Windows Installation Flashcards
When using an MBR, which of the following types of partitions can only have up to four partitions?
a) Extended
b) Primary
c) Swap
d) Logical
b) Primary
Which of the following types of installations would you use on a system with slow performance or one that you cannot isolate a single cause of the system’s issues?
a) Repair installation
b) Image deployment
c) Remote network installation
d) In-place upgrade
a) Repair installation
A repair installation is useful when trying to repair a Windows computer that will not boot or when you believe the system files have become corrupted.
A user with an older laptop running Windows 7 that has only 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB of SSD, and a 1.7 GHz 64-bit processor. The user would like to upgrade to a newer OS since Windows 7 is now considered end-of-life. Which of the following operating systems should the technician recommend to ensure the BEST performance on this computer?
a) Windows 8
b) Windows 8.1
c) Windows 10
d) Windows 11
c) Windows 10
The user should update the laptop to Windows 10 since it is not considered end-of-life yet and will support being installed on a laptop with only 2 GB of RAM. Windows 10 minimum requirements for a 32-bit operating system are a 1 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM, and at least 16 GB of hard drive space.
What requirements does a Windows 10 (64-bit) OS need in regards to:
Processer, RAM, and Hard drive space
1 GHz processor, 2 GB of RAM, and at least 20 GB of hard drive space.
What requirements does a Windows 11 (64-bit) OS need in regards to:
Processer, RAM, and Hard drive space
a dual-core 1 GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM, and at least 64 GB of hard drive space.
What requirements does a Windows 10 (32-bit) OS need in regards to:
Processer, RAM, and Hard drive space
a 1 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM, and at least 16 GB of hard drive space.
Key Combo to reboot computer into recovery mode.
Windows Icon + Shift key + While clicking in shutdown button, then click restart
