IT Applications Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2024 (Graded A+)
Which Windows configuration utility allows you to select various startup options? - Answers
MSCONFIG.EXE, also referred to as the System Configuration Utility
Which utility can you use to scan all protected files to verify their versions on a Windows computer? -
Answers System File Checker (Sfc.exe)
Which rights are required to run the System File Checker (Sfc.exe) utility on a Windows computer? -
Answers Administrative rights
What does the acronym SFC denote? - Answers System File Checker
While configuring a service from the Services snap-in, what should you select in the Startup type drop-
down menu to ensure that the service starts every time Windows boots? - Answers Automatic
Which command-line utility is used to copy multiple files and folders at the same time from a command
prompt? - Answers XCOPY.EXE
What is the default size of the paging file? - Answers 1.5 times the amount of RAM
How should you create a mounted drive? - Answers Map a drive letter to an empty NTFS volume.
Which registry key stores information about all users on a computer? - Answers HKEY_USERS
Which file system supports Encrypting File System (EFS) to increase security? - Answers NTFS
Which file system should you use to format a volume to enable disk quota on that volume? - Answers
NTFS (2)
Which part of a command-line utility alters the action of the command, such as widening or narrowing
the function of the command? - Answers A switch
How should you configure the Task Scheduler service to ensure that the service starts? - Answers
Configure the service to log on with the local system account.
Which service must be running and properly configured to run tasks by using Scheduled Tasks utility? -
Answers The Task Scheduler service
Which command is used to allow modifications to the startup process of a Windows computer? -
Answers The MSCONFIG command
Which Windows recovery option saves the system registry during each login? - Answers Last Known
Good Configuration
Which Windows utility can you use to view the application log? - Answers Event Viewer
, What are the three types of events that are displayed in Event Viewer? - Answers Error, Warning, and
Information
Which tool should a user use to request help from an expert user? - Answers Remote Assistance
What should you do to run CHKDSK in read-only mode? - Answers Run CHKDSK without parameters
Which tool should you use to perform installation on another user's computer with administrative
rights? - Answers Remote Desktop Connection
Which Windows utility is used to diagnose hardware-related problems? - Answers Device Manager
Which Windows utility helps you to improve security for Windows operating system by ensuring that the
operating system is up to date? - Answers Windows Update
Which Windows utility should be used routinely to improve the access time for files stored on hard
disks? - Answers Disk Defragmenter
Which command should you use to erase all information on the disk, test the disk to make sure all
sectors are reliable, mark bad sectors, and create internal address tables that it later uses to locate
information? - Answers The FORMAT command
Which command is used to display the status of a disk in the current drive? - Answers The CHKDSK
command
Which file system tool is used to organize clusters on a volume to be more contiguous, improving the file
system performance? - Answers The Disk Defragmenter tool
What is the main cause of failure of the Disk Defragmenter utility in Windows? - Answers Not enough
free disk space
What is the advantage of defragmenting a hard disk drive? - Answers Improves file access time
Which command should you run to check fragmented files? - Answers Defrag.exe
Which drive on a partition cannot be marked as active? - Answers Logical drive
What informs the BIOS that the partition or the volume is a valid system partition? - Answers Active
partition
What is the common name used for a partition containing the operating system files? - Answers Boot
partition
Which file system supports encryption and the largest partition size? - Answers NTFS (3)
What is the minimum amount of free disk space that must be available on a disk drive for the Disk
Defragmenter to completely and adequately defragment it? - Answers 15 percent
Which Windows configuration utility allows you to select various startup options? - Answers
MSCONFIG.EXE, also referred to as the System Configuration Utility
Which utility can you use to scan all protected files to verify their versions on a Windows computer? -
Answers System File Checker (Sfc.exe)
Which rights are required to run the System File Checker (Sfc.exe) utility on a Windows computer? -
Answers Administrative rights
What does the acronym SFC denote? - Answers System File Checker
While configuring a service from the Services snap-in, what should you select in the Startup type drop-
down menu to ensure that the service starts every time Windows boots? - Answers Automatic
Which command-line utility is used to copy multiple files and folders at the same time from a command
prompt? - Answers XCOPY.EXE
What is the default size of the paging file? - Answers 1.5 times the amount of RAM
How should you create a mounted drive? - Answers Map a drive letter to an empty NTFS volume.
Which registry key stores information about all users on a computer? - Answers HKEY_USERS
Which file system supports Encrypting File System (EFS) to increase security? - Answers NTFS
Which file system should you use to format a volume to enable disk quota on that volume? - Answers
NTFS (2)
Which part of a command-line utility alters the action of the command, such as widening or narrowing
the function of the command? - Answers A switch
How should you configure the Task Scheduler service to ensure that the service starts? - Answers
Configure the service to log on with the local system account.
Which service must be running and properly configured to run tasks by using Scheduled Tasks utility? -
Answers The Task Scheduler service
Which command is used to allow modifications to the startup process of a Windows computer? -
Answers The MSCONFIG command
Which Windows recovery option saves the system registry during each login? - Answers Last Known
Good Configuration
Which Windows utility can you use to view the application log? - Answers Event Viewer
, What are the three types of events that are displayed in Event Viewer? - Answers Error, Warning, and
Information
Which tool should a user use to request help from an expert user? - Answers Remote Assistance
What should you do to run CHKDSK in read-only mode? - Answers Run CHKDSK without parameters
Which tool should you use to perform installation on another user's computer with administrative
rights? - Answers Remote Desktop Connection
Which Windows utility is used to diagnose hardware-related problems? - Answers Device Manager
Which Windows utility helps you to improve security for Windows operating system by ensuring that the
operating system is up to date? - Answers Windows Update
Which Windows utility should be used routinely to improve the access time for files stored on hard
disks? - Answers Disk Defragmenter
Which command should you use to erase all information on the disk, test the disk to make sure all
sectors are reliable, mark bad sectors, and create internal address tables that it later uses to locate
information? - Answers The FORMAT command
Which command is used to display the status of a disk in the current drive? - Answers The CHKDSK
command
Which file system tool is used to organize clusters on a volume to be more contiguous, improving the file
system performance? - Answers The Disk Defragmenter tool
What is the main cause of failure of the Disk Defragmenter utility in Windows? - Answers Not enough
free disk space
What is the advantage of defragmenting a hard disk drive? - Answers Improves file access time
Which command should you run to check fragmented files? - Answers Defrag.exe
Which drive on a partition cannot be marked as active? - Answers Logical drive
What informs the BIOS that the partition or the volume is a valid system partition? - Answers Active
partition
What is the common name used for a partition containing the operating system files? - Answers Boot
partition
Which file system supports encryption and the largest partition size? - Answers NTFS (3)
What is the minimum amount of free disk space that must be available on a disk drive for the Disk
Defragmenter to completely and adequately defragment it? - Answers 15 percent
