Title: Module 3 EXAM 3 (NEW)- Requires Respondus LockDown Browser
Course: DEPT MC - PERSONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE

Q: The Action Center is a tool that was first introduced in Windows XP.
- True (The Action Center is new to Windows 7)
- False
A: False

Q: A hard drive can only have one single root directory.
- True (Each volume has its own root directory; there can be more than one volume on a physical drive)
- False
A: False

Q: The OEM version of Windows 7 can only be installed on a new PC for resale.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A ___________ is a convenient way to access several folders in different locations from one central location.
- directory
- library
- root directory
- setting
A: library

Q: What is the maximum number of characters allowed in a filename path?
- 128
- 256
- 64
- 280
A: 280

Q: What is the name of the interface that uses graphics as compared to command-driven (text-based) interface?
- text
- menu-based
- common user
- graphical user
A: graphical user

Q: Which part of the path to a file indicates how the file is organized or formatted?
- subdirectory
- filename
- root directory
- file extension
A: file extension

Q: When a partition is formatted with a file system and assigned a drive letter it is called a volume.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The Windows shell is responsible for interacting with hardware.
- True (The Windows kernel is responsible for interacting with hardware.)
- False
A: False

Q: To find out if programs and services are slowing down Windows startup, boot the system in _______ and watch to see if performance improves.
- restoration mode
- recovery mode
- safe mode
- stability mode
A: safe mode

Q: What is responsible for maintaining an index of files and folders on a hard drive to speed up Windows searches?
- Windows performance monitor
- Windows reliability monitor
- Windows indexer
- Windows database
A: Windows indexer

Q: Which Windows utility gives information about problems and errors that happen over time?
- Performance Monitor
- Resource Monitor
- Reliability Monitor
- Services console
A: Reliability Monitor

Q: Which Windows utility can be used to find out what processes are launched at startup?
- Task Manager
- Microsoft Management Console
- System Configuration
- Computer Management
A: System Configuration

Q: Which Windows utility can be used to monitor the performance of the processor, memory, and hard drive and save the monitored data in logs for future use?
- Event Viewer
- Reliability Monitor
- Performance Monitor
- Resource Monitor
A: Performance Monitor

Q: Which Windows utility can be used to build your own customized console windows?
- Microsoft Management Console
- Event Viewer
- Microsoft Management Components
- Microsoft Manager Controls
A: Microsoft Management Console

Q: A dynamic disk requires _____ MB of storage for the disk management database.
- 1
- 10
- 5
- 50
A: 1

Q: The ____ command creates a subdirectory under a directory.
- RD
- MD
- CD
- AD
A: MD

Q: What is the fourth partition on a hard drive called?
- extended partition
- master boot record
- volume
- primary partition
A: extended partition

Q: For optimal performance, how much free space does Windows need on a hard drive?
- 5 percent
- 50 percent
- 15 percent
- 35 percent
A: 15 percent

Q: Which hard drive type contains spinning platters?
- optical hard drive
- solid-state drives
- floppy hard drives
- magnetic hard drives
A: magnetic hard drives

Q: What is Pagefile.sys used for in Windows?
- system file storage
- to store e-books
- video RAM
- virtual memory
A: virtual memory

Q: In a Windows domain, where is the centralized database kept?
- domain controller
- DNS server
- DHCP server
- client/server network
A: domain controller

Q: In a Windows _____, each computer maintains a lists of users and their rights on a particular computer.
- domain
- workgroup
- task group
- work unit
A: workgroup

Q: Which of the following is used to uniquely identify a computer on a network?
- network ID
- ARP address
- IP address
- serial number
A: IP address

Q: What important information is needed if you are installing an OEM version of Windows 7?
- installation code
- receipt of purchase
- OEM license
- product key
A: product key

Q: Which Task Manager tab lists system services and other processes associated with applications, together with how much CPU time and memory the process uses?
- Applications
- Services
- Processes
- Performance
A: Processes

Q: What is another name for a file allocation unit?
- sector
- cluster
- segment
- fragment
A: cluster

Q: To make sure the drive is healthy, you need to search for and repair file system errors using the Windows ______ utility.
- defrag
- chkdsk
- analyze
- optimize
A: chkdsk

Q: Use the ____ command to rearrange parts of the files on the drive so they are contiguous.
- Optimize
- Defrag
- Anayyze
- No answer text provided.
A: Defrag

Q: Defragmenting is not recommended for solid-state drives.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Which attribute is used to hide a file so that it does not appear in the directory list?
- Archive
- Hidden
- Read-only
- Shared
A: Hidden

Q: What is another name for several small utility programs that are found in the Control Panel?
- downloads
- categories
- applets
- system processes
A: applets

Q: A _____ boot allows you to install the new OS without disturbing the old one so you can boot to either OS.
- dual
- cross
- controlled
- selective
A: dual

Q: 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?
- clean install
- dual boot
- in-place upgrade
- standard
A: clean install

Q: A snapshot of the system settings and configuration is called a _____.
- rollback image
- restore point
- restore unit
- rollback unit
A: restore point