6.1 ~ Windows Pre-Installation

In which of the following situations would you use a custom/clean installation? (Select two.) a. You want to preserve the existing operating system. b. You want to repair Registry entries and working files. c. You want to verify system compatibility. d. You want to upgrade while preserving data and settings. e. You want to install a new build over the current installation. f. There is no operating system installed on the computer.

a. You want to preserve the existing operating system. f. There is no operating system installed on the computer.

You are in the process of preparing to install Windows 11 on your Windows 10 computer. Which of the following pre-installation steps is critical to complete (not optional) if you are performing a clean installation? a. Obtain hardware drivers b. Create a system image c. Verify software compatibility d. Back up existing data

b. Create a system image

You have a workstation running Windows 10 Home. However, you want to install Windows 11 Professional as a separate instance in order to boot into either operating system. Which of the following installation types will meet your needs? a. Repair Installation b. Custom/clean Installation c. In-place Installation d. Upgrade Installation

b. Custom/clean Installation

You want to upgrade your Windows 10 Professional computer to Windows 11 Professional. You begin by checking the hardware and discover that it has 2 GB of RAM, a 2.0 GHz dual-core processor, a 256 GB solid-state drive, and a video adapter with 128 MB of RAM and DirectX 12 support. You want to install the 64-bit version of Windows 11. What should you do? a. Upgrade to a processor with at least four cores. b. Install a larger solid-state drive or hard drive. c. Add more memory. d. Upgrade the video adapter. e. Upgrade to a faster processor.

c. Add more memory.

You are in the process of preparing to install Windows 11 Professional on your Windows 10 laptop. You have already verified that your laptop hardware is compatible with a Windows 11 installation. Which of the following pre-installation steps should you perform next? a. Plug your laptop into an uninterruptible power source. b. Upgrade your laptop's RAM. c. Back up existing data. d. Run Disk Cleanup on the hard drive.

c. Back up existing data.

You have a computer with a 64-bit dual-core processor that runs the 64-bit version of Windows 10 Professional edition. You would like to upgrade to the 64-bit version of Windows 11 Home. You want to perform the upgrade with the least amount of effort possible. Which of the following installation methods do you need to perform? a. Windows 10 Installation Assistant installation b. Repair installation c. Clean installation d. In-place upgrade

c. Clean installation

After upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 on your laptop, everything seems to be going well until you start running a graphics editing program that you have used for years. The program keeps locking up after a few minutes. Which of the following pre-installation steps would have helped to resolve this issue? a. Verify that your system (drive space, memory, and so on) is compatible with Windows 11. b. Create a system image. c. Ensure that your software is compatible with Windows 11. d. Gather third-party installation media and drivers.

c. Ensure that your software is compatible with Windows 11.

You have a workstation running a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Professional that you would like to upgrade to Windows 11 Professional. You want to preserve the existing data, settings, and applications. Which of the following would be the BEST installation methods to use to install Windows 11? a. In-place b. Custom/clean c. Upgrade d. Repair

c. Upgrade

You are about to begin an upgrade of a Windows 10 workstation to Windows 11. What should you do before beginning? (Select two.) a. Install all the applications that will be used on the new system. b. Repartition and reformat the hard drive. c. Verify that the computer meets the minimum requirements. d. Remove all peripherals and expansion boards. e. Create a system backup of the hard drive.

c. Verify that the computer meets the minimum requirements. e. Create a system backup of the hard drive.

You want to keep an existing operating system installed on a system and deploy Windows as a separate instance on the same device, creating a multiple-boot configuration. Which installation type should you use? a. Upgrade installation b. Repair installation c. In-place installation d. Clean installation

d. Clean installation