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Minimum system requirements for 32-bit (x86) version of Microsoft Windows 7

1 GB of system RAM DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver 16 GB of free hard disk space 1 GHz CPU

Minimum system requirements for 64-bit (x64) version of Microsoft Windows 7

1 GHz CPU 2 GB of system RAM DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver 20 GB of free hard disk space

Minimum system requirements for 32-bit (x86) version of Microsoft Windows 10

1 GHz CPU with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 1 GB of system RAM Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver 16 GB of free hard disk space

Minimum system requirements for 32-bit (x86) version of Microsoft Windows 8/8.1

1 GHz CPU with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 1 GB of system RAM Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver 16 GB of free hard disk space

System Configuration Launch

1. Double-clicking on the System Configuration icon shortcut in the Administrative Tools folder 2. Pressing simultaneously the Windows and R keys, typing msconfig (or msconfig.exe) in the Run window, and pressing Enter 3. Typing msconfig (or msconfig.exe) in the Command Prompt and pressing Enter

System Config Boot tab

1.Boot logging 2.Default OS to load in a multiboot environment 3.Amount of hardware resources to be used by the chosen OS in a multiboot environment 4.Safe boot options

Minimum system requirements for 64-bit (x64) version of Microsoft Windows 10

2 GB of system RAM Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver 20 GB of free hard disk space 1 GHz CPU with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2

Minimum system requirements for 64-bit (x64) version of Microsoft Windows 8/8.1

2 GB of system RAM Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver 20 GB of free hard disk space 1 GHz CPU with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2

Component Services (COM+)

A Microsoft Management Console snap-in that can be used to register components used by installed applications. designed both for system administrators and for application developers

netstat

A TCP/IP troubleshooting utility that displays statistics and the state of current TCP/IP connections. It also displays ports, which can signal whether services are using the correct ports.

diskpart

A Windows command to manage hard drives, partitions, and volumes.

unattended installation

A Windows installation that is done by storing the answers to installation questions in a text file or script that Windows calls an answer file so that the answers do not have to be typed in during the installation.

System Configuration

A Windows utility (msconfig.exe) that can identify what processes are launched at startup and can temporarily disable a process from loading.

NFS (Network File System)

A client/ server application that enables users to access shared files stored on different types of computers and work with those files as if they were stored locally on their own computers.

dynamic disk

A disk type introduced with Windows 2000 that contains space allocated in volumes without the limits imposed on basic disks. On a dynamic disk, the number of volumes are unlimited, and a volume can extend to include available space on any hard disk in the computer.

HFS+

A file system used by the Mac OS.

NTFS (New Technology File System)

A file system used on Windows-based systems. It is more efficient and provides much more security than do FAT-based file systems. up to 16 EiB Files can be 256 Tib uses a MFT(Master File Table) supports compression and encryption security

EFS (Encrypting File System)

A file-encryption tool available on Windows systems that have partitions formatted with NTFS.

BranchCache

A new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that enables networks with computers at remote locations to conserve bandwidth by storing frequently accessed files on local drives.

Windows Firewall

A personal firewall that protects a computer from intrusion and is automatically configured when you set your network location in the Network and Sharing Center.

User Account Control (UAC)

A security feature introduced in Windows Vista to prevent unauthorized changes to Windows. (8)

No-eXecute bit (NX bit)

A security feature used by CPUs for isolating areas of memory in order to prevent the execution of code from non-executable memory locations is known as: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) No-eXecute bit (NX bit) Error-Correcting Code (ECC) Parity bit

DFS (Distributed File System)

A software-based distributed hierarchical storage implementation that is built into Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, and other Windows server software.

System Restore

A utility in Windows that restores system settings to a specific previous date when everything was working properly.

nslookup

A utility that is used to test and troubleshoot domain name servers.

FAT32

A version of the FAT file system used by hard drives and some flash drives (thumb drives, etc.), using a 32-bit file allocation table. (10) 4 GB maximum file size limit and 2 TB maximum volume size limit

shutdown /a

Abort shutdown

Which location contains the application icon shortcut used for launching the Task Scheduler MMC snap-in

Administrative Tools menu in Windows Control Panel

MBR (Master Boot Record)

An area on a hard disk. It includes code to locate the active partition and to load boot sector code. Up to 4 Partitions, 3 Primary Partition and up to 1 Extended Partitions, 4 Primary Partitions

Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics (EIDE)

An enhanced version of the IDE disk drive controller standard.

ext4

An improved version of the ext3 filesystem with an extended feature set and better performance. 2 EiB volumes 16 TiB Files

In place upgrade

An upgrade that replaces the existing OS with the new OS but maintains all the roles and features installed on the existing OS.

Computer Management (compmgmt.msc)

Applet in Windows' Administrative Tools that contains several useful snap-ins, such as Device Manager and Disk Management.

Disk Storage Types

Basic or Dynamic

MS Windows feature that enables full drive encryption is known as

BitLocker

xcopy

Command in the command-line interface used to copy multiple directories at once, which the copy command could not do.

If a device in Windows fails after driver update, the driver can be restored to the previously installed version in:

Device Manager (devmgmt.msc)

gpresult

Displays Group Policy information for machine or user.

netstat -a

Displays all connections and listening ports.

Windows Repair Installation

Does not affect user applications Preserves application configuration settings Does not affect user files

netstat -n

Does not resolve hostnames. Instead displays addresses and port numbers in numerical form.

persistent VDI

Each user runs their own copy of virtual desktop At the end of a session, user data and personal settings are saved

Which Microsoft Windows 10 editions include the BranchCache feature?

Education Enterprise

Local Users and Groups

Full access to local users and groups as well as all of their attributes. Designed for technical specialist or system administrator.

chkdsk (CheckDisk)

Hard drive error detection and, to a certain extent, correction utility in Windows, launched from the command-line interface.

System Config startup configuration

In General tab

VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure)

Is a virtualization technology that hosts a desktop operating system on a centralized server in a data center.

EXT 3

Linux Proprietary 32 TiB volumes 2GiB files

chkdsk /f

Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information

chkdsk /r

Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information Fixes errors on the disk

What is the application of No-eXecute bit (NX bit)

Malware protection

Partition Styles

Master Boot Record (MBR) GUID Partition Table (GPT)

exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table)

Microsoft's flash drive file system

GUID Partition Table (GPT)

One of two methods used to organize partitions on a hard drive. A GPT partitioning system installed on a hard drive can support 128 partitions and is recommended for drives larger than 2 TB. Compare with Master Boot Record (MBR).

image deployment

Operating system installation that uses a complete image of a hard drive as an installation media. Helpful when installing an operating system on a large number of identical PCs.

enable installation of an OS via network interface

PXE Netboot

robocopy

Powerful command-line utility for copying files and directories, even over a network.

taskkill /pid

Process ID used to specify a process to kill

ipconfig /release

Release the DHCP lease

ipconfig /renew

Renew the DHCP lease

sfc /scannow

Scans integrity of all protected system files and repairs files with problems when possible.

Windows Memory Diagnostic tool (mdsched.exe)

Short cut is found at Administrative Tools folder in Control Panel cannot be run inside Windows. This utility requires a system restart and is launched during next boot before loading the operating system.

shutdown /r /t nn

Shutdown and restart after nn seconds

shutdown /s

Shuts down system completely

taskkill /im

Specifies process by image name

copy /y

Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file

shutdown -t

Tell init to wait XX seconds before shutting down

CDFS (Compact Disc File System)

The 32-bit file system for CD discs and some CD-R and CD-RW discs. Up to 4Gib

SFC

The System File Checker command is used to verify and repair system files.

partition type

The style of partition on a basic disk, which includes primary, logical, and extended.

ipconfig

The utility used to display TCP/IP addressing and domain name information in the Windows client operating systems.

clean install

Used to overwrite the existing operating system and applications when installing Windows on a hard drive.

copy /v

Verifies that new files are written correctly.

used as an extension of RAM

Virtual Memory Paging File Swap Partition

maximum amount of RAM supported by different editions of 64-bit

Windows 10 Home 128 GB Windows 10 Pro 2TB Windows 10 Education 2TB Windows Enterprise 6TB

Which edition(s) of Microsoft Windows 7 cannot participate in a Windows domain

Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7 editions do(es) not include EFS

Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium

limits on physical memory for 64-bit (x64) Microsoft Windows 8/8.1

Windows 8 (Core) 128 GB Windows 8 Professional Windows 8 Enterprise

Windows 8 Refresh

Windows 8 enables OS reinstallation without affecting the existing user profiles and settings

Services snap-in

Windows Administrative Tools folder applet for managing background applications

dir

Windows Command Prompt commands can be used to list all directory's files and subdirectories contained in the current directory

cd \

Windows command always navigates the command-line interface back to the root directory

gpupdate

Windows command for making immediate group policy changes in an individual system.

Local Security Policy

Windows tool used to set local security policies on an individual system.

net use

a TCP/IP command that connects or disconnects a computer from a shared resource or can display information about connections.

net user

a TCP/IP command used to manage user accounts.

System Config Services

a list of background applications that can be enabled/disabled during system startup

Physical Address Extension (PAE)

a memory management feature that allows 32-bit CPUs to use more than 4 GB of physical memory on capable versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems

Performance Monitor

a program that assesses and reports information about various computer resources and devices

*.*

all

cd

change directory

dism

command allows you to modify an offline image

shutdown

command can be used to shut down or restart a local or remote host running MS Windows

User Accounts control panel and the Local Users and Groups snap-in for MMC

components allow system administrators to enable/disable user accounts

"netstat -b" Command

display the name of an application involved in creating each connection or listening port

May 2019 OS release update, the minimum hard disk space requirement for both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) editions of Windows 10

increased to 32 GB

ODBC Data Sources (odbcad32.exe)

is to facilitate communication between applications and varying types of databases.

cd ..

moves the command-line prompt one folder up in the directory tree

ipconfig /all

refers to an ipconfig command parameter used for displaying the full TCP/IP configuration information for all adapters displays MAC address

multiboot

the capability for choosing between two or more operating systems to boot from when a computer is turned on. A separate partition is required for each operating system.