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| __________ is the process of assigning part or all of the drive for use by the computer |
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| __________ is the process of preparing the partition to store data in a particular fashion |
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| _________ is a special file at the beginning of each hard drive that contains the partition information about the beginning and end of each partition |
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| Windows Easy Transfer Tool |
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| In Windows Vista there is an application to allow you to transfer your old settings of one computer to another computer. What is this application called? (hint: keep in mind this is for Vista) |
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If you currently have an existing Windows 2000 installed on your computer what version of Windows Vista can you upgrade to:
a) Vista Basic
b) Vista Home Premium
c) Vista Business
d) Vista Ultimate
e) None of the above
f) all of the above
** Note: 1 or more maybe true. |
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| Device driver (or just driver) |
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| __________is a small piece of software that allows the OS to communicate directly with a specific piece of hardware |
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1) Use the setup program that comes with the hardware driver CD
2) Use the Windows hardware installation wizard |
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| There are 2 main methods of installing drivers .. what are they? |
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| ________ _________ IS THE GENERAL TERM FOR A TYPE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY WHERE HARD DISK IS USED AS A KIND OF BACKUP MEMORY. |
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POWER MANAGEMENT
This state saves all the contents of memory to the hard drive and preserves all data and applications exactly where they are. When the system comes out of ________ , it returns to its previous state. |
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POWER MANAGEMENT
This state leaves memory active but saves everything else to disk |
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POWER MANAGEMENT
In most Operating Systems, this term is used interchangeably with Hibernate. In Windows XP, Hibernate is used instead of this state. |
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| a)Automated System Recovery |
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What do you use in Windows XP to create a Recovery disk?
a)Automated System Recovery
b)RDISK.EXE
c)Enhanced Startup Disk
d)Emergency Recovery System |
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What is the first file used in the boot-up of Windows XP?
a)ntoskrnl.exe
b)config.sys
c)autoexec.bat
d)ntldr
e)ntbootdd.sys |
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| c)Start Windows using only basic files and drivers. |
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What does Safe Mode allow you to do?
a) Run Windows without processing AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
b)Boot the system without scanning drives.
c)Start Windows using only basic files and drivers.
d)Skip loading the Registry. |
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Which of the following is an Ethernet standard implemented via a card that allows a "sleeping" machine to awaken when it receives a wakeup signal?
a) Sleep Timer
b) WEP
c) Wake on LAN
d) WPA |
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| d)Boot from a startup disk and replace the file from the setup disks or CD. |
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What is the quickest solution to fixing a corrupted NTOSKRNL.EXE file?
a)Reinstall Windows
b)Replace the corrupted file with a new one
c)Modify the BOOT.INI file to point to the backup NTOSKRNL.EXE file
d)Boot from a startup disk and replace the file from the setup disks or CD. |
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During what type of installation must a user be present to choose all options as they appear?
a) ATTENDED
b) EXISTING
c) BOOTSTRAP
d) DENOTE |
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| d)By pressing F8 during the first phase of the boot process |
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In Windows Vista and XP, how do you access advanced startup options?
a)By pressing the spacebar when prompted to do so
b)By holding down Ctrl+Alt+Del after the Windows logo displays for the first time.
c)By pressing Esc after the OS menu Displays
d)By pressing F8 during the first phase of the boot process |
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| e)Last Known Good Configuration |
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Which advanced startup option in Windows 2000 would you use to be able to return to a previously functioning environment?
a)Command Prompt Only
b)Safe Mode
c) Step by Step Configuration
d)Debugging Mode
e)Last Known Good Configuration |
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In Windows 2000 and XP, which of the following files is specifically responsible for enabling communication between the system hardware and the operating system?
a) NTDETECT.COM
b) NTOSKRNL.EXE
c) BTBOOTDD.SYS
d) HAL.DLL
e) NTLDR |
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Which of the following is a replacement for RIS?
a) STIR
b) UAC
c) WDS
d) SIR |
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What is the first step when installing Windows onto a system that doesn't already have a functioning operating system?
a) Formatting
b) Partitioning
c) Redirecting
d) Installing the OS |
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Which of the following is/are performed by formatting the Hard drive?(choose all that apply)
a)Formatting scans the surface of the hard drive platter to find bad spots and marks the areas surrounding a bad spot as bad sectors
b)Formatting lays down magnetic tracks in concentric circles.
c)The tracks are split into pieces of 512 bytes called sectors
d) Formatting creates a File Allocation Table that contains information about the location of files |
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After installation of the Operating System, what do the newer versions of Windows require in order to curb software piracy?
a) Certification
b) Confirmation
c) Activation
d) Substantiation |
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| Your printer driver is out-of-date, Contact the vendor or visit its website for an updated driver. |
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| You've successfully completed an upgrade to windows 2000 professional. Several days later you add your old printer , using the driver that originally came with it. Now the printer, which has never had a problem, won't print. What so you need to do to fix the Problem? |
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| What is the name of the Swap file in Windows Vista |
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| What is the name of the utility that comes with windows 2000 professional and is used to create an image of an existing computer for network installation |
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| If you have 256 MB of ram in a Windows 2000 machine, what is the minimum recommended size for the swap file? |
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