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Which operating systems will the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor run on?
Windows XP 32 bit
Windows Vista 32 bit
Quick Check
What is the recommended minimum amount of RAM for Windows Vista?
512 MB
Quick Check
How many times should you run through the install process of Vista before taking the 70-620 exam?
At least 10 times
Exam Tip
What are the editions of Windows Vista?
Starter
Home Basic
Home Premium
Business
Enterprise
Ultimate
What are the Window's Vista minimum hardware requirements?
800 MHz or better
512 MB
20 GB w/ at least 15GB free
Super VGA graphics support
What can be installed on a computer to determine if it is compatible with Windows Vista?
Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
Define the following:
Disks
Partitions
Volumes
Disks = physical hard drive
Partitions = logical segmentation of a hard drive
Volumes = formatted storage area contained within a partition.
Caution Item
How long do you have after installation to activate Windows?
30 Days after install
Quick Check
You have purchased Ultimate but have accidentally installed Home Premium. What step should you take to remedy the problem?
Perform an upgrade to Ultimate
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Which categories of drivers does Windows Vista allow users without administrative privileges to install?
Drivers signed by Windows Signing Authority and drivers signed from sources on the trusted publishers list.
Quick Check
What are the three Windows Update Driver Settings?
Check automatically for drivers each time a device is connected.
Ask the user whether to perform the check when a new device is connected.
Never check windows update for new drivers.
Quick Check
In which situations would you consider using the User State Migration Tool instead of Windows Easy Transfer?
When you have many computers and users to migrate from Windows 2K or XP to Vista. WET is primarily used when a small number of users and computers need to be migrated to Vista.
Quick Check
To which versions of Vista can you upgrade XP Media Center edition?
Home Premium
Ultimate
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Is it possible to perform a downgrade from one edition of Vista to another?
Only if you migrate data and perform a clean install.
What is the pre-condition on using Windows Anytime Upgrade?
The computer you want to upgrade must have completed Windows Product Activation.
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Which editions of Vista can you upgrade to if you already have Home Basic 64 bit installed?
Home Premium 64 bit
Ultimate
Quick Check
Your computer is running Vista Business edition and you want to perform an in-place upgrade to Ultimate. What is the only hardware component that can prevent this upgrade from succeeding?
Lack of hard disk space
Quick Check
At what point during an upgrade of XP to Vista does it become impossible to roll back the installation to XP?
After a successful logon to Vista has occurred
Quick Check
What System Recovery Options are available when booting from the Vista install media?
Startup Repair
System Restore
Windows Complete PC Restore
Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool
Command Prompt
What would you do if an old application from XP won't run in Vista?
Force the program to run in a compatibility mode that emulates a previous version of Windows (XP).
What does the Reliability Monitor report on?
Software installation and removal
Application failures
Hardware failures
Windows failures
Miscellaneous failures
What technology is used to automatically allocate hardware resources to devices to ensure that no conflicts occur?
Plug & Play
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What does a yellow warning sign icon next to a device in Device Manager indicate?
The device has a problem. Examine the error info in the device's properties.
Quick Check
To run Aero, what requirements must the computer meet?
DirectX 9 capable
A WDDM driver (Vista specific)
Hardware Pixel Shader 2.0
32 bits per pixel
Minimum of 64 MB graphics memory
What editions of Vista are unable to run Aero?
Starter
Home Basic
Quick Check
What happens if you are running Aero and you change the graphics adapter settings from 32 bit to 16 bit?
Aero stops running and the computer begins to run the Vista Basic interface.
Quick Check
How do you check to see if Aero is running?
Hold down the Windows key then press the Tab key to see if Flip 3D works properly.
What can you use to limit the hours during which a user can be logged on to the computer, website access, games, and what programs a user can run?
Parental Controls
What can you enable and configure to control the website content that all users of the computer can access?
Content Advisor
What can you specify when you access the Page Setup dialog box from the Print Preview tool in IE7+?
Widths of the left, right, top and bottom margins
Contents of the header and footer
Orientation (landscape, portrait)
Page size
Paper source
For what account can you not configure Parental Controls?
Administrator (you can only configure Parental Controls for a standard user).
You want to ensure that standard users cannot perform tasks that require elevated permissions and are not prompted for admin credentials. What should you configure?
Set User Access Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users to "Auto Deny Elevation Requests:
What account should you always rename and assign a complex password to?
Administrator
You do not want a standard user to be able to perform any admin-level tasks, even by providing credentials. What two UAC settings prevent this?
UAC: Run all admins in admin approval mode set to "Disabled" which disables UAC.
UAC: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users set to "Auto deny elevation requests"
You have moved an application that opens a user interface from c:\ProgramFiles\MyApp to D:\MyStuff\MyApp and created a shortcut on your desktop to the applicatoin. You find that the application no longer runs. What UAC setting could be causing this?
UAC: Only Elevate UIAccess Applications that are installed n secure locations policy is Enabled by default.Best solution is to restore the App to it's original location.
What does User Account Control do?
UAC ensures that user accounts runs without elevated privileges unless the task the user wants to carry out requires such privileges.
UAC settings also determine how Vista handles unsigned application files and UIAccess applications.
You receive a Windows Defender real-time protection alert that warns you of a potentially malicious program attempting to run on your computer. What options are presented to you?
Ignore
Quarantine
Remove
Always Allow
Defender: How do you find out if it is configured to auto run at startup?
Software Explorer, Currently Running Programs, Auto Start info.
Defender: If configured to run at startup, how do you discover the location in which the program is registered to start automatically?
Locate the program in the Startup Programs category and Software Explorer and check the Startup Type info.
Defender: How do you find out if a program listed is digitally signed and by whom?
Software Explorer, Digitally Signed By info.
Defender: How do you find out whether a program listed is spyware?
Submit the program to SpyNet for assessment.
What is the difference |b| IE7 and IE7+?
IE7+ supports protected mode and IE7 does not.
What security settings are available on the pop-up blocker and which setting is the default?
High, Medium and Low. Default is Medium.
How can you view the pop-ups that a website provides?
Press Ctrl-Alt when you access the site or click the info bar.
What is IE7+ protected mode?
a mode that provides protection from websites that try to save files or install programs on a computer.
What is the IE7+ phishing filter?
It provides protection from online phishing attacks, fraud and spoofed websites (red warning by default).
What is the binary number 00001010 11110000 10101010 01000000 in dotted decimal notation?
10.240.170.64
Are the IPv4 addresses 192.168.1.200 and 192.168.1.24 on the same subnet? Both have a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
Yes they are on the same subnet. See page 302 for additonal info if needed.
You are adding a new computer to a wired network that connects to the Internet through a cable modem attached to one of your computer by a USB cable. The new computer is configured to obtain an IP automatically. When you turn the new computer on, it is configured with an IP address, a subnet mask, and IP addresses for its default gateway and DNS server. Where does it get this info?
From the computer attached to the modem which is configured to run ICS.
From which dialog box can you add a new protocol, server service, or client service?
Local Area Connection Properties.
You want all users on a network configured as a workgroup to have access to shared resources on a workstation, whether they have accounts on the workstation or not. Currently, the default settings are configured in the Network And Sharing Center. How do you enable the specified access?
Disable Password Protected Sharing.
How can you check to see if TCP/IP is working on a computer?
Ping the loopback address 127.0.0.1
If you want to apply a command universally across all network adapter interfaces, what cmd switch would you use with ipconfig?
The /allcompartments switch
How do you restore the default firewall settings?
Control Panel, Allow a program through windows firewall, Advanced, Restore Defaults.
Where can you access the Windows Network Diagnostics tool?
From the Network and Sharing Center.
When would you block all incoming connections in Windows Firewall?
If your computer was in a public place like a cafe or airport that offered free wireless.
How can you ensure that only other computers on your network and no ones on the internet can view webpages on the web server that you are running in Vista?
By configuring the scope settings of the exception that allows access to the web server on your computer.
A user who is experiencing technical difficulties sends out an invitation to a helper at 1:30 pm. The helper is busy and is not able to open it until 2:15pm. The invitations on the host computer are configured to remain open only for 25 minutes. Under what circumstances can the helper connect.
As long as the user who has sent the invitation manually keeps the invitation open, the helper will be able to connect even after the invitation period has expired.
Which of the following, host or helper, is able to adjust the bandwidth configuration of the connection?
Host. The helper cannot adjust the bandwidth configuration of the connection.
Which technology allows you to connect remotely when no user is logged on?
Remote Desktop
For remote support, which technology requires a logged on user on the host computer?
Remote Assistance
You have a group of users who use the computer only to run office apps. You do not want to give them the ability to elevate privileges. Which group should you add them to if you want them to access Vista remotely?
Remote Desktop Users group.
Thomas calls you to complain that messages seem to be disappearing from his inbox after he reads them, even though he has not attempted to delete them. You check the deleted items folder and see no messgages.What might you do to solve the problem?
Thomas probably has his inbox configured to display only unread messages. Each time he reads a message it is marked read and no longer displayed.
Which email protocol supports moving messages between folders on the incoming server?
IMAP4
What is the minimum amount of information you need to add when creating a new contact in Windows contacts?
At least one piece of name info.
How can you add a person's email address to a contact group without adding that person as a contact in Windows contacts?
Use the create for group only button in the contact group properties.
Thomas is visibile in windows meeting space in the list of people when you attempt to send him an invitation, but he is not notified. What might explain this?
You are either not on his trusted user list, or Thomas has blocked all invitiations.
What happens to your logon picture in windows meeting space if you change the picture associated with People Near Me?
It also changes your Windows Vista logon picture.
What is the difference |b| Media Center and a Media Center Extender?
Media Center can record and play TV, DVDs and audio. Media Center Extender can display everything that can be shown on Media Center but does not store it locally. It allows other devices to see the Media Center content.
Which editions of Vista can run Media Center?
Home Premium
Ultimate
Does Media Center backup media rights?
No. They would have to be recovered from the service where they were purchased.
What is the minimum # of fax accounts that you can configure if you have three fax modem devices connected to your computer?
Only one fax account for local fax devices even if there are multiple devices connected.
How can you send a document that contains hand-written signatures using Fax and Scan?
You must first scan the document and then fax it.
The Windows Sidebar appears on top of all windows. How can you change this?
Edit the Windows Sidebar properties.
What happens when you select a gadget from the list in the View Gadgets dialog box and click remove?
Gadget is removed from the display but is not uninstalled from Vista.
If there is a performance bottleneck in Vista, should you disable Aero?
No. If the computer meets the minimum requirements for Aero, it performs onscreen rendering and processing in the GPU, which frees your systems processor for other tasks. This applies even if your graphics card uses shared RAM. Aero's rendering process is more reliable than a software renderer.
What is ReadyBoost?
ReadyBoost uses spare space on a USB 2.0 storage device to improve computer performance. It caches info to the device which is faster than writing to a swap file on the hard drive. All data is encrypted on the USB device.
Can you also store data on a ReadyBoost USB device?
No. It cannot be used as a ReadyBoost device and a file repository.
How much flash memory should you dedicate for ReadyBoost?
|b| one and three times the capacity of the installed RAM up to 4GB.
Is it Microsoft's best practice for virtual memory to be manually configured by the user?
No. Vista can automatically allocate virtual memory in a more efficient manner.
What system components are evaluated when calculating a Windows Experience Index score?
Processor, RAM, graphics, gaming graphics, and primary hard disk.
Which system component is rated by calculations per second when calculating a Windows Experience Index score?
Processor
How would you change the priority of a process on a Vista computer?
Task Manager,Right click the process,select priority,then choose the level.
Instead of the term critical updates, what term does Windows Update use for Windows Vista?
Important Updates
What Windows Update settings are available in the Change Settings dialog box?
Install updates automatically.
Download updates but let me choose whether to install them.
Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them.
Never check for updates.
What types of Windows updates requires elevated privileges to download and install?
Optional updates.
What updates cannot be installed at the same time as other updates?
Stand-alone or Exclusive updates.
When would you use the Back Up Files wizard?
When you want to backup personal files.
When would you create a restore point?
If you want to store system settings and create shadow copies.
When would you use Windows Complete PC Backup?
If you want to create an image of your entire machine when it is new and subsequently every 6 months.
When would you use the Restore Files Wizard?
When you want to restore personal files. You can use previous copies if you want to go back to a previous version.
When would you use System Restore?
If you want to restore the entire computer after a problem with the OS, a new program or a new device driver. (This does not alter any personal files).
When would you use Windows Complete PC Restore?
If your OS is corrupted and your restore points are deleted by a virus, etc.Run Complete PC Restore and then run the Restore Files Wizard to get personal files back to current versions.
If you want to copy files to another location as a backup, what should you do to ensure that the files stay encrypted after the copy?
Make sure to copy the encrypted files to an NTFS formatted hard disk or storage device.
You want to play an educational video from the DVD-ROM drive on your mobile PC on a wall-mounted plasma display. Your mobile PC supports full-screen video playback on only one display. What option should you select in the New Display Detected dialog box?
External Display Only
What does WMDC do?
Allows you to setup Windows Mobile partnerships with compatible handheld devices.
What is a SideShow device?
Computers within computers that let you access information on your computer even when it is turned off. They can be built in or connected devices.
You want to create a shortcut to save a document when you move your stylus in a particular manner. Which technology should you implement?
Customized pen flicks.
Your Windows Vista Tablet PC always recognizes your handwritten O as 0. Other recognition problems are rare. How should you resolve this issue?
Use the Target Specific Recognition Errors function of Handwriting Personalization.
How long does a computer put to sleep continue to use power?
15 minutes then shuts down completely.
Why is it possible to configure display brightness through the power settings of some computers and not others?
It depends on the hardware that is installed. Not all hardware supports being controlled through power settings.