Windows Versions Flashcards
What are the minimum system requirements for 32-bit (x86) version of Microsoft Windows 7? [4]
- 1 GB of system RAM
- 16 GB of free hard disk space
- 1 GHz CPU
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
What are the minimum system requirements for 64-bit (x64) version of Microsoft Windows 7? [4]
- 2 GB of system RAM
- 20 GB of free hard disk space
- 1 GHz CPU
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
What is a memory management feature that allows 32-bit CPUs to use more than 4 GB of physical memory.
Physical Address Extension (PAE)
A type of feature used by CPUs for isolating areas of memory to prevent the execution of code from non-executable memory locations is known as:
No-eXecute bit (NX bit)
What is the application of No-eXecute bit (NX bit)?
Malware protection
Which of the following is a complimentary instruction set that extends the capabilities of a CPU?
SSE2
Physical Address Extension (PAE), No-eXecute bit (NX bit), and Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2) are mandatory CPU requirements for Microsoft Windows 7/8/8.1/10, therefore Windows 7/8/8.1/10 cannot be installed on computer systems that lack support for these features.
False
What are the minimum system requirements for 32-bit (x86) version of Microsoft Windows 8/8.1? [4]
- 1 GB of system RAM
- 16 GB of free hard disk space
- 1 GHz CPU with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
What are the minimum system requirements for 64-bit (x64) version of Microsoft Windows 8/8.1? [4]
- 2 GB of system RAM
- 20 GB of free hard disk space
- 1 GHz CPU with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
What are the minimum system requirements for 32-bit (x86) version of Microsoft Windows 10? [4]
- 1 GB of system RAM
- 16 GB of free hard disk space
- 1 GHz CPU with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
What are the minimum system requirements for 64-bit (x64) version of Microsoft Windows 10? [4]
- 2 GB of system RAM
- 20 GB of free hard disk space
- 1 GHz CPU with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Starting with the May 2019 OS release update, the minimum hard disk space requirement for both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) editions of Windows 10 was increased to 32 GB.
True
An MS Windows feature that enables full drive encryption is known as:
Bitlocker
What is a Microsoft Windows home theater software included in MS Windows versions prior to Windows 10?
Media Center
The term “BranchedCache” refers to a Wide Area Network (WAN) bandwidth optimization technology implemented in some versions of MS Windows. BranchCache accelerates the process of serving network content by saving previously requested WAN resources on local servers or client computers which allows the subsequent requests to be served locally rather than from a remote server.
True