CIST 1011: Week 10 - Lesson 12.11, 12.12 and 12.13

You work as the IT administrator for a small startup company. Lily's computer has two internal hard drives and runs Windows 10. She is concerned that she may accidentally delete a file or that her primary hard disk may fail at some future time. She has come to you for suggestions about how to protect her files. Due to the size and revenue of this startup company, resources are somewhat limited. Which of the following would BEST protect Lily's files?

-Back up her files using File History

What aspects of virtual memory can you configure on a windows workstation? (Select TWO).

-Location of the paging file -Maximum size of the paging file

To protect a Windows 10 system, you've configured System Restore to automatically protect your system using restore points. Will this adequately protect the user data on the system?

-No, you need to enable File History.

To protect user data on a Windows 10 system, you've configured System Restore to automatically create restore points for the C: volume. Given that your user profile data is stored in the default directory (C:\Users), will this strategy adequately protect your users' data? (Select TWO).

-No. You need to enable File History -No. You need to create a backup of your user data as well.

An administrator configures the Time Machine application on Mac OS computers and develops scripts that use the *tar* command on Linux computers. Which of the following best practices is the administrator following?

-Scheduled backups

You have configured your Windows systems to automatically back up user data every night at midnight. You also take a system image backup once per month. What else should you do to ensure that you are protected from data loss? (Select TWO)

-Store a copy of all backups of-site -Regularly test restoration procedures

Why should backup media be stored offsite?

-To prevent the same disaster from affecting both the network and the backup media

You need to protect the user data on a Windows 10 system. Which tools could you use to do this?

-Windows 7 (Backup and Restore) -File History

While using a Windows 10 system, you accidentally downloaded and installed a malware package from a phishing email exploit. You were able to reboot the system into Safe Mode and use System Restore to revert the system to a point in time before the malware infection occurred. Given this information, which of the following are true? (Select TWO)

-You must reinstall any applications that were installed after the restore point was taken -Your user files were not affected when the system was reverted to the restore point

Consider the virtual memory configuration for the Windows 10 system shown in the exhibit. Given that this Windows 10 system has 16 GB of system RAM and three hard disks installed, which configuration change could you make to the paging file to increase system performance?

Add paging files to the E: and F: volumes

Which tool would you use to configure the paging file location and size on a Windows system?

Advanced System Settings in the Control Panel

You need to configure File History to automatically delete any stored snapshots that are older than one month. Click the Control Panel option you would use to do this.

Advanced settings

System Restore is currently disabled for all volumes on a Windows 10 system. You need to enable System Protection for the C: volume. Click the option you would select to do this.

Configure

What is the recommended size of the paging file under normal circumstances on a Windows 10 system with 8 GB of RAM installed?

Equal to the amount of physical RAM

You need to back up user data on a Windows 10 system. The computer has a single SSD storage device installed that contains both the Windows operating system (in C:\Windows) and user profile data (in C:\Users). You plan to do the following: -Use Backup and Restore to backup user data. -Run the backup automatically every night at 11:00 p.m. -Store the backups in the C:\Backups folder. -Include a system image in each backup. Will this configuration work?

No. Backups created with Backup and Restore can't be stored on the drive that contains the information being backed up.

You have been having trouble with your laptop crashing. You would like your computer to create a memory dump file when it crashes. Where should you place the paging file?

On the system volume.

You are an IT technician for your company. Fred calls you complaining that every time he opens his internet browser, the default home page has been changed to a site he is not familiar with. You suspect this change is being caused by a malware infection on his system. However, after you run antimalware and antivirus software on Fred's system, it is still having the same issue. Which of the following would be the next BEST way to remove the malware?

Restore Fred's computer back to a previous restore point

Micka, a tech-savvy employee, tried to upgrade her computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10 from the internet. Something went wrong during the upgrade, and Micka's computer will no longer boot to Windows. She has brought her computer to the IT department for you to repair. You have tried to repair the computer, but you are unable to get it to boot to Windows. Which of the following methods would be the QUICKEST way to get Micka's computer back to its original Windows 7 operating system?

Restore her system using the recovery partition

You have just installed the latest Windows updates on your Windows 10 computer. After the computer has rebooted, you get the following error message: Error: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might have caused the issue after you installed Windows updates. Since your computer won't start, you have booted your computer into the Advanced Options section of the Windows 10 recovery equipment (see image). while troubleshooting the issue, which of the advanced options would be BEST to try first?

Startup Repair

You want to perform a Windows update on your Windows 10 computer. Before doing so, you want to make sure you can easily go back to the state it was in prior to the update. Which of the following Control Panel utilities is BEST to enable and use prior to the update?

System Protection

System Restore has been enabled for all volumes on a Windows system. Recently, a new network driver was installed on the system. However, the driver code contained bugs, and now your network board no longer functions. You are unable to access the internet to download an older version of the driver. You need to revert the system to a prior restore point that was taken before the driver was installed. Click the option you would use to do this.

System Restore

Which of the following is another name for the paging file?

Virtual Memory