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What is enumeration?
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The process of searching all connections (buses and devices) on a PC for Plug & Play devices.
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Can FAT32 be used on a 350MB hard drive?
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No, FAT32 only supports drives from 512MB up to 2TB.
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What Microsoft utility provides a profile of the system?
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MSInfo
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How can you change the workgroup or computer name AFTER Windows 98 has been installed?
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Right-click Network Neighborhood, click Properties and click the identification tab.
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True or False:
If you have set up your computer for multiple logons, different User.dat files are created for each user. |
TRUE
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In a Workgroup model, how is access to shared resources controlled?
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Access is controlled on a PER RESOURCE basis.
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Where is the System.dat file located on a local machine.
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\Windows directory
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What are the two primary models for networking offered by Microsoft?
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Workgroups and Domains
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What command can you type at the DOS prompt to create a registry backup file called "regback.txt"
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Regedit /e regback.txt
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Under Share-Level security, what do need to provide for each resource that you want to access?
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A password.
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How many root keys are there in the Windows 98 registry?
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SIX
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True or False:
FAT 32 can be reversed to FAT16. |
FALSE
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Assumming that you have started your computer using your ESD diskette and that there is a registry backup file called "regback.txt on your C: drive,What command can you type at the DOS A: prompt to restore the registry from a backup file called "regback.txt"
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Regedit /c C:\regback.txt
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True or false:
FAT32 can relocate the ROOT directory elsewhere on the hard disk to avoid bad sectors. |
TRUE
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When you change settings using the System Policy Editor, what are you actually changing in the system?
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You are changing settings in the REGISTRY.
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What is the name of the SWAP file in Windows 98?
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Win386.swp
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True or False:
Data from HKEY_DYN_DATA is stored in the System.dat file at shutdown. |
FALSE!
HKEY_DYN_DATA is RAM-based Registry data used to support real-time data collection such as performance and network monitoring. It is NOT stored. |
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True or False:
FAT16 can be converted to FAT32 without erasing the contents of your hard drive. |
True
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What are the two master root keys?
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_USERS.
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True or False:
In a workgroup, computers can act as both clients and servers. |
True
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True or False:
Scanregw.exe can restore the Registry from a backup. |
False
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What is a standalone workstation?
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One that operates without any kind of connection to a network.
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The Registry is stored in what two separate files?
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System.dat and User.dat
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What are the minimum system requirements for Windows 98?
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66Mhz 80486DX processor, 16MB of RAM and 200MB of free disk space.
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By default, how many copies of the Registry does Windows 98 maintain?
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FIVE
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Which of the following operating systems CANNOT read a FAT32 drive?
MS-DOS Windows 3.1 Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT 5.0 Windows 95 OSR2 Windows 98 |
MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 4.0
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How many installation types does Windows 98 offer and what are they?
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FOUR:
TYPICAL PORTABLE COMPACT CUSTOM |
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What is a Domain?
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A Domain is a group of networked workstations and servers.
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Where do you go to define a Hardware profile?
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System applet>Hardware Profiles Tab.
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What is one advantage of installing Windows 98 from a network directory?
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The Windows Registry remembers the location of the network directory where the installation files reside, those files remain available should you later need to add a device or change your Windows configuration.
Also, no wasted disk space - no searching for the CD. |
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Which of the following tools can be used to repair a damaged Registry or restore a Registry backup?
Scanregw Regrest ScanDisk Scanreg |
Scanreg
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True or False:
Windows 98 requires each computer on a network to be assigned a workgroup name and a UNIQUE computer name, regardless of what type of netwroking software is in use. |
TRUE
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What is a User Profile?
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A User Profile is a collection of files containing preferences and configuration settings specific to a single user.
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What special machine is required in a Domain?
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A Domain controller.
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True or False:
On a multi-boot machine, you must use FAT16 on partitions that Windows NT 4.0 needs to access. |
TRUE
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Where is the SWAP file located in Windows 98?
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The SWAP file resides in the
C:\Windows directory. |
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What are two important things that you should have BEFORE upgrading Windows 95 to 98?
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A WORKING Emergency Startup Disk and a copy of the REGISTRY.
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Why should virus protection be turned off when converting to FAT32?
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Because the conversion process modifies the boot sector and the Virus protection may prevent this.
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True or False:
As a network Administrator, you can use the Policy.pol file to override settings from the User.dat and System.dat files. |
TRUE
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Windows 98 is designed to suit the use of two widely used standards for network interfaces. What are they?
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Network Device Interface Specification (NDIS). MicroSoft's standard driver achitecture.
Open Datalink Interface (ODI) Novell's equivalent of NDIS, used for NetWare clients. |
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As Windows 98 loads, what happens if the hardware in the computer doesn't match the hardware listed in the Registry?
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Windows 98 calls up "Plug and Play" to install the new hardware.
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True or False:
FAT32 maintains backups of the hard drive's boot sector. |
TRUE
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Where is the System Policy stored in a networked enviroment with a Domain controller?
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The System policy is stored on the server and is loaded whenever a user logs onto the network.
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What kind of security is used in the Workgroup model?
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Share-Level Security.
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What program is used to manage System Policies.
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The System Policy Editor.
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Microsoft recommends that workgroups should seldom exceed how many machines?
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FIVE
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For all configurations, what should you make sure of before launching setup?
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Make sure that antivirus and other TSR programs are not running.
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Can you change the computer or workgroup name AFTER Windows 98 has been installed?
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YES.
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True or False:
You usually need to restart the computer to make Registry changes take effect. |
True
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True or False:
If you use only a NetWare server to administer a domain, you can only offer user-level access, because NetWare does not support share-level access. |
TRUE
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Which Registry file must be stored locally on a Windows 98 machine?
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System.dat
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Is BOB'S COMPUTER a valid computer name in Windows 98?
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NO, computer names cannot contain spaces!
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From which two environments can you run Windows 98 setup?
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MS-DOS and Windows 95.
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What type of security is used in the Domain model?
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User-Level Security
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True or False:
For dual-boot configurations with either Windows 3.1 or Windows NT and Windows 98, applications must be installed twice. |
TRUE
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Is BOSTONUNIVERSITY a valid computer name?
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No, because there are 16 characters in the name BOSTONUNIVERSITY. Computer names cannot exceed 15 charaters.
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True or False:
You must boot into DOS mode to run Scanreg.exe |
TRUE
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True or False:
FAT16 maintains backups of the hard drive's boot sector. |
FALSE
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True or False:
Dynamic keys are stored in the permanent Regisrty files. |
FALSE
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True or False:
Both FAT16 and FAT32 make backups of the file allocation table and can switch to the backup copy on the fly if the original becomes damaged. |
FALSE
Both FAT16 and FAT 32 make backups of the file allocation table, but ONLY FAT32 can switch to the backup copy on the fly if the original becomes damaged. |
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True or False:
You can't use the Registry Editor to edit the Registry on remote machines. |
FALSE
You CAN use the Registry Editor to edit the Registry on remote machines. |
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Can a drive that has been compressed using DriveSpace3 be converted to FAT32?
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Yes, BUT you must DECOMPRESS the drive before converting to FAT32 because DrveSpace3 does not work with FAT32.
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What process does Windows 98 use to detect non plug & play devices?
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Detection
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What utility does Windows 98 run at every start-up to check the Registry?
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Scanreg
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Where on the C: drive would the user profile for a user account named CAPTBOB be found? (I'm looking for a PATH here)
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"C:\Windows\Profiles\CAPTBOB"
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Do you still want to be an IT professional?
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I'd turn back if I were you.
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