Which of the following registry hives contains information about the computer’s hardware?

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Provides a consistent environment for other software to execute commands

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Used to accomplish a particular task..is software that is written to supplement the commands available to a particular OS

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A particular revision of a piece of software , normally described as a number, which tells you how new a product is in relation to other versions of the product.

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The actual code that defines how a piece of software works

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The operating system that can be examined and modified by users is known as _______ ________.

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when users can't modify or examine the code of a piece of software ..the software is categorized as _________ ______.

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A program that runs on top of the OS and allows the user to issue commands through a set of menus or some other graphical interface.

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Graphical User Interface a.k.a. a "GUI"

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A method by which a person communicates with a computer .. They use a mouse,touchpad, or another mechanism (in addition to a keyboard) to interact with the computer to issue commands

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Any group of computers that have a communication link between them. They also allow computers to share information and resources quickly and securely

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A method that depends on the application itself to be responsible for using and then freeing access to the processor.

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A method in which the OS allots each application a certain amount of processor time and then forcibly takes back control and gives another application or task access to the processor

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The ability of a single application to have multiple requests in to the processor at one time

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is a phrase commonly used to refer to operating systems intended to run on the Intel processor

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a phrase commonly used to denote operating systems that can run on 64-bit processors

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The method by which the Operating system uses space on a hard drive to supplement the RAM in the Machine

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The Standard in which allowed a technician to install a device or card into a machine and the OS would automatically recognize and configure itself to run the device.

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When Windows 95 came out many cards were not PnP compatible and were therefore referred to as _________ _________ .

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With the Release of Windows XP Microsoft expanded the idea of the "Hardware Compatibility List" to include software as well as hardware compatible with Windows .. What is this List now referred as?

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Pentium 233Mhz 64MB Ram
1.5GB of Hard Drive Space

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Minimum requirements for Windows XP Professional. (Processor, Ram, HD Space)

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800 Mhz processor512 MB Ram
15GB Free of HD space

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Minimum requirements for Windows Vista

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is the graphical user interface and the default theme in most editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7, operating systems released by Microsoft.

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Using one of these customizes the look and feel of your OS by setting a particular look of icons, background picture , sound effects etc

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1) Start Menu
2) System Tray (systray)

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The Taskbar contains 2 major items.. What are they?

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Loosely associated computers, each of which is its own security authority.

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A group of computers that is tightly connected or associated?
Has a single authority called a ________that manages security for all computers

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A technique developed by Microsoft, first introduced in Windows 2000 which tags drivers so the user would know it was tested and passed/approved by Microsoft to work correctly.

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MMC
Microsoft Management Console

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a front-end that you can run administrative tools in.

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If you are starting your computer and wish to load the computer in safe mode, you will have to bring up a menu by hitting a key before Windows Boots..and then select Safe Mode What is the key you will have to press to get this menu?

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Located in the root directory of the drive which has the OS Files there is a file that is referred to as a swap file .. What is the name of the file and its extension?

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This file starts the loading of an OS on the computer.

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Holds information about which OS's are installed on the computer

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Multiple choice:What is a Desktop?a) The Top of the desk where the computer sitsb) A tool that keeps track of all the data on diskc) Where all of a computer's memory is stored
d) The Virtual desk on which all of your other programs and utilities run

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The Screensaver can be changed in the ______ _______dialog box.

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Moving the mouse pointer to the top of the taskbar, pausing until the pointer turns into a double-headed arrow, and then clicking and then dragging

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How can you increase the size of the Taskbar?

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Hidden,Read only, Archive, System

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What are the attributes available to files on a FAT32 partition?

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b)Copy and move files
c)Change file attributes

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Multiple Choice:The Windows Explorer program can be used to do which of the following? (Choose all that apply)a)Browse the Internetb)Copy and move filesc)Change file attributes
d)Create backup jobs

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d)Permissions grouped together for easy assignment

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Standard Permissions are ______.a) The same as Special permissionsb)Only the Read, Write and Execute permissionsc)Permissions assigned to users but not to groups
d)Permissions grouped together for easy assignment

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b)System Control Panel
(Through the Performance tab)

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Virtual memory is configured through which system tool?a)Taskbarb)System Control Panelc)Memory Manager
d)Virtual Configuration

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Using the run command and typing in the name of the program

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If a program doesn't have a shortcut on the desktop or in the Programs submenu, you can start it by ______.

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Open Task Manager, Select the appropriate task, and click end task

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What can you do if a program is not responding to any commands and appears to be locked up?

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In Windows , a deleted file can be retrieved using which of the following?a)My computer iconb)Recycle Binc)Control Panel
d) Settings Panel

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d) Select start, Shutdown, choose shut down and turn off computer

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To turn off a Windows 2000 machine, you should ________.a) run the shut down (turn off) command at a command promptb)Turn off the switch and unplug the machinec)Press CTRL+ALT+DEL
d) Select start, Shutdown, choose shut down and turn off computer

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Which type of resource do you configure in Device Manager?a)Hardwareb)Files and Foldersc)Applications
d)Memory

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To backup the files on your disks in Windows, which Windows program can you use?

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Which of the following files bootstraps Windows XP?a)NTLDRb)BOOT.INIc)BOOTSTRAP.EXE
d)NTBOOTDD.SYS

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Which of the following partitions is specifically the partition from which the OS boots?a)Primary Partitionb)Extended Partitionc)Active Partition
d)Logical Partition

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Which of the following Registry hives contains information about the computer's hardware?a)HKEY_CURRENT_MACHINEb)HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEc)HKEY_MACHINE
d)HKEY_RESOURCES

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Within windows 2000, what is the maximum length of a filename?

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Which of the following utilities will rearrange the files on your hard drive to occupy contiguous chunks of space?a)Disk Defragmenterb)Windows Explorerc)Scandisk
d)Windows Backup

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Which of the following utilities will rearrange the files on your hard drive to occupy contiguous chunks of space?a)Disk Defragmenterb)Windows Explorerc)Scandisk
d)Windows Backup

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What tool allows you to test DirectX functionality?

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