Windows Installatiom Flashcards
what is the name of the file in windows for unattented installation?
unattended.xml
what is an image deployment?
image deployment copies an image file of a hard drive onto the new file system.
how can the image be stored?
on a DVD or USB
what is remote network insallation?
the image to be used is sent over a network.
what action should you take before performing a windows upgrade?
run PC Health check to make sure the system will meet the minimum requirements.
what should you always do before performing a clean install?
run a backup
what is optical media?
optical media is any type of disk that uses laser or light to read and write data.
what are USB connected drives?
USB connected drives can be many types of drives. Such as: CDs, DVDs, Blu Ray, solid state drives, flash drives or hot swappable hard drives
how do you make sure your USB drive is bootable?
you need a media creation tool to create the installation media.
what is a network boot device?
takes advantage of something inside the BIOS and UEFI which allows you to read boot media over the network. This is also known as the PXE.
what do you need if you are relying on network boot?
you need to ensure you have DHCP enabled to get an IP address assigned to your server
what is an internal harddrive disk partition?
a hidden device partition created by your manufacturer.
what type of drives require partitions?
HDDs and SSDs
what are the two styles of partitioning?
MBR (Master Boot Record) and the GPT (GUID Partition Table)
what is Master Boot Record?
The traditional style of doing partitions on a particular fixed storage device.
