Exam 2: Installing Windows

What is used to change motherboard settings, finds a boot device, and contains instructions for running essential hardware before an OS is started?

If a clean install is performed on a hard drive with a previous install of Windows and the drive is not re-formatted during the install, where will the files from the old installation be?

You are planning to install Windows 10 on your computer and must decide which file system to use on the hard drive.   What files systems are available in Windows 10 for a local hard drive? (Select all that apply.)

What type of installation should you perform if you want to install a 64-bit version of Windows on a computer that already has a 32-bit OS installed?

What version of Windows 10 is a valid, in-place upgrade path for a computer that has Windows 7 Starter edition on it?

Penny is setting up computers at a local nonprofit organization. The computers were donated by a company that was upgrading to new computers. Penny must decide whether to use a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 8.1.   What hardware on the computers should Penny check? (Select all that apply.)

If you wish to install a new OS without disturbing the old one so that you can boot to either OS, what type of boot setup should you create?

What is the maximum number of partitions allowed using the GUID Partition Table (GPT) method for partitioning a drive for Windows?

Which products are considered to be hypervisors?

What two methods are available for Windows to use to partition a drive?

Which of the following is used to uniquely identify a computer on a network?

Jenny is preparing to install Windows 10 on a system that has a version of Windows 8.1 installed. This version of Windows 8.1 runs slowly and crashes occasionally. The optical drive also does not work, so Jenny decides to use a flash drive to install Windows 10. Jenny wants to remove all the programs and data from the computer and start over with Windows 10.   What type of installation should Jenny perform?

Where should a user disable virus protection settings that might prevent the boot area of the hard drive from being altered?

Sam would like to install a new application on every computer in his SOHO network. All the computers are currently connected in a workgroup.   What is the easiest way for Sam to install the application on all the computers?

What component of UEFI helps to prevent malware from hijacking a system during or before the operating system load?

What type of OS should you install for best performance when you have enough RAM?

Tracy has completed installing Windows 7 on a computer and is ready to install a printer. Tracy attaches the printer to the computer and a message pops up that a new device is being installed. When the process is done, she tries to locate the printer, but the printer is not available.    What can Tracy do to use the printer?

If using a dual or multiboot configuration, what screen appears during the boot sequence?

William's supervisor wants to create a test lab at the company in order to test Windows 10 updates. He has instructed William to create a virtual lab. William decides to use Hyper-V as the hypervisor for the virtual machines. When William tries to use Hyper-V, he realizes that it is not installed.   What will William use to install Hyper-V in Windows 10?

What term refers to a major update release on Windows 7?