Exam 8: Operating-Systems

David is getting an error message on his screen that reads "Non-system disk or disk error." How would you start troubleshooting this issue?

Maria complains that her PC takes a long time to open a file once it is clicked to open. She also complains that the overall performance of the computer is slow. On further probing, you discover that her hard drive is using up 90% of the available space. Which built-in system tool should you recommend to her in order to organize the data on her hard drive?

A customer calls you because he is running a large spreadsheet on his system and it is running unusually slow. He wants you to try to get his system moving faster again. Which Windows 7 utility will give you a quick look at the performance of this system?

Amelia is experiencing problems with a slow start-up process when she switches on her computer. Which of these utilities can be used to stop certain applications from starting automatically when the computer boots up?

In Windows 7, you type ipconfig in the command line utility and view the results. You decide to type in ipconfig /all to see the different options. Which pieces of information are displayed when you type ipconfig /all but not when you type ipconfig?

What feature in Windows 7 allows users to automatically share resources such as printers and media document libraries with other users on your home network?

The Windows 7 System Configuration dialog box has some differences from the Windows XP System Configuration screen (from the msconfig - Diagnostic Startup option). Which tabs are not available in Windows 7 that are available in Windows XP?

On a Windows 7 computer, you need to modify the appearance of the taskbar (at the bottom). Which of the following is not a possible path for making this change?

Which of the following commands allows you to create a new directory from the Windows command line?

A user is complaining of a problem with their computer that shows a blue error screen. The display turns blue and diagnostic information is shown. What is the first step for troubleshooting this problem?

Which command line option allows you to open the Windows registry?

What utility should you use when creating a Windows 7 disk image in order to avoid SID authentication conflicts?

David has been told by a technical support executive to clear all temporary Internet files from his computer to improve the Internet access speed and reliability on his computer. Which of the following utilities should he use?

From the Windows command line, which command brings up a list of tasks similar to Windows task manager?

Where can you modify your Windows Update settings in Windows 7?

David is switching on his computer after a month and gets a "No operating system found" error message. Which of the following is NOT a possible cause of this issue?

David recently updated his network card driver. After this update, he is not able to connect to the Internet. Device Manager shows that the driver is not compatible. Which of the following Device Manager options could help him to restore the old version of the driver?

Where can you access the Backup features in Windows 7?

Which command line tool can be used to initiate a copy over the network from a Windows OS, and can reinitiate the connection if it is lost?

Lauren is experiencing problems accessing the Internet on her office computer. Although she can ping the xyz.com IP address, she cannot ping the domain name xyz.com. Which of the following steps could fix her problem?