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Comptia A +: Windows Pre Installation
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You can install Windows XP on the same partition but a different ____ than the existing installation of previous Windows versions.
Not available
Domain
Folder
20
2. A Home edition is intended for end-users not in a business environment and have a subset of available features such as some of the ____ features.
Aero
4GB
User settings
64-bit operating system
3. Choose Windows Vista/7 over Windows XP for ____ and indexing improvements.
'higher' edition
Search
Media Center
Businesses
4. With a clean installation - use ____ to transfer all user settings and data from the old installation to the new installation.
Windows Easy Transfer
7
Sidebar
Previous version
5. You can upgrade from Windows 98/ME to Windows Vista or Windows 7 with a ____.
BitLocker
4GB
Hardware software
Clean install
6. While you can purchase an upgrade copy of Windows if you want to move up two versions - you can only perform an in-place upgrade if you are moving only ____ version up.
20
300
32-bit drivers
1
7. ____ that cannot run Vista come with Windows XP Home preinstalled.
Netbooks
64
Vista
User data
8. You can upgrade from Windows 2000 to Windows 7 with a ____.
Can run
in-place downgrade
Hardware software
Clean install
9. Obtain the latest ____ for all hardware. If necessary - get 64-bit ones before installation to ensure that devices are compatible with 64-bit operating systems.
Driver
Processors
Windows
Applications
10. Choose Windows Vista/7 over Windows XP for Windows ____ and gadgets. Search and indexing improvements - Windows Media Center for playing and managing digital media
Windows
Sidebar
Driver
XP
11. For upgrades on larger networks - you can use the ____ to automatically scan multiple computers and identify each computer's compatibility for an upgrade to Windows 7. It checks hardware compatibility - identifies the availability of updated device d
Pin
MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit)
Not available
1
12. Choose Windows XP for lower hardware requirements and greater hardware and application ____. Older hardware and many applications still do not work with Windows Vista/7.
Corporations
Search
USMT (User State Migration Tool)
support
13. If you will be performing a clean install on the same computer as your existing computer - save your ____ and files before performing the installation. Following installation - you can import them.
Cannot run
300
User data
Ultimate
14. Check the ____ to verify that hardware is compatible with the operating system.
Businesses
64
300
HLC (hardware compatibility list)
15. With the upgrade version - you can perform either an in-place upgrade or a clean install. The installation process must be able to detect the ____ of Windows - either on the hard drive or with Windows XP only - from the installation disc.
Cannot run
32-bit drivers
Previous version
New
16. If you are installing a new version of Windows on an existing computer - run the ____ for that version to determine whether your system can be upgraded. It scans your system and verifies that hardware is sufficient and compatible with the new version
Applications user settings
Vista
Businesses
Upgrade Advisor
17. Home ____ editions include more features such as full Aero support - Windows Backup - and Media Center.
New
Preserved
Premium
Cannot run
18. The Starter edition comes only in a ____-bit version. Aero and the .NET framework is not supported. For Vista - the Starter edition is only available in 'emerging' markets. For Windows 7 - the edition is available world-wide - and is typically pre-in
7
User data
32
Clean install
19. Enterprise editions are like Ultimate editions - but sold to large ____.
USMT (User State Migration Tool)
Backup
Not available
Corporations
20. After an in-place upgrade all of your applications - user settings - and data are all....
Preserved
64-bit drivers
Virtual computer
Processor
21. You cannot do an _____________ from one edition to another (such as from Professional to Home Premium).
Windows
Applications
Clean install
in-place downgrade
22. Following a clean installation - you will need to reinstall all ____ and configure ____.
support
Applications user settings
Premium
32
23. You must have a 64-bit ____ to run a 64-bit operating system.
Search
Domain
Processors
Processor
24. The Starter edition has the least amount of features and is optimized for running on lower-end ____ and hardware.
64-bit drivers
Processors
Netbooks
Compatibility
25. Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate editions support running Windows XP as a ____.
support
Upgrade Advisor
Virtual computer
64
26. A clean install adds a ____ installation of Windows - either on a new system or a system that currently has an operating system.
XP
New
Hardware software
Media Center
27. You can upgrade from Windows 2000 to Windows ____ with an In-place upgrade or Clean install.
Folder
User data
XP
Vista
28. Windows 7 hardware requirements include: 1 GHz processor - 1 GB RAM (2 GB for a 64-bit system) - 16 GB free disk space (____ GB for a 64-bit system) - DirectX 9 support with 128 MB video memory - Pixel Shader 2.0 - and 32-bits per pixel - and a DVD d
20
64-bit drivers
in-place downgrade
Sidebar
29. Windows XP hardware requirements include: 233 MHz processor - ____ MB RAM - 1.5 GB free disk space - CD or DVD drive - and Super VGA (800x600).
Windows Easy Transfer
64
Cannot run
User data
30. If you are unable to complete an installation - you can use the ____ to restore your existing system.
Partition
Backup
86 64
64-bit operating system
31. With a clean installation - use the ____ for additional migration options - for example to migrate user settings to different computers.
In-place upgrade
USMT (User State Migration Tool)
Partition
Compatibility
32. Upgrade versions cost (more/less) than buying a full version of Windows.
Can run
Less
Domain
in-place downgrade
33. The first step prior to purchase and installation of the operating system is to verify that the operating system is compatible with the ____ and ____ you will use.
Reformat
Hardware software
Aero
Backup
34. You would choose a 64-bit version if you needed to run 64-bit ____ or use hardware that had only 64-bit drivers.
Windows Easy Transfer
Reformat
Applications
Vista
35. You can upgrade from Windows XP to Windows ____ with a Clean install.
Hardware software
Search
Premium
7
36. For Windows Vista/7 - each operating system instance must be on its own ____.
Clean install
Is not
BitLocker
Partition
37. A 64-bit operating system can run both 32-bit and 64-bit applications; a 32-bit operating system _________ a 64-bit application.
Cannot run
Previous version
Clean install
Not available
38. A 64-bit operating system requires ___________.
64-bit drivers
4GB
Backup
Compatibility
39. Choose a Professional/Business/Ultimate edition of Windows if you need to connect to a ____.
300
Media Center
Domain
Corporations
40. Windows XP hardware recommendations include: 300 MHz processor - ____ MB RAM - 1.5 GB free disk space - CD or DVD drive - Super VGA (800x600).
300
In-place upgrade or Clean install
Domain
Errors
41. Businesses typically purchase a license for Windows Vista/7 - then ____ and install Windows XP instead.
Search
Downgrade
Media Center
In-place
42. Some 32-bit applications running on a 64-bit version of Windows will have ____ that do not exist on 32-bit systems - so vendors might need to release patches for these applications.
MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit)
Errors
BitLocker
User settings
43. The Starter edition Aero and the .NET framework (is/is not) supported.
Hardware software
Domain
Clean install
Is not
44. Choose Windows 7 over Vista ____ items to the Taskbar.
4GB
support
Pin
Backup
45. Moving from Windows XP is often not a trivial task because of ____ and ____ incompatibilities between XP and Vista/7.
2
7
Sidebar
Hardware software
46. If you are upgrading an existing computer - you can migrate your ____ and data into the new installation.
Folder
User settings
Backup
Windows Easy Transfer
47. You __________ a 32-bit operating system on a 64-bit processor.
Can run
User data
Backup
Folder
48. You can upgrade from one edition to another as long as the edition is a __________ (such as Home to Professional or Home Premium to Ultimate).
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49. You can upgrade from Windows 98/ME to Windows XP with an _____________.
300
Windows Easy Transfer
Downgrade
In-place upgrade or Clean install
50. During install you can choose to ____ partitions (losing all existing data and any existing operating system installation) or install into an existing partition. If you do not do this - user data will be preserved following the installation.
Vista
Reformat
Partition
Backup