Deck 4: Entry Points for Windows Startup Processes

Question 1

Why is it important for IT technicians to keep documentation on computers for which they are responsible?

Answer 1

Documentation is essential when diagnosing problems with a device, deciding on compatible components to be used for an upgrade, and researching problems caused by conflicts with other devices.

Question 2

What is one type of app that should absolutely begin at startup in order to protect your computer from attack?

Answer 2

Anti-malware

Question 3

Where is the UEFI/BIOS firmware stored in your computer?

Answer 3

In a chip on the motherboard

Question 4

What is one partition on the hard drive that is evidence of GPT partitioning?

Question 5

What utility removes unused files?

Question 6

Why do you think the Disk Defragmenter was not included in this list of regular maintenance to be performed by the user in Windows?

Question 7

Besides Control Panel, what other app provides system information such as Windows edition and version, processor, and installed RAM?

Question 8

What is the command, new to Windows 10, that can be used to convert a hard drive from MBR or GPT without erasing all the data on the drive?

Question 9

An ISO file contains the image of the contents of what device?

Question 10

What is the keyboard shortcut for opening the Command Prompt window during a Windows installation?

Question 11

In general, what is the purpose of the diskpart command?

Question 12

What other startup options are available in the advanced startup menu?

Question 13

One way to open Control Panel is to enter the Control Panel command at a command prompt or in the search box.What is the Control Panel command?

Question 14

What happens to the data on the hard drive when it is repartitioned using the convert gpt command?

Question 15

What partition structure is required to support a hard drive greater than 2 TB?

Question 16

What company currently develops and supports the VirtualBox hypervisor?

Question 17

What kind of controller does VirtualBox use to communicate with the VM's virtual drives?

Question 18

What other operating system download types are available on the VirtualBox website?

Question 19

Why might you want to uninstall unused apps?