Configure Hardware and Application Review

You want to ensure your users are using the most up-to-date version of the Microsoft compatibility list. Where in Group Policy do you configure this? 1. Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Internet Explorer, Compatibility View 2. Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Internet Explorer, Internet Control Panel 3. Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Internet Explorer, Control Panel 4. Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Internet Explorer, Security Features

1. Correct. Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Internet Explorer, Compatibility View is the proper path. 2. Incorrect. Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Internet Explorer, Compatibility View is the proper path. 3. Incorrect. Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Internet Explorer, Compatibility View is the proper path. 4. Incorrect. Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Internet Explorer, Compatibility View is the proper path.

What does it mean when a driver is digitally signed? (Choose all that apply.) 1. The manufacturer has extensively tested the driver and can verify with authority that it is safe to install. 2. The driver has undergone testing by Microsoft, has been approved as safe to install, and is unaltered. 3. The driver is a 32-bit driver. 4. The driver has not been altered since it was signed by a qualified authority.

1. Incorrect. A manufacturer's extensive testing does not mean the driver is certified. It must be certified by an independent and authorized organization or publisher. 2. Correct. The driver has undergone testing by Microsoft and its Windows Quality Hardware lab. 3. Incorrect. Being a 32-bit driver does not make it a signed driver. 4. Correct. Signing proves that the driver has not been altered.

You are trying to install Hyper-V on a computer running Windows 8.1 Professional, from Control Panel, using the Turn Windows Features On Or Off option. However, Hyper-V Platform is unavailable and can't be enabled. What is the reason for this? 1. The computer's processor doesn't support SLAT. 2. The computer is running Windows 8.1, not Windows 8.1 Professional. 3. The computer is running a 32-bit operating system. 4. You can't install the Hyper-V Platform from here; you have to run the Windows PowerShell command: Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -All.

1. Correct. If everything else is available except for Hyper-V Platform, the processor is not compatible. 2. Incorrect. If the computer were running Windows 8.1, no Hyper-V options would appear. 3. Incorrect. If the computer were running a 32-bit operating system, no Hyper-V options would be available. 4. Incorrect. You can enable Hyper-V this way, but if the Hyper-V Platform can't be enabled from Control Panel it can't be enabled this way either.

What are some advantages of using the VHDX format for your VHD files (instead of the VHD format)? (Choose all that apply.) 1. Protection against data corruption when there is a power failure (because updates are logged effectively) 2. Improved performance on large sector disks 3. Larger block sizes for dynamic and differencing disks to enhance performance 4. The ability to create differencing disks

1. Correct. Protection against data corruption when there is a power failure (because updates are logged effectively) is a valid feature. 2. Correct. Improved performance on large sector disks is a valid feature. 3. Correct. Larger block sizes for dynamic and differencing disks to enhance performance is a valid feature. 4. Incorrect. You can create differencing disks with both file types.

How can you delete your personal browsing history? (Choose all that apply.) 1. From the Internet Options dialog box on the General tab 2. From the Internet Options dialog box on the Content tab 3. From the Tools button 4. From the Tools button from the Safety option

1. Correct. This is a valid option for deleting your browsing history. 2. Incorrect. This is not a valid option for deleting your browsing history. The Content tab offers options regarding Family Safety, Certificates, AutoComplete, and Feeds and Web Slices. 3. Incorrect. This is not a valid option for deleting your browsing history. The Tools button offers many options, but not one for deleting your browsing history. Tools include but are not limited to managing add-ons, configuring the pop-up blocker, and showing specific Explorer bars. 4. Correct. This is a valid option for deleting your browsing history.

Which of the following commands can be used to repair an installation that is missing a file and also to overwrite all existing shortcuts? 1. msiexec /fps {Package | ProductCode} 2. msiexec /i {Package | ProductCode} 3, msiexec /fa {Package | ProductCode} 4. msiexec /x {Package | ProductCode}

1. Correct. This is the proper syntax. 2. Incorrect. /i installs; it does not repair. /f must be used to denote that repair options follow. 3. Incorrect. /a forces all files to be reinstalled, not just the missing file. 4. Incorrect. /x uninstalls a package.

Which of the following removable storage access policies would you configure to keep all selected users from writing to DVDs without placing limitations on other removable media? 1. CD and DVD: Deny read/write/execute access 2. CD and DVD: Deny write access 3. Removable Disks: Deny read/write/execute access 4. All of the above

1. Correct. This is the setting that enables you to configure these settings either together or separately. 2. Incorrect. This is not a valid setting. 3. Incorrect. This configures read, write, or execute access (or a combination of these) but applies the settings to all removable disks in the computer, not just DVDs. 4. Incorrect. All of the above is not correct because B and C are incorrect.

Your computer runs a 64-bit edition of Windows 8.1, and you have a camera whose manufacturer has only supplied a 32-bit driver disk. Windows does not install the driver automatically the first time you connect it. What can you do? (Choose all that apply.) 1. Visit the manufacturer's website and hope a 64-bit driver exists. If it does, download and install it manually. 2. Restart the computer in Advanced mode and disable driver signing. When the computer reboots, manually install the driver by using Device Manager. 3. Use Device Manager to browse to the driver and initiate the installation yourself. 4. Wait for the manufacturer to create a compatible device driver and for Microsoft to test it. Watch the Action Center and Windows Update notifications carefully to know when this is available.

1. Correct. To install a device on a machine that runs a 64-bit operating system you must use a 64-bit driver. You'll have to hope you can find one. 2. Incorrect. If you disable driver signing, you would be able to install an unsigned driver, but not one designed for another platform (32-bit on a 64-bit machine). 3. Incorrect. You can't install a 32-bit driver on a 64-bit machine, even with Device Manager. 4. Correct. You can wait, and Action Center and Windows Update will get the updates once the driver is signed.

How are drivers automatically installed when a device is first connected? (Choose all that apply.) 1. Windows installs a driver it finds from Windows Update. 2. Windows installs a driver if it's found in the Driver Store. 3. Windows downloads a driver from the manufacturer's website and runs the downloaded executable file. 4. Device Manager installs the driver from the Driver Store.

1. Correct. When you connect a hardware device, Windows looks first to the Driver Store on the local machine and then to Windows Update. 2. Correct. When you connect a hardware device, Windows looks first to the Driver Store on the local machine and then to Windows Update. 3. Incorrect. Windows can't do this. Windows can only get drivers from the Driver Store and Windows Update. 4. Incorrect. Although you might be able to click Update Driver from Device Manager to have it located in the Driver Store, it doesn't do this when hardware is first connected.

Where can users get Start screen apps? (Choose all that apply.) 1. From the Windows Store 2. Through a process called sideloading 3. By installing them on the machine using the command line msiexec -i -a <path to app> 4. From the ACT

1. Correct. You can get apps for the Start screen at the Windows Store. 2. Correct. You can get apps from a network through sideloading. 3. Incorrect. MSIExec can't be used to install apps, only desktop applications. 4. Incorrect. ACT can't be used to install apps; it is used to test compatibility.

You downloaded a file using Internet Explorer (IE) 11. Two days later you decide you are ready to install the program included in the download. You can't remember where you saved it. What can you do? 1. From the Tools button in IE 11, click Manage Add-Ons. Double-click the downloaded file to begin the installation. 2. From the Tools button in IE 11, click View Downloads. Then, right-click the downloaded file and click Open Containing Folder. 3. Because you did not use the file right away, IE 11 deleted the file. You'll have to download it again. 4. From the Internet Options dialog box, on the Programs tab, in the Internet Programs area, click Set Programs.

1. Incorrect. Add-ons are things like toolbars, extensions, and search providers; they are not downloaded files. 2. Correct. This is the proper way to locate the downloaded file. 3. Incorrect. No downloaded file will be automatically deleted if you don't use it. 4. Incorrect. The Set Programs option is used to select default programs for various file types and protocols.

What technology can you use to create a unique experience for a single user account and to limit that user to only one Windows Store app? 1. AppLocker 2. Assigned Access 3. Software Restriction Policies 4. Executable rules

1. Incorrect. AppLocker is used to test applications for compatibility, create reports, and fashion solutions. 2. Correct. Assigned Access provides this functionality. 3. Incorrect. Software Restriction Policies limit how users can access all software on the machine and can't limit that access to only one app that boots when the computer starts up. 4. Incorrect. This is a type of AppLocker rule and won't limit the device to only one app for one user.

You have set up Assigned Access for a standard user. When you boot the machine, you are not given the option of logging on to your own account. The only thing that happens is that the app you've configured opens in the standard user account you assigned. What can you do to get back into your own account? 1. Open PC Settings, navigate to Accounts, Other Accounts, select the standard user account, and click Disable Assigned Access. Input your administrator account and password when prompted. 2. Reboot the computer and press F12 to access the boot options. Opt to disable Assigned Access. 3. Press the Windows key five times and let the computer reboot. 4. Open PC Settings, open Accounts, and click Disable Assigned Access. Press the Windows key four times to reboot.

1. Incorrect. Before you can do this, you must first log off and log back on as an Administrator. 2. Incorrect. The proper key combination is to press the Windows key five times. In many instances, F12 at boot will offer boot options. However, boot options won't help you here. 3. Correct. This is the proper way to resolve this issue. 4. Incorrect. This is not how to resolve this issue.

You are creating a VM and need it to be backward-compatible with operating systems prior to Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. Which of the following describes the type of VM you need to create? 1. Generation 1 with Integration Services 2. Generation 1 3. Generation 2 4. Generation 2 with Integration Services

1. Incorrect. Generation 1 does support earlier operating systems, but uninstalling Integration Services is not required. 2. Correct. Generation 1 supports the desired operating systems. 3. Incorrect. Generation 2 does not support older operating systems. 4. Incorrect. Generation 2 with Integration Services does not support older operating systems.

Which of the following is not a type of virtual switch? 1. Internal 2. External 3. Public 4. Private

1. Incorrect. Internal is a valid option for a virtual switch. 2. Incorrect. External is a valid option for a virtual switch. 3. Correct. Public is not a valid option for a virtual switch. 4. Incorrect. Private is a valid option for a virtual switch.

You are trying to diagnose a performance problem on a client machine. After talking to the user about what has changed lately, if anything, you find out that he recently purchased and installed a new scanner and installed the drivers for it. He recalls some sort of prompt that contained a warning, but he can't remember what it said. What do you try first? 1. In Device Manager, locate the resources the scanner uses and see if there is a conflict. If you find a conflict, reassign the conflicting resources so the scanner can run properly. 2. Restart the computer in Advanced mode and disable driver signing. This will allow the problematic driver to run without restrictions. 3. Run Sigverif.exe at an elevated command prompt. 4. In Device Manager, locate the scanner and roll back the driver.

1. Incorrect. It's highly unlikely that Device Manager could be used to resolve this problem, and besides, it's pretty risky. 2. Incorrect. This enables you to install unsigned drivers and has nothing to do with those already installed. 3. Correct. It is likely that the user installed an unsigned driver. Sigverif.exe will help you determine if this is the problem. 4. Incorrect. If you could find the driver in Device Manager you would not find a previous driver to roll it back to.

On which tab in the Internet Options dialog box can you configure the security level for the Internet zone? 1. General 2. Security 3. Content 4. Programs 5. Advanced

1. Incorrect. The General tab offers a place to configure home pages and how IE 11 starts, includes the ability to delete your browsing history, and more. 2. Correct. You configure security levels on the Security tab. 3. Incorrect. The Content tab offers a place to set up Family Safety, manage certificates, and configure AutoComplete settings, among other things. 4. Incorrect. The Programs tab lets you configure add-ons, set programs, set file associations, and more. 5. Incorrect. The Advanced tab lets you configure advanced settings but does not offer a place to configure security for a specific zone.

In what pane of Hyper-V Manager do you configure host networking and settings, import virtual machines, and create new virtual machines? 1. Hyper-V Hosts 2. Checkpoints 3. Details 4. Actions

1. Incorrect. The Hyper-V Hosts pane lists the virtual machines available on the hosts. 2. Incorrect. The Checkpoints pane shows a list of saved checkpoints for the selected VM. 3. Incorrect. The Details pane shows information about the selected VM. 4. Correct. The Actions pane offers a list of tasks you can perform.

How do you keep the Store app from installing app updates automatically on a single workstation? 1. Use Local Security Policy to configure the setting. 2. Access the feature to disable this from Control Panel, Default Programs windows, under Set Your Default Programs. 3. At an elevated command prompt, type msiexec -f -d WindowsStore. 4. Open the Store app, open the Settings charm, and click App Updates to access the setting.

1. Incorrect. There is no entry in the Local Security Policy console to configure this. 2. Incorrect. The option is not available here. 3. Incorrect. This command is used to install and repair applications at a command line and can't be used to disable app updates. 4. Correct. This is the proper place to configure the setting.

Which of the following is a new Group Policy entry for Internet Explorer? 1. Turn off Data Execution Prevention (DEP) 2. Restrict users from making security zone configuration changes 3. Turn off the flip ahead with page prediction feature 4. Turn on Compatibility View for all intranet zones

1. Incorrect. This is a valid feature, but it was an option in Group Policy in previous operating system editions. 2. Incorrect. This is a valid feature, but it was an option in Group Policy in previous operating system editions. 3. Correct. Flip ahead is a new feature in Windows 8 and is thus a new entry in Group Policy. 4. Incorrect. This is a valid feature, but it was an option in Group Policy in previous operating system editions.

What type of rule in Software Restriction Policies and AppLocker would you create if you needed to restrict access to an application based on its digital fingerprint, even if the name or location of the file changes? 1. Certificate rule 2. Path rule 3. Script rule 4. Hash or File Hash rule

1. Incorrect. This is based on the assigned certificate, not the digital fingerprint. 2. Incorrect. This rule is used to specify a specific path to a file. 3. Incorrect. This type of rule is applied to script files like .bat, .vbs, and .cmd files. 4. Correct. This is the proper type of rule to create.

A user complains that every time she inserts a USB drive, nothing happens. She wants to automatically open the drive in File Explorer. Which tool in Default Programs do you use to resolve this problem? 1. Set Program Access And Computer Defaults 2. Associate A File Type Or Protocol With A Program 3. Set Your Default Programs 4. Change AutoPlay Settings

1. Incorrect. This makes a program the default for all compatible file types. 2. Incorrect. This is used to make a file type or protocol always open in a specific program. 3. Incorrect. This enables you to control access to certain programs on the computer. 4. Correct. You can configure this setting in the AutoPlay options.

Where can you easily install a wireless printer for a client that is part of a workgroup? 1. In Device Manager. 2. You won't have to; Windows will detect the printer and install it automatically. 3. In Device Stage. 4. In the Devices And Printers window.

1. Incorrect. You can't use Device Manager to install wireless devices. 2. Incorrect. Wireless devices aren't Plug and Play and won't be installed automatically. 3. Incorrect. Device Stage offers a place to view information about an installed device, purchase supplies for it, get help, and so on. 4. Correct. Devices And Printers enables you to easily connect to wireless devices.

What are the way to add/remove devices for administrators?

Device Manager and using pnputil in the cmd

In Device Manager what are your different views you can set?

Devices by connection, Resources by type, and Resources by connections

Device Manager offers four menus you can use to work with any of the installed devices, what are they?

File, Actions, View, Help

You are the network administrator of a large organization that is part of an Active Directory domain. You do extensive testing of hardware and software before you deploy any device drivers to the computers in the organization. Answer the following questions regarding the test lab: 1. What should you configure so that your test lab employees can install unsigned drivers on their 64-bit test machines? 2. How do you access those configuration options? 3. What command-line tool can be used in the lab to manage the Driver Store? What command-line parameters enable you to permanently delete a specific driver from the Driver Store?

You need to configure the computers to bypass digital signature requirements. Open PC Settings, Update And Recovery, and the Recovery tab. Under Advanced Startup, click Restart Now. During the reboot: 1. Click Troubleshoot. 2. Click Advanced Options. 3. Click Startup Settings. Click Restart. 4. Press 7 on the keyboard. (The computer restarts.) Use the command-line tool Pnputil.exe with -d and -f.

What command do you run to see if there is any unsigned drivers?

sigverif