OS Basics
What are the four main functions of an OS?
What are process management, memory management, file system management, and device management?
What is the difference between Sleep Mode and Hibernation?
What is that Sleep Mode saves power by keeping RAM active, while Hibernation saves RAM contents to disk and shuts down?
What is the Master Boot Record (MBR)?
What is a boot sector that holds partition information and the boot loader?
What does the dir command do?
What is listing the contents of a directory?
What is the difference between Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance?
What is that Remote Desktop allows full control, while Remote Assistance lets another user guide you?
What two different ways can you upgrade a Windows 7 computer to Windows 10?
What are using the Windows Update tool or performing a clean installation via a bootable USB?
Name two examples of preventative maintenance.
What are updating software and running disk cleanup?
What is the GUID Partition Table (GPT)?
What is a modern partitioning system that supports larger disks and more partitions than MBR?
What does format do?
What is erasing and preparing a drive for use?
What is the purpose of dir n*?
What is listing files that start with "n"?
Question: What information does the System Information window provide?
What are details about hardware, software, drivers, and system configuration?
What is a system restore and when should you use it?
What is restoring a computer to a previous state and using it to fix software issues without affecting personal files?
What is RAID 0 and how does it differ from RAID 1?
What is that RAID 0 stripes data for speed, while RAID 1 mirrors for redundancy?
What does the attrib command modify?
What is file attributes, such as hidden, read-only, or system?
How does del filename.txt /p function differently from del filename.txt?
What is that /p asks for confirmation before deleting?
Explain the difference between BIOS and UEFI.
What is that BIOS is the older firmware interface with a text-based setup, while UEFI is modern, supports secure boot, and allows larger boot partitions?
What is a system image and how does it help recovery?
What is a complete backup of a system’s OS, settings, and files, allowing full restoration?
How does a device driver impact system performance?
What is that outdated or missing drivers can cause malfunctions and reduced performance?
What does dir /O do?
What is listing files in a directory sorted by order (e.g., name, size, or date)?
What is the advantage of using dir /W?
What is displaying file names in a wide format without extra details?
What are two key differences between an operating system and application software?
What is that an operating system manages hardware and system resources, while application software performs specific tasks for users? Additionally, an OS runs continuously, whereas applications start and stop as needed?
Explain defragmenting a hard drive and why it's important.
What is reorganizing fragmented files on a hard drive to improve performance?
What is the key difference between BIOS and UEFI?
What is that UEFI supports larger drives, Secure Boot, and has a graphical interface, while BIOS is text-based and limited to 2TB drives?
What does attrib +h filename.txt do?
What is making the file hidden?
Why might a user need to use copy in the command line?
What is to duplicate files from one location to another?