CET Chapter 5 Windows Installation

Question 1

How does a CPU affect the performance of a computer?

Accepted Answer

Contains a register of storage location

Question 2

What is the ability to transfer data and settings from an old operating system to a new one?

Accepted Answer

Data Migration

Question 3

What do registry name entries start with?

Accepted Answer

HKEY_

Question 4

What are complete circles on one side of a hard disk platter

Accepted Answer

Track

Question 5

What is a partition that contains the bootloader

Accepted Answer

Active

Question 6

A network OS contains what features?

Accepted Answer

Increased functionality, Supports Multiple users

Question 7

What is the process of a assigning a letter to a physical or logical drive?

Accepted Answer

Drive Mapping

Question 8

What are two types of computer user interfaces?

Accepted Answer

GUI, CLI

Question 9

Which file system is used to access files over a network?

Accepted Answer

NFS

Question 10

What are characteristics of the windows naming convention}

Accepted Answer

A maximum of 255 characters

Question 11

Allows applications of older versions of windows to operate on newer versions of windows

Accepted Answer

Windows API

Question 12

Windows 7 is a direct upgrade from which of these operating systems

Accepted Answer

XP, Vista

Question 13

What's the first step in the windows boot process?

Accepted Answer

POST

Question 14

What is an independent section of an extended partition used to separate organized data?

Accepted Answer

Logical Drive

Question 15

True or False: Formatting will configure a disk with a file system and erase any data

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Which step tells you to click extend volume when extending a partition'

Accepted Answer

Step 2

Question 17

Which Microsoft utility can scan windows 7 for incompatibility issues?

Accepted Answer

Upgrade Advisor

Question 18

What is a operating system that is designed for a limited number of users for SOHO environment.

Accepted Answer

Desktop OS

Question 19

Which of these is a desktop OS characteristic

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Supports a single user

Question 20

Operating systems can control these functions.

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 21

What is the term for the ability of a computer to run multiple applications at the same time.

Accepted Answer

Multitasking

Question 22

Program that can be broken into smaller parts that are loaded as needed.

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Multithreading

Question 23

Where is the data stored at on the hard drive

Accepted Answer

Platter/Disk

Question 24

What type of disk volume stores data in stripes on multiple physical desks and uses parity?

Accepted Answer

RAID5

Question 25

During the boot process, the F8 key is used to do what?

Accepted Answer

Startup windows and save mode

Question 26

What is the environment used to communicate with the server to begin OS installation:

Accepted Answer

PXE

Question 27

When a user makes changes to a windows system, where are the changes stored?

Accepted Answer

Registry

Question 28

What contains information on how hard drive partitions are organized?

Accepted Answer

Master Boot Record

Question 29

What are two functions of an operating system?

Accepted Answer

Controlling Hardware Access, Managing Applications

Question 30

What term is used to describe and format stored data?

Accepted Answer

Partition

CET Chapter 5 Windows Installation

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CET Chapter 5 Windows Installation

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