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Comptia A +: System Recovery
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1. With Windows Vista/7 - the ____ option performs checks (and repairs) automatically.
Do not
BOOT.INI
Hardware software
Startup Repair
2. 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.
Ntbackup
Disc
Undone
OS
3. 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.
OS
Recovery disc/partition
Fast Repair
Emergency repair
4. Be aware when using a parallel installation that ____ is not modified during the installation.
OS
F2
ser data
Help
5. ERD/ASR only restores the ____; you will need to restore all user data following the ERD/ASR process.
Safe Mode
OS
Inspects
Reformats
6. 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.
Fast Repair
Backup Status and Configuration
Help
Repair
7. Be aware when using a parallel installation that if you can repair the original installation of Windows - you can ____ into either copy.
Boot
Safe Mode
Parallel
Format partition
8. 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.
Last Known Good
Boot
Repair
Recovery Console
9. Using the ____ restores the system to the state it was in when shipped.
Recovery disc/partition
User settings
Recovery Console
Directory
10. 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
Safe Mode
Boot
Complete PC Restore
11. Before using recovery tools - try other methods to resolve the problem including removing problematic ____ or ____.
Last Known Good
Hardware software
Format partition
Boot
12. 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.
ser data
Emergency repair
Lost
Recovery
13. If you cannot boot normally - boot into ____ and start System Restore from there.
Safe Mode
Parallel
System Tools
Boot
14. 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.
Repair
Help
Hardware software
Inspects
15. The repair process 3) compares the ____ for all Windows system files to make sure they match what's on the installation disc
Checksum
Restore point
Format partition
Lost
16. 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.
Fast Repair
Properties
Lost
User data
17. ERD/ASR restores disk configuration information - which could result in a ____ on all disks in the system.
Recovery Console
User data
Lost
Loss of data
18. 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.
Repair
Fast Repair
Safe Mode
Parallel
19. You can start the restore from within Windows - or by booting to the installation disc. For System Restore - choose the ____ option and then choose Windows Complete PC Restore.
Repair
Safe Mode
Reformats
Ntbackup
20. 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.
Backup Status and Configuration
File properties
Parallel
Undone
21. Before using recovery tools - try other methods to resolve the problem including booting into ____ to disable devices or roll back drivers.
Safe Mode
Directory
ser data
Help
22. You can use the Recovery Console to ____ and ____ drives. Repair a corrupted master boot record - Rebuild BOOT.INI files
Installation disc
Format partition
Repair
Recovery Console
23. 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
Recovery Console
Boot
Applications
OS
24. ____ 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.
Overwrite
Disc
Emergency repair
System recovery
25. 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.
OS
Overwrite
Installation disc
Previous Versions
26. The recovery disc/partition process typically ____ the hard drive to perform the recovery.
Previous Versions
Properties
Installation disc
Reformats
27. 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.
User data
Recovery Console
Fast Repair
F2
28. For ESD/ASR - you will need the Windows installation ____ - the backup set - and the ERD/ASR diskette that was created for that system (you cannot use a diskette that was created for a different system). Insert the diskette only when instructed by th
BOOT.INI
Disc
Reformats
winnt32.exe
29. Start System Restore you can - from within Windows - click Start/All Programs/Accessories/____/System Restore.
Recovery disc/partition
F2
System Tools
User data
30. You can use the ____ to read boot logs - enable and disable services - and read and write data to the hard disk drive.
Hard disk
BOOT.INI
Recovery Console
Restore point
31. 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.
Installation disc
System Tools
Computer
Reformats
32. You can restore the original file overwriting the existing file - or restore it to a ____.
File properties
OS
Different location
Boot
33. 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.
Startup Repair
Recovery Console
Complete PC Restore
OS
34. In a parallel installation situation - if the hard disk has multiple partitions - install Windows onto a different ____.
Ntbackup
Repair
File properties
Partition
35. 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.
Repair
Hardware software
File properties
Recovery Console
36. 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.
Reformats
Partition
Last Known Good
Recovery Console
37. The repair process 1) ____ and repairs the boot sector.
Recovery Console
Inspects
Partition
Recovery
38. Be aware when using a parallel installation that ____ will need to be reinstalled for the new installation.
Help
Installation disc
Checksum
Applications
39. To restore a file to a previous version - edit the ____ and use the Previous Versions tab to select the version you want to restore.
Lost
File properties
Boot
Reformats
40. 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.
User settings
Directory
Boot
OS
41. The restore process ____ (or erases) hard drives - destroying all existing data.
Checksum
Reformats
Computer
Disc
42. To create a parallel installation - (do/do not) format the drive during installation.
Undone
Do not
Boot
Repair
43. To create a parallel installation - install Windows to a different ____ on the existing hard drive (such as C:Windows2).
Lost
Recovery disc/partition
Directory
User settings
44. When using a restore point - ____ is not affected; any files you have changed will still remain.
Reformats
Repair
User data
Last Known Good
45. 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
Safe Mode
System Tools
46. 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
System recovery
F2
47. On Windows XP/Vista/7 - you can use a ____ to restore your system to a previous time when things were working properly.
Complete PC Restore
Restore point
Recovery Console
User data
48. 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).
Format partition
Hardware software
Last Known Good
Repair
49. Be aware when using a parallel installation that ____ will need to be migrated or reconfigured.
User settings
Emergency repair
Backup Status and Configuration
Updating
50. 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
Safe Mode
Last Known Good
Undone