COMPTIA A+ CORE 2 (EXAM 220-1102)
Instant Search - Answers - Windows feature allowing rapid search of apps, data folders,
messages, and the web.
Windows Settings - Answers - Touch-enabled interface for managing user and system
settings in Windows.
Control Panel - Answers - Legacy management interface for configuring user and
system settings in Windows.
Microsoft account - Answers - Cloud-based SSO service allowing users to synchronize
settings between multiple Windows devices.
Account Settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages relating to user account creation
and maintenance.
User Accounts Applet - Answers - Control Panel app relating to user account creation
and maintenance.
Privacy Settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages related to personal data collection
and use.
Time & Language Settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages allowing configuration
of default data formats (date, currency, and so on), location information, and keyboard
input locale.
Personalization Settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages related to customizing the
appearance of the desktop using themes.
Ease of Access - Answers - Windows Settings pages related to desktop and
input/output device accessibility configuration.
OneDrive - Answers - Cloud storage service operated by Microsoft and closely
integrated with Windows.
This PC - Answers - File system object representing a Windows computer and the disk
drives installed to it.
Recycle Bin - Answers - When files are deleted from a local hard disk, they are stored in
the Recycle Bin. They can be recovered from here if so desired.
File Explorer Options - Answers - Control Panel app related to view and browsing
settings for File Explorer.
,Indexing Options - Answers - Control Panel app related to search database
maintenance.
System Settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages relating to basic and advanced
system settings.
Update & Security Settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages related to configuring
automatic patching, deploying feature updates, and managing security features.
Windows Security - Answers - Touch-enabled app for configuring features such as
firewall and antivirus.
Devices settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages for using and configuring
attached hardware.
Phone settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages for associating a smartphone with
Windows.
Devices and Printers - Answers - Control Panel app for using and configuring attached
hardware.
Device Manager - Answers - Primary interface for configuring and managing hardware
devices in Windows. Device Manager enables the administrator to disable and remove
devices, view hardware properties and system resources, and update device drivers.
Sound applet - Answers - Control Panel applet related to speaker and microphone
configuration plus Windows sound events and notifications.
Standby - Answers - Power-saving mode where power to all compatible components
except system memory is cut. Note that systems on standby still consume some
electricity.
Hibernate - Answers - Power-saving state where the contents of memory are saved to
hard disk (hiberfil.sys) and the computer is powered off. Restarting the computer
restores the desktop.
Sleep - Answers - Power-saving mode in Windows. On a laptop, this functions much like
standby, but on a desktop, the system also creates a hibernation file before entering the
standby state.
Power Options - Answers - Control Panel app related to configuring power button/lid
events and power-saving modes.
Fast Startup - Answers - Power-saving option allowing swift resume from sleep via an
image of system memory contents saved to a hibernation file.
,Apps - Answers - Windows Settings pages relating to configuration of Windows
Features and third-party software apps.
Programs and Features - Answers - Control Panel applet allowing management of
Windows Features and third-party software.
Mail applet - Answers - Control Panel applet related to configuration of Microsoft
Outlook email accounts and storage files.
Administrative Tools - Answers - Folder in Control Panel containing default Microsoft
management consoles used to configure the local system.
WinX menu - Answers - Start button shortcut menu with quick access to principal
configuration and management utilities.
Run dialog - Answers - Windows interface for executing commands.
Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) - Answers - Console related to initializing,
partitioning, and formatting disk drives.
Storage Spaces - Answers - Windows feature for creating a single storage resource
from multiple devices. Data can be protected against device failure by RAID-like
mirroring or parity.
Defragment and Optimize Drives tool (dfrgui.exe) - Answers - Fragmentation occurs
when a data file is not saved to contiguous sectors on an HDD and reduces
performance. The defragmenter mitigates this and can also perform optimization
operations for SSDs.
Disk Clean-up (cleanmgr.exe) - Answers - Windows utility for removing temporary files
to reclaim disk space.
Task Scheduler (tasksch.msc) - Answers - Enables execution of an action (such as
running a program or a script) automatically at a pre-set time or in response to some
sort of trigger.
Local Users and Groups (lusrmgr.msc) - Answers - Console for creating and managing
user and group accounts with the authentication and permissions scope of the local
system.
Certificate Manager console (certmgr.msc) - Answers - Console related to managing
digital certificates for the current user and trusted root certification authority certificates.
Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) - Answers - Console related to configuring detailed
user and system registry settings via policies.
, Registry Editor (regedit.exe) - Answers - Tool for making direct edits to the registry
database, such as adding or modifying keys or values. The Registry Editor can be used
to make backups of the registry.
Registry - Answers - In the Windows registry, a key is analogous to a folder on the file
system. Keys are used to group like settings together in a hierarchy that is logical to
navigate.
Hives - Answers - File storing configuration data corresponding to a section of the
Windows registry.
Gaming settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages related to game mode settings
and Xbox integration.
Network & Internet - Answers - Windows Settings pages related to interface
configuration, network profiles, and proxy configuration.
Network and Sharing Center - Answers - Control Panel related to interface
configuration, network profiles, and discovery/file sharing settings.
Windows Defender Firewall - Answers - Built-in, host-based filtering of network
connections.
Internet Options - Answers - Control Panel applet allowing configuration of the Internet
Explorer web browser.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) - Answers - Utility allowing Windows
administrative tools to be added as snap-ins to a single interface.
System Information (msinfo32.exe) - Answers - Utility that provides a report of the PC's
hardware and software configuration.
Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) - Answers - Windows console related to viewing and
exporting events in the Windows logging file format.
Task Manager (taskmgr.exe) - Answers - Windows utility used to monitor and manage
process execution, resource utilization, user sessions, startup settings, and service
configuration.
Process - Answers - Software program that has been executed and is running in system
memory.
Startup - Answers - Apps and scripts set to run when the computer starts or when the
user signs in. Startup items can be configured as shortcuts, registry entries, or Task
Scheduler triggers.
Instant Search - Answers - Windows feature allowing rapid search of apps, data folders,
messages, and the web.
Windows Settings - Answers - Touch-enabled interface for managing user and system
settings in Windows.
Control Panel - Answers - Legacy management interface for configuring user and
system settings in Windows.
Microsoft account - Answers - Cloud-based SSO service allowing users to synchronize
settings between multiple Windows devices.
Account Settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages relating to user account creation
and maintenance.
User Accounts Applet - Answers - Control Panel app relating to user account creation
and maintenance.
Privacy Settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages related to personal data collection
and use.
Time & Language Settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages allowing configuration
of default data formats (date, currency, and so on), location information, and keyboard
input locale.
Personalization Settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages related to customizing the
appearance of the desktop using themes.
Ease of Access - Answers - Windows Settings pages related to desktop and
input/output device accessibility configuration.
OneDrive - Answers - Cloud storage service operated by Microsoft and closely
integrated with Windows.
This PC - Answers - File system object representing a Windows computer and the disk
drives installed to it.
Recycle Bin - Answers - When files are deleted from a local hard disk, they are stored in
the Recycle Bin. They can be recovered from here if so desired.
File Explorer Options - Answers - Control Panel app related to view and browsing
settings for File Explorer.
,Indexing Options - Answers - Control Panel app related to search database
maintenance.
System Settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages relating to basic and advanced
system settings.
Update & Security Settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages related to configuring
automatic patching, deploying feature updates, and managing security features.
Windows Security - Answers - Touch-enabled app for configuring features such as
firewall and antivirus.
Devices settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages for using and configuring
attached hardware.
Phone settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages for associating a smartphone with
Windows.
Devices and Printers - Answers - Control Panel app for using and configuring attached
hardware.
Device Manager - Answers - Primary interface for configuring and managing hardware
devices in Windows. Device Manager enables the administrator to disable and remove
devices, view hardware properties and system resources, and update device drivers.
Sound applet - Answers - Control Panel applet related to speaker and microphone
configuration plus Windows sound events and notifications.
Standby - Answers - Power-saving mode where power to all compatible components
except system memory is cut. Note that systems on standby still consume some
electricity.
Hibernate - Answers - Power-saving state where the contents of memory are saved to
hard disk (hiberfil.sys) and the computer is powered off. Restarting the computer
restores the desktop.
Sleep - Answers - Power-saving mode in Windows. On a laptop, this functions much like
standby, but on a desktop, the system also creates a hibernation file before entering the
standby state.
Power Options - Answers - Control Panel app related to configuring power button/lid
events and power-saving modes.
Fast Startup - Answers - Power-saving option allowing swift resume from sleep via an
image of system memory contents saved to a hibernation file.
,Apps - Answers - Windows Settings pages relating to configuration of Windows
Features and third-party software apps.
Programs and Features - Answers - Control Panel applet allowing management of
Windows Features and third-party software.
Mail applet - Answers - Control Panel applet related to configuration of Microsoft
Outlook email accounts and storage files.
Administrative Tools - Answers - Folder in Control Panel containing default Microsoft
management consoles used to configure the local system.
WinX menu - Answers - Start button shortcut menu with quick access to principal
configuration and management utilities.
Run dialog - Answers - Windows interface for executing commands.
Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) - Answers - Console related to initializing,
partitioning, and formatting disk drives.
Storage Spaces - Answers - Windows feature for creating a single storage resource
from multiple devices. Data can be protected against device failure by RAID-like
mirroring or parity.
Defragment and Optimize Drives tool (dfrgui.exe) - Answers - Fragmentation occurs
when a data file is not saved to contiguous sectors on an HDD and reduces
performance. The defragmenter mitigates this and can also perform optimization
operations for SSDs.
Disk Clean-up (cleanmgr.exe) - Answers - Windows utility for removing temporary files
to reclaim disk space.
Task Scheduler (tasksch.msc) - Answers - Enables execution of an action (such as
running a program or a script) automatically at a pre-set time or in response to some
sort of trigger.
Local Users and Groups (lusrmgr.msc) - Answers - Console for creating and managing
user and group accounts with the authentication and permissions scope of the local
system.
Certificate Manager console (certmgr.msc) - Answers - Console related to managing
digital certificates for the current user and trusted root certification authority certificates.
Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) - Answers - Console related to configuring detailed
user and system registry settings via policies.
, Registry Editor (regedit.exe) - Answers - Tool for making direct edits to the registry
database, such as adding or modifying keys or values. The Registry Editor can be used
to make backups of the registry.
Registry - Answers - In the Windows registry, a key is analogous to a folder on the file
system. Keys are used to group like settings together in a hierarchy that is logical to
navigate.
Hives - Answers - File storing configuration data corresponding to a section of the
Windows registry.
Gaming settings - Answers - Windows Settings pages related to game mode settings
and Xbox integration.
Network & Internet - Answers - Windows Settings pages related to interface
configuration, network profiles, and proxy configuration.
Network and Sharing Center - Answers - Control Panel related to interface
configuration, network profiles, and discovery/file sharing settings.
Windows Defender Firewall - Answers - Built-in, host-based filtering of network
connections.
Internet Options - Answers - Control Panel applet allowing configuration of the Internet
Explorer web browser.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) - Answers - Utility allowing Windows
administrative tools to be added as snap-ins to a single interface.
System Information (msinfo32.exe) - Answers - Utility that provides a report of the PC's
hardware and software configuration.
Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) - Answers - Windows console related to viewing and
exporting events in the Windows logging file format.
Task Manager (taskmgr.exe) - Answers - Windows utility used to monitor and manage
process execution, resource utilization, user sessions, startup settings, and service
configuration.
Process - Answers - Software program that has been executed and is running in system
memory.
Startup - Answers - Apps and scripts set to run when the computer starts or when the
user signs in. Startup items can be configured as shortcuts, registry entries, or Task
Scheduler triggers.
