Windows

Question 1

Clean Installation

Answer 1

When OS is installed on new computer or all data is wiped then new installation

Question 2

Image Deployment

Answer 2

Copies an image file of a hard drive onto the new system.
Can be stored on DVD or USB drive.

Question 3

Mainstream support & extended support length?

Answer 3

5 years
plus another 3-5 years

Question 4

Master Boot Record (MBR)

Answer 4

1st 512-byte sector on disk.
Only supports disk size of 2TB.
Traditional style of disk partitioning.

Question 5

GUID Partition Table (GPT)

Answer 5

Newer alt to MBR.
Can support over 2TB
Must use UEFI

Question 6

Event Viewer

Answer 6

Allows you to go through log files and see what has happened on a given
Windows system

Question 7

Registry Editor

Answer 7

A database which has all the different settings and configurations across
the entire operating system

Question 8

used to move into a different directory

Answer 8

cd

Question 9

used to display a list of directory and subdirectory files

Answer 9

dir

Question 10

used to create new directories and subdirectories within the file system

Answer 10

md

Question 11

used to delete or remove a directory or subdirectory within the file
system

Answer 11

rmdir

Question 12

used to copy one or more files

Answer 12

copy

Question 13

used to copy files, directories, and subdirectories

Answer 13

xcopy

Question 14

used to copy files, directories, and subdirectories with support for longer file names and network paths

Answer 14

robocopy

Question 15

used to manage the computer’s disk drives, partitions, volumes, and
virtual hard disks

Answer 15

diskpart

Question 16

used to delete the contents of the storage device and create a new file

Answer 16

format

Question 17

used to scan the file system for file system metadata errors

Answer 17

chkdsk

Question 18

provides information about own network connection

Answer 18

ipconfig

Question 19

verifies there is good connectivity between the client and the
remote destination

Answer 19

ping

Question 20

shows each stop along the way by using multiple pings all the way
out and all the way back

Answer 20

tracert

Question 21

gives a more accurate round-trip time being calculated & provides network latency and network loss information

Answer 21

pathping

Question 22

Finds the device’s name

Answer 22

hostname

Question 23

Finds a domain name from the IP address

Answer 23

nslookup

Question 24

Checks for open ports on a given client

Answer 24

netstat

Question 25

shows set of policies across all users on a given system or across all systems on a given
domain

Answer 25

gpupdate