ITIS166/CIT54B/CISS 316 Chapter 3: The
Windows Operating System EXAM questions
and CORRECT Answers
Alternative Data Stream (ADS) - CORRECT ANSWERS The ability of an NTFS file system to store
different streams of data, in addition to the default stream which is normally used for a file.
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) - CORRECT ANSWERS A program that manages the data
between a computer's operating system and all the input and output devices attached to the
computer; also responsible for loading the operating system (OS) from its permanent location on the
hard drive to random access memory (RAM).
Boot Configuration Database (BCD) - CORRECT ANSWERS A firmware-independent database
for boot-time configuration data. It is used by Microsoft's new Windows Boot Manager.
Domain Controller (DC) - CORRECT ANSWERS Microsoft Server that responds to security
authentication requests (logging in, checking permissions, etc.) to a number of computer resources
with the use of a single username and password combination.
Extended FAT (ExFAT) - CORRECT ANSWERS A file system introduced by Microsoft in 2006 and
optimized for flash memory such as USB flash drives and SD cards; much larger than the previous
FAT32.
Extended File System (EXT) - CORRECT ANSWERS First file system created specifically for Linux
where the metadata and file structure is based on the Unix File system
Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI) - CORRECT ANSWERS A publicly available
specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware;
replaces BiOS.
netstat, nslookup - CORRECT ANSWERS Command-line utilities used for network
administration in Linux based systems.
New Technology File System (NTFS) - CORRECT ANSWERS A file system used on Windows OSs
that supports compression, encryption, and fine-tuned permissions.
Windows Operating System EXAM questions
and CORRECT Answers
Alternative Data Stream (ADS) - CORRECT ANSWERS The ability of an NTFS file system to store
different streams of data, in addition to the default stream which is normally used for a file.
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) - CORRECT ANSWERS A program that manages the data
between a computer's operating system and all the input and output devices attached to the
computer; also responsible for loading the operating system (OS) from its permanent location on the
hard drive to random access memory (RAM).
Boot Configuration Database (BCD) - CORRECT ANSWERS A firmware-independent database
for boot-time configuration data. It is used by Microsoft's new Windows Boot Manager.
Domain Controller (DC) - CORRECT ANSWERS Microsoft Server that responds to security
authentication requests (logging in, checking permissions, etc.) to a number of computer resources
with the use of a single username and password combination.
Extended FAT (ExFAT) - CORRECT ANSWERS A file system introduced by Microsoft in 2006 and
optimized for flash memory such as USB flash drives and SD cards; much larger than the previous
FAT32.
Extended File System (EXT) - CORRECT ANSWERS First file system created specifically for Linux
where the metadata and file structure is based on the Unix File system
Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI) - CORRECT ANSWERS A publicly available
specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware;
replaces BiOS.
netstat, nslookup - CORRECT ANSWERS Command-line utilities used for network
administration in Linux based systems.
New Technology File System (NTFS) - CORRECT ANSWERS A file system used on Windows OSs
that supports compression, encryption, and fine-tuned permissions.
