CMSY 106 Quiz 5

A named group of functions that defines what you can do with an object is called a ________________. performance object counter hive class object

class object

Processes are usually referred to by their _______________. globally unique identifier (GUID) service name process identifier (PID) executable name

process identifier (PID)

Mark needs to edit the Registry on Mary's Windows 8 box. Which tool enables manual editing of the Registry from a command prompt? notepad bootmgr tasklist reg

reg

How do you open the Registry Editor from the Start | Search box or the command prompt? regedit regsvr32 bcdedit regeditor

regedit

The go-to command to open up the Registry editor is ________________. regedit winload.exe taskmgr registryedit.exe

regedit

What is the name of the command-line command to stop a running task? processkill tasklist appkill taskkill

taskkill

Which of the following key combinations opens the Task Manager? CTRL-ALT-SHIFT CTRL-SHIFT-ESC SHIFT-F5 WINDOWS LOGO-PAUSE/BREAK

CTRL-SHIFT-ESC

The name of a process usually ends with what file extension? ".doc" ".exe" ".jpg" ".msc"

.exe

With what is every application and service in Windows associated? A counter A process An object A component

A process

Which tab in Task Manager can be used to stop an application? Processes Applications Services Performance

Applications

What is one major risk of editing the Registry? E-mails being sent unintentionally Malware infecting the computer Applications not starting up Applications being uninstalled

Applications not starting up

How is the Registry organized? As a flat structure As a peer structure As a tree structure As a relational structure

As a tree structure

Which file does the boot manager check to determine the operating systems installed at boot-up? NTFS HKEY_CURRENT_OS BCD bootmgr

BCD

Which of the following statements about booting in Windows is true? UEFI looks for the MBR, which finds the boot code that launches bootmgr. UEFI does not use bootmgr. BIOS looks for the MBR, which finds the boot code that launches bootmgr. BIOS does not use bootmgr.

BIOS looks for the MBR, which finds the boot code that launches bootmgr.

Which task moved from the System Configuration utility to the Task Manager beginning with Windows 8? Controlling Windows boot mode and options Managing Windows services Controlling which processes start when Windows loads Accessing a variety of Windows tools

Controlling which processes start when Windows loads

Which kind of entries point OBDC to a database and are created and managed by the user through the Data Source Administrator? DNS DCOM DSN DHCP

DSN

Which key value data type is limited to exactly 32 bits? String DWORD QWORD Binary

DWORD

Which option in Performance Monitor enables you to gather performance data over time to assess problems? Counters Performance Monitor doesn't have this option. Data Collector Sets Objects

Data Collector Sets

What feature allows you to import a new or backup subkey? Redo Add Merge Create

Merge

What coding standard allows programmers to write databases and applications to locate and access a database without worrying about the application or operating system in use? ODBC Component Services Microsoft .NET Java

ODBC

A counter tracks specific information about a(n) ________________. Task Tool Object User

Object

Which of the following tabs is not found in the Task Manager? Users Processes Objects Services

Objects

When using Performance Monitor, which settings are defined to track resource usage? (Select two.) Objects Counters Values Processes

Objects Counters

Which tab in the Task Manager shows information about CPU usage, available physical memory, and the size of the disk cache? Services Networking User Performance

Performance

Which Windows 7 tool gives you an overview of how a PC has behaved over time, showing important events such as application or OS crashes? Reliability and Performance Monitor Performance console Performance Monitor System Monitor

Performance Monitor

What is one way to start Task Manager? Press ctrl-alt-enter and select Task Manager. Press ctrl-alt-delete and select Task Manager. Press ctrl-shift-f1 and select Task Manager. Press ctrl-shift-delete and select Task Manager.

Press ctrl-alt-delete and select Task Manager.

Which key value data type is limited to exactly 64 bits? String Binary DWORD QWORD

QWORD

Which command is a full-featured command-line Registry editor? Regsrv32 Regedit Reg Regedt32

Reg

Which command can modify the Registry by adding (or registering) dynamic link library (DLL) files as command components? Regsvr32 Regedit Reg Regedt32

Regsvr32

Which option in Windows 10 enables you to quickly close a potentially problem program and all the code that might be running along with it? CTRL-ALT-ESC Resource Monitor | right-click process | Select End Process Tree CTRL-ALT-DELETE Task Manager | right-click process | Select End Process Tree

Resource Monitor | right-click process | Select End Process Tree

What can be typed in the Windows Search to open the Services Control Panel applet? Services.msc Service.mmc Perfmon.msc Regserv.mmc

Services.msc

Which key value data type can be used for any form of data? DWORD String QWORD Binary

String

Which of the following are organized inside the Registry's root keys? (Select two.) Subkeys Objects Subfolders Values

Subkeys Values

Which user name is associated with a process started by Windows? The logged in user Windows System Administrator

System

What is stored in the \%SystemRoot%\System32\config folder? Boot files Group policies System files The Registry

The registry

Which tab in the Task Manager would you use to find out what programs are running under a certain user's account? User Networking Services Performance

User

How many root keys are in the Registry? Six Five Seven Four

Five

Which of the following options are available when you right-click on a process in the Windows 7 Task Manager's Processes tab? (Select two.) Go To Process Set Priority Go to Service(s) Start Service

Go to Services Set Priority

Which Registry root key root key defines which option is being used currently, assuming that more than one is specified in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE? HKEY_USERS HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

Which of the following root keys contains the data for a system's non-user-specific configurations? HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKEY_USERS HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

What are Registry files called? B. Nodes Hives Leafs DSNs

Hives