Comptia A+ Notes - Chapter 12: Windows Under The Hood

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What is a class object

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A named group of functions that defines what you can do with the object it represents Example: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT root key

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What does the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE root key in the registry contain?

Back 2

All the data for a system's non-user-specific configurations

Front 3

In terms of the boot process, what is the difference between BIOS and UEFI systems?

Back 3

In a BIOS-based system, the BIOS looks for the MBR which has the boot code to launch the OS. The UEFI loads the bootmgr directly.

Front 4

In a command-line interface, what can the reg command do?

Back 4

View registry keys and values, import and export the registry, and compare two different versions of a registry

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In a command-line interface, what can the regsvr32 command do?

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Can modify the registry by adding dynamic link library (DLL) files

Front 6

When the bootmgr starts, what does it do first?

Back 6

Reads data from a Boot Configuration Data (BCD) file

Front 7

What does a Boot Configuration Data (BCD) file contain?

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Info about the various OSes installed on the system and instruction on how to load (bootstrap) them

Front 8

In Task Manager, what does the Set Affinity option do?

Back 8

Specify which CPU cores a process can run on

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In Performance Monitor, what is object and counter?

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An object is a system component that is given a set of characteristics and can be managed by the OS. A counter tracks info about an object

Front 10

What is Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)?

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Allows different applications and OSes to access a database

Front 11

What are Windows registry files called?

Back 11

Hives