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This Quiz is used to prepare high school students for a test on operating systems
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1
Which of the following can be used as an appropriate boot device?
FDISK
HDMI
Blu-Ray Movie
USB drive
2
What program would you use to modify/add/remove hardware devices on your computer?
System Properties
Add/Remove Programs
Event Viewer
Device Manager
3
What is the maximum number of primary partitions allowed per hard drive?
16
4
1
2
4
Which of the following Control Panel items will allow for easy streaming to other Windows 7PCs?
Sync Center
HomeGroup
Ease of Access Center
AutoPlay
5
A list of hardware supported by a Microsoft OS.
HCL
DOS
PNY
VND
6
This loads only the basic files and drivers during OS boot.
Defrag
CHKDISK
Dual Boot
Safemode
7
This registry file contains information about which file extensions map to a which programs?
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKEY_USERS
8
A PC is running slower than usual. Which of the following tools would BEST diagnose the issue?
Device Manager
CHKDSK
Task Scheduler
Task Manager
9
Windows 7 can be installed on a PC with a 400Mhz processor?
No
Yes
10
This registry file contains information about the hardware and software in the computer system?
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKEY_USERS
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
11
The MAXIMUM number of primary partitions that can be created on a harddrive with FAT32 is
2
8
4
6
12
Operating systems provide the interface for interaction between what three things?
hardware
users
phones
applications
13
How does the OS detect and install drivers for PnP hardware?
Automatically
It Downloads them
Externally
Through the HAL
14
A small program that instructs hardware called?
A driver
A system
An executable
An application
15
What is the smallest unit of space used for storing data?
Unit
File
Cluster
Fragment
16
The Ram limitation of a 32bit OS is...
8GB
4MB
4GB
6GB
17
What partition is used by the OS to boot the computer?
Extended
Clean
Derivative
Active
18
If you can't back-up, ask customer to sign this.
Contract
A data protection plan
Liability Release form
Workorder
19
Logs a history of events regarding applications, security, and the system.
Task Manager
Device Manager
Dr. Watsdon
Event Viewer
20
What should be placed on the PC case with using an OEM license of windows?
Instructions for activating OS
Certificate of authenticity
Protective plastic wrap
Receipt for OS
21
When a hard drive is empty and brand new, installing an OS is known as:
An upgrade
A new install
Primary Partition
A clean install
22
Can a 32 bit OS be "upgraded" to a 64 bit OS?
Only when using the same version
No, A clean install must be performed.
No
Yes
23
What File system has the WIDEST range of Operating systems it can be used on?
FAT16
CDFS
FAT32
NTFS
24
This is the ability of an operating system to run multiple applications at the same time?
multitasking
multiprocessing
multithreading
multiuser
25
Key to use during the boot process to open Windows Advanced Startup options menu.
F8
F5
Delete
F2
26
What would be the result of having a corrupt Master Boot Record?
A new application will fail to install.
The keyboard will be unresponsive to the user.
The printer will function incorrectly.
The operating system will fail to start.
27
Which of the following BEST describes a method for installing an OS across the network?
USB 3.0
IEEE1394
NTFS
PXE
28
How much RAM can be addressed by a 64-bit operating system?
32 GB maximum
16 GB maximum
4 GB maximum
128 GB or more
29
This is the first step in the boot sequence.
Registry loads
WIN.INI
POST
FAT is read
30
The most common key used to access the BIOS is:
F5
F2
F8
Delete
31
The Aero feature is found in which of the following operating systems? (Select TWO).
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows XP Media Center
Windows 7 Starter
Windows Vista Enterprise
32
Use this to scan for new software patches, and service packs.
Disk Cleanup
Task Scheduler
Defrag
Windows Update
33
The MOST efficient method to install an operating system on a PC with no Optical Drive is..
Emergency Restore Disk
Floppy Disk
Bluetooth
Usb Flash Drive
34
Which of the following would be the BEST format for optical media?
FAT32
NTFS
CDFS
EXT3
35
What must be done 30 days after installing Windows?
Activate Windows
Register Windows
Install device drivers
Install updates
36
Can you perform a in place upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7?
Yes
No
