Securing Windows
Troubleshooting
Authentication
Groups
Misc.
100
This is used to encrypt the entire hard drive if there is an unauthorized logon attempt.
What is BitLocker.
100
1. Establish the symptoms 2.Identify the affected area. 3. Establish what has changed. 4. Select the most probable cause. 5. Implement a solution. 6. Test the result 7. Document the solution.
What are troubleshooting steps?
100
The most common problem for user authentication.
What is password?
100
Of Homegroup, Workgroup and Domain, the one that is new in Windows 7.
What is Homegroup?
100
This new feature of Windows 7 has hosted and distributed cache modes.
What is BranchCache?
200
This prevents a standard user from making unauthorized changes to a computer running Windows 7.
What is UAC (User Account Control)
200
During this phase of start up, the computer loads the BIOS and runs a hardware self-test procedure
What is The POST phase?
200
Type of authentication that uses fingerprints, facial shape or hand shape.
What is biometrics?
200
This group is a peer to peer network with computers that can potentially function as both client and server.
What is a Workgroup?
200
The type of backup that has all of the operating system files as well as the files and folders.
What is a System Image Backup?
300
This is used to recover EFS files when the encryption key has been lost or damaged
What is an EFS Recovery Agent
300
Pressing this key will allow you to enter safe mode or select Last Known Good
What is F8?
300
What you are, what you know, and something you have.
What are things that identify you?
300
These two accounts are disabled during the initial installation of Windows 7
What are the Administrator and Guest accounts?
300
"Toolbox" that has a list of Snap-ins available for administrative use.
What is the MMC (Microsoft Management Console)
400
A software program that protects the network by filtering network traffic, allowing some in and blocking others.
What is a firewall.
400
This stripped down version of the Windows OS has recovery tools built in to assist with boot issues.
What is Windows Recovery Environment or Windows RE
400
Where user names and passwords are stored on the local PC.
What is the Windows Vault/SAM?
400
Local users and groups are managed with these two tools.
What are Control Panel and the MMC Snap-in?
400
Use this tool to determine if a computer can run Windows 7.
What is Windows Upgrade Advisor?
500
This tool is supplied with monthly updates, has no controls and is not permanently installed.
What is the Malicious Software Removal Tool?
500
This phase loads the Boot Configuration Data (BCD)
What is The Windows Boot Manager Phase?
500
Highly secure "credit card" looking device used for authentication.
What is a smart Card?
500
When an administrator attempts to make changes to a computer that has UAC activated, he/she is presented with this type of prompt.
What is an elevation prompt?
500
Snap, Shake, Peek, and Task Switching.
What is Aero?