Deck 31: The Right PC for You

Question 1

What is the name of the MMC that opens the Windows performance tool?

A) perfmon.mmc
B) monitor.mmc
C) perform.msc
D) perfmon.msc

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which file is the Windows Vista/7 Boot Manager?

A) Ntldr
B) Ntoskrnl.exe
C) Bootmgr
D) Winload.exe

Answer 2

C

Question 3

All of the following are ways to start Task Manager EXCEPT:

A) Press CTRL-ALT-DELETE and select Task Manager
B) Go to Start | Run or Start | Search,type taskmgr,and press ENTER
C) Press CTRL-SHIFT-ESC
D) Press CTRL-SHIFT-F1

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Windows runs many processes simultaneously,known as ______________.

A) multiprocessing
B) multitasking
C) parallel processing
D) serial processing

Question 5

What is the MMC that opens the Services Control Panel applet?

A) regserv.mmc
B) perfmon.msc
C) service.mmc
D) services.msc

Question 6

A process started by Windows has which user name associated with it?

A) Administrator
B) Windows
C) System
D) The logged in user

Question 7

What tool is provided in Windows to facilitate object sharing between applications and computers?

A) The Registry
B) TCP/IP
C) Component Services
D) ODBC

Question 8

Data Source Administrator enables you to create and manage what kind of entries that point OBDC to a database?

A) DNS
B) DSN
C) DHCP
D) DCOM

Question 9

Which tab in task manager can be used to stop a stubborn application?

A) Applications tab
B) Services tab
C) Processes tab
D) Performance tab

Question 10

What is the scale range for the Windows Experience Index?

A) 1.0 to 7.9
B) 1 to 10
C) 1 to 5
D) 1 to 100

Question 11

Which file replaces the boot.ini file used in previous operating systems?

A) Boot Configuration Data (BCD)file
B) Ntoskrnl.exe
C) bootmgr
D) Winload.exe

Question 12

What file extension does a process usually end with?

A) ·jpg
B) .exe
C) .doc
D) .msc

Question 13

Which is NOT a feature of the Windows XP Performance console?

A) Objects and Counters
B) Data Collector Sets and Reports
C) System Monitor
D) Performance Logs and Alerts

Question 14

How is the amount of CPU time a process is using measured in Task Manager?

A) Nanoseconds
B) Seconds
C) Percentage
D) Kilobytes

Question 15

What is the one-stop place for anything you need to do with applications,processes,or services?

A) Program Manager
B) Task Manger
C) Administrative Tools
D) Services Manager

Question 16

Which command-line utility was previously called tlist in Windows XP?

A) tasklist
B) taskkill
C) taskmgr
D) perfmon

Question 17

Processes are usually referred to by their _______________.

A) globally unique identifier (GUID)
B) service name
C) executable name
D) process identifier (PID)

Question 18

What coding standard allows programmers to write databases and applications to locate and access a database without worrying about the application or operating system used?

A) ODBC
B) Component Services
C) Java
D) Microsoft .NET

Question 19

Which tab shows you every running process on your computer?

A) Applications tab
B) Services tab
C) Processes tab
D) Performance tab

Question 20

Which Windows 7 tool gives you an overview of how a PC has behaved over time,showing important events such as application or OS crashes?

A) Performance console
B) Reliability and Performance Monitor
C) System Monitor
D) Reliability Monitor

Question 21

Which of the following key value data types can be used for any form of data?

A) QWORD
B) DWORD
C) Binary
D) String

Question 22

If a SCSI hard drive is used,which additional system file is needed?

A) ntldr
B) ntoskrnl.exe
C) ntdetect.com
D) ntbootdd.sys

Question 23

What feature allows you to import a new or backup subkey?

A) Add
B) Merge
C) Create
D) Redo

Question 24

Which boot.ini switch tells Windows XP to start the Recovery Console?

A) /recovery
B) /lastknowngood
C) /cmdcons
D) /noexecute

Question 25

Which of the following does Windows XP support?

A) master boot record (MBR)
B) GUID partition table (GPT)
C) UEFI
D) Boot Configuration Data (BCD)file

Question 26

If you are manually editing the Registry,all of the following could happen EXCEPT:

A) The computer may become infected with malware.
B) Applications might not start.
C) Utilities might not work.
D) The computer might not boot.

Question 27

Which of the following is a Windows boot file?

A) ntldr
B) ntoskrnl.exe
C) ntdetect.com
D) ntbootdd.sys

Question 28

What would be a common reason to edit this Registry key: HKLM \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run?

A) Change Windows boot options
B) Reset a password
C) Change the Windows Product Key
D) Delete autostarting programs

Question 29

Which element of boot.ini's ARC naming convention specifies the number of the disk on the adapter?

A) Rdisk(x)
B) Disk(x)
C) Multi(x)
D) Partition(x)

Question 30

What text file tells ntldr the OSs that are available and where to find the boot partition for each of them?

A) bootmgr
B) boot.ini
C) Boot Configuration Data
D) Ntoskrnl.exe

Question 31

Which command can modify the Registry by adding (or registering)dynamic link library (DLL)files as command components?

A) regedit
B) reg
C) regsrv32
D) regedt32

Question 32

All of the following are Windows system files EXCEPT:

A) ntldr
B) ntoskrnl.exe
C) ntdetect.com
D) boot.ini

Question 33

Which Registry root key defines the standard class objects used by Windows?

A) HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
B) HKEY_USERS
C) HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
D) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Question 34

Which Registry root key contains all the data for a system's non-user-specific configurations?

A) HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
B) HKEY_USERS
C) HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
D) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Question 35

Which of the following key value data types is limited to exactly 32 bits?

A) QWORD
B) DWORD
C) Binary
D) String

Question 36

Which element of boot.ini's ARC naming convention specifies a SCSI adapter?

A) Rdisk(x)
B) Disk(x)
C) Multi(x)
D) Partition(x)

Question 37

Which command is a full-featured command-line Registry editor?

A) regedt32
B) regsrv32
C) reg
D) regedit

Question 38

Which command-line tool is used to change the Boot Configuration Data file?

A) winlogon.exe
B) taskmgr.exe
C) notepad
D) bcdedit.exe

Question 39

Which of the following key value data types is limited to exactly 64 bits?

A) QWORD
B) DWORD
C) Binary
D) String

Question 40

Which of the following is the Windows XP kernel file?

A) ntoskrnl.exe
B) ntbootdd.sys
C) winload.exe
D) ntldr

Question 41

All of the following is stored in the Registry EXCEPT:

A) My Documents
B) Hardware information
C) Network information
D) Application information

Question 42

Registry files are called __________.

Question 43

HKEY_CURRENT_USER stores the __________ settings

Question 44

Root keys are composed of __________.

Question 45

Which Registry root key root key defines which option is being used currently,if more than one is specified in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE?

A) HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
B) HKEY_USERS
C) HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
D) HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Question 46

There are __________ main subgroups,or root keys.

Question 47

All of the following are used to edit the Registry EXCEPT:

A) regedt32.exe
B) regedit.exe
C) reg
D) taskmgr

Question 48

What are Registry files called?

A) Hives
B) Nodes
C) DSNs
D) Leafs

Question 49

The __________ root key stores all of the personalized information for all users on a PC.

Question 50

How many root keys are in the Registry?

A) 7
B) 4
C) 6
D) 5

Question 51

__________ store nothing more than long strings of ones and zeros.

Question 52

What is stored in the \ %SystemRoot% \ System32 \ config folder?

A) Boot files
B) Registry
C) Group policy
D) System files

Question 53

Before Windows XP,Windows came with two Registry editors: __________ and the much older __________.

Question 54

The __________ is a huge database that stores everything about your PC.

Question 55

How do most technicians access the Registry?

A) Component Services
B) ODBC
C) Registry Editor
D) Computer Management

Question 56

Which of the following is NOT a Registry element shown in the Registry editor?

A) Root keys
B) Subkeys
C) Values
D) Programming code

Question 57

The __________ root key defines the standard class objects used by Windows (i.e. ,file types and associations).

Question 58

A named group of functions that defines what you can do with the object it represents is called a:

A) hive
B) counter
C) class object
D) performance object

Question 59

__________ data types are the most flexible type of value and are very common.

Question 60

How is the Registry organized?

A) tree structure
B) flat structure
C) relational structure
D) peer structure

Question 61

In Windows XP,the files that start the operating system are called the __________ files.

Question 62

Bootmgr starts and reads data from a(n)__________ file that contains information about the various operating systems installed on the system.

Question 63

The __________ command can modify the Registry in only one way,adding (or registering)dynamic link library (DLL)files as command components.

Question 64

A process started by Windows has the user name __________.

Question 65

__________ values are like binary values but are limited to exactly 64 bits.

Question 66

The ntoskrnl.exe file is also known as __________.

Question 67

The BCD file replaces the boot.ini file used in previous operating systems and can be altered by using the command-line tool __________.

Question 68

In Windows XP,__________ detects the installed hardware on the system.

Question 69

The __________ file is a text file that lists the OSs available to ntldr and tells ntldr where to find the boot partition for each of them.

Question 70

In Windows XP,the additional system file required if you're using a SCSI hard drive is __________.

Question 71

Pressing CTRL-SHIFT-ESC will open Windows __________.

Question 72

These values are like binary values but are limited to exactly 32 bits,and are called __________.

Question 73

The boot.ini file uses the __________ naming system.

Question 74

Windows XP was the last Microsoft operating system to use a very old boot process known as ___________.

Question 75

Unlike older versions of Windows,Vista/7 supports both BIOS and __________.

Question 76

Windows Vista and 7 use a far more flexible,complex,and powerful Windows Boot Manager,called __________.

Question 77

The __________ files are NOT capable of booting the system.

Question 78

Whichever drive holds the core OS files is called the __________.

Question 79

In Windows XP,the system files consist of __________ required files:

Question 80

The __________ switch in the boot.ini file tells Windows to start the Recovery Console