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MCITP-70-620
Flashcards for the MCITP 70-620 exam
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Computer Science
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10/19/2008

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Term
How do you stop Vista from automatically rebooting during a memory dump?
Definition

Go to Control Panl> System >Tasks > Advanced System >press Continue Button> Advanced tab> Settings > Startup and Recovery

 

From the "write debugging info" drop down list select complete memory dump.

Term
What OS can only be migrated (not upgraded) to vista.

What OS and the corresponding Vista can be upgraded (5)?
Definition
1. Windows 95/98/ME, Windows 2000 Professional
2) a. XP-Home -> ALL
b. XP-Prof -> Business Enterprise Ultimate
c. XP-Prof (x64) -> 64bit Business Enterprise or Ultimate
d. XP Media Center -> Home Premium & Ultimate
e. XP Tablet -> Business Enterprise and ultimate
Term
What acan be transfered using Windows Easy Transfer on different OS?

What are allowable desitination OS?
Definition
NOTE: Win Easy transfer does not transfer passwords, certificates or encrypted files.
1 W2k- Files & User accounts only
2. XP/Vista- User Accounts, Files, Settings, Bookmarks, Music files, Desktop settings, Application settings and Mail acct settings

Easy transfer tool will only transfer to VISTA.
Term
How do you use the Windows Easy Transfer tool to transfer data?
Definition
* Easy Transfer Cable
* over LAN
* Optical Media (CD/DVD)
* Removable Media (USB etc)
Term
What is the User State Migration tool?
Definition
Used to transfer large numbers of profiles and settings.
Term
Compare Easy Transfer Tool and the User State Migration tool.
Definition
Easy Transfer- Uses Easy transfer cable (or other media). Requires a lot of user input, can detect destination pc over LAN. Good for small numbers of PCs and small numbers of users.

User State Migration tool- cannot use Easy transfer cable, uses command line (scanstate.exe & Loadstate.exe), cannot auto detect source. Good for large #s of pcs and users.. Can transfer Certificates & encrypted files.
Term
What are the steps needed to perform an XP -> Vista upgrade.
Definition
1. Backup the XP system
2. Note PC name
3. Have Vista product key
4. run upgrade advisor tool
5. Verify you have at least 11 GB of free hard drive space

NOTE: Fat32 drives will automatically be converted to NTFS
Term
If there is a failure during the XP -> Vista process, up until what point can you roll back to XP.
Definition
You can only roll back BEFORE the first logon.
Term
What are the Vista upgrade paths
Definition
Home Basic -> Home Prem
Home Basic -> Ultimate
Home Prem -> Ultimate
Business -> Enterprise
Business -> Ultimate
Term
What are the two Vista upgrade methods
Definition
1. Anytime Upgrade (note: current Vista must be activated)
2. In-place Upgrade (full upgrade)
Term
What is Vista Compatibility Mode?
Definition
it allows an application installed on Vista to run in a pre-Vista emulator.

It can also:
1. Force 256 color
2. Force 640x480 resolution
3. Disable Vista visula themes
4. Diesable desktop composition & disable display scaling on High DPI settings
Term
What are the various System Recovery Options (tools).
Definition
1. Start up Repair- restores missing system files & basic disk errors
2. System Restore- earlier point in time
3. Windows complete PC restore- use a backup to restore system files
4. Memory Diagnostics- checks RAM hardware
5. Command prompt- to manually copy files
Term
What is the device manager
Definition
Located in the control panel, it allows one to manage the hardware & software resources used by devices.
Term
What are the resources reported on the resources tab of a devices properteis and define them.
Definition
1. I/O Range- range of addresses thru which data is exchanged between the device and the pc
2. IRQ- interupt request. standard x386 architecture has 16 IRQs (0-15). A hardware device uses IRQ to notifiy the cpu that it requires attention.
3. Memory Range- specific areas of the pc memor allocated for the device too use.
Term
What are the individual visual settings on the pc?
Definition
Things associated with the user's profile:
1. window color & appearance
2. Desktop background
3. Screen saver
Term
What 5 items do you need to run Aero?
Definition
1. DirectX 9 capable
2. WDDM driver- windows display driver model (Vista)
3. hardware pixel shader 2.0
4. 32 bits per pixel
5. min 64MB graphics memory
Term
How can you tell if Vista is activated?
Definition
In the control panel go into Systems. Go to Windows Activation section.
Term
During the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Process. what info does WGA collect?
Definition
PC make and model
OS version & existing WGA software
Region & language settings
Unique WGA identifier created by teh add-on componat
Encrypted versoin of the product ID & product key
BIOs info
Encrypted primary harddisk volume & serial number.

NO PERSONAL INFORMATION IS COLLECTED
Term
What are the three catagories of MS updates?

Which ones can be installed if you are not running a licensed version of Vista?
Definition
1. Critical- immedately install b/c an attacker could exploit
2. Important- install ASAP. no exploits known.
3. Moderate- fix usability problems (vs security)

Only critical updates can be installed on an unlicensed version of vista.
Term
1. Define the Windows Systems Performance Rating tool
2. How do you access it?
3. What are the ratings?
Definition
1. Generates a number (aka Experience Index) to determine if a Vista PC has enough capcity to run a particular application (ie. basic tasks are 1 or 2, but 5 is for state of the art).
2. Control Panel>System>Windows Experience Rating>
3. from 1 to 5.
*1-2 is basic (no games or multimedia)
* 3 - AERO & DVD but not HDTV
* 4- all software & multimedia well
* 5 state of the art.
Term
What is the Reliablity Monitor & what does it report.
Definition
The reliability monitor is a tool for diagnosing intermittent failure. It gives an overview of failures over a configurable period.

It reports:
1) Software installation and removal
2) Application failures
3) Hardware failures
4) Windows failures (boot failures, OS crashes, inc stop errors)
5) Misc failures.
Term
Windows Upgrade Advisor
1. What is it?
2. What is needed to use it?
3. What OS will it run on?
Definition
1. Downloadable tool used to determine if an XP or Vista (32-bit) is capable of running Vista
2. Download the tool, MS Core XML Services (MSXML) version 6 or later & .NET 2.0 or later
3. XP and Vista
Term
1. What 2 catagories of drivers does Vista allow users without administrative rights to install?
2. What are the 3 windows update driver settings?
Definition
1. those Signed by the windows signing authority & those signed by sources on the trusted publishers list.

2. Checks automaticaly for drivers each time a device is connected, asks user to check when a new device is connected & never check windows update for new drivers.
Term

Complete the chart

 StarterHome basicHome premBusinessEnterpriseultimate
AD Domain      
Aero      
Media ctr      
HD encrypt      
Table PC      
Multi-cpu       
Parental cntl      
 
Definition

Complete the chart

 StarterHome basicHome premBusinessEnterpriseultimate
AD Domain   XXX
Aero  XXXX
Media ctr  X  X
HD encrypt    XX
Table PC  XXXX
Multi-cpu    XXX
Parental cntl XX  X
 
Term
What are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for Vista
Definition
 MinRecommended
Processor800 MHz1GHz
Ram512 MBs1 GB
Hard disk20 GB40 GB
Graphics AdapterDirectX 9 capableDirectX 9 capable
* Graphics memory32 MBs128 MB graphics memory
  Hardware pixel shader
  WDDM driver
  32 bits per pixel
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