Processor - 1GHz or higher for 32bit or 64bit.

RAM - 1GB (32-bit) or 2GB (64-bit)

Graphics Processor - DirectX 9-capabled with WDDM 1.0 or higher.

Hard disk - At least 16GB (32-bit) or 20GB (64-bit).

Disk drives - DVD-ROM drive

What is the standard networking protocol used by Windows 7?

TCP/IP

What are 8 items you should have on hand before beginning a Windows 7 installation?

• A computer that meets the minimum hardware requirements
• Windows 7 drivers from the manufacturer for any hardware that does not appear in the W indows 7 Logo Program.
• Windows 7 DVD or installation files available across a network.
• BIOS that meets the minimum requirement for Windows 7 compatibility.
• Product code
• If across a network,, a boot disk that can access network shares and apporopriate network adapters.
• Internet connection for Automatic Updates and acess to updated drivers and WPA.
• A backup of all exisiting data and the drivers for the back up device.

You need to edit settings while configuring your computer to dual-boot Windows 7 with Windows XP. What utility should you use?

bcdedit.exe

What is the first thing you should do after turning the computer on, to start installing Windows 7 by means of WDS?

Press the F12 key.

Which command would you choose to display a computer's TCP/IP connection and protocol statistics?

netstat

Which Setup log records modifications that are performed on the system during setup?

setupact.log

What three components must be available on a server in order to run WDS?

• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Domain Name System (DSN)
• Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS)

What five steps are involved in the troublshooting methodology?

1. Identify the point of failure.
2. Discover the cause of the failure.
3. Define a solution.
4. Test and implement the solution.
5. Document the results.

List five problems that can occurs during an attended installaion.

1. The BIOS is not compatible with Windows 7.
2. The hardware is not compatible with Windows 7.
3. There is not enough space on the hard drive to install the operation system.
4. The drivers for the hard disk, network adapter, or other devices are incorrect or incompatible.
5. The computer cannot connect to the necork because the anme or IP address confilicts with another computer on the network.

What key brings up the Advanced Boot Options Menu during the initial boot sequence?

F8

Boot logging stores information about drivers that initialize upon startup in %system root% directory in a file named what?

Ntbtlog.txt

This file records information about the user directory structure, including security identifiers (SIDs).

%systemroot%\panther\miglog.xml

This file records modifications performed on the system during setup.

%systemroot%\panther\setupact.log

This file records data about Plug and Play devices and drivers.  Check this file for device driver installation information.

%systemroot%\inf\setupapi.dev.log

This file records data about application installation.

%systemroot%\inf\setupapi.app.log

This file records errors generated by hardware or driver issues during Windows installation.

%systemroot%setuperr.log

This file reports the results of a computer attempting to join a workgroup or domain.  Check this file if you have trouble joining a domain.

%systemroot%\debug\netsetup.log

This file logs the security settings for the computer.

%systemroot%\security\logs\scesetup.log

The process of ensuring that a gprogram or application written for a previous Windows operating system will function properly within Windows 7.

Application compatibility

A list complied by Microsoft that includes all hardware components that are compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Server R2.  It replaces the older Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) and Windows Catalog used with Windows versions prior to Vista

Windows 7 Logo Program

The overall structure of an operating system, in which files are named, organized, and stored.  FAT and NTFS are types of file systems.

File Systems

The file system that provides a map of the disk clusters within an allocation table.  Files written to the disk are not necessarily stored in contiguous clusters, which can vary in size.  FAT, the 16-bit version, is the most widely supported file system and the ideal choice for dual-boot machines.  The 32-bit version of FAT (FAT32) is only availble on Windows 95 operating system R2 and later versions.

File Allocation Table (FAT)

The file system originally provided with Windows NT that supports volume mounting, compression, encyption and security.

NT File System (NTFS)

The application that installs Windows 7 on a new computer or updates and older Windows computer to Windows 7.  Also frequently used as a routine for installing applications.

setup.exe

A feature of Windows Server 2003 and 2008 that enables an automated remote installation of Windows 7 from a specially configured server.

Windows Deployment Services (WDS)

The firmware application encoded in a computer that initializes the computer before the operating system is loaded.  Also manages basic hardware configuration.

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)

An operating system failure that is sever enough to cause the computer to stop functioning.  In Windows 7 and previous versions of Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Server/NT, this is displayed on a blue screen with white test and is nicknamed the "blue screen of death" (BSOD)

Stop error

The suite of protocols used on the Internet for communication between computers.  It is the default networking protocol for Windows 7.

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)