Which of the following utilities would you use to see what hardware was inside a system? NTHQ
( NTHQ stands for NT Hardware Qualifier. It detects the computer's hardware and can help you avoid installation and start-up problems. )
To apply system policies in a network that uses both Windows 95 and NT, the System Policy Editor must be run once from each platform. TRUE
What is the smallest activity that can be scheduled by the processor? thread
If a hardware item is not on the HCL, then there is no way it will work with NT. FALSE
(HCL stands for Hardware Compatibility List. You should check the HCL to find out if Microsoft support the PC before installing NT. If the PC is not on the list, you must contact the device manufacturer to determine if there is a Windows NT driver for the device. HCL is included in both NT Server and Workstation.)
Which of the following are hardware requirements for NT? 486DX 33Mhz or higher, 16MB of RAM, 125 MB free space on HD, VGA display.
The files needed to boot the hardware will be located on the boot partition. FALSE - It is system partition.
Windows NT requires at least a 486/33 or higher processor. TRUE
The amount of free space required is dependant upon the sector size in use on the system partition. TRUE
The system files are found on the boot partition. TRUE
Which of the following are reasons to use NTFS? When -NT will be the only operating system, file level security is required, using services for Macitosh for file sharing.
Which file system does NT support? NTFS, FAT16, CDFS
Which of the following setup types would you use to install Windows NT on a laptop with limited hard drive space? Portable
What is the command line for installing Windows NT and the boot files on a machine that has Windows 95? Winnt /b
Which of the following switches would you use to just create the boot disks for installing from the compact disk. Winnt /ox
Which of the following files provides information that applies to the hardware questions asked during an unattended install? Answer file
Regedit will recognize errors in syntax and warn you if you have make incorrect entries, but regedt32 will not. FALSE - both don't do it.
(Regedt32 has security option and allows you to search only for keys whereas Regedit has more search options.)
The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE subkey is volatile and could change every time the system starts. TRUE
(After making hardware changes)
The licensing control panel is found on all versions of Windows NT but not on Windows 95. FALSE - it's only on NT Server.
You must be a member of the administrators group to modify most hardware configuration options. TRUE
The UPS will use a standard RS-232 serial port and a standard serial cable. TRUE
(UPS stands for uninterruptible power supply which provides uninterrupted power if the main power source fails.
Power for the UPS comes from batteries that are contiruously charged while the main power source is available.
Which of the following affect all of the users in a domain? Default user and default computer.
When a policy file is created, only the selected and cleared policy settings are saved to the policy file. TRUE
Which of the following are rules for setting system policy for computers running Windows 95? system policies can only be stored on Domain controllers, group policies if used must be enabled on each computer running Windows 95, Windows 95 policy must be saved as Config.pol.
Which of the following are features of NTFS? Support for file compression, support for Macintosh files, support for POSIX.
You can convert a NTFS partition to a FAT partition by using convert.exe. FALSE
If you move an uncompressed file on the C drive to a folder on the C drive that has compression set, the file will be compressed. FALSE - move copies atttributes.
Free space can be divided into 3 types of partitions; primary, extended, and logical drives. FALSE - Primary and Extended.
Which of the following partition types can the system partition be located on. Primary
Which of the following partition types can the boot partition be located on. Primary, extended, and logical.
Which of the following is allowed when implementing a volume set? Grouping of up to 32 different partitions into one volume set
Which of the following is true of a stripe set but not of a volume set? Can improve I/O performance.
The system and boot partition can be deleted by using disk administrator. FALSE
By using disk administrator, you can extend a volume set and a stripe set. FALSE
When you combine multiple partitions to create a stripe set, they must be - approximately the same size.
Which of the following will require you to restart the system? Create a volume set.
Windows NT assigns partition numbers to all primary partitions before assigning partition numbers to any logical drives within an extended partition. TRUE
RAID 5 is represented by which of the following? Stripe set with parity.
Duplexing is just another name for mirroring since there are no differences between the two. FALSE
Mirror set do not support up to 32 drives but stripe set with parity does. TRUE
Neither the boot partition or the system partition can be located on a mirror set. FALSE
Which of the following is true of a mirror set? Has a 50 percent utilization cost.
If a drive goes bad in a stripe set with parity, you would replace the drive and regenerate the stripe set. TRUE
In a ARC name, which of the following would be used to state that the controller is a SCSI controller with the BIOS enabled. Multi
There are 3 modes, the user mode, kernel mode, and security mode. FALSE - only user mode and kernel mode.
Which of the following is a feature of the kernel mode? Can access kardware directly
The kernel mode is made of : microkernel, HAL, and subsystems.
WIN16 applications require a NTVDM(NT Virtual Dos Machine). TRUE
Which of the following are advantages of using multiple NTVDMs? Reliability, interoperability, multiprocessing.
Which of the following priorities can destabilize your system? Realtime.
To set the priority that an application runs at, you would use the "start" command. TRUE