OS Features
What are the types of computer user interfaces?
Two types of computer operating system user interfaces are CLI and GUI. CLI stands for command-line interface. In a command-line interface, a user enters commands at a prompt using a keyboard. The second type is the GUI, or graphical user interface. With this type of user interface, a user interacts with the operating system by working with icons and menus. A mouse, finger, or stylus can be used to interact with a GUI.
What is the default file system that Windows 7 uses?
While Windows XP can use either FAT or NTFS, Vista and Windows 7 can only be installed on an NTFS partition.
What are the default account types provided by Windows 10?
Windows 10 offers two account types, namely, Administrator and Standard User.
A Guest is a built-in user account and a Default Account is a user account managed by the system.
What does using "Boot to Last Known Good Configuration" do?
The last known Good Configuration is a copy of the last registry that is saved on successful login. Care should be exercised never to log in when you suspect any system instability because once you log in successfully, the Last Known Good Configuration will be overwritten with the current one.
What are The Windows 10 Task Managers seven tabs?
Process, Performance, App History, Startup, Users, Details and Services
What does formatting do?
Formatting creates a file system on a partition or volume for file storage.
What is multithreading?
Multithreading is the process of breaking a program into smaller parts that can be loaded as needed by the operating system.
Why would you use Installation media (Windows CD, USB, Etc..) to boot a computer that already had that OS installed on it?
It might be necessary to boot a computer from a USB drive or boot CD in order to repair the system in some situations.
What is PXE boot?
The Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE, but pronounced pixie) BIOS boot option is used to install an operating system from a remote network location.
What does pressing F8 at boot do?
Pressing the F8 key during the boot process will allow the user to choose to start the computer in Safe mode.
What is the USMT used for?
USMT (User Migration State tool) is part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit that can be used to streamline and simplify user state migration during large deployments of Windows operating systems.
What are the features of an active partition?
An Active partition is the default partition that is used to boot the OS.
What is multiprocessing?
Multiprocessing allows an operating system to use two or more CPUs.
What is a partition?
Hard disk drives are organized by several physical and logical structures. Partitions are logical portions of the disk that can be formatted to store data. Partitions consist of tracks, sectors, and clusters.
What can Administration accounts do on a computer?
Administrator accounts have complete control over a computer.
What loads winload.exe ?
During a Windows boot process, once the boot manager, bootmgr.exe, has the control of the boot process, it first loads the Windows boot loader, winload.exe.
What do registers on a CPU do?
Registers are memory locations that are part of the architecture of a CPU. They provide a storage location for the logical functions performed on data.
What are the features of a recovery partition?
A recovery partition is a section of the hard drive that contains an image that can be used to restore the computer to its original configuration. It is normally not accessible to the user as a usable drive.
What is Multitasking?
Multitasking allows multiple applications to run at the same time.
What are Tracks and Sectors?
Tracks are concentric rings on the disk surface. Tracks are divided into sectors and multiple sectors are combined logically to form clusters
Standard user accounts have what type of access to the computer?
Standard user accounts have limited control over a computer. They can run applications, but cannot install programs. A standard user account can change system settings but only settings that do not affect other user accounts.
What does ntoskrnl.exe load?
During a Windows 10 boot process, after the Windows kernel, ntoskrnl.exe, takes over the process, it starts the login file, winlogon.exe and displays the Windows Welcome screen.
What are the features of a dynamic disk?
A dynamic disk has the ability to create volumes that span across more than one disk. The size of the partitions can be changed after they have been set, even if the unallocated space is noncontiguous. However, the partition size cannot be reduced without loss of data.
What are the features of an extended partition?
An extended partition is used to organize data storage by subdividing the hard drive into as many as 23 logical sections.
What main feature was Windows 8 made to support?
One of the features introduced with the Windows 8 operating system was the support for a touch screen interface to allow use on phones and tablets.
What is NFS and what does it allow you to do?
NFS (Network File System) is used to access files on other computers across a network.
What are the features of the primary partition?
It is a physical section of a hard disk. It can contain an operating system to boot the system and cannot be subdivided.
What are the features of the MBR?
The MBR uses the first 512 bytes on the disk and contains the boot loader (The executable program that allows a user to choose from multiple operating systems).
What does the GUID partition table do?
The GUID partition table, also referred to as GPT, expands on the limitations of the MBR and is commonly used in systems with UEFI firmware.
If I have 10 Apples and you have 3 apples and you eat 5 apples... How many apples do I have left
10. I didn't say you ate my apples. You might have gone to the store and bought more or picked them from a tree or something.....