Question | Answer |
Allows applications to be pinned to the TaskBar | Windows 7 |
System Tray referred to as the Notification Area | Windows Vista/7 |
Replaces "My Computer" with "Computer" | Windows Vista/7 |
Introduced Sidebar and gadgets | Windows Vista |
Gadgets can be placed anywhere on the Desktop and Sidebar is omitted | Windows 7 |
Introduces Windows Aero to improve visual appearance | Windows Vista/7 |
Aero feature that makes windows boarders semi-transparant | Glass Effects |
Aero feature that makes windows animated when opened or closed | Windows Animations |
Aero feature that will show the contents of an open window when moving the mouse over items in the TaskBar | Taskbar Thumbnails |
Aero feature that is activated with Tab key and shows expanded 3D view of running applications. | Windows Flip 3D |
This Aero feature that has a Show Desktop button in the TaskBar that hides all open windows. Hovering over the button makes the content of all open windows disappear. | Peek |
Aero feature that maximizes a windows when dragging the boarder tp the edge of the screen. | Snap |
Tiles multiple windows side by side. | Snapping |
Aero feature that allows hiding all but the current window by clicking on the top of a window shaking the mouse. | Shake |
Feature introduced in Windows Vista that minimizes the dangers of installing unwanted software of unwanted actions by requiring system privilege elevation. | User Account Control (UAC) |
What is the minimum processor speed requirement for Windows XP (MHz)? | 233 |
What is the recommended processor speed requirement for Windows XP (MHz)? | 300 |
What is the minimum processor speed requirement for Windows Vista (MHz)? | 800 |
What is the recommended processor speed requirement for Windows XP (GHz)? | 1 |
What is the minimum processor speed requirement for Windows 7 (GHz)? | 1 |
What is the minimum RAM requirement for Windows XP (MB)? | 64 |
What is the recommended RAM requirement for Windows XP (MB)? | 128 |
What is the minimum RAM requirement for Windows Vista (MB)? | 512 |
What is the recommended RAM requirement for Windows Vista (GB)? | 1 |
What is the minimum RAM requirement for Windows 7 32 bit (GB)? | 1 |
What is the minimum RAM requirement for Windows 7 64 bit (GB)? | 2 |
What is the free disk space requirement for Windows XP (GB)? | 1.5 |
What is the free disk space requirement for Windows Vista (GB)? | 20 |
What is the free disk space requirement for Windows 7 32 bit (GB)? | 16 |
What is the free disk space requirement for Windows 7 64 bit (GB)? | 20 |
What tool is used to transfer all user settings and data from an old installation to a new installation? | Windows Easy Transfer |