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Chapter 5
JEOPARDY
Installing &
Upgrading
Computer
Basics
Errors
Service
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Installing and Upgrading
100
What is the maximum number of partitions per
hard drive that is supported by Windows XP?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1
2
4
16
32
A: What is 4?
Installing and Upgrading
200
Which operating system source code can be
downloaded and edited?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Linux
Mac OS X
Unix
Windows XP
A: What is Linux?
Installing and Upgrading
300
What is the partition used by the operating
system to boot the computer?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Extended partition
Track
Active partition
Primary partition
A: What is Active partition?
Installing and Upgrading
400
What does partitioning do to the hard drive?
1. It prepares the hard drive to hold files and
applications.
2. It logically divides the hard drive into one or more
areas.
3. It allows you to set the programs that will run at
startup and to edit configuration files.
4. It allows you to edit the registry.
A: What is option 2?
Installing and Upgrading
500
What does the utility Msconfig allow the user to
do?
1. It allows the user to go to “last known good
configuration”.
2. It detects and installs any hardware found on the
computer.
3. It allows you to set the programs that will run at startup
and to edit configuration files.
4. It allows you to edit the registry.
A: What is Option 3?
Computer Basics
100
A restore point backs up drivers, system files,
registry settings, and application data.
True or False
A: What is False, it does not backup application data?
Computer Basics
200
This contains the settings for many features that
control the behavior and appearance of the
computer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The startup menu
The control panel
The device manager
The command prompt
A: What is the control panel?
Computer Basics
300
What application allows you to edit the registry.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Msconfig
Regedit
BOOT.ini
NTOSKRNL.exe
A: What is Regedit?
Computer Basics
400
What does defrag do?
1. It gathers noncontiguous data into one place, making
files run faster.
2. It repartitions the hard drive
3. It formats the hard drive so it can store files
4. It fragments the hard drive into bits so information
can be sent over the internet faster.
A: What is option 1?
Computer Basics
500
When an operating system locates an
application, where does it load it?
1.
2.
3.
4.
ROM
DIMM
SIMM
RAM
A: What is RAM?
Errors
100
As user attempts to boot the computer, the
message “NTLDR is missing” is observed on
the screen. What will result from this situation?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The operating system will fail to load
Users will be unable to log in
Applications will fail to start
The initial self-test will fail to load
A: What is a The operating system will fail to load?
Errors
200
A user install a new sound card driver in a computer that
is working properly. After installing the drivers, the
computer fails to boot. Which quick fix can the user
implement to return to the previous working state?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Boot to Emergency Recovery State
Boot to Last Know Good Configuration
Boot to Recovery Console
Boot to Start Windows Normally
A: What is boot to Last Known Good Configuration?
Errors
300
A technician thinks the file system on a
computer has a problem because Windows XP is
reporting integrity data issues. Which Windows
XP utility will check the file system for errors?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Attrib
Chkdsk
Fdisk
Format
A: What is Chkdsk?
Errors
400
In which two situations should a technician create
a restore point?
1. Before moving viruses to the virus vault for
quarantine
2. Before an operating system upgrade
3. Before installing a new device driver
4. Before formatting the hard disk
A: What is before an OS upgrade & before installing a
new device driver?
Errors
500
In device manager what represents a problem
with the device?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Red X
Line through the device name
Yellow exclamation point
Device name is greyed out
A: What is yellow exclamation point?
Service
100
What action should be taken when upgrading a
Windows XP computer from FAT32 to NTFS?
1. Format all existing files with the NTFS File tool
2. Create a new NTFS partition and copy the files into
the new partition.
3. Run the Microsoft Convert Utility
4. Overwrite the FAT32 file system with NTFS. Files
will automatically be added to the new file system.
A: What is run the Microsoft Convert utility?
Service
200
A technician needs to create 2 partitions on a hard disk
and install Windows XP. At which point in the
installation should he create the partitions?
1. During the installation, but will have to create the 2nd
partition using the fdisk utility.
2. During the installation
3. After XP has been installed, but before applications
are installed.
4. After XP and applications have been installed.
A: What is Option 2?
Service
300
A technician completely configures one master
computer and makes an image of the hard. Drive.
This image is then installed on other computers.
What is this process called?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Disk array
Disk copying
Disk cloning
Disk mirroring
Disk multiplexing
A: What is Disk cloning?
Service
400
When upgrading a computer from Windows 2000
Professional to Windows XP, the setup wizard
fails to start after inserting the XP disc. Which
command can be used to start the upgrade?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Install
Winxp
Winnt32
xp
A: What is winnt32?
Service
500
While performing preventative maintenance, a
technician notices the OS is missing updates.
How can he enable automatic updates?
1. Run the utility Sysedit from the command line
2. Run the utility Autoupdate from the command line
3. Go to Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > System > Automatic Updates
4. Right-click My Computer and then go to
Advanced > Updates
A: What is option 3?
Potpourri
100
What is the name of the hierarchical database
containing all of the information needed by the
Windows OS?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Registry
Windows Explorer
Device Manager
CONFIG.SYS
HWINFO.EXE
A: What is registry?
Potpourri
200
When booting the Windows XP operating
system, which file will be read to find the path
to the boot partition?
1.
2.
3.
4.
AUTOEXEC.BAT
BOOT.INI
NTBOOTDD.SYS
NTDETECT.COM
A: What is BOOT.INI?
Potpourri
300
Which specification was developed to resolve the
problem of hardware conflicts?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
AGP
HAL
IRQ & DMA
OSR2
PnP
A: What is PnP?
Potpourri
400
To access and communicate with the
hardware, the operating system installs this
for each hardware component.
1.
2.
3.
4.
A shortcut
A backup file
A device driver
Plug and play software
A: What is a device driver?
Potpourri
500
Hard disk space that is used to emulate RAM
1.
2.
3.
4.
ROM
Extended memory
Virtual memory
SDRAM
A: What is virtual memory?
Double Jeopardy
This DOS command copies files and
subdirectories
1.
2.
3.
4.
Copy
Dir
Edit
xcopy
A: What is xcopy?
Double
Jeopardy
Subject: DOS
Commands