Exam 12: Troubleshooting Windows and Applications

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Describe what you might do if you suspect a problem is caused by a corrupted Windows system file.

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Which Windows tool monitors activity and alerts you if a running program appears to be malicious or damaging the system?

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You can quickly identify a problem with memory or eliminate memory as the source of a problem by using the ____ tool.

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Which Windows utility can be used to view and modify partitions on hard drives and to format drives?

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Briefly explain why you should document after you have solved a problem.

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Explain what a BSOD is.

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What is the most likely cause of an improper shutdown or system lockup?

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How can you eliminate the hard drive as the source of an application error?

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List the six steps of the troubleshooting process.

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Errors with memory are often difficult to diagnose because they can appear intermittently and might be mistaken as other types of errors.

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What should be tried whenever a system is caught in an endless cycle of restarts?

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Which tool should be the first one to use when a blue screen error has occurred?

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Which Windows tool allows an administrator to decrypt a file that is not available because the user account that encrypted the file is no longer accessible?

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To solve ____________________ stop errors after Windows startup, use the web to research the error message.

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For Windows 7, the ____________________ tracks problems with applications, hardware, and Windows.

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Match each term with the correct statement below.
A program associated with a file extension
Blue screen of death
A command used to find the ID number of each running process
Tasklist
A tool that can be used to register components
Taskkill
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A program associated with a file extension
Blue screen of death
A command used to find the ID number of each running process
Tasklist
A tool that can be used to register components
Taskkill
A command that uses the process ID to stop a process
System File Checker
A tool that installs drivers so that an application can open a foreign data source
Component Services
Another name for a stop error, which happens when processes running in kernel mode encounter a problem and Windows must stop the system
Default program
A Windows utility that protects system files and keeps a cache of current system files in case it needs to refresh a damaged file
Windows Firewall
A tool that can be used to allow data files to be connected to applications they normally would not use
File association
The relationship between a file type and a supporting application
Data Sources
A service that runs in the background to prevent or filter uninvited communication from another computer
Data Sources Open Database Connectivity
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What should be entered at a command prompt in order to scan all system files?

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