Windows 8/8.1

Question 1

What is 8.1, and when was it released?

Answer 1

It is an update to 8 released within a year after Windows 8.

Question 2

What is Windows to Go?

Answer 2

Allows you to boot from USB connected device

Question 3

What is direct access?

Answer 3

VPN connectivity

Question 4

What is branch cache?

Answer 4

Intelligent file share, works well with slow WANS

Question 5

What is AppLocker?

Answer 5

It lets you control apps

Question 6

What is PAE?

Answer 6

Physical address extension. It allows x86 CPUs to use more than 4 GB of ram

Question 7

What is NX?

Answer 7

It protects the CPU against malicious software

Question 8

What is SSE2?

Answer 8

Streaming SIMD extension 2. It’s an improvement on SSE

Question 9

What is the minimum requirements for x86 windows 8/8.1?
Processor 
Memory 
Free disk space 
Video

Answer 9

Processor - 1GHz
Memory - 1 GB
Free disk space - 16 GB
Video - 9 DirectX

Question 10

What is the minimum requirements for x64 version of Windows 8/8.1? 
Processor 
Memory 
Free disk space 
Video

Answer 10

Processor - 1 GHz
Memory - 2GB
Free disk space - 20GB
Video - DirectX 9

Question 11

What does Windows 8 core offer?

Answer 11

Media player

Question 12

What does Windows 8 professional offer?

Answer 12

Media player
EFS
Bitlocker
Domain member

Question 13

What does Windows 8 Enterprise offer?

Answer 13

Media player 
EFS 
Bitlocker 
Domain member 
AppLocker 
Branch cache