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Test 2 Review
Test 2 Review © R. Craig Collins, 2005
Chapter 5
Architecture
What is the user mode, and what OS introduced it?
What is HAL, and what OS introduced it?
What was added to the kernel?
Networking
Every windows network is run by a(n)_____________
What files systems can 2003 run on?
NTFS provides more or less security, and larger or smaller clusters?
Installation
Name two types of 2003 installations
What has to occur shortly after 2003 installation?
Describe updating drivers
ERD has been replaced by _________
Chapter 6
Boot Process
POST, MBR, Ntldr, from real memory, 2003 Loader
Discuss options for a failed boot
What command is needed to copy files from the Windows CD? What type of files does this work on?
Management
Discuss backups, and what should be backed up.
How can you determine what file may be needed by a program?
DOS had RASH attributes to protect the OS, what does 2003 use?
Disks
What is the difference between basic and dynamic disks?
How many logical drives can be in a primary partition?
What other type of partition can be used if no OS is going to be on it?
What can be used to span disks?
What kind of redundancy can be had by spanning disks?
Tracking disk errors
What captures errors?
What other events are captured?
What can be used to track virtual memory on the hard disk?
What other monitoring tool can be used from this utility?
What is used to debug errors?
Chapter 7
Discuss Vista
Installing Printers
Discuss logical and physical printers, and the process of sending information from an app to printing
A TCP/IP printer is a local or network printer?
How do you install a TCP/IP printer? What has to be provided?
Described controlling a shared printer.
What user group can deal with printers?
Discuss printer pooling
Chapter 8
Groups
Describe the three types of security groups
Computer based access rules are called ___________
What is a disk quota?
How can user files be protected from unauthorized access, beyond permissions and computer based rules?
Discuss what the registry controls.
What are the keys in the registry?
What tool can be used to change the registry?
Discuss three diagnostic tools.
Compare and contrast MS-DOS and Windows startup disks
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Last Updated Oct. 18, 2005
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