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| Windows 9.x is a multitasking GUI OS with 3 core files, one is USER.EXE, the other two are _______, ________ |
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| GDI.EXE, KRL386.EXE, USER.EXE |
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You have one connectionto the Internet that you want to share with other systems. WHich OS will allow you to this. Choose 4 |
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| Win 2k, Win 98 SE, ME, XP |
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| DOS command ____– version of OS |
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| In Preemptive multitasking – the OS hands out CPU ________ to applications or programs – Windows 9.x/Me/NT/2000/XP/Unix. |
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DOS is ___bits uses FAT___ command line,
Win 3.x/9.x require DOS to boot/function. |
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| ________ (4 OS) include files to boot and function without DOS. |
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| DOS, Windows 3.X/Windows 9.x, Windows ME uses which Command line interpreter? |
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| WIndows NT/2000/XP use what command line interpreter? |
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| DOS is made out of 3 files, including Command.com,and 2 others |
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| IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS(hidden system files), COMMAND.com |
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| “missing or unknown OS “ error is caused by what |
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missing
IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS(hidden system files), COMMAND.com |
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5 step DOS Boot Order is....
Hint: IMCCA |
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1. IO.SYS
2. MSDOS.SYS
3. CONFIG.SYS
4. COMMAND.COM
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| General Overall Boot Order: POST, BIOS, ________, ________ |
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_______– Interacts with BIOS to determine hardware environment
- binary hidden executable file loaded when booted,
- determines hardware
- newer version eliminates the need for use of AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS |
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DOS FILE ______ Houses DOS kernel (software code) used to interact with programs
- hidden system text file, can change BootGUI=0/1
- determines if CPU will be booted in what OS GUI.
- The Boot .INI file is modified inWin NT 4.0/2000/XP for dual booting |
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| _____COM = makes changes in CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT |
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DOS FILE ___________–
- first editable DOS configuration text file that you can modify at system start up.
- function to load 16-bit real mode device and memory management drivers, at start up MYSDOS.SYS loads the device drivers and instructions specif |
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Is this in CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT?
DEVICE =C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
Where is Himem.sys loaded in_______ |
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CONFIG.SYS
(loaded in upper memory) |
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Is this in CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT?
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.exe NOEMS Where is EMM386 located in ______? |
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LASTDRIVE=Z
located where? |
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| DEVICEHIGH=C:\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MSCD00001 located where and what does it do? |
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| CONFIG.SYS - CDROM driver |
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DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\____
is a driver that configures color, cursor, and keystroke settings
in which DOS file _________? |
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DEVICE=C:\windows\IFSHLP.SYS
(____________(IFS) manager, driver integration of 32 bit APIs) is located where? |
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| Installable File System , CONFIG.SYS |
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| SHELL = C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C;\DOS /P /E:1024 located where? |
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located where?
DEVICE = C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE (recognizes the version table loaded)
FILES = 40 ( sets the number of files that can be opened by DOS at one time)
STACKS = 9,256 (range 8-64,32-512 – if higher value receive FATAL error)
BUFFERS = 10 (allows |
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- Win ___, ___ stores a backup copy of COMMAND.COM
in C:\Windows |
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| COMMAND.COM in DOS, Win3.x,9x,ME, stored in _________ |
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| root directory of C drive |
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| COMMAND.COM in XP/NT/2000, stored in ___________ |
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| "Incorrect DOS version" is a result if COMMAND.COM is not fromthe same version of the files ___.SYS, and ___.SYS |
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Which DOS file
holds TSR programs (Terminate and Stay Resident) such as _____ and MOUSE.COM, held in RAM. |
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DOSKEY, and MOUSE.COM
AUTOEXEC.BAT |
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| @ECHO OFF – disables the display of DOS batch file messages when batch is executed is located in what file? |
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| SET COMSPEC = C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM – set environment variables each time ________is run |
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| PATH =C:\; C:\WINDOWS; C:\DOS, in ___________ |
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SET TEMP = C:\TEMP – for temp files
PROMPT $P$G – how DOS prompt will display on screen
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| ( Win 9X replaced 16 bit MSCDEX.EXE with 32 bit ____) |
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WIN – calls on the file WIN.COM used to configure system automatically to boot directly into Windows 3.XGUI – if not in _________, will boot to DOS prompt.
4 switches are:
/R – Real mode; /S OS in Standard Mode; ___ in Enhanced Mode;____ log file |
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| WIN.COM is built into WIndows |
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| DOS uses a __ . __ naming structure |
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___ = DOS Backup File
.BAT = sequence of commands
.CAB = 9X Cabinet file
.DLL = Dynamic Link Library File
.GRP = Windows 3X Program Group File
.SYS = DOS System driver
.INI = DOS Windows initialization file
___ = Virtual Device Driver file |
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| LFNs (Long File names) can be up to ___ characters in length |
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| R(______) A(archive) H (hidden) S(system), what command uses to change these properities? |
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.COM, .BAT,.EXE, DELTREE, ATRRIB, EDIT, MEM
Internal or external commands? |
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| External resides in C:\DOS |
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DIR, DEL, RD, CLS, COPY
Internal or external DOS commands? |
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| INternal resides in DOS file COMMAND.com |
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| DOS COMMAND: Displays/set attributes |
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DOS COMMAND: Copies file directories and subdirectories
/H (hidden)
/S (subdirectories)
/V Verifies each file copied |
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| DOS: Deletes directory, subdirectory and files |
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DOS: Displays directory and subdirectory structure
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Displays all files in current directory
/P Pause screen
/W Wide View |
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| DOS: Displays memory used /C detail mem list |
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| DOS: Creates/make directory |
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| DOS: Removes directory/subdirectory |
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| DOS: Updates the current DOS version table |
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| DOS: Makes a directory bootable by copying the 3 main system files to it; used to create bootable DOS disks |
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| DOS: Displays version of DOS installed |
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| DOS: finds all switches for a given command |
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| Wildcard for one character at a time |
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| FDISK – disk portioning utility to separate 1 physical hard drive into ___ logical partitions, allow multiple operating systems. |
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- DOS uses a FAT16 partition table (max is ___ GB)
Windows 95 B/C and Windows 98 use a FAT__ partition table (2 TB in size) |
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| COMMAND TO construct a new MBR (Master Boot Record) if it has been corrupt or infected by a virus. |
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| FORMAT A: ___ what is the switch |
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| - C:\ FORMAT A:/S (copies 3 system files to make the disk bootable) |
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| 3 DOS system files most crucial |
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| (IO.SYS, COMMAND.COM, MSDOS.SYS) to a disk |
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| CHKDSK/F what does it do? |
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| CHKDSK what replaced by what tool? |
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| Windows NT/2000/XP 's equivalen to ScanDisk is.... |
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| Use Check Disk message box = “Automatically fix file system errors” and “Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors |
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| ** WHICH OS doesn’t come with a built in defrag utility |
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| _________and ______.SYS make up a 16 bit disk caching utility that improves access speed to data stored on a HD in a DOS/3X environment. |
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| SMARTDRV.EXE SMARTDRV.SYS |
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Only used in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
9X, uses a 32 bit program known as _____in place of SMARTDRV. |
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| VCACHE can adjust the HD’s cache size based on the needs of the OS. |
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| ______– executed at command prompt, used to view info on the system configuration including devices, memory, video display , mouse , disks, ports, and TS programs ( Most like to use Device Manager for Trouble Shooting on 9X) |
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| 1. __________ memory : 1st 64 K of memory used in DOS |
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| EMS (Expanded Memory ) extended or reserved memory emulates conventional memory, from 640K barrier to ______ K |
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| 3. High Memory Area (HMA) utilizes the top _____ K of expanded memory |
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| 3. High Memory Area (HMA) utilizes the top 384 K of expanded memory |
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| 4. ___________ above HMA, address over 1088K. |
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| 4. Extended Memory (XMS) , above HMA, address over 1088K. |
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| ________: Dos utility run from command line loads device drivers, TSRs into UMBs (Upper memory blocks), free up conventional memory space |
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| MEMMAKER : Dos utility run from command line loads device drivers, TSRs into UMBs (Upper memory blocks), free up conventional memory space |
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| ________– device driver loaded in CONFIG.SYS allows to run in extended memory, required for booting up Win 3X/9X. |
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| HIMEM.SYS – device driver loaded in CONFIG.SYS allows to run in extended memory, required for booting up Win 3X/9X. |
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| _________– DOS Memory management utility that opens the door to UMBs, uses Limulation (technique to translate extended memory to expanded memory). |
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| EMM386.EXE – DOS Memory management utility that opens the door to UMBs, uses Limulation (technique to translate extended memory to expanded memory). |
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| Temporary swap file = HD space used temporarily for memory overflow (volatile), named _____.SWP in Win 3X. |
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| Temporary swap file = HD space used temporarily for memory overflow (volatile), named WIN386.SWP in Win 3X. |
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| Permanent Swap file = doesn’t go away when computer is turned off, faster, called _______.PAR in Win 3X |
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| Permanent Swap file = doesn’t go away when computer is turned off, faster, called 386PART.PAR in Win 3X |
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| KERNEL. EXE, _____.EXE, USER.EXE are run in protected memory space, protected from other programs that may fail. - Virtual Machine |
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| KERNEL. EXE, GDI.EXE, USER.EXE are run in protected memory space, protected from other programs that may fail. - Virtual Machine |
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| In Win 3X, use ______ to allocate memory to separate VMs. |
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| In Win 3X, use PIFs( Program Info Files ) to allocate memory to separate VMs. |
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| ________.INI – start in Win3X, config file that loads 32-bit VxDs (Virutal Device Drivers) and 16 bit ones |
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________.INI – compared to DOS file AUTOEXEC.BAT because of user /environment settings. ASCII file to configure font, date, time and lanuage etc.
;For 16-bit app support “; means to remark, REM in AUTOEXEC”
[fonts]
[extensions]
[mci extensions] |
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| Win95, has duplicate copy of _________ in C:\WINDOWS |
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| max size of FAT16 logical is ____, FAT32 is ___. |
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| -“Sector 0 bad, disk not usable”, while formatting, bad or defective _____ |
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| - If BIOS is set to boot from floppy, and you boot with unformatted floppy, get _____________________ |
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| “No Operating system found” |
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| Win 95B(OSR2)/98 able to provide HD partitions above ____ GB barrier. |
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| FAT32 Benefits: ___ cluster sizes that make better use of HD space, increases the overall storage efficiency and file access speed of the disk. Supports more than 65,535 files with fewer resources. |
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| Win98=> contains __________ converts an already formatted FAT16 partition into a FAT32 NTFS partition (can’t go back). |
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Minimum files required on a boot disk to support a CD-ROM device are:
AUTOEXEC.BAT, COMMAND.COM, ________ |
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Minimum files required on a boot disk to support a CD-ROM device are:
AUTOEXEC.BAT, COMMAND.COM, MSCDEX.EXE |
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Installation Log Files
Log files keep track of devices detected during installation process
1. SETUPLOG.TXT – log of entire setup process, tracks all successes and failures that occur during installation.
2. _______.TXT – file keeps record of all hardw |
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WINDOWS 9X START UP PROCESS
General: POST, BIOS, _______, GUI. |
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REAL MODE LOAD (files not needed for 9X?)
IO.SYS, ________, CONFIG.SYS, COMMAND.COM, AUTOEXEC.BAT are processed. |
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| IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, CONFIG.SYS, COMMAND.COM, AUTOEXEC.BAT are processed. |
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| - uses 32-bit drivers in place of the AUTOEXEC.BAT and _____.SYS files, these files are not needed by 9x (just for backward compat) |
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PROTECTED MODE LOAD
- _____.COM is used to start up Win 9X. Next _____.VXD which contains an entire package of Windows 9X 32 bit virtual device drivers loads VxDs into memory |
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PROTECTED MODE LOAD
- WIN.COM is used to start up Win 9X. Next VMM32.VXD which contains an entire package of Windows 9X 32 bit virtual device drivers loads VxDs into memory |
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GUI LOAD
- The ______.DLL, ______.EXE, GDI.EXE, GDI32.EXE, USER.EXE, USER32.EXE are loaded. |
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GUI LOAD
- The KERNEL32.DLL, KRNL386.EXE, GDI.EXE, GDI32.EXE, USER.EXE, USER32.EXE are loaded. |
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| 6. Command Prompt only (______): MS-DOS prompt |
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6. Command Prompt only (Shift+ F5): MS-DOS prompt |
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| 7. Safe Mode command prompt only: Start DOS without ____________. |
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| 7. Safe Mode command prompt only: Start DOS without network support. |
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| 8. Previous version of DOS (___): Available if a previous version of DOS is installed on your system. |
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| 8. Previous version of DOS (F4): Available if a previous version of DOS is installed on your system. |
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| 4. Safe Mode with Network Support (___): Loads support for networking devices and connections |
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| 4. Safe Mode with Network Support (F6): Loads support for networking devices and connections |
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| 3. Safe Mode (___): Loads generic VGA driver for basic video, keyboard driver, HHIMEM.SYS (Extended Memory), doesn’t load the configuration files AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS, NIC, Modem and others. |
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| 3. Safe Mode (F5): Loads generic VGA driver for basic video, keyboard driver, HHIMEM.SYS (Extended Memory), doesn’t load the configuration files AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS, NIC, Modem and others. |
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1. Normal: no special drivers are added or removed
2. _______ (BOOTLOG.TXT): Like Normal , but the steps of the start up process are written to the file BOOTLOG.TXT |
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1. Normal: no special drivers are added or removed
2. Logged (BOOTLOG.TXT): Like Normal , but the steps of the start up process are written to the file BOOTLOG.TXT |
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| STARTUP MENU Can press ___ to access it |
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| - Win 3X utilized OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) functionality of a binary file called _____ . |
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| 9X registry has 2 files USER.DAT and SYSTEM.DAT |
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| HKEY________: Stores file extensions and OLE info |
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| 1. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT: Stores file extensions and OLE info |
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| 2. HKEY_: User preferences for each separate user with a profile located on local system |
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| 2. HKEY_USERS: User preferences for each separate user with a profile located on local system |
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| 3. HKEY_: Info to specific user logged |
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| 3. HKEY_CURRENT_USER: Info to specific user logged |
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| 4. HKEY_: Stores all software/Hardware/OS settings of all configurations used on the system |
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| 4. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE: Stores all software/Hardware/OS settings of all configurations used on the system |
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| 5. HKEY_. : Stores current hardware profile for peripheral devices |
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| 5. HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG. : Stores current hardware profile for peripheral devices |
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| 6. HKEY_: Performance data, such as results of running system monitor. |
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| 6. HKEY_DYN_DATA: Performance data, such as results of running system monitor. |
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| ________ views system CPU, virtual memory, network client/resources used, not installed on your system, can install in Control Panel/Add/Remove programs, under System Tools. NOT used to monitor network utilization of other client and server CPUs. |
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| System Monitor views system CPU, virtual memory, network client/resources used, not installed on your system, can install in Control Panel/Add/Remove programs, under System Tools. NOT used to monitor network utilization of other client and server CPUs. |
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Dr. Watson: Program error debugger in 9X/NT/2000 to detect/log critical error info to system halts, give tips for error resolution.
9X Watson Log file is called ________.WLG and stored in C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON. |
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Dr. Watson: Program error debugger in 9X/NT/2000 to detect/log critical error info to system halts, give tips for error resolution.
9X Watson Log file is called WATSONXXX.WLG and stored in C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON. |
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WATSON
NT: Creates 2 log files named DRWTSN32.LOG and _____.DMP stored in C:\WINNT |
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| NT: Creates 2 log files named DRWTSN32.LOG and USER.DMP stored in C:\WINNT |
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(blue “I”) resources have been manually configured.
- can use _______.SYS file to load Real Mode drivers for device if not in Device Manager (occurs when running older CD ROM devices). |
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(blue “I”) resources have been manually configured.
- can use CONFIG.SYS file to load Real Mode drivers for device if not in Device Manager (occurs when running older CD ROM devices). |
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| Win95: CD-ROM contains several useful hardware diagnostic tools such as MSD.EXE (Dos diagnostics)and ______.EXE(detailed info about hardware devices) |
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| Win95: CD-ROM contains several useful hardware diagnostic tools such as MSD.EXE (Dos diagnostics)and HWDIAG.EXE(detailed info about hardware devices) |
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| Virtual Memory Settings: Temporary hard disk memory area called virtual memory/swap file is called _____.SWP in 9X |
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| Virtual Memory Settings: Temporary hard disk memory area called virtual memory/swap file is called WIN386.SWP in 9X |
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| TCP/IP protocol use command ______ in 9X, includes NICs MAC address, IP address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway |
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| TCP/IP protocol use “WINIPCFG” in 9X, includes NICs MAC address, IP address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway |
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| - Selecting ____ for large disk support while running FDISK, FAT16 will be created |
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| - Selecting “N” for large disk support while running FDISK, FAT16 will be created |
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| _______ only version of Windows 9x offering ICS capabilities (Internet Connection Sharing) |
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| - Win 98SE only version of Windows 9x offering ICS capabilities (Internet Connection Sharing) |
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| - MS utility _______.EXE can be used to assist older Win3X to run in a Win9X environment. |
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| - MS utility MKCOMPAT.EXE can be used to assist older Win3X to run in a Win9X environment. |
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| - root directory under Windows 9X supports up to _____ entries |
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| - root directory under Windows 9X supports up to 512 entries |
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| - If you need to restore an OS file that has been deleted, you can use ________ command to restore a file from the Win 9X installation CD-ROM. |
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| - If you need to restore an OS file that has been deleted, you can use EXTRACT command to restore a file from the Win 9X installation CD-ROM. |
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