Backup and Restore Center to back up and restore files.
D. If you need to back up and restore your Windows 7 machine, you need to use the Windows 7 Backup and Restore Center.
You need to ensure that you can recover system configuration and data if your computer hard disk fails. What should you do?
A. Create a system restore point.
B. Create a backup of all file categories.
C. Create a Backup and Restore image.
D. Perform an Automated System Recovery (ASR) backup.
C. Using images allows you to back up and restore your entire Windows 7 machine instead of just certain parts of data.
You have a computer that runs Windows 7. Your computer has two volumes, C: and D:. Both volumes are formatted by using the NTFS filesystem. You need to disable previous versions on the D: volume. What should you do?
A. From System Properties, modify the System Protection settings.
B. From the properties of the D: volume, modify the Quota settings.
C. From the properties of the D: volume, modify the Sharing settings.
D. From the Disk Management snap-in, convert the hard disk drive that contains the D:volume to Dynamic.
A. If you need to disable previous versions on the D: volume, this needs to be done from the System Protection settings from the computer system properties.
