Windows Flashcards
Clean Installation
When OS is installed on new computer or all data is wiped then new installation
Image Deployment
Copies an image file of a hard drive onto the new system.
Can be stored on DVD or USB drive.
Mainstream support & extended support length?
5 years
plus another 3-5 years
Master Boot Record (MBR)
1st 512-byte sector on disk.
Only supports disk size of 2TB.
Traditional style of disk partitioning.
GUID Partition Table (GPT)
Newer alt to MBR.
Can support over 2TB
Must use UEFI
Event Viewer
Allows you to go through log files and see what has happened on a given
Windows system
Registry Editor
A database which has all the different settings and configurations across
the entire operating system
used to move into a different directory
cd
used to display a list of directory and subdirectory files
dir
used to create new directories and subdirectories within the file system
md
used to delete or remove a directory or subdirectory within the file
system
rmdir
used to copy one or more files
copy
used to copy files, directories, and subdirectories
xcopy
used to copy files, directories, and subdirectories with support for longer file names and network paths
robocopy
used to manage the computer’s disk drives, partitions, volumes, and
virtual hard disks
diskpart
used to delete the contents of the storage device and create a new file
format
used to scan the file system for file system metadata errors
chkdsk
provides information about own network connection
ipconfig
verifies there is good connectivity between the client and the
remote destination
ping
shows each stop along the way by using multiple pings all the way
out and all the way back
tracert
gives a more accurate round-trip time being calculated & provides network latency and network loss information
pathping
Finds the device’s name
hostname
Finds a domain name from the IP address
nslookup
Checks for open ports on a given client
netstat
shows set of policies across all users on a given system or across all systems on a given
domain
gpupdate
