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Day5Ch8


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
How can you automatically have a computer determine hardware compatibility for Microsoft Windows XP Professional?
a.
Print a compatibility list from the Microsoft website.
b.
Run the Microsoft Windows Setup Advisor from the product disk.
c.
Call the Microsoft vendor for verification.
d.
Install the operating system and if it doesn't meet requirements, it won't work.
 

 2. 
True or False? You can give a Windows computer a descriptive name of up to 20 characters long.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 3. 
Which of these Windows operating systems is no longer commercially available?
a.
Windows 2000 Professional
b.
Windows XP Home Edition
c.
Windows XP Professional
d.
Windows Vista
 

 4. 
True or False? When upgrading an older version of Windows, where legacy protocols are still running, you may need to configure TCP/IP.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 5. 
What should you do before upgrading software?
a.
Configure TCP/IP.
b.
Run the Microsoft Windows Setup Advisor.
c.
Restart the computer.
d.
Upgrade the operating system.
 

 6. 
True or False? Any application that ran in previous releases of Mac OS X should be supported when you upgrade to a current release.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 7. 
After determining that the computer hardware meets requirements for an upgrade, what should you do next?
a.
Install the new operating system.
b.
Restart the computer.
c.
Download the update files.
d.
Back up existing data files.
 

 8. 
For best performance, Microsoft recommends that you use only hardware devices with which of these?
a.
Permits
b.
Signed drivers
c.
Plug and Play
d.
Device log
 

 9. 
True or False? A signed device driver is a driver that has been tested and verified for a particular operating system and has a digital signature.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 10. 
True or False? You need only user level permissions to be able to install new permanent devices in Windows.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 11. 
True or False? You should always check with your device vendors documentation to see if the vendor recommends installing the latest device drivers before connecting the device.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 12. 
Windows can manage enough memory addresses to fill how much memory?
a.
2 GB
b.
6 GB
c.
1 GB
d.
4 GB
 

 13. 
True or False? A Windows service is a background process that performs a specific operation. Services can only run when users are logged in.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 14. 
True or False? In most cases the Windows operating system will remove temporary files after use.
a.
True
b.
False
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 15. 
Which of these are considered methods for installing Windows operating systems?
 a.
Local installation source
 b.
Network installation source
 c.
Unattended installation
 d.
Internet installation source
 

 16. 
Which of these are options for setting Internet connections?
 a.
Local network connection
 b.
Domain controller
 c.
Internet service provider (ISP)
 d.
Workgroups
 

 17. 
Once you have installed Windows, you should obtain the latest updates for that version. The website will be customized into three main categories depending on the version you are using. These three categories include which of these?
 a.
Optional hardware updates
 b.
Optional software updates
 c.
Critical updates
 d.
Disk partition patches
 

 18. 
What are the three driver-signing options?
 a.
Ignore
 b.
Warn
 c.
Block
 d.
Allow
 

 19. 
Which of these is true of data that is stored in virtual memory?
 a.
The Virtual Memory Manager assigns it to a page of memory addresses from within the virtual memory space.
 b.
An application loads and requests memory from the system.
 c.
Applications store information in one or more virtual memory locations.
 d.
The Virtual Memory Manager maps the virtual address that the application uses to a physical location in RAM.
 

 20. 
Which of these system tools are used to optimize Windows system performance?
 a.
Virtual memory optimization
 b.
Registry optimization
 c.
Startup optimization
 d.
Temporary file optimization
 



 
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