A+
680 Computer Service and Repair
15. What boot sequence step is similar to all Windows operating systems?
16. How can you change the drive search order from drive
C
to the DVD
drive as the first drive looked at for booting purposes?
17. What is used in place of the
win.ini
and
system.ini
files to store system
information?
18. What does the ntldr file do?
19. What is the
gdi.exe
used for in the Windows 2000 and XP operating system?
20. What is the name of the Windows 2000 and XP kernel file?
21. What is the final step to the boot process in a Windows 2000 and XP
installation?
22. What are some things you should do before installing a new operating
system?
23. List seven things to perform during regular system maintenance.
24. What is the difference between an incremental backup and a differential
backup?
Sample A+ Exam Questions
Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. Please do not write in this book.
1. How do you access safe mode in Windows XP while the system is booting?
a. Press the [Del] key.
b. Press the [F8] key.
c. Press [Ctrl] [Alt] [Del].
d. Hold down the Windows logo key.
2. Which of the following typically causes a failure during the POST?
a. Corrupt operating system boot files.
b. A printer driver.
c. A critical hardware device.
d. A software application.
3. Which two files are required to load the Windows XP operating system?
(Select two.)
a.
ntldr
b.
ntoskrnl.exe
c.
autoexec.bat
d.
cmd.com
4. What is the name of the Windows XP kernel?
a.
ntldr
b.
ntoskrnl.exe
c.
ntdetect.com
d.
service.exe
5. What key combination is used to access the Windows XP logon dialog box?
a. [Ctrl] [Esc] [Alt]
b. [Ctrl] [Alt] [Del]
c. [Ctrl] [Shift] [Tab]
d. [Ctrl] [Shift] [Esc]