Chapter 14 Quiz (ITN106) - Maintaining Operating Systems

To clean up the Registry in Windows, you should ________.

Acquire the right third-party tool

What does Ubuntu Linux use for backing up files, folders, and drives?

Déjà Dup

Event Viewer, Performance Monitor, and Command Prompt are found in which tab of the System Configuration tab?

Tools

The System Information Tool in Windows can be used to ________.

Gather information about remote computers

The labels on the tab buttons on the Driver tab of the Windows Device are Driver Details, Update Driver, Roll Back Driver, Uninstall, and ________.

Disable

Time Machine in macOS creates full system backups that are known as ________.

Local snapshots

Actions or schedules that start a program are called ________ in Task Scheduler.

Triggers

What tool works in the background to stop viruses and other malware from taking over programs loaded in system memory?

Data Execution Prevention

To start an installation manually in Windows, you should ________.

Double-click on the disc icon in Explorer of File Explorer

Which of the following of true of a restore process in Windows?

Only settings and programs are changed.

The ________ is a shell program in Windows that holds individual utilities called snap-ins, designed for administration and troubleshooting.

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

If you are using an administrator account during a software installation and you get prompted by the UAC, you should ________.

Click Continue and finish the installation

Which types of updates must be installed manually in Windows?

Optional

The options in the Advanced tab on the Performance Options dialog box in Windows are Processor scheduling and ________.

Virtual memory

Use ________ to load minimal, generic and trusted drivers for troubleshooting purposes.

Safe mode

You don't have to count on the automatic creation of restore points. You can open System Restore at any time and simply select ________.

Create a restore point

What tool identifies files that can be deleted to gain more hard drive space?

Disk Cleanup

Your system can automatically contact Microsoft's Web sites and download critical updates through ________.

Windows Update

If Windows does not automatically detect a newly added device, to get the device recognized and the drivers installed, you should

use the Add a device option in the Devices and Printers applet

The purpose of Windows Update is to allow users to easily ________.

install important or recommended updates

The System Restore tool in Windows enables you to create a ________, which is a snapshot of the computer's configuration at a specific point in time.

Restore Point

Most Windows applications distributed on removable media have a(n) ________ file that calls up the installation program.

autorun

A lot of software loads when you boot up any computing device, such as small programs called ________, that provide support for the various functions of the operating system.

Services

The first task of Disk Cleanup is to ________.

calculate the space to be freed up

Which of the following of true of a restore process in Windows?

Only settings and programs are changed.

The System Information Tool in Windows can be used to ________.

gather information about remote computers

By default, Windows creates a ________ every time new software is installed.

restore point

If you are using an administrator account during a software installation and you get prompted by the UAC, you should ________.

click Continue and finish the installation

Windows Task Scheduler divides tasks into actions, conditions, and ________.

triggers

The tabs on the Performance Options dialog box in Windows are Visual Effects, Advanced, and ________.

Data Execution Prevention

The purpose of the Virtual memory option in the Advanced tab on the Performance Options dialog box in Windows is to ________.

modify the size and location of the page file

The labels on the tab buttons on the Driver tab of the Windows Device are Driver Details, Update Driver, Roll Back Driver, Uninstall, and ________.

Disable

If you are using an administrator account during a software installation and you get prompted by the UAC, you should ________.

click Continue and finish the installation