WGU D686 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2 NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM| D686 OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR
COMPUTER SCIENTISTS OA 2 EXAM WITH 300 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
A user wants to make sure he can quickly restore his computer after a
drive failure to the state it was in when Windows and all its apps were
initially installed.
Which backup type will be most useful in this scenario?
a. System Restore
b. System image backup
c. Restore points
d. File History backup - Correct Answer -b
How often does Windows automatically defragment a hard drive or trim
a solid-state drive?
a. Thick provisioning
b. Thin provisioning
c. Lazy zeroing
d. Implicit zeroing - Correct Answer -b
If a storage pool is configured as if it has more virtual storage than the
physical drives actually offer, what feature is being used?
a. Thick provisioning
b. Thin provisioning
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,c. Lazy zeroing
d. Implicit zeroing - Correct Answer -b
In Windows, what two terms describe the active partition on an MBR
drive, and the location where the Windows operating system is stored,
respectively?
a. Logical partition
b. System partition
c. Boot partition
d. Primary partition - Correct Answer -b c
Restore points are created at regular intervals and just before you install
software or hardware by what utility?
a. System Restoration
b. System Activation
c. System Protection
d. System Prevention - Correct Answer -c
What is a snapshot of the system settings and configuration called?
a. Restore point
b. Rollback point
c. Rollback unit
d. Restore unit - Correct Answer -a
What type of storage drive contains spinning platters?
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,a. Magnetic hard disk drives
b. Solid-state drives
c. Floppy disk drives
d. Optical hard drives - Correct Answer -a
What types of physical drives does Windows disable defragmenting, but
provides another method of optimization?
a. Solid-state drives
b. Virtual drives
c. Foreign drives
d. Magnetic hard drives - Correct Answer -a
Which of the following tools are available in Windows 10 for backing
up user data or complete system images? (Select TWO.)
a. System Protection
b. Custom refresh image
c. File History
d. Restore points
e. Backup and Restore - Correct Answer -c, e
You can use what utility to convert two or more basic disks to dynamic
disks?
a. Disk Management
b. Disk Config
c. Windows Management
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, d. System Management - Correct Answer -a
A technician needs to configure a Windows 10 computer to start a
background service automatically each time the computer is booted.
Which of the following tools should the technician use?
a. Services Console
b. Print Management
c. Task Manager
d. Resource Monitor - Correct Answer -a
A technician mistakenly uninstalled an application that is crucial for the
productivity of the user.
Which of the following utilities will allow the technician to correct this
issue?
a. System Configuration
b. Computer Management
c. Component Services
d. System Restore - Correct Answer -d
Which of the following Windows tools is used to measure how well
software and hardware are performing by displaying statistics in real
time?
a. System Configuration
b. Data Sources
c. Performance Monitor
d. Event Viewer - Correct Answer -c
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ACTUAL EXAM| D686 OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR
COMPUTER SCIENTISTS OA 2 EXAM WITH 300 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
A user wants to make sure he can quickly restore his computer after a
drive failure to the state it was in when Windows and all its apps were
initially installed.
Which backup type will be most useful in this scenario?
a. System Restore
b. System image backup
c. Restore points
d. File History backup - Correct Answer -b
How often does Windows automatically defragment a hard drive or trim
a solid-state drive?
a. Thick provisioning
b. Thin provisioning
c. Lazy zeroing
d. Implicit zeroing - Correct Answer -b
If a storage pool is configured as if it has more virtual storage than the
physical drives actually offer, what feature is being used?
a. Thick provisioning
b. Thin provisioning
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,c. Lazy zeroing
d. Implicit zeroing - Correct Answer -b
In Windows, what two terms describe the active partition on an MBR
drive, and the location where the Windows operating system is stored,
respectively?
a. Logical partition
b. System partition
c. Boot partition
d. Primary partition - Correct Answer -b c
Restore points are created at regular intervals and just before you install
software or hardware by what utility?
a. System Restoration
b. System Activation
c. System Protection
d. System Prevention - Correct Answer -c
What is a snapshot of the system settings and configuration called?
a. Restore point
b. Rollback point
c. Rollback unit
d. Restore unit - Correct Answer -a
What type of storage drive contains spinning platters?
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,a. Magnetic hard disk drives
b. Solid-state drives
c. Floppy disk drives
d. Optical hard drives - Correct Answer -a
What types of physical drives does Windows disable defragmenting, but
provides another method of optimization?
a. Solid-state drives
b. Virtual drives
c. Foreign drives
d. Magnetic hard drives - Correct Answer -a
Which of the following tools are available in Windows 10 for backing
up user data or complete system images? (Select TWO.)
a. System Protection
b. Custom refresh image
c. File History
d. Restore points
e. Backup and Restore - Correct Answer -c, e
You can use what utility to convert two or more basic disks to dynamic
disks?
a. Disk Management
b. Disk Config
c. Windows Management
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, d. System Management - Correct Answer -a
A technician needs to configure a Windows 10 computer to start a
background service automatically each time the computer is booted.
Which of the following tools should the technician use?
a. Services Console
b. Print Management
c. Task Manager
d. Resource Monitor - Correct Answer -a
A technician mistakenly uninstalled an application that is crucial for the
productivity of the user.
Which of the following utilities will allow the technician to correct this
issue?
a. System Configuration
b. Computer Management
c. Component Services
d. System Restore - Correct Answer -d
Which of the following Windows tools is used to measure how well
software and hardware are performing by displaying statistics in real
time?
a. System Configuration
b. Data Sources
c. Performance Monitor
d. Event Viewer - Correct Answer -c
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