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Comptia A +: System Recovery
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You can start the restore from within Windows - or by booting to the installation disc. For ERD - choose the repair option and select the ____ process.
Repair
Emergency repair
Fast Repair
Boot
2. The restore process ____ (or erases) hard drives - destroying all existing data.
Directory
Recovery
Reformats
Computer
3. To run the Recovery Console on Windows 2000/XP - install the Recovery Console by using the ____ /cmdcons command from the installation disc. The Recovery Console is then available during boot from the boot menu without using the installation disc.
OS
winnt32.exe
Recovery Console
Loss of data
4. In Windows Vista/7 - you can use the ____ feature to restore files. Using this is often the fastest way to recover lost - modified - or corrupt files.
Restore point
OS
Previous Versions
Properties
5. On Windows Vista/7 - if you cannot boot at all - boot the computer from the ____ and repair the installation. Choose System Restore as the option to use.
Directory
Installation disc
User data
Emergency repair
6. You can use the ____ to read boot logs - enable and disable services - and read and write data to the hard disk drive.
Parallel
User settings
Recovery Console
Reformats
7. You can use the Recovery Console to ____ corrupt or incorrect files (such as repairing a corrupt registry or restoring corrupt operating system files).
Overwrite
Boot
Parallel
Repair
8. If the system has a recovery partition - the partition might not be visible from within the ____. To use the recovery partition - edit the BIOS or boot using a special key combination as dictated by the manufacturer.
Recovery disc/partition
Loss of data
Help
OS
9. When you restore files from a backup - you restore the file as it existed when the backup was taken. For Windows Vista/7 - use the ____ tool. You can restore individual files or complete folders from the backup.
Backup Status and Configuration
Updating
Loss of data
Safe Mode
10. Complete PC Restore in Windows Vista/7 restores all of the volumes you selected during the backup - including all ___ on those volumes. You cannot restore individual files from a complete PC backup.
Recovery Console
Help
Do not
User data
11. The ____ is a command line utility you can use to diagnose and repair system problems when you are unable to start the computer in any other way.
Emergency repair
Undone
Recovery Console
Loss of data
12. When using a restore point - ____ is not affected; any files you have changed will still remain.
OS
File properties
User data
Computer
13. Before using recovery tools - try other methods to resolve the problem including booting into ____ to disable devices or roll back drivers.
Lost
Properties
Safe Mode
Applications
14. In a parallel installation situation - if the hard disk has multiple partitions - install Windows onto a different ____.
Installation disc
Partition
Hardware software
Fast Repair
15. You can use the Recovery Console to repair a corrupted master boot record and rebuild ____ files.
BOOT.INI
OS
Recovery Console
Recovery disc/partition
16. If you cannot boot normally - boot into ____ and start System Restore from there.
Repair
Safe Mode
Boot
Applications
17. The best way to use the ____ is to research your problem at the Microsoft Web site from another system - then print the exact instructions for performing recovery procedures.
Recovery
Loss of data
Parallel
Recovery Console
18. You can use the Recovery Console to ____ and ____ drives. Repair a corrupted master boot record - Rebuild BOOT.INI files
Repair
Format partition
Reformats
Directory
19. To restore a file to a previous version - edit the ____ and use the Previous Versions tab to select the version you want to restore.
Recovery Console
Repair
File properties
Overwrite
20. If Windows cannot start and you need access to user data quickly - it could be faster to move the existing hard disk to another ____ to provide immediate access to user files.
Computer
Ntbackup
User settings
Reformats
21. Be aware when using a parallel installation that ____ is not modified during the installation.
Safe Mode
ser data
BOOT.INI
Overwrite
22. With a ____ installation - you create a new installation of Windows on the same system - allowing you to boot to the new installation and with access to the existing hard disks and hardware in the system.
Recovery Console
Parallel
Overwrite
OS
23. Using the ____ restores the system to the state it was in when shipped.
System Tools
Recovery disc/partition
Do not
Overwrite
24. You can restore the original file overwriting the existing file - or restore it to a ____.
Computer
Hard disk
System Tools
Different location
25. If you are unable to repair the existing installation - you can restore your system using Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) for Windows 2000 - Automated System Recovery (ASR) for Windows XP - or ____ for Windows Vista/7.
Complete PC Restore
Fast Repair
Recovery Console
Previous Versions
26. Before using recovery tools - try other methods to resolve the problem including ____ drivers - applications - and operating system files.
Updating
Recovery
User data
Startup Repair
27. On Windows XP/Vista/7 - you can use a ____ to restore your system to a previous time when things were working properly.
Lost
Reformats
Restore point
Help
28. To create a parallel installation - add a second ____ drive to your system and install Windows on the new disk.
Do not
Recovery Console
Hard disk
Disc
29. In Windows 2000/XP - you can choose a ____ which performs the Repair installation checks automatically - or a manual repair to see the progress of each step.
Different location
Loss of data
Fast Repair
Hardware software
30. The repair process 3) compares the ____ for all Windows system files to make sure they match what's on the installation disc
Safe Mode
Startup Repair
Installation disc
Checksum
31. To restore a deleted file - view the ____ of the folder containing the file. On the Previous Versions tab - open a previous version of the folder to view its contents at that time.
ser data
Recovery Console
OS
Properties
32. ____ procedures are necessary when you are unable to boot the computer - or when you can boot the computer but a problem that you cannot otherwise solve prevents it from working properly.
Recovery disc/partition
Boot
System recovery
Previous Versions
33. Before using recovery tools - try other methods to resolve the problem including booting using the ____ boot option (if the problem is keeping you from logging on).
Computer
Last Known Good
Inspects
Recovery Console
34. To create a parallel installation - install Windows to a different ____ on the existing hard drive (such as C:Windows2).
Recovery Console
Directory
Restore point
Hard disk
35. Before using recovery tools - try other methods to resolve the problem including removing problematic ____ or ____.
User data
Applications
Hardware software
Recovery Console
36. To create a parallel installation - (do/do not) format the drive during installation.
User data
Reformats
Safe Mode
Do not
37. You can start the restore from within Windows - or by booting to the installation disc. For ASR - press ____ when prompted during the initialization process to start the recovery process.
Loss of data
Safe Mode
F2
Checksum
38. Be aware when using a parallel installation that ____ will need to be reinstalled for the new installation.
Do not
Checksum
User settings
Applications
39. The recovery disc/partition process typically ____ the hard drive to perform the recovery.
BOOT.INI
Recovery
Different location
Reformats
40. Be aware when using a parallel installation that ____ will need to be migrated or reconfigured.
User data
User settings
Directory
Partition
41. You can use the ____ process included in Windows setup to automatically fix problems that keep Windows from booting. If you cannot boot into Windows normally using any other method - boot from the installation disc and repair the installation.
Checksum
System Tools
Repair
Recovery Console
42. To run the Recovery Console - boot from the installation disc and choose the ____ option. On Windows 7/Vista - you will be given a menu of repair options; choose the command prompt option.
Repair
User settings
Applications
Boot
43. The repair process 2) verifies that Windows ____ files exist and are correctly configured. Compares the checksum for all Windows system files to make sure they match what's on the installation disc
Previous Versions
Boot
Format partition
Repair
44. When you restore files from a backup - you restore the file as it existed when the backup was taken. For Windows 2000/XP - use ____. You can restore individual files or complete folders from the backup.
File properties
Emergency repair
Ntbackup
Boot
45. The Recovery Console uses dozens of commands to display information and make changes. You can access a complete description of these commands and their syntax by typing ____ at the command prompt.
Disc
Help
OS
Lost
46. When using a restore point - system changes made since the restore point was taken are ____. Applications - device drivers - and patches will no longer be applied.
Recovery Console
Undone
Format partition
Parallel
47. Start System Restore you can - from within Windows - click Start/All Programs/Accessories/____/System Restore.
Lost
System Tools
Backup Status and Configuration
Undone
48. ERD/ASR only restores the ____; you will need to restore all user data following the ERD/ASR process.
Recovery Console
Installation disc
OS
F2
49. Any applications and user data files added since the system was shipped will be ____ when using the recovery disc/partition. If possible - back up any data accessible on the hard disk before performing the recovery.
Recovery Console
User data
Lost
Safe Mode
50. If you purchased your system from a major manufacturer - you might not have received a Windows installation disc. For recovery purposes - your system will instead have shipped with a ____ disc or recovery files on a special hard disk partition.
Recovery
System Tools
User settings
Last Known Good