International Academy of Design & Technology

IT IT110

Chapter 12

REVIEWING THE BASICS

1)What does %SystemRoot% mean?

2. What is the normal path and the filename of the Windows 2000/XP virtual memory file?

3. In what folder does Windows 2000 store a backup of the registry when backing up the system state?

4. What is the command to install the Windows 2000/XP Support Tools?

5. What type of user account must you be using to install a hardware device that is using drivers that are not digitally signed by Microsoft?

6. What Windows utility can you use to help you decide if the system needs more RAM?

7. What tool can you use to create a console containing Device Manager and Event Viewer?

8. What is the file extension assigned to a console file?

9. Name one snap-in contained in a Computer Management console.

10. What is the program filename for System File Checker?

11. List three ways to access the Task Manager.

12. List the steps used to end an application when it refuses to respond to keystrokes or the mouse action.
13. What are the three logs kept by Event Viewer?

14. In what folder do you put a console file that you want displayed when you are logged on as an administrator and then click Start, Programs, and Administrative Tools?

15. Before clearing the Event Viewer log, explain how you can save the log for later viewing.

16. By default, Windows 2000/XP makes the paging file how large compared to the amount of RAM installed?

17. What Windows utility lists all the applications set to load at Windows startup?

18. What Windows utility can you use to list all the currently running applications?

19. In what folder does Windows File Protection store an extra copy of system files?

20. What SFC command sets the system to scan system files at the next reboot?

21. What SFC command sets the system to scan system files at every reboot?
22. What two files are used to build the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT key of the registry?

23. What two files are used to build the HKEY_USERS key of the registry?

24. What Windows XP program file is used to edit the registry?

25. What registry key is used to record installed software?

26. In what folder do you install a program so that it starts up each time any user logs onto the system?

27. Looking at a program filename and file extension, how can you tell if the program is a MMC snap-in or a command-line program?
28. Which Windows registry subtree gets its information from the four registry files, Sam, Security, Software, and System?

29. In Windows 2000/XP, a file that contains part of the Windows registry is called a(n)

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30. To which registry key does the HKEY_CURRENT_USER key point for information?

31. What two components are created when you back up a system using the Automated System Recovery process?

THINKING CRITICALLY

1. You installed a hardware device that does not work. Then you updated the device drivers.

Now Windows gives an error when it first starts up. What do you do first?

1. 1. Use System Restore to undo the installation.

1. 2. Use Automated System Recovery to undo the installation.

1. 3. Use Driver Rollback to undo the driver update.

1. 4. Use Device Manager to uninstall the device.

2. You need to install a customized console on 10 computers. What is the best way to do that?

1. When installing the console on the first computer, write down each step to make it easier to do the same chore on the other nine.

2. Create the console on one computer and copy the .mmc file to the other nine.

3. Create the console on one computer and copy the .msc file to the other nine.

4. Create the console on one computer and copy the .msc file to the other nine.

3. Can an application or device driver specify if it will use physical memory or the swap file for its data? Why or why not?