Windows Optimization and Maintenance

Question 1

What does “Windows 7 SPI 1” mean?

Answer 1

Service pack 1

Question 2

Where can you find the update applet in windows 8 and 10?

Answer 2

PC settings and Settings

Question 3

Is it possible to list windows updates and remove them if need be?

Answer 3

Yes, in the windows update panel

Question 4

A feature update is released called 2204. What does this mean?

Answer 4

The yy/mm of the date of release

Question 5

What is a feature you can use to remove temp files from your system and what is it called in win 8 and 10?

Answer 5

Disk clean up, optimize drives

Question 6

How do you get to drive optimization?

Answer 6

File explorer > Right click drive > Optimize

Question 7

What is the cmd command for error checking?

Answer 7

chkdsk

Question 8

A user reports a slow computer is becoming an issue. When you look at their task manager you see their hard drive is maxed out. The hard drive is new and shouldn’t be struggling. You decide to use a certain CMD to fix it. What is it?

Answer 8

Chkdsk. To be used when freezes often occur or you feel your HDD is broken in some way.

Question 9

For windows task scheduler, what is a trigger?

Answer 9

actions or schedules that are used as a condition to start a process

Question 10

For windows scheduler, what is an action?

Answer 10

The program to be launched under the conditions of the trigger, and how it will be launched.

Question 11

For windows scheduler, what is a condition?

Answer 11

Extra conditions on top of the main triggers for the task being schedules. Ex: Only do X when computer is idle and connected to the internet.

Question 12

What is the name of the windows 7 backup program?

Answer 12

Backup and restore

Question 13

What is the name of the windows 8+ backup program?

Answer 13

File history

Question 14

What is the filename for system configuration?

Answer 14

msconfig

Question 15

What does msconfig do?

Answer 15

Boot options, startup options, windows partition options, resource options (like how much memory to use, how many processor cores to use)

Question 16

What two windows apps hold most of the tools you will ever need?

Answer 16

Msconfig (tools tab) and Administrator Tools (Windows tools in 11)

Question 17

What key do you spam to get to safe mode in windows

Answer 17

F8

Question 18

What windows applet shows robust information of your system specs?

Answer 18

System information

Question 19

Name three data recovery/backup programs windows has

Answer 19

System Restore
File History (Mirrored disks)
Backup and Restore win 7

Question 20

Jeff’s windows system is running slowly for some reason because his computer is dogshit. What windows utility could he use to gain some performance back?

Answer 20

Windows performance options. This pc / System for win 11

Question 21

What is DEP

Answer 21

Data execution prevention dampens the effects of viruses by protecting critical processes from being edited while they’re in system memory.

Question 22

What is a file association

Answer 22

The file format associated with programs. Ex: .docx, etc.