CPT 257 Test 2 Review – Greenville Technical College Practice Questions, Study
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corrupted - ANS ✔✔You can restore the system to a restore point to undo registry changes, as
long as the registry is basically intact and not too _________
restart a process - ANS ✔✔What task can't be performed by using Task Manager?
dxdiag.exe - ANS ✔✔what task can you run to view DirectX info?
reliability monitor - ANS ✔✔If you need to see information about problems and errors that
have happened over time, what utility should you use?
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) - ANS ✔✔A Windows utility to build customized
consoles. These consoles can be saved to a file with an .msc file extension.
Hardware Abstraction Layer - ANS ✔✔HAL is a layer of OS code that handles interaction
between the kernel and hardware to account for differences between platforms such as
motherboards.
disabled - ANS ✔✔windows service console startup type include automatic(delayed start),
manual and _______
warning, audit, information, warning, error - ANS ✔✔what types of events are logged by
windows and can be viewed using the event viewer?
Task Scheduler - ANS ✔✔Can be set to launch a task or program at a future time, including at
startup
,event viewer - ANS ✔✔A Windows tool useful for troubleshooting hardware or network
failures, OS error messages, failed services and more.
windows readyboost - ANS ✔✔Uses a flash drive or secure digital (SD) memory card to boost
hard drive performance.
task manager - ANS ✔✔Lets you view the applications and processes running on your computer
as well as information about process and memory performance, network activity, and user
activity
registry - ANS ✔✔A database designed with a treelike structure that contains configuration
information for Windows, users, software applications, and installed hardware devices
kernel - ANS ✔✔the core of the OS that is responsible for interacting with hardware
shell - ANS ✔✔The portion of an OS that relates to the user and to applications.
Computer Management - ANS ✔✔A window that consolidates several Windows administrative
tools that you can use to manage the local PC or other computers on the network.
service - ANS ✔✔A program that runs in the background to support or serve Windows or an
application.
HAL - ANS ✔✔a component of the kernel which makes up the layer closest to the hardware
false - ANS ✔✔changes made to the registry are implemented after rebooting
performance monitor, event viewer, shared folders, disk management - ANS ✔✔what utilities
can be accessed using the computer management window?
, keys - ANS ✔✔after the registry is built in memory, it is organized into five treelike structures
called __________
instance - ANS ✔✔a process is sometimes calld an __________
%disk time - ANS ✔✔what performance counter tracks the percentage of time the hard drive is
in use?
thread - ANS ✔✔when a process makes a request for resources, this request is made to the
win32 subsystem and is called a _______________
snap-ins - ANS ✔✔What is the term given to the individual tools in a console?
administrator event logs - ANS ✔✔shows only warning and error events intended for
adminstrator
system log - ANS ✔✔events triggered by windows components
security log - ANS ✔✔includes successful and unsuccessful logins to a user account
setup log - ANS ✔✔events when applications are installed
msinfo32.exe - ANS ✔✔If you need to find the model and speed of the installed processor and
hard drive and the amount of memory installed, what utility should you open?
true - ANS ✔✔giving an application higher priority than certain background system processes
can somtimes interfere with the operating system
Guide & Exam Prep 2026
corrupted - ANS ✔✔You can restore the system to a restore point to undo registry changes, as
long as the registry is basically intact and not too _________
restart a process - ANS ✔✔What task can't be performed by using Task Manager?
dxdiag.exe - ANS ✔✔what task can you run to view DirectX info?
reliability monitor - ANS ✔✔If you need to see information about problems and errors that
have happened over time, what utility should you use?
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) - ANS ✔✔A Windows utility to build customized
consoles. These consoles can be saved to a file with an .msc file extension.
Hardware Abstraction Layer - ANS ✔✔HAL is a layer of OS code that handles interaction
between the kernel and hardware to account for differences between platforms such as
motherboards.
disabled - ANS ✔✔windows service console startup type include automatic(delayed start),
manual and _______
warning, audit, information, warning, error - ANS ✔✔what types of events are logged by
windows and can be viewed using the event viewer?
Task Scheduler - ANS ✔✔Can be set to launch a task or program at a future time, including at
startup
,event viewer - ANS ✔✔A Windows tool useful for troubleshooting hardware or network
failures, OS error messages, failed services and more.
windows readyboost - ANS ✔✔Uses a flash drive or secure digital (SD) memory card to boost
hard drive performance.
task manager - ANS ✔✔Lets you view the applications and processes running on your computer
as well as information about process and memory performance, network activity, and user
activity
registry - ANS ✔✔A database designed with a treelike structure that contains configuration
information for Windows, users, software applications, and installed hardware devices
kernel - ANS ✔✔the core of the OS that is responsible for interacting with hardware
shell - ANS ✔✔The portion of an OS that relates to the user and to applications.
Computer Management - ANS ✔✔A window that consolidates several Windows administrative
tools that you can use to manage the local PC or other computers on the network.
service - ANS ✔✔A program that runs in the background to support or serve Windows or an
application.
HAL - ANS ✔✔a component of the kernel which makes up the layer closest to the hardware
false - ANS ✔✔changes made to the registry are implemented after rebooting
performance monitor, event viewer, shared folders, disk management - ANS ✔✔what utilities
can be accessed using the computer management window?
, keys - ANS ✔✔after the registry is built in memory, it is organized into five treelike structures
called __________
instance - ANS ✔✔a process is sometimes calld an __________
%disk time - ANS ✔✔what performance counter tracks the percentage of time the hard drive is
in use?
thread - ANS ✔✔when a process makes a request for resources, this request is made to the
win32 subsystem and is called a _______________
snap-ins - ANS ✔✔What is the term given to the individual tools in a console?
administrator event logs - ANS ✔✔shows only warning and error events intended for
adminstrator
system log - ANS ✔✔events triggered by windows components
security log - ANS ✔✔includes successful and unsuccessful logins to a user account
setup log - ANS ✔✔events when applications are installed
msinfo32.exe - ANS ✔✔If you need to find the model and speed of the installed processor and
hard drive and the amount of memory installed, what utility should you open?
true - ANS ✔✔giving an application higher priority than certain background system processes
can somtimes interfere with the operating system
