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Comptia A +: Windows Pre Installation
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Choose Windows Vista/7 over Windows XP for ____ and indexing improvements.
Search
Partition
User data
300
2. After an in-place upgrade all of your applications - user settings - and data are all....
Sidebar
Preserved
Downgrade
Backup
3. 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.
In-place upgrade or Clean install
support
Aero
Cannot run
4. You can upgrade from Windows XP to Windows ____ with an In-place upgrade or Clean install.
Driver
Vista
Downgrade
New
5. You can upgrade from Windows 98/ME to Windows Vista or Windows 7 with a ____.
Clean install
Libraries
Backup
In-place
6. You can typically only perform an ____ upgrade to the next higher version of Windows. For example - from Windows XP to Windows Vista - but you must do a clean install to move from Windows XP to Windows 7.
64-bit operating system
Aero
Compatibility
In-place
7. 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.
Upgrade Advisor
Dual boot
Compatibility
Driver
8. 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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9. 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.
Not available
2
Pin
Hardware software
10. Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate editions support running Windows XP as a ____.
Preserved
Media Center
Virtual computer
In-place
11. With a clean installation - use the ____ for additional migration options - for example to migrate user settings to different computers.
Preserved
Pin
USMT (User State Migration Tool)
Applications user settings
12. You can install Windows XP on the same partition but a different ____ than the existing installation of previous Windows versions.
XP
Hardware software
Folder
Can run
13. Go to the hardware or software vendor's website and check for operating system ____.
Compatibility
Libraries
Windows
In-place
14. Choose Windows Vista/7 over Windows XP for ____ drive encryption.
BitLocker
300
Sidebar
User data
15. Windows XP hardware recommendations include: 300 MHz processor - ____ MB RAM - 1.5 GB free disk space - CD or DVD drive - Super VGA (800x600).
300
Is not
BitLocker
Windows Easy Transfer
16. Choose an ____ edition for BitLocker. These editions include all features of both Home and Professional editions.
Clean install
HLC (hardware compatibility list)
Ultimate
Driver
17. You __________ a 32-bit operating system on a 64-bit processor.
Upgrade Advisor
Can run
Driver
Processor
18. The Starter edition Aero and the .NET framework (is/is not) supported.
Is not
Backup
Domain
Preserved
19. With a clean installation - use ____ to transfer all user settings and data from the old installation to the new installation.
BitLocker
86 64
Driver
Windows Easy Transfer
20. As a final preparation step - perform a ____ of your existing system.
XP
MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit)
1
Backup
21. 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.
Preserved
86 64
support
4GB
22. If you are unable to complete an installation - you can use the ____ to restore your existing system.
Less
32
Backup
64-bit operating system
23. An ____ upgrade updates your current Windows installation to the new version of Windows. All of your applications - user settings - and data are all preserved. The previous version of Windows is no longer available.
Backup
support
In-place
in-place downgrade
24. 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.
Reformat
BitLocker
'higher' edition
Backup
25. Choose Windows 7 over Vista for improved ___ and restore flexibility._
Backup
Previous version
XP
Premium
26. 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
Cannot run
Preserved
32
Media Center
27. 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.
Premium
300
Folder
Errors
28. You cannot do an _____________ from one edition to another (such as from Professional to Home Premium).
300
Premium
Aero
in-place downgrade
29. 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
Windows Easy Transfer
Pin
Libraries
MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit)
30. You can upgrade from Windows 2000 to Windows 7 with a ____.
Search
Upgrade Advisor
Clean install
Preserved
31. After an in-place upgrade the previous version of Windows is _____________.
Previous version
Sidebar
Preserved
Not available
32. Choose Windows 7 over Vista ____ items to the Taskbar.
BitLocker
Windows
64-bit drivers
Pin
33. Though an in-place upgrade does not affect user files and settings - you should still ____ the system prior to performing the installation in case something goes wrong.
HLC (hardware compatibility list)
Downgrade
Windows
Backup
34. Windows XP hardware requirements include: 233 MHz processor - ____ MB RAM - 1.5 GB free disk space - CD or DVD drive - and Super VGA (800x600).
Errors
64
Previous version
Clean install
35. 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
MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit)
Is not
Less
36. Choose Windows Vista/7 over Windows XP for Windows ____ for playing and managing digital media.
Media Center
Errors
Cannot run
Pin
37. Windows XP continues to be sold and installed - especially in ____ that have not yet adopted Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Businesses
Downgrade
Backup
New
38. 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
Driver
20
Folder
Dual boot
39. You would choose a 64-bit version if you needed to run 64-bit ____ or use hardware that had only 64-bit drivers.
Businesses
Search
Applications
Backup
40. Enterprise editions are like Ultimate editions - but sold to large ____.
Corporations
In-place upgrade or Clean install
Windows
Domain
41. ____ that cannot run Vista come with Windows XP Home preinstalled.
In-place upgrade
4GB
Processors
Netbooks
42. Following a clean installation - you will need to reinstall all ____ and configure ____.
Upgrade Advisor
In-place
Applications user settings
32
43. Home ____ editions include more features such as full Aero support - Windows Backup - and Media Center.
Clean install
Downgrade
Libraries
Premium
44. You can create a ____ computer by keeping your existing installation of Windows.
Preserved
in-place downgrade
Dual boot
Errors
45. Upgrade versions cost (more/less) than buying a full version of Windows.
USMT (User State Migration Tool)
support
Processor
Less
46. 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.
32
Hardware software
1
Errors
47. Choose Windows 7 over Vista for the use of ____.
Pin
Libraries
20
User settings
48. As a final preparation step - perform a backup of your existing system. If you are doing a clean install - you can use the backup to restore ____ to the new installation.
Previous version
64-bit operating system
User data
2
49. Moving from Windows XP is often not a trivial task because of ____ and ____ incompatibilities between XP and Vista/7.
Hardware software
Sidebar
Downgrade
support
50. You cannot do an in-place upgrade from a 32-bit operating system to a ___________(or vice versa).
USMT (User State Migration Tool)
64-bit operating system
Applications
Backup