WGU D317 - IT Applications: Questions With Applicable Solutions

WGU D317 - IT Applications: Questions With
Applicable Solutions
Provides the interface between the hardware, application programs,
and the user. Handles many of the basic system functions, such as
interaction with the system hardware and input/output
Made up of kernel files and device drivers to interface with the
hardware plus programs to provide a user interface and
configuration tools Correct Answer - Operating System (OS)

Windows feature allowing rapid search of apps, data folders,
messages, and the web Correct Answer - Instant Search

Touch-enabled interface for managing user and system settings in
Windows Correct Answer - Windows Settings

Legacy management interface for configuring user and system
settings in Windows Correct Answer - Control Panel

Identifies to Windows the resources, such as apps and storage
locations, a user can access when working with the computer.
Correct Answer - User Account

Cloud-based SSO service allowing users to synchronize settings
between multiple Windows devices Correct Answer -
Microsoft Account

Windows Settings pages relating to user account creation and
maintenance.
Used for configuration tasks: your info (manage the current user
account), Email & Accounts (add sign-in credentials to other
accounts), Configure Sign-In Options (fingerprint or PIN to access
computer rather than a password), Access Work or School (join the

,computer to a centrally managed domain network), Family & Other
Users (permit other local or Microsoft accounts to log on to the
computer), Sync Settings (use the cloud to apply the same
personalization and preferences for each device you use a Microsoft
account to sign in with) Correct Answer - Account Settings App

Control Panel app relating to user account creation and maintenance
Can also be used to change the User Account Control (UAC) settings
Correct Answer - User Accounts Applet

A system to prevent unauthorized use of administrator privileges
Correct Answer - User Account Control (UAC)

Windows settings pages related to personal data collection and use
Correct Answer - Privacy Setting

Windows settings pages allowing configuration of default data
formats (date, currency, and so on), location information, and
keyboard input locale Correct Answer - Time & Language
Settings

Windows settings pages related to customizing the appearance of
the desktop using themes Correct Answer - Personalization
Settings

Windows settings pages related to desktop and input/output device
accessibility configuration.
Three main settings groups: Vision, Hearing, and Interaction
Correct Answer - Ease of Access

Can be a single physical disk pr a partition on a disk, a shared
network folder mapped to a drive letter, or a removable disc.
C:drive is the partition on the primary fixed disk holding the
Windows installation Correct Answer - Drive

,Each drive contains a directory called the root.
Represented by the backslash (\)
Each directory can contain subfolders and files Correct Answer -
Root Directory

Files that are required for the operating system to function.
Correct Answer - System Files

The system root, containing drivers, logs, add-in applications,
system and configuration files (notably the System32 subdirectory),
fonts and so on Correct Answer - Windows System Files

Subdirectories for installed applications software. In 64-bit versions
of Windows, a Program Files (x86) folder is created to store 32-bit
applications Correct Answer - Program Files/Program Files
(x86)

Storage for users' profile settings and data. Each user has a folder
named after their user account. This subfolder contains
NTUSER.DAT (registry data) plus subfolders for personal data files.
The profile folder also contains hidden subfolders used to store
application-settings and customizations, favorite links, shortcuts,
and temporary files Correct Answer - Users System Files

What is the Control panel app related to view and browsing settings
for File Explorer? Correct Answer - File Explorer Options

Windows files are identified by a three- or four-character extension
following the final period in the file name.
Can be used to associate a file type with a software application.
Overtyping the file extension (when renaming a file) can make it
difficult to open, so extensions are normally hidden from view
Correct Answer - Hide Extensions for Known File Types

, a file or folder can be marked as "Hidden" through its file attributes.
Files marked as hidden are not shown by default but can be revealed
by setting the "Show hidden files, folders, and rives" options
Correct Answer - Hidden Files and Folders


Configures files marked with the System attribute as hidden. It is
worth noting that in Windows, File/Resource Protection prevents
users (even administrative users) from deleting these files anyway
Correct Answer - Hide Protected Operating System Files

Control Panel app related to search database maintenance
Allows you to define indexed locations and rebuild the index
Indexed locations can include both folders and email data stores
A corrupted index is a common cause of search problems Correct
Answer - Indexing Options Applet

Windows settings page relating to basic and advanced system
settings
Presents options for configuring input and output devices, power,
remote desktop, notifications, and clipboard
There is also an About page listing key hardware and OS version
information Correct Answer - Systems Settings

Windows settings pages related to configuring automatic patching,
deploying feature updates, and managing security features
Correct Answer - Update & Security Settings

Important maintenance task to ensure that PCs operate reliably and
securely. A patch or update is a file containing replacement system
or application code. The replacement file fixes some sort of coding
problem in the original file. The fix could be made to improve