Working with Windows 7

Question 1

What is the maximum amount of RAM supported by WIn7 Home Premium?

Answer 1

16GB

Question 2

What is the maximum amount of RAM supported by Win 7 Professional?

Answer 2

192GB

Question 3

There are 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Win7 available for each of the editions, except for ___.

Answer 3

Win 7 Starter Edition

Question 4

f you don’t know what edition of Windows 7 is running on a particular machine, you can click Start and type ___ in the search box.

Answer 4

winver

Question 5

The ___ interface offers a “glass” design that includes translucent windows. It was new with Windows Vista and is available in every edition of Windows 7 except Starter.

Answer 5

Aero

Question 6

____ are mini programs, introduced with Windows Vista, which can be placed on the Desktop, allowing them to run quickly and personalize the PC (clock, weather, and so on).

Answer 6

Gadgets

Question 7

Windows Vista had an area known as the ____ that was designed for gadgets and could be placed on the Desktop.

Answer 7

Sidebar

Question 8

____ is the program that runs if any gadgets are running.

Answer 8

SIDEBAR.EXE

Question 9

The ___ is intended to prevent unintentional/unauthorized changes to the computer either by prompting for permission to continue or requiring the administrator password before continuing.

Answer 9

UAC

Question 10

____ allows you to use drive encryption to protect files, including those needed for startup and logon.

Answer 10

BitLocker

*Note
This is available only with Windows 7 in the Enterprise and Ultimate editions

Question 11

For removable drives, ____ provides the same encryption technology to help prevent unauthorized access to the files stored on them.

Answer 11

BitLocker To Go

Question 12

The ____ service creates copies from which you can recover those files that are accidentally deleted or overwritten.

Answer 12

Volume Shadow Copy

Question 13

These are used to keep legacy applications thinking they are running on a previous version of the operating system after you’ve upgraded.

Answer 13

Compatibility tools

Question 14

Using this tool, you can get an inventory of computers on your network and plan a rollout of this operating system.

Answer 14

Microsoft Assessment and planning

Question 15

_____ allows you to migrate user file settings related to the applications, Desktop configuration, and accounts. Version 4.0 works with Windows 7, but it is currently only available as part of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK).

Answer 15

Microsoft Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT)

Question 16

If you are migrating only a few accounts, Microsoft recommends ___ instead of USMT.

Answer 16

Windows Easy Transfer (WET)

Question 17

___ holds information about OSs installed on the computer, such as the location of the OS files.

Answer 17

Boot Configuration Data (BCD)

Question 18

____ is the program used to boot Windows 7. It loads the operating system kernel.

Answer 18

WINLOAD.EXE:

Question 19

Remote computers and virtual machines are made available with Windows 7 using which port?

Answer 19

3389

Question 20

What version of Windows Vista can be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional?

Answer 20

Windows Vista Home Premium

Question 21

Where in Windows 7 can you manually create a restore point?

Answer 21

System Protection tab of System Properties

Question 22

___, is a stub operating system that creates a Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE).

Answer 22

Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE)

Question 23

What does BitLocker use in order to be able to encrypt a drive?

Answer 23

TPM (Trusted Platform Module)