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| What are the three Windows settings critical to securing a computer that need to be verified as part of regular maintenance? | windows updates
anti-virus software
network location setting
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| What folder holds the Windows registry; What folder holds a backup of the registry? | registry location:
<C:\Windows\system32\config>
A backup of the registry: <C:\Windows\system32\config\RegBack>
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| What folder holds 32-bit programs installed in a 64-bit installation of Windows? | C:\Program Files (x86) folder
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| What file in the user account folder stores user settings? | Isuser.dat and Ntuser.dat depending on the OS
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| What is the purpose of the C:\Windows\CSC folder? | to save offline files until connected online where it syncs
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| What is the purpose of the Windows.old folder? | contains files from previous versions of Windows (ex. Vista) when upgrading to Windows 7.
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| How can you delete the Windows.old folder? | Disk Cleanup
Clean up system files
Previous Windows installations
Delete files
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| By default, how often does Windows 7 automatically defrag a drive? | Once a week
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| What is another name for a file allocation unit, which is used to hold parts of a file on the hard drive? | Cluster (A whole group of sectors)
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| On what type of hard drive does Windows 7 disable defragmenting? | SSD
flash drive
smart card
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| What are two reasons to uninstall software you no longer use? | Free up space on the hard drive.
To have a better start up performance.
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| What is the file name and normal path of the Windows paging file used for virtual memory? | - <C:\pagefile.sys> /
normal path to get to virtual memory is:
My computer>right click>properties>advance tab>performance option>advanced tab> change
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| What type of storage media must be used to create a Windows 7 system image? | Internal/external drive
DVD
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| What two windows utilities are used to create previous versions of files that can be recovered from the file properties dialog box? | backup and restore
system protection
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| Why is it important to not store backup of drive C onto another partition on the same hard drive? | If the hard drive crashes, both partitions (volumes) will be lost.
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| What does Windows XP call a backup of the critical system files it needs for Windows operations? | System state data
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| What is the %SystemRoot% folder as used in Microsoft documentation? | %SystemRoot% defines your Operating System's default folder or location that all the system files are stored at.
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| What Windows 7/Vista utility creates restore points? | System Protection
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| How can you delete all restore points? | Turning system protection off and then back on
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| In what folder are restore points kept? | <C:\System Volume Information>
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| Which dialog box can you use to manually create a restore point? | The system protection tab of the system properties box.
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| What is the difference between the file allocation table used by the exFAT file system and the one used by the FAT32 file system? | exFAT allocation table is 32-bit wide
FAT 32 is 64-bit
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| List the steps to open an elevated command prompt window? | Start
Accessories
Right click Command Prompt
Run as administrator
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| In a command line, what is the purpose of the ? | In a filename?
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| What is the purpose of the more parameter at the end of a command line? | Lists information one screen at a time.
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| What is the command to list all files and subdirectories in a directory? | dir \s
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| Using Windows 7 or Vista, what type of command prompt window is needed to run the Chkdsk command? | An elevated command prompt window
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| When you want to use Chkdsk to fix file system errors and the drive is not locked, when does Windows schedule the Chkdsk command to run? | The next boot up
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| What command is intended to replace Xcopy? | Robocopy
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| Which Windows tool can you use to split a partition into two partition? | Disk management
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| Which is more stable, RAID implemented by Windows or RAID implemented by hardware? | Hardware RAID
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| When you move a dynamic disk to a new computer, what status will Disk Management first assign the drive? | Foreign drive
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| Which editions of Windows 7 allow you to install a language pack by using Windows Update? | Windows 7 ultimate & enterprise
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