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