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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 ____ drive encryption.
Backup
HLC (hardware compatibility list)
BitLocker
Netbooks
2. Following a clean installation - you will need to reinstall all ____ and configure ____.
Dual boot
Hardware software
Backup
Applications user settings
3. You cannot do an in-place upgrade from a 32-bit operating system to a ___________(or vice versa).
Compatibility
2
64-bit operating system
Hardware software
4. You can upgrade from Windows 2000 to Windows 7 with a ____.
In-place upgrade or Clean install
Aero
2
Clean install
5. Choose Windows 7 over Vista ____ items to the Taskbar.
Ultimate
64-bit operating system
Pin
In-place upgrade
6. 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.
Processor
Can run
Hardware software
64-bit operating system
7. 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.
XP
1
New
Processors
8. You __________ a 32-bit operating system on a 64-bit processor.
Can run
Previous version
Aero
In-place upgrade
9. The Starter edition Aero and the .NET framework (is/is not) supported.
In-place
Is not
BitLocker
New
10. 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.
Upgrade Advisor
Preserved
Reformat
User data
11. You must have a 64-bit ____ to run a 64-bit operating system.
Processor
Libraries
Reformat
Partition
12. A clean install adds a ____ installation of Windows - either on a new system or a system that currently has an operating system.
Backup
New
Netbooks
4GB
13. 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.
Applications
300
support
Libraries
14. You can upgrade from Windows XP to Windows ____ with an In-place upgrade or Clean install.
Vista
Dual boot
MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit)
Preserved
15. You would choose a 64-bit version if you needed to run 64-bit ____ or use hardware that had only 64-bit drivers.
Backup
64-bit operating system
Applications
Reformat
16. 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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17. Choose Windows Vista/7 over Windows XP for Windows ____ and gadgets. Search and indexing improvements - Windows Media Center for playing and managing digital media
Sidebar
Applications
'higher' edition
Corporations
18. 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.
Processor
Backup
Domain
Reformat
19. Choose an ____ edition for BitLocker. These editions include all features of both Home and Professional editions.
86 64
Ultimate
Backup
Clean install
20. Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate editions support running Windows XP as a ____.
86 64
Upgrade Advisor
7
Virtual computer
21. After an in-place upgrade the previous version of Windows is _____________.
Processors
Pin
Media Center
Not available
22. With a clean installation - use ____ to transfer all user settings and data from the old installation to the new installation.
2
1
Windows Easy Transfer
Can run
23. For Windows Vista/7 - each operating system instance must be on its own ____.
Partition
20
32-bit drivers
1
24. 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
Media Center
MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit)
Processor
25. With a clean installation - use the ____ for additional migration options - for example to migrate user settings to different computers.
Can run
Less
USMT (User State Migration Tool)
Cannot run
26. Older hardware that have only ___________ will not work on a 64-bit operating system.
Pin
32-bit drivers
64-bit drivers
USMT (User State Migration Tool)
27. 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
Downgrade
64-bit operating system
support
28. Go to the hardware or software vendor's website and check for operating system ____.
Can run
USMT (User State Migration Tool)
1
Compatibility
29. 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.
Previous version
Preserved
Driver
Windows
30. You can upgrade from Windows 98/ME to Windows XP with an _____________.
support
HLC (hardware compatibility list)
20
In-place upgrade or Clean install
31. You will also need to choose between the 32-bit (x__) or 64-bit (x____ or IA-64) versions.
Applications user settings
Less
86 64
support
32. Windows XP hardware recommendations include: 300 MHz processor - ____ MB RAM - 1.5 GB free disk space - CD or DVD drive - Super VGA (800x600).
Windows
User settings
MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit)
300
33. 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.
Media Center
Aero
2
64-bit drivers
34. You can upgrade from Windows 2000 to Windows ____ with an In-place upgrade or Clean install.
XP
Is not
Cannot run
300
35. You can install Windows XP on the same partition but a different ____ than the existing installation of previous Windows versions.
in-place downgrade
Virtual computer
Search
Folder
36. You can upgrade from Windows 98/ME to Windows Vista or Windows 7 with a ____.
Preserved
Clean install
Aero
2
37. Choose a Professional/Business/Ultimate edition of Windows if you need to connect to a ____.
Virtual computer
Domain
32
Search
38. A 64-bit operating system requires ___________.
HLC (hardware compatibility list)
Backup
Applications
64-bit drivers
39. 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.
Aero
User settings
New
Driver
40. 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
In-place
Dual boot
Businesses
Upgrade Advisor
41. Enterprise editions are like Ultimate editions - but sold to large ____.
Media Center
Corporations
Driver
User data
42. Choose Windows 7 over Vista for improved ___ and restore flexibility._
Backup
Hardware software
Hardware software
Aero
43. 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.
Upgrade Advisor
Compatibility
Processors
User data
44. Moving from Windows XP is often not a trivial task because of ____ and ____ incompatibilities between XP and Vista/7.
Hardware software
Domain
User data
Compatibility
45. If you are unable to complete an installation - you can use the ____ to restore your existing system.
Premium
Backup
Windows
HLC (hardware compatibility list)
46. If you are upgrading an existing computer - you can migrate your ____ and data into the new installation.
Dual boot
Processor
Windows Easy Transfer
User settings
47. You can upgrade from Windows 2000 to Windows ____ with an upgrade or Clean install.
Vista
Backup
USMT (User State Migration Tool)
4GB
48. After an in-place upgrade all of your applications - user settings - and data are all....
HLC (hardware compatibility list)
Processor
Preserved
1
49. You can create a ____ computer by keeping your existing installation of Windows.
Sidebar
Search
4GB
Dual boot
50. You can upgrade from Windows XP to Windows ____ with a Clean install.
Backup
64
Hardware software
7