CPT 257 Final Study Notes Exam Study Guide
30 Days - ANSWER Beginning with Windows XP, Microsoft started requiring
Product Activation when installing their operating systems. Windows 7 and
above require users to activate their product in _____ days after installing.
32-bit, 64-bit - ANSWER Select the two Microsoft Windows 7 versions below
Device Manager (devmgmt.msc) - ANSWER ________________ is the primary
Windows tool for managing hardware.
Legacy - ANSWER By default, Windows does not display _______ drivers in
Device Manager; you show these hidden devices by using the View menu
Manage hardware, Provide a user interface, Manage files, Manage applications -
ANSWER select the four main functions of all operating systems as discussed in
our class
Uninstall a device, Undo a device driver update, Update a device driver, Disable
and enable a device - ANSWER Device Manager is an important Windows utility.
Select the four things you can do with Device manager
Blue screen of death - ANSWER Another name for a stop error, which happens
when processes running in kernel mode encounter a problem and Windows
must stop the system
Computer Management - ANSWER A window that consolidates several Windows
administrative tools that you can use to manage the local PC or other computers
on the network
Disk Management - ANSWER Which Windows utility can be used to view and
modify partitions on hard drives and to format ?
Document - ANSWER Which of the following is the last step in the six step
troubleshooting method covered in this chapter?
Event Viewer - ANSWER A Windows tool useful for troubleshooting hardware or
network failures, OS error messages, failed services and more.
extended partition - ANSWER What is the fourth partition on a hard drive called?
Microsoft Management Console - ANSWER is an application that provides a
graphical-user interface (GUI) and a programming framework in which consoles
(collections of administrative tools) can be created, saved, and opened.
, NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM - ANSWER Which of the following common blue screen
errors means the hard drive is most likely corrupted?
Services console - ANSWER Which Windows utility is used to control the
Windows and third-party services installed on a system?
snap-ins - ANSWER What is the term given to the individual tools in a console?
stop error - ANSWER What is another name for a blue screen error which occurs
when processes running in kernel mode encounter a problem ad Windows must
stop the system?
System Restore - ANSWER If you can identify the approximate date the error
started, you may be able to use _________________ to revert the system to a state
before the problem occurred.
Fragmentation - ANSWER happens over time as a system writes and rewrites
files to your drive
32 - ANSWER Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) uses a _________ bit address to
identify a network connection
128 - ANSWER : Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) uses a _________ bit address to
identify a network connection.
Application, Operating System, Hardware - ANSWER Which of the following are
levels of network communication discussed in this chapter?
bootrec /scanOS - ANSWER Which of the following Windows RE commands can
be used to scan for Windows installations not stored in the BCD?
DHCP server - ANSWER Assigns an IP address to a computer when it first
attempts to initiate a connection to the network
Hardware - ANSWER Communication between two computers happens at three
levels (layers) and these levels include the application, operating system, and
____________________.
Invalid partition table error - ANSWER Which of the following symptoms might
indicate that the MBR record is damaged?
Ipconfig - ANSWER A command that can be used to display and reset the TCP/IP
configuration
30 Days - ANSWER Beginning with Windows XP, Microsoft started requiring
Product Activation when installing their operating systems. Windows 7 and
above require users to activate their product in _____ days after installing.
32-bit, 64-bit - ANSWER Select the two Microsoft Windows 7 versions below
Device Manager (devmgmt.msc) - ANSWER ________________ is the primary
Windows tool for managing hardware.
Legacy - ANSWER By default, Windows does not display _______ drivers in
Device Manager; you show these hidden devices by using the View menu
Manage hardware, Provide a user interface, Manage files, Manage applications -
ANSWER select the four main functions of all operating systems as discussed in
our class
Uninstall a device, Undo a device driver update, Update a device driver, Disable
and enable a device - ANSWER Device Manager is an important Windows utility.
Select the four things you can do with Device manager
Blue screen of death - ANSWER Another name for a stop error, which happens
when processes running in kernel mode encounter a problem and Windows
must stop the system
Computer Management - ANSWER A window that consolidates several Windows
administrative tools that you can use to manage the local PC or other computers
on the network
Disk Management - ANSWER Which Windows utility can be used to view and
modify partitions on hard drives and to format ?
Document - ANSWER Which of the following is the last step in the six step
troubleshooting method covered in this chapter?
Event Viewer - ANSWER A Windows tool useful for troubleshooting hardware or
network failures, OS error messages, failed services and more.
extended partition - ANSWER What is the fourth partition on a hard drive called?
Microsoft Management Console - ANSWER is an application that provides a
graphical-user interface (GUI) and a programming framework in which consoles
(collections of administrative tools) can be created, saved, and opened.
, NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM - ANSWER Which of the following common blue screen
errors means the hard drive is most likely corrupted?
Services console - ANSWER Which Windows utility is used to control the
Windows and third-party services installed on a system?
snap-ins - ANSWER What is the term given to the individual tools in a console?
stop error - ANSWER What is another name for a blue screen error which occurs
when processes running in kernel mode encounter a problem ad Windows must
stop the system?
System Restore - ANSWER If you can identify the approximate date the error
started, you may be able to use _________________ to revert the system to a state
before the problem occurred.
Fragmentation - ANSWER happens over time as a system writes and rewrites
files to your drive
32 - ANSWER Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) uses a _________ bit address to
identify a network connection
128 - ANSWER : Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) uses a _________ bit address to
identify a network connection.
Application, Operating System, Hardware - ANSWER Which of the following are
levels of network communication discussed in this chapter?
bootrec /scanOS - ANSWER Which of the following Windows RE commands can
be used to scan for Windows installations not stored in the BCD?
DHCP server - ANSWER Assigns an IP address to a computer when it first
attempts to initiate a connection to the network
Hardware - ANSWER Communication between two computers happens at three
levels (layers) and these levels include the application, operating system, and
____________________.
Invalid partition table error - ANSWER Which of the following symptoms might
indicate that the MBR record is damaged?
Ipconfig - ANSWER A command that can be used to display and reset the TCP/IP
configuration
