Config windows

Question 1

What are the two main ways for administering(configuring) Windows and where is this data held?

Answer 1

The Windows Settings app and Control Panel.
This info is held in a database called the registry.

Question 2

What is Windows Setting and what does it do?

Answer 2

A touch enabled interface for managing Windows.
The Settings App is the preferred administrative interface.

Question 3

What is the Control Panel and what does it do?

Answer 3

A legacy management interface for configuring user and system settings in Windows.
While most configuration settings can be located in Windows setting some are still configured in the Control panel.

Question 4

What are the two ways a Windows account can be configured and what is the difference?

Answer 4

As a local-only account or linked to a Microsoft Account.
Local accounts can be used t sign into a single computer only.
Microsoft Account gives access to Microsoft’s cloud services and syncs user profile data across multiple devices.

Question 5

What configuration tasks is the
Account Settings app used for?

Answer 5

Your info- manage user account
Email and accounts- sign in credentials for other accounts
Configure sign in options- using biometrics or pin to access the computer.
Access work or school- Join the computer to a centrally managed domain network
Family and other users- permit other local or Microsoft accounts to log onto the computer
Sync Settings- Use cloud to sync your settings across devices

Question 6

What is UAC and what is its purpose?

Answer 6

User Account Control.
Prevents unauthorized use of administrator privileges.

Question 7

What do Privacy and Security Settings do?

Answer 7

Govern what usage data Windows is allowed to collect and which device functions are enabled for which apps.

Question 8

What are the 2 main purposes of Time and Language Settings?

Answer 8

Keeping PC synced to an accurate time source is important for processes like authentication and backup.
Set language/regions for appropriate spelling, localization, keyboard input, and speech recognition.

Question 9

What does the Indexing options outlet applet allow you to do?

Answer 9

To define indexed locations and rebuild the index.
Indexed locations can include both folders and email data stores.

Question 10

What does Windows Update do?

Answer 10

Critical updates and security patches.
Optional software and hardware device driver updates.
Can also be used to select a Feature Update (introduces changes to OS features and tools.)

Question 11

How can update detection and scheduling be configured?

Answer 11

Settings > Update and Security

Question 12

What does Windows Security contain?

Answer 12

Shortcuts to management pages for Windows Defender virus/threat protection and firewall product.

Question 13

What is Microsoft Product Activation?

Answer 13

An anti-piracy technology that verifies software products are legitimately purchased

Question 14

What is Plug and Play?

Answer 14

Windows feature that automatically detects when a new device is connected, locates drivers, installs and configures it with minimal user input.

Question 15

What does Device Manager do?

Answer 15

Gives advanced management console interface for managing both system and peripheral devices.
Can access Device properties, details, driver settings, and events pertaining to each device

Question 16

What are principal Display Configuaration Settings?

Answer 16

Scale.
Color.
Multiple Displays.
Resolution and Refresh Rate.

Question 17

What is designed to ensure software and hardware compatibility for different power-saving modes?

Answer 17

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)

Question 18

What are the levels of ACPI? Describe them.

Answer 18

S0: powered on
S1-S3: Standby/Suspend to RAM
S4: Hibernate/Suspend to Disk
S5: soft power off
G3: Mechanically powered off

Question 19

Name some of the installable software Windows supports.

Answer 19

Store apps: Installed via Microsoft store, don’t require admin privileges
User-context applications can be installed in users AppData folder, don’t need admin access.
Desktop apps: installed by running a setup program or MSI installer, require admin privileges to install
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL): Allows some Linux functions

Question 20

What is the Apps Setting used for?

Answer 20

To view and remove installed apps and Windows Features

Question 21

What do programs and features do?

Answer 21

A control pannel applet
Can be used to install and modify desktop applications and Windows Features.

Question 22

What does the Mail Applet do?

Answer 22

A Control Panel Applet.
Added if the Microsoft Outlook client email application is installed on the computer.
Used to add email accounts/profiles and manage the .OST and .PST data files that are used to cache and archive messages.

Question 23

What is the Gaming setting page used for?

Answer 23

To toggle game mode on and off.
Suspends Windows Updates and dedicates resources to the game.
Manages other game features.

Question 24

What configuration utilities manage network connection status and adapter information

Answer 24

Network and Internet Settings
Network Connections (ncpa.cpl)
Network and Sharing Center
Advanced sharing settings

Question 25

What does Windows Defender Firewall do?

Answer 25

Determines which processes, protocols, and hosts are allowed to communicate with the local computer over the network.

Question 26

What are the principal consoles available via Administrative Tools?

Answer 26

Computer Management (compmgmt.msc) Defragment and Optimize Drives (dfrgui.exe) Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe) Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) Local Security Policy (secpol.msc) Resource Monitor (resmon.exe) Performance Monitoring (perfmon.msc) Registry Editor (regedit.exe) Services console (services.msc) Task Scheduler (taskschd.msc)

Question 27

What is the Computer Management Console for and what is its run command?

Answer 27

Run command: compmgmt.msc The default management console. Has multiple snap-ins to schedule tasks and configure local users, groups, disks, services, devices, etc.

Question 28

What is the Defragment and Optimize Drives console and what is its run command?

Answer 28

Run command: dfrgui.exe Maintains disk performance by optimizing file storage patterns.

Question 29

What is the Disk Cleanup console and what is its run command?

Answer 29

Run command: cleanmgr.exe To regain disk capacity by deleting unwanted files.

Question 30

What is the Event Viewers console and what is its run command?

Answer 30

Run command: eventvwr.msc Review system, security, and application logs

Question 31

What is the Local Security Policy console and what is its run command?

Answer 31

Run command: secpol.msc View and Edit the security settings

Question 32

What is the Resource Monitor console and what is its run command?

Answer 32

Run command: resmon.exe View and log performance statistics

Question 33

What is the Performance Monitoring console and what is its run command?

Answer 33

Run command: perfmon.msc View and log performance statistics

Question 34

What is the Registry Editor console and what is its run command?

Answer 34

Run command: regedit.exe Make manual edits to the database of Windows Configuration settings DON'T go in there if you don't know what you're doing and you don't have a backup

Question 35

What is the Services console and what is its run command?

Answer 35

Run command: services.msc Start, stop, pause processes running in the background.

Question 36

What is the Task Scheduler console and what is its run command?

Answer 36

Run command: taskschd.msc Run software and scripts according to calendar or event triggers.

Question 37

What are shortcuts for the WinX menu?

Answer 37

Right click the Windows button or WINDOWS + X

Question 38

What is a shortcut to the Instant Search?

Answer 38

WINDOWS Key

Question 39

What is a shortcut for the Run dialog?

Answer 39

WINDOWS + R

Question 40

How do 32-bit apps run on 64- bit platforms?

Answer 40

On a special application environment called WOW64 (Windows on Windows 64-bit). The environment replicates the 32-bit environment expected by the application and translates its request into ones that can be processed by the 64-bit CPU.

Question 41

What is a external hardware token?

Answer 41

A smart card or USB form factor device that stores some cryptographic user identification data. For an app that requires more secure authentication than a simple password.

Question 42

What are considerations in a corporate environment when a application is installed?

Answer 42

Licensing Support Training

Question 43

What is a way you can remotely install apps on network computers in Windows?

Answer 43

GPOs (Group Policy Objects) Sets a computer to remotely install an application from a network folder without any manual intervention from a admin

Question 44

What does fast startup do?

Answer 44

Allows the computer to boot faster after being shut down.