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What is provided by an operating system that has multiprocessing capability?
the capability to run multiple applications at the same time
support for two or more users
ability to run different parts of programs at the same time
support for two or more processors
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What's critical to consider when determining the version of Windows to install on a computer?
version of Microsoft Office installed
type of monitor installed
customized applications installed
off-the-shelf applications installed
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Where are the settings that are chosen during the installation process stored?
in the Registry
in flash memory
in BIOS
in the recovery partition
4
A technician is considering implementing RAID 5 before installing Windows. What is RAID 5?
mirroring
spanning
striping with parity
lazy write
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Refresh your PC
recovery partition
System Restore
BIOS backup
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Within which folder would a user of 64-bit Windows 8 find 32-bit programs?
C:\Program Files
C:\Program Files (x86)
C:\Program Files (x64
C:\Program Files (x32)
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Which application interface supports multimedia tasks in Windows operating systems?
Windows API
Java
DirectX
OpenGL
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What is a characteristic of a spanned volume
striping across three or more disks, one disk is for parity
one disk is placed on another disk for fault tolerance.
Data is stored across two/more disks for faster read/write.
Data is seen as one volume, but stored across two/more disks
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What is used by an operating system to communicate with hardware components?
BIOS
Application Program Interface
device driver
CMOS
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From the command prompt run the shutdown -r -s command.
Reboot system, press & hold F8 until menu, choose Safe Mode
Run MSCONFIG utility and choose the option Selective Startup
Reboot the system and press Del or F2 depending on da system
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Which two methods should a technician use to update a device driver?
Buy another operating system license.
Use the media that came with the device
Perform a firmware update
Download the driver from the website of the manufacturer.
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What are two features of the active partition of a hard drive that is using MBR?
The active partition must be a primary partition.
The OS uses the active partition to boot the system.
active partition may include manufacturer recovery partition
An active partition must be assigned C: as the drive letter.
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What are two functions of an operating system?
web browsing
controlling hardware access
managing applications
text processing
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Run chkdsk on the affected drive to restore system files
Use a system image that was created prior to the failure
Use an incremental backup to restore the system.
Use a differential backup to restore the system
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Which Windows tool is used to determine if a dynamic disk is corrupted?
Device Manager
Disk Management
Microsoft System Preparation
Bootmgr
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Which version of Windows introduced the Metro user interface, usable by mobile devices?
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows XP
Windows Vista
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Where can a technician look to determine specific computer hardware or software is compatible?
Microsoft Compatibility Center
Windows 7 manual
Microsoft Knowledge Base
Windows Easy Transfer
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What is the term for the ability of a computer to run multiple applications at the same time?
multitasking
multiprocessing
multiuser
multimedia
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recommended changes to user permissions
recommended changes to hardware
recommended changes to file systems
recommended changes to directory structures
