IT 05: Fundamental Operating Systems Online Study Questions

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1 IT 05: Fundamental Operating Systems Online Study Questions CUR Question Answer 5.0 Introduction 1. What controls almost all functions on a computer? 5.1 Explain the purpose of an operating system 2. The computer relies on an operating system (OS) to provide the interface for interaction between what three things? Describe characteristics of modern operating systems 3. What four basic functions do Operating Systems perform? control access manage files and folders 4. What does an OS install to be able to communicate with the hardware? 5. What is a small program that instructs hardware called? 6. How does the OS detect and install drivers for PnP hardware? 7. What is a block of related data that is given a single name and treated as a single unit? 8. What are subdirectories called in Windows? 9. What user interface does the user type commands at a prompt? 10. What type of memory does the OS load an application to? 11. What API guideline is a collection of APs related to multimedia tasks for MS Windows? provide a user manage IT 05 Operating Systems Online Study Questions 1-6

2 5.1.2 Explain operating system concepts 12. What are the four common modes of operation? real mode 13. How many programs can be executed at one time when operating in Real mode? 14. What type of memory is hard disk space that is used to emulate RAM? 5.2 Describe and compare operating systems to include purpose, limitations, and compatibilities 15. What are the two type of operating systems? Describe desktop operating systems 16. What operating system is considered open source and is a free download to anyone who wants to use it? Describe network operating systems 17. What Network OS uses a central database called Active Directory to manage network resources 18. What type of network OS is Red Hat? 5.3 Determine operating system based on customer needs Identify applications and environments that are compatible with an operating system Determine minimum hardware requirements and compatibility with the OS platform 19. Is it cost-effective to add more RAM to a computer? Yes No 20. Where can you find a Hardware Compatibility list? 5.4 Install an operating system 21. What type of install should be performed when you trade your old computer to your friend for an iphone? Identify hard drive setup procedures 22. During what phase can a hard drives be partitioned? 23. What is usually the first partition? IT 05 Operating Systems Online Study Questions 2-6

3 24. What partition is used by the OS to boot the computer/ 25. What is the smallest unit of space used for storing data? Prepare hard drive 26. What type of installation of the OS treats the hard drive as if it were brand new? Install the operating system using default settings 27. What type of WinXP setup would you use to repair an installation? Create accounts 28. What is the purpose of the administrator account? Complete the installation 29. What twp things will you be able to download after you register Windows XP? 30. What does a yellow exclamation indicate in Device manager? Describe custom installation options 31. What Microsoft utility allows you to copy the OS to multiple computers? 32. What creates an image of a hard drive in a computer? Identify the boot sequence files and Registry files 33. To begin the boot process, you first turn on the computer. 34. While the computer is going through POST, you hear audible beep tones. What has not yet been initialized? 35. As a user attempts to boot the computer, the message "NTLDR is missing" is observed on the screen. What does NTLDR load? 36. So, if you got the message NTLDR is missing what failed to load? IT 05 Operating Systems Online Study Questions 3-6

4 37. When booting the Windows XP operating system, which file will be read to find the path to the boot partition? 38. What is the name of the hierarchical database containing all of the information needed by the Windows operating system? Describe how to manipulate operating system files 39. What is the command to edit the registry? 40. Which quick fix can the user implement to return to the previous working state (the configuration settings that were good the last time Windows successfully started)? Describe directory structures 41. What is the root level of the Windows partition called? 42. Is a slash (\) permitted in the name of a file? 43. What is the file extension used for an ASCII text only file? 44. What occurs if an attempt is made to delete a system file? 45. What is an * called? 46. What command is used to convert partitions from FAT32 to NTFS? Yes No 5.5 Navigate a GUI (Windows) 47. What navigational tool is text-based Manipulate items on the desktop 48. What menu has the following five tabs: Themes, Desktop, Screen Saver, Appearance, and Settings? Explore Control Panel applets 49. What are the small programs in the Control Panel called? 50. Where are automatic updates found? IT 05 Operating Systems Online Study Questions 4-6

5 5.5.3 Explore administrative tools 51. If you use the following path, what will you get to? Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > View > Resources 52. What allows you to monitor the performance of the CPU and virtual memory, view all processes that are currently running, and view information about the network connections? Install, navigate, and uninstall an application 53. Why does Microsoft recommend that users always use the Add or Remove Programs utility when installing or removing applications? Describe upgrading an operating system 54. What is the command to upgrade a computer from Windows 2000 to Windows XP? (D:\i386\ ) 5.6 Identify and apply common preventive maintenance techniques for operating systems Create a preventive maintenance plan Schedule a task 55. What utility, in WindowsXP checks the integrity of files and folders and scans the hard drive for physical errors? 56. What utility gathers the noncontiguous data into one place, making files run faster? 57. What is the command to turn on automatic updates? Start > Control Panel > System > (2 WORDS) 58. What are three situations when a technician should create a restore point? 59. What creates an emergency repair disk before or replacing the operating system When an application is When a is installed IT 05 Operating Systems Online Study Questions 5-6

6 in Windows XP? Backup the hard drive 60. What is another name for a normal backup? 61. What copies all the files and folders that have been modified since the last full backup? 62. What type of media us used to back up data on a server? 5.7 Troubleshoot operating systems Review the troubleshooting process 63. What s the first step in troubleshooting? gather from the customer 64. What is the second step? verify the issues 65. What is the last step? with the Identify common problems and solutions Activity: End of Chapter QUIZ customer IT 05 Operating Systems Online Study Questions 6-6