Windows 1

1.

1 point

To get a quick read on storage drive configuration: Volume, file system, and performance status, go to

Event Viewer>System Tools>Disk Mgt

System Folder>Configuration>Services Tab>check Device Mgr box

Computer Mgt>Services and Apps

Computer Management>Disk Management

2.

1 point

Windows Easy Transfer allows which of the following?

file transfer, application transfer

applications transfer, malware protection

file transfer only

file transfer, virus transfer

3.

1 point

The Windows feature that allows two windows to split a monitor screen is

Aero Split

Shake

Snap Dragon

Aero Snap

4.

1 point

I have some old software that runs only on Windows XP. but not on my new Windows 7 PC. I really need it to manage some business files using that old software. How can I utilize that old software on my Windows 7 machine?

Use Windows Virtual PC with XPM to run Windows XP

Combine Aero Peek with Windows Transfer Easy

ReadyBoost with Easy Transfer should do it.

Use Windows Easy Transfer to upgrade the files to Windows 7

5.

1 point

A repeated and annoying pop-up message from Windows tells you a system file is corrupt. How can you fix the problem?

Run a Repair Install

Re-boot

Delete message

Run an In-Place Install

6.

1 point

Windows provides user access to data on storage drives through

Folders, sub-folders, files.

Applications and Settings

System folder

Username and Password

7.

1 point

Info on firewall, virus scanner, security updates, can be found where?

Admin Tools

Action Center

System Folder

Admin Tools>Services

8.

1 point

To obtain a brief description of a Windows system service or application, go to

Computer Management>Disk Management, click on specific service.

Admin Tools>Services and click on specific service

Computer Mgt>Services & Apps>Services, click on specific service

both b and c

9.

1 point

If you had to choose between Windows Defender and Windows Security Essentials, which choice makes the most sense?

Security Essentials because it does what Defender does, and more.

Defender. It's free, and Essentials cost way more than McAfee or Malwarebytes or Norton.

Either. They do exactly the same things.

Defender because it does what Security Essentials does, and more.

10.

1 point

To improve performance, which option works best?

ReadyBoost

Additional RAM

NTFS

Add Flash memory

11.

1 point

For troubleshooting Windows 7 you can find a lot of useless info where?

The Action Center

All of the above

12.

1 point

When installing an OS and you are prompted to select a partition, and there is no partition to select, so what do you do?

create a partition

ignore and continue install without partition which is not necessary.

abort the installation

swap hard drives

13.

1 point

ReadyBoost improves performance how?

Increases sequential data access.

Speeds file look up (seek) time.

Increases RAM

Doubles CPU output.

14.

1 point

Where do you look to check hardware configuration and performance?

Administrative Tools

Performance Monitor

Device Manager

System Tools

15.

1 point

You use ReadyBoost to speed up performance of a database application. How would this work?

RAM is turbo-charged by ReadyBoost.

The CPU is overclocked by ReadyBoost.

ReadyBoost allows flash memory to function as cache between HDD and RAM.

ReadyBoost makes the HDD to run faster.

16.

1 point

An In-Place Install is essentially...

a hard drive re-format install.

an In-House install.

an OS upgrade.

a cross-partition install.

17.

1 point

How do you access the Windows Computer Management Window?

Start>Right Click Computer>Manage

Start>Control Panel>Device Manger>Computer Management

Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools

any of the above

18.

1 point

You try to use Volume Shadow Copy to back up your files but it won't work on your old Windows XP machine. What is one possible explanation?

Your System Restore is disabled.

Your files use NTFS

Your files use FAT32

Your OS is 64 bit

19.

1 point

A Volume in Windows is a

hard drive.

partition formatted with a file system.

any kind of storage drive.

loudness setting of the Audio applet.

20.

1 point

An unattended Install is

an install that is inadvertant rather than intended.

an install for which options are pre-selected so you don't have to be there the whole darn time the install takes place.

Non-existent. There is no such thing.

an install which occurs as a massive update process.

21.

1 point

A partition from which you can boot an OS is necessarily a

GUID

primary partition

MBR

extended partition

22.

1 point

How can you determine whether or not someone is currently accessing a file or folder from another computer?

Remote Desktop>Users>Performance Monitor

Computer Mgt>Shared Folders>Open Files

Administrative Tools>Local Security Policy

Task Mgr>Users

23.

1 point

The route from the storage volume to individual files is called the...

File Path

C:\Apps and Settings\wherever next

URL

HDD Sector

24.

1 point

An encryption technology available on Windows 7 is

ByteMe

FootLocker

BitLocker

ByteLocker

25.

1 point

User account permissions are assigned by

Network Access types: Home, Work, Public

Administrative Policies

Admin Tools>Services

Groups

26.

1 point

Most of the Event Viewer tags are

Error

Warning

Security

Information

27.

1 point

You utilized ReadyBoost on a high end laptop with SDD, but you find that it makes no real difference in performance. Why not?

SSD is as fast or faster than Flash memory.

SSD is not compatible with Flash memory.

You have more RAM than you need.

The CPU is bad. Bad CPU. Bad.

28.

1 point

Maximum amount of RAM for a 32 bit (x86) Windows machine is

16 Gb

4 Gb

192 Gb

86Kb

29.

1 point

Annoying security alerts in Windows 7 are stored where?

The Action Center

Recycle Bin

Computer>Control Panel>System Tools

System Tray>HP DriveGuard

30.

1 point

In Administrative Tools, how do you get to Device Manager?

> System Configuration>Services Tab>check Device Mgr box.

> Computer Management>Device Mgr

>Event Viewer>System Tools>Device Mgr.

You can't get there from Admin Tools.

31.

1 point

How do you access the Computer Management Window?

Control Panel>Admin Tools>Computer Management

Control Panel>System>Performance Info and Tools

Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools

any of the above

32.

1 point

When upgrading an OS, what should you do first?

back up files

check minimum hardware requirements for new OS

check file system type: FAT32 or NTFS

all of the above

33.

1 point

On an old computer you have some files from out-of-date software that will not work on your new PC. However, you still need to save the files to your new PC. What utility would work for that?

Windows Ready Boost

Windows Easy Transfer

It cannot be done

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