D317 - IT Applications Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Operating System (OS) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-provides the interface
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between the hardware, application programs, and the user. Handles
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many of the basic system functions, such as interaction with the system
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hardware and input/output | |
Made up of kernel files and device drivers to interface with the
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hardware plus programs to provide a user interface and configuration
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tools
Instant Search - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-windows feature allowing rapid
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search of apps, data folders, messages, and the web
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Windows Settings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-touch-enabled interface for
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managing user and system settings in Windows
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Control Panel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Legacy management interface
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for configuring user and system settings in Windows
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User Account - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Identifies to Windows the
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resources, such as apps and storage locations, a user can access when
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working with the computer. | | |
,Microsoft Account - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cloud-based SSO service
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allowing users to synchronize settings between multiple Windows
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devices
Account Settings App - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Windows Settings pages
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relating to user account creation and maintenance.
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Used for configuration tasks: your info (manage the current user
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account), Email & Accounts (add sign-in credentials to other accounts),
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Configure Sign-In Options (fingerprint or PIN to access computer rather
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than a password), Access Work or School (join the computer to a
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centrally managed domain network), Family & Other Users (permit
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other local or Microsoft accounts to log on to the computer), Sync
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Settings (use the cloud to apply the same personalization and
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preferences for each device you use a Microsoft account to sign in with)
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User Accounts Applet - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Control Panel app
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relating to user account creation and maintenance
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Can also be used to change the User Account Control (UAC) settings
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User Account Control (UAC) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A system to
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prevent unauthorized use of administrator privileges
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Privacy Setting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Windows settings pages related
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to personal data collection and use
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,Time & Language Settings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Windows settings
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pages allowing configuration of default data formats (date, currency,
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and so on), location information, and keyboard input locale
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Personalization Settings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Windows settings | | | | | |
pages related to customizing the appearance of the desktop using
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themes
Ease of Access - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Windows settings pages related
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to desktop and input/output device accessibility configuration.
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Three main settings groups: Vision, Hearing, and Interaction
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Drive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Can be a single physical disk pr a partition
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on a disk, a shared network folder mapped to a drive letter, or a
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removable disc. |
C:drive is the partition on the primary fixed disk holding the Windows
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installation
Root Directory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-each drive contains a directory
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called the root. | | |
Represented by the backslash (\) | | | |
Each directory can contain subfolders and files
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, System Files - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Files that are required for the
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operating system to function. | | |
Windows System Files - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the system root,
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containing drivers, logs, add-in applications, system and configuration
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files (notably the System32 subdirectory), fonts and so on
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Program Files/Program Files (x86) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Subdirectories for installed applications software. In 64-bit versions of | | | | | | | | |
Windows, a Program Files (x86) folder is created to store 32-bit
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applications
Users System Files - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Storage for users' profile
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settings and data. Each user has a folder named after their user account.
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This subfolder contains NTUSER.DAT (registry data) plus subfolders for
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personal data files. The profile folder also contains hidden subfolders
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used to store application-settings and customizations, favorite links,
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shortcuts, and temporary files | | |
File Explorer Options - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Control panel app related
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to view and browsing settings for File Explorer
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Hide Extensions for Known File Types - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Windows
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|files are identified by a three- or four-character extension following the
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final period in the file name.
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Correct Answers
Operating System (OS) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-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
Instant Search - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-windows feature allowing rapid
| | | | | | | |
search of apps, data folders, messages, and the web
| | | | | | | |
Windows Settings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-touch-enabled interface for
| | | | | | |
managing user and system settings in Windows
| | | | | |
Control Panel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Legacy management interface
| | | | | | |
for configuring user and system settings in Windows
| | | | | | |
User Account - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Identifies to Windows the
| | | | | | | |
resources, such as apps and storage locations, a user can access when
| | | | | | | | | | | |
working with the computer. | | |
,Microsoft Account - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cloud-based SSO service
| | | | | | |
allowing users to synchronize settings between multiple Windows
| | | | | | | |
devices
Account Settings App - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-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)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
User Accounts Applet - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Control Panel app
| | | | | | | |
relating to user account creation and maintenance
| | | | | |
Can also be used to change the User Account Control (UAC) settings
| | | | | | | | | | |
User Account Control (UAC) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A system to
| | | | | | | | |
prevent unauthorized use of administrator privileges
| | | | |
Privacy Setting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Windows settings pages related
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to personal data collection and use
| | | | |
,Time & Language Settings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Windows settings
| | | | | | | |
pages allowing configuration of default data formats (date, currency,
| | | | | | | | |
and so on), location information, and keyboard input locale
| | | | | | | |
Personalization Settings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Windows settings | | | | | |
pages related to customizing the appearance of the desktop using
| | | | | | | | | |
themes
Ease of Access - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Windows settings pages related
| | | | | | | | |
to desktop and input/output device accessibility configuration.
| | | | | |
Three main settings groups: Vision, Hearing, and Interaction
| | | | | | |
Drive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-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
Root Directory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-each drive contains a directory
| | | | | | | | |
called the root. | | |
Represented by the backslash (\) | | | |
Each directory can contain subfolders and files
| | | | | |
, System Files - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Files that are required for the
| | | | | | | | | |
operating system to function. | | |
Windows System Files - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the system root,
| | | | | | | |
containing drivers, logs, add-in applications, system and configuration
| | | | | | | |
files (notably the System32 subdirectory), fonts and so on
| | | | | | | |
Program Files/Program Files (x86) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | |
Subdirectories for installed applications software. In 64-bit versions of | | | | | | | | |
Windows, a Program Files (x86) folder is created to store 32-bit
| | | | | | | | | | |
applications
Users System Files - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-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 | | |
File Explorer Options - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Control panel app related
| | | | | | | |
to view and browsing settings for File Explorer
| | | | | | | |
Hide Extensions for Known File Types - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Windows
| | | | | | | |
|files are identified by a three- or four-character extension following the
| | | | | | | | | | |
final period in the file name.
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