FreePractice - Part 5 (ver 1.2.00)

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1 Which of the following file types can not be ran simply by typing them at the DOS prompt?
com
dat
exe
bat
2 Which file displays the DOS prompt?
prompt
command.com
io.sys
msdos.sys
3 An external DOS command is an executable file, such as XCOPY.EXE or ATTRIB.EXE. However, there are also internal commands that are not files, but are rather processed by COMMAND.COM. Which of the following is an internal command?
format
chdir
scandisk
help
4 You type a valid executable file that you know is on your PC, but get the error message, "Bad command or file name". What is wrong?
system files are corrupt
config.sys has been accidentally deleted
the file is in a directory not specified by the path statement
you typed an internal command used by a different DOS version
5 "Loadhigh" or "LH" is used to load TSRs into upper memory. Where is this statement used?
config.sys
command.com
io.sys
autoexec.bat
6 What device driver is used to create a virtual (or ram) drive?
ramdisk.sys
ramdrive.sys
vram.sys
virtual.sys
7 Which file contains the DOS kernel?
io.sys
command.com
autoexec.bat
msdos.sys
8 A cluster is the minimum file allocation unit. A cluster is composed of:
conventional ram
sectors
clustettes
sections
9 What command is used to partition a hard drive?
cp
fdisk
format
partn
10 If you have data on a hard drive that you want to repartition, what should you do first?
backup all files
format
run scandisk
run chkdsk
11 You must have the statement "lastdrive=x", with x representing a drive letter, in config.sys if you have any drive letters beyond which letter?
C
M
E
H
12 What is the largest partition size that DOS supports?
640 meg
1500 meg
2.1 gig
4 gig
13 What command displays a disk's volume label?
label
chk /label
vol
label /vol
14 What command changes or adds a volume label?
label /add
vol /add
vol
label
15 You have a single hard drive that has an extended partition containing the two logical drives "D" and "E". You add a second hard drive. Which is correct?
second drive becomes "D", logical drives become "E" and "F"
second drive becomes "F", both logical drives are deleted
second drive becomes "D", logical "D" is deleted
second drive becomes "F", logical drives are unchanged
16 What is the best way to store floppy diskettes?
in their original box
standing upright
not too close to the PC
flat on their side
17 Windows 3.1 no longer supports which mode that Windows 3.0 supported?
386 enhanced
protected
standard
real
18 Win.com supports a number of switches to force Windows to start in the mode selected. You enter win.com /s at the DOS prompt. How is Windows started?
safe mode
swap mode
386 enhanced mode
standard mode
19 The Windows file system.ini contains primarily:
desktop and application settings
DOS parameters under Windows
Windows system settings and device drivers
Windows parameters used under DOS
20 Cooperative multi-tasking means that after a certain period of time, Windows takes control of the CPU from one application to give it to the next one waiting to run.
true
false
21 The Windows swap file can exist on a compressed volume.
true
false
22 To change your swap file settings, which one of these is correct?
go to control panel, swap file settings
go to control panel, 386 enhanced, virtual memory
go to control panel, virtual memory, settings
go to file manager, swap file, virtual memory settings
23 Windows multitasking causes several interrupt requests to be sent to the CPU. What statement can you place in config.sys to increase the scratch-pad memory used for interrupt handling?
irq=m:4196
the CPU doesn't need help handling IRQs
stacks=9,256
irq /m:1024
24 Your PC boots fine to DOS, but when starting Windows, your screen goes blank or is totally unreadable. You suspect that the proper driver is not installed for your video adapter. You decide you want Windows to startup using a standard driver which will work with your video adapter. What file do you edit to allow this?
config.sys
system.ini
win.com
win.ini
25 Your video is not looking the way it should. You know you have the proper video driver loaded. You double check your config.sys file and find what missing?
load=video.sys
loadhigh=ansi.sys
device=win.com
device=ansi.sys
26 In config.sys, which loads drivers into upper memory?
loadhigh=
highload=
devicehigh=
device=high
27 Real mode is:
run on Unix machines only
8088/86 mode
the same as standard mode
used only in Windows
28 What is a PIF?
programmed input file
programmed information format
processed information files
program information file
29 Which Windows file provides support for loading DOS programs?
win.com
win.ini
winoldap
system.ini
30 What does the file winoldap do?
provides Windows resources for DOS programs
looks for the PIF for a DOS program
run DOS programs in standard mode
loads the Winhelper program for DOS applications
31 If you don't shut down Windows properly it can cause lost clusters. How are lost clusters recovered?
use the Windows backup program
run scandisk
they can't be recovered
run chkdsk
32 Is it possible to load himem.sys in config.sys with the statement: "devicehigh=himem.sys"?
yes
no, but it can be loaded high with "loadhigh"
yes, but you must include the /LH switch
you cannot load himem.sys into upper memory
33 A GPF, or General Protection Fault is usually caused when an application tries to read or write to the memory space belonging to another application. Because almost no application is perfectly written, and because Windows itself is not perfect, there will be GPFs from time to time. However, there are things that can be done to reduce them. All of the following can help except:
use the latest versions of himem.sys and emm386.exe
disabling long filenames
add more ram
try a generic video or mouse driver to see if the new driver is to blame
34 If the DOS environment size is not large enough to handle all the DOS and Windows environment variables, Windows can lock up or produce GPFs. What statement do you place in config.sys to increase the DOS environment size?
dos=env /e:1024 /p
winshell=dosenv /e:1024 /e /p
shell=c:\dos\command.com /e:1024 /p
dosincr=env /e:1024 /p
35 In order for Windows to print, you must have a temp variable set.
true
false
36 If you want to upgrade Windows 3.1 to Windows 95, and save all your application settings, you must:
install Win95 in a different directory than Win 3.1
install Win95 in the same directory as Win 3.1
install Win95 with the /DOS switch
install Win95 in the DOS directory
37 You can't print from Windows. How can you test to see whether or not it's the printer at fault?
edit the "print=" line in system.ini
after a dir command, hit the prtscr key
at a DOS prompt type "print dir"
at a DOS prompt type "dir > prn"
38 You've got a couple of megs left on your hard drive, and now, all of a sudden, you can't print from Windows. Why?
The Windows kernel doesn't have enough space to load the print driver
The DOS kernel turns off the Windows print function and loads its own smaller print functions
print manager needs hard drive space to spool print jobs until they're printed
Windows can't expand its swap file enough to service its print function
39 What is the Windows font type that consists only of line segments, and have no filled in areas?
lined
vector
outline
raster
40 Which font type is infinitely rescalable?
vector
PCX
bitmap
outline
41 Which font type is composed only of dots on the screen?
vector
matrix
outline
bitmap
42 Which file extensions does not indicate a bitmap type file?
TIF
PGM
BMP
PCX
43 The image in a bitmap file is also known as a raster image.
true
false
44 Which font type combines the properties of both vector and bitmap?
sputtered
fixed
matrix
outline
45 TrueType fonts are of which font type?
matrix
plotted
vector
outline
46 Changing the order in which you load device drivers in config.sys can sometimes optimize memory by freeing up a larger block of the upper memory area.
true
false
47 According to Microsoft, what are the minimum hardware requirements to run Windows 95?
386dx, 4 meg ram
386dx, 8 meg ram
386sx, 4 meg ram
486sx, 8 meg ram
48 What is the lowest version of DOS that will allow Windows 95 to be installed?
3.1
3.2
3.3
4.0
49 What is the command file used to bring up the Registry editor?
regist.exe
editreg.com
regedit.exe
openreg.exe
50 Which file system does Windows 95 not support?
ntfs
fat32
fat
vfat
51 You upgrade from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95, and now you can't see your program groups. Where can you find them on the Windows 95 desktop?
Start, Programs
Start, Settings, System
My Computer
Explorer
52 Which Registry key stores all of the system settings?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_SYS_LOCAL
HKEY_PC_SETTINGS
HKEY_SYS_SETTINGS
53 Before you edit the Registry, you should make a backup copy, as any incorrect change can make your PC inoperable. Which command should you run from the Windows directory that will allow you to copy the Registry files?
attrib +s +h +r [registry file]
just use the copy command
debug /s /h /r [registry file]
attrib -s -h -r [registry file]
54 How can you change an object's icon?
left-click, change icon button
open Registry, go to icon key, change icon
open My Computer, click corresponding drive letter, file, icon
right-click, properties, short-cut tab, change icon button
55 You are having problems when Windows 95 boots. How can you create a log file that records the events on bootup?
hit F5 as soon as Windows starts, then select the Log option
hit F5 as soon as Windows starts, then select Boot-Log option
hit F8 as soon as Windows starts, then select bootlog.txt option
hit F2 as soon as Windows starts, then select Troubleshoot option
56 Windows 95 doesn't need system.ini or win.ini, but it can still use them to support 16 bit Windows 3.x programs that can't access the Windows 95 Registry.
true
false
57 Can you upgrade a Windows 95 PC to Windows NT?
yes
no
yes, but only if you had DOS installed as well
yes, but only NT version 3.51
58 You are installing Windows 95, and it crashes or hangs during the hardware detection phase. What is a good way to figure out what happened?
look at detlog.txt
look at crashlog.log
look at crashdet.log
look at crash.log
59 Which processor rings does Windows 95 use?
0 & 3
9 & 15
2 & 6
1 & 4
60 Which ring allows the greatest access to the CPU?
0
1
2
3
61 Most application run in which ring?
0
3
2
5
62 Most device drivers run in which ring?
0
1
2
3
63 You have several applications running, and the one you are currently working on freezes up. What do you do?
turn off PC, then back on again
CTRL-ALT-DELETE twice, control panel, programs, select, end
click "ignore" and work on the other apps
CTRL-ALT-DELETE once, select the offending program, click "End Task"
64 What is the maximum number of characters that a file name can have, including its path?
260
25
256
8
65 You are having problems with your PC, and you want to start it in "Safe Mode", so that just the minimum configuration needed to run Windows 95 loads. How do you do this?
F8, select "Safe Mode"
press ALT-S as soon as Windows starts
type Win95 /s at a DOS prompt
F4
66 Windows 95 gives you the opportunity to create a startup disk when you install it. However, if you skip it during installation, how can you create one later?
open "My Computer", select startup disk
go to System, Programs, Startup
go to control panel, add/remove programs, startup disk tab, create
go to Explorer, select startup disk, create
67 You install a super-wing-ding video card and driver, but your display hasn't changed. How is the display changed?
left-click start, settings, control panel, display
start, Explorer, video, settings
edit video settings in system.ini
left-click desktop, properties, settings
68 From what part of Windows 95 can you view device properties or remove them completely?
system, settings
device manager
devices in "My Computer"
explorer, devices
69 The Windows 3.1 File Manager has been replaced by what in Windows 95?
Control Panel
Device Manager
Program Manager
Explorer
70 If you delete a file from a window on the Windows 95 desktop, how can you get it back?
run recover.exe
run 95undel from a Windows 95 command line
look in the Recycle Bin
run undelete from a DOS prompt
71 To install Windows 95 over a network, what is the best way to do this?
netsetup
netinstall
win /n
win /a
72 Without the Plus pack, how large can you create a compressed drive using Windows 95 drvspace?
512 meg
1 gig
2.1 gig
4 gig
73 To install Windows 95 from DOS, what is the minimum amount of conventional memory required?
350k
470k
512k
640k
74 "Hot Docking" means that:
power must be off to remove\install a device
power can be on to remove\install a device
a warm boot must be done before a device is removed\installed
a hot boot must be done before a device is removed\installed
75 How are IRQ, DMA, and I\O port information displayed?
run MSD
run Explorer, system, properties, settings
start, settings, control panel, system, device manager, double-click computer
left-click "My Computer", properties, device manager, double-click "My Computer"
76 You have trouble printing from Windows 95. What is one of the first things you should do?
disable ECP port
reload the print driver
reinstall the printer
disable EMF spooling
77 How do you create a shortcut?
control panel, system, settings, shortcuts
run shortcut.exe
from Explorer, left-click a run file and drag it to the desktop, then select "create shortcut"
right-click desktop, select new, select shortcut
78 You name a file "This is my file". How is the file name displayed from the DOS prompt?
this_is_my_file