DOS / WINDOWS
QUESTIONS #10
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| 11 . Using the add on file Win32.exe enables the operating system to do what? A. Windows 3.1 can run 16 bit programs B. Windows 95 can run 16 bit programs C. Windows 3.1 can run 32 bit programs D. Windows 95 can run 32 bit programs |
| 12 . When upgrading from Win3.1 to Win95, what is the most important consideration? A. where to place the program groups from Win3.1 B. how much RAM to have C. how big a hard drive you need D. whether to use FAT or NTFS |
| 13 . What kind of file system does Win95 use? A. FAT B. HTFS C. NTFS D. IFS |
| 14 . If you want to upgrade Windows 3.1 to Windows 95, Microsofts default method is to; A. install Win95 in the same directory as 3.1 B. install Win95 in a new directory C. install Win95 in the DOS directory |
| 15 .You have an application that has freezed up in Windows 95. What do you do? A. press CTRL-ALT-DELETE once, select the offending program, click "end task" B. press CTRL-ALT-DELETE once, select "restart" C. reboot the computer D. press the reset button |
| 16 . What service resolves the computer name to an IP address? A. WINS B. DHCP C. Domain Name Service D. Name resolution Service |
| 17 . The error message "device not recognized" for a NIC means what? A. hardware is missing B. the network protocols have not been installed C. the network protocols are in the wrong order D. the NIC is not in the right slot |
| 18 . What is the setuplog.txt for? A. to help recover from setup problems B. to tell you how to setup Win95 C. to set up the computer to run on a network D. to detect hardware problems |
| 19 . How do you optimize Win 3.1's swap file if you have a large hard drive? A. Remove the swap file entirely and let the hard drive optimize the OS B. Reduce the size of the temporary swap file C. Enlarge the size of tem temporary swap file D. Create a permanent swap file |
| 20 . What detects and configures hardware devices in Win95? A. system manager B. I/O subsystem C. Plug 'n' Play D. nothing, it must be done manually |
| 21 . The defrag command does what? A. repairs hard disk problems B. brings files together in contiguous clusters C. locates and fixes cross linked files D. removes temporary files |
| 22. What is system monitor used for? A. to monitor network efficiency B. to monitor network throughput C. to optimize the computer D. to identify potential performance bottlenecks |
| 23 . Where do you go to check the properties of the NIC? A. go to settings, control panel, system, device manager B. go to settings, control panel, system, hardware profiles C. go to settings, control panel, network, configuration D. go to settings, control panel, network, configuration |
| 24 . How do you change file properties in Win95? A. go to Explorer, double click the file, select properties B. go to Explorer, right click the file, select properties C. go to My Computer, right click the file, select tools, select options, select properties D. go to My Computer, right click the file, select view, select options, select properties |
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| 25. What file is not on the Win95 start up disk? A. IO.SYS B. Config.sys C. MSDOS.sys D. Command.com |
| 26 . How do you check to see if you have any free space on your hard drive in Win95? A. go to Explorer, tools, properties B. go to Explorer, view, tools, show properties C. go to My Computer, double click the drive, properties D. go to My Computer, right click the drive, properties |
| 27 . How to view hidden files in Win95? A. go to Explorer, view, folder options, show all files B. go to Explorer, view, folder options, show hidden files C. go to My Computer, view, tools, show hidden files D. go to My Computer, view, tools, show all files |
| 28 . How do you optimize a CD-ROM? A. go to settings, system, device manager, properties, settings B. go to settings, system, device manager, general, configure C. CD-ROMs can't be optimized D. go to settings, control panel, system, performance, file system (SET quad speed ) |
| 29 . How do you usually run a program in Win95? A. start, run, type in program name B. Explorer, find .exe file, double click C. start, programs, D. start, find files, run |
| 30 . If you want to print a file quickly, what is the fastest way? A. go to control panel, printers, double click the printer and drop the file B. go to control panel, printers, right click printer, drop the file C. drag the file to the printer and drop it D. drag the file icon to the printer icon and drop it |
| 31 . What DOS program can you run to see which serial ports are detected? A. command.com B. MSD C. io.sys D. scandsk |
| 32 . Where you would you load the mouse driver mouse.sys? A. msdos.sys B. io.sys C. autoexec.bat D. config.sys |
| 33 . Where would you place mouse.com or mouse.bat? A. msdos.sys B. io.sys C. config.sys D. autoexec.bat |
| 34 . You can run Windows 3.1 or 3.11 without loading himem.sys. A. true B. false |
| 35 . You must have himem.sys loaded before you can load DOS high. A. true B. false |
| 36 . To load DOS high you must place a statement in config.sys. It is: A. dos=high B. loadhigh DOS C. device=DOSHIGH |
| 37 . The reason you load DOS high is to: A. free up more expanded memory B. free up more extended memory C. free up more conventional memory D. optimize DOS to run faster |
| 38 . By default, DOS will load where? A. conventional memory B. extended memory C. expanded memory D. HMA |
| 39 . Upper memory blocks are located where? A. in conventional memory B. in extended memory C. expanded memory D. between 640k and 1024k |
| 40 . What statement in config.sys will allow DOS access to unused UMBs? A. UMB=DOS B. DOS=UMB C. device=DOSUMB D. UMB=1 |
| 41 . What two DOS commands lets you know the presence of hidden files? A. attrib and dir B. chkdsk and scandisk C. dir and scandisk D. chkdsk and dir |
| 42 . What are the two hidden DOS system files? A. command.com B. io.sys C. msdos.sys D. io.com |
| 43 . Virtual memory is composed of ram and: A. himem.sys B. a bios extension C. DOS extensions D. a swap file |
| 44 . What device driver must be loaded
in config.sys to enable power management on a laptop computer? A. power.bat B. power.sys C. power.ini D. power.exe |
| 45 . Which statement is placed in
autoexec.bat to halt its processing until a key is pressed? A. interrupt B. stop C. hold D. pause |
| 46 . Which command makes a file read only? A. attrib +r "filename" B. attrib /r "filename" C. read_only +r "filename" D. readonly /y "filename" |
| 47 . Which of the following file
types are run simply by typing them at the DOS prompt? A. exe B. bat C. com D. all of the above |
| 48 . Which file displays the DOS prompt? A. prompt.com B. msdos.sys C. io.sys D. command.com |
| 49 . 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 are internal commands? A. copy B. dir C. chdir D. all of the above |
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| 50 . 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? A. system files are corrupt B. you typed an internal command used by a different DOS version C. the file is in a directory not specified by the path statement D. most likely a virus |
| 51 . What device driver is used to create a virtual (or ram) drive? A. virtual.sys B. ramdisk.sys C. ramdrive.sys D. vram.sys |
| 52 . Which file contains the DOS kernel? A. msdos.sys B. autoexec.bat C. command.com D. io.sys |
| 53 . Windows 3.1 no longer supports which mode that Windows 3.0 supported? A. real B. standard C. protected D. 386 enhanced |
| 54 . 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? A. real mode B. safe mode C. standard mode D. swap mode |
| 55 . 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? A. stacks=9,256 B. irq=m:1096 C. irq /m:1024 D. winramirq=2048 |
| 56 . In config.sys, which loads drivers into upper memory? A. devicehigh= B. device=high C. loadhigh= D. highload= |
| 57 . 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? A. DOS shuts down the printer function to preserve space for itself B. The Windows kernel doesn't have enough space to load the print driver C. Windows can't expand its swap file enough to service its print function D. print manager needs hard drive space to spool print jobs until they're printed |
| 58 . According to Microsoft, what are the minimum hardware requirements to run Windows 95? A. 386sx, 4 meg ram B. 386dx, 4 meg ram C. 486sx, 8 meg ram D. 486dx2, 8 meg ram |
| 59 . What are the two Windows 95 Registry backup files? A. user.da0 and sys.bak B. sys.bak and system.da0 C. user.da0 and system.da0 D. system.da0 and reg.bak |
| 60 . What is the command file used to bring up the Registry editor? A. redit.bat B. editreg.com C. regist.exe D. regedit.exe |
| 61 . How can you change an object's icon? A. open Registry, go to icon key, change icon B. right-click, properties, short-cut tab, change icon button C. left-click, change icon button D. right-click, change icon button |
| 62 . The Windows 3.1 File Manager has been replaced by what in Windows 95? A. Control Panel B. Device Manager C. Program Manager D. Explorer |
| 63 . If you delete a file from a windows on the Windows 95 desktop, how can you get it back? A. run undelete from a DOS prompt B. run recover.exe C. look in the Recycle Bin D. you can't get it back |
| 64 . To install Windows 95 over a network, what is the best way to do this? A. win /n B. win /a C. netinstall D. netsetup |
| 65 . To install Windows 95 from DOS, what is the minimum amount of conventional memory required? A. 350k B. 470k C. 512k D. 640k |
| 66 . Bus emumerators build the hardware tree on bootup. Which bus
enumerator is not included with Windows 95? A. IDE B. ISA C. MCA D. SCSI |
| 67 . How are IRQ, DMA, and I\O port information displayed? A. start, settings, control panel, system, device manager, double-click computer B. run Explorer, system, properties, settings C. view the System key in the Registry D. run MSD |
| 68 . You have trouble printing from Windows 95. What
is one of the first things you should do? A. reload the print driver B. disable ECP port C. disable EPP port D. disable EMF spooling |
| 69 . You want Windows 95 to go straight to a DOS
prompt as soon as it boots. Which file must you modify to accomplish this? A. system.dat B. system.ini C. command.com D. msdos.sys |
| 70 . Which of the following commands is not an internal DOS command? A. DIR B. MKDIR C. FORMAT D. REM |
| 71 . Of the following, which is the last in the boot sequence? A. POST runs B. BIOS routines are run C. COMMAND.COM is loaded D. CONFIG.SYS is loaded |
| 72 . What DOS commands are never found in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file? A. Shell commands B. EXE commands C. SET commands D. Path commands |
| 73 . What functions are performed by the AUTOEXEC.BAT file? A. Runs POST B. Determines how DOS uses memory and control files C. Defines the path used by DOS to find executable files D. Specifies which devices to install |
| 74 . What program sets up the primary DOS partition? A. FORMAT B. FDISK C. MIRROR D. PART |
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| 75 . In which network does every station function as a server? A. Client/Server B. Server/Server C. Quad-node network D. Peer-to-peer |
| 76 . During the Power-On Self Test, the computer first tests the: A. ROM B. system memory or RAM C. cache memory D. video memory |
| 77 . Device driver HIMEM.SYS is: A. a paging memory manager B. an expanded memory manager C. an extended memory manager D. a HMA manager |
| 78 . A memory resident utility is an example of a: A. MAP B. TIF C. TSR D. MAK |
| 79 . As an absolute minimum, an emergency boot disk should contain: A. MSDOS.SYS, CONFIG.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT B. I/O.SYS, CONFIG.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT C. I/O.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, and COMMAND.COM D. I/O.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT |
| 80 . What interprets inputs typed at the DOS prompt? A. HIMEM.SYS B. CONFIG.SYS C. COMMAND.COM D. AUTOEXEC.BAT |
| 81 . In DOS 6.x, how do you make the CONFIG.SYS file interactive? A. Press F5 at the beginning of the boot process B. Press F8 at the beginning of the boot process C. Place an REM statement at the start of each line D. Place a PAUSE statement at the end of each line |
| 82 . Unless you specify differently, MS-DOS is installed in: A. conventional memory B. extended memory C. expanded memory D. conventional memory, but runs in extended memory |
| 83 . What DOS command shows which TSRs are loaded? A. MEM /c B. TSR-SHOW C. DOSVIEW D. LOADVIEW |
| 84 . "Loadhigh" or "LH" is used to load TSRs into upper memory. Where is this statement used? A. io.sys B. msdos.sys C. config.sys D. autoexec.bat |
| 85 . Icons can be used - A. only once in each group B. only once for each item, but in multiple groups C. in as many items and groups as you want, without limitation |
| 86 . Without the Plus pack, how large can you create a compressed drive using Windows 95 drvspace? A. 512 meg B. 1 gig C. 4 gig D. 8 gig |
| 87 . 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 A. true B. false |
| 88 . In determining the speed of Mac Memory, which is true? A. The higher the number the faster the memory B. The lower the number the faster the memory C. Memory speed is determined by CPU Speed D. All Mac memory is the same speed |
| 89 . Can you upgrade a Windows 95 PC to Windows NT? A. yes B. no |
| 90 . What is the lowest version of DOS that will allow Windows 95 to be installed? A. 3.1 B. 3.2 C. 3.3 D. 4.0 |
| 91 . In Windows 95, where do you disable write-behind caching? A. system properties, performance, file system, troubleshooting B. device manager, settings, caching C. boot drive properties, caching D. system properties, caching, settings, disable |
| 92 . How do you map a drive letter to a network share? A. double-click the Network Neighborhood icon, highlight an object in its dialogue box, select the file option, click "Map Network Drive" B. control panel, double-click the network icon, click "Map Network Drive" C. start, settings, map D. this can only be done with NT |
| 93 . The autoexec.bat configuration file __________. A. Is run after config.sys on system boot-up B. Contains all windows configuration files C. Configures a systems devices D. Is also known as config.sys |
| 94 . What file contains commands that configure a systems devices? A. autoexec.bat B. win.ini C. command.com D. config.sys |
| 95 . The fdisk command in DOS _______. A. Formats data sectors on a hard drive B. Checks hard drive for lost clusters C. Fixes erroneous hard drives D. Partitions the hard drive for use |
| 96 . Which is LEAST likely to interfere with upgrading to a newer DOS version? A. ROM BIOS B. Compressed drives C. Existing backup files D. Video controller |
| 97 . The buffers statement is found in what file? A. Autoexec.bat B. Config.sys C. Win.com D. Regedit |
| 98 . Which command will prevent subsequent changes to the file DAVE.EXE? A. ATTRIB + r DAVE.EXE B. COPY +r DAVE.EXE C. MODE +r DAVE.EXE D. RENAME + r DAVE.EXE |
| 99 . Where do you load the CD Rom drivers? A. Autoexec.bat B. Config.sys C. Upper memory D. Control Panel / Drivers |
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| 100 . Which of the following represents a correct sequence for the boot process on a DOS machine? A. CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT B. AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS C. AUTOEXEC.BAT, COMMAND.COM D. COMMAND.COM, AUTOEXEC.BAT |
| 101 . After trying to unload a TSR, you get an error
message saying that other TSRs were loaded after the one you tried to
remove. Which of the following commands could you use to see the current
load order? A. MEM /C B. MEM /P C. MEMMAKER D. SYS: C |
| 102 . Upper Memory blocks are located where? A. Conventional Memory B. Reserved Memory C. Extended Memory D. Expanded memory |
| 103 . Which DOS command will configure a serial printing port? A. Mode printer()-serial() B. Parallel serial C. Direct lpt1=com1 D. Mode lpt1=COM1 |
| 104 . After doing a low-level format, what would be the next step in configuring the hard drive in a system? A. Partition hard disk B. Configure DMA channel and back-up interrupt C. Install operating system D. Format DOS partition |
| 105 . How would you allow device drivers and TSR's to be loaded into Upper Memory Blocks? A. Dos=High B. Dos=UMB C. devicehigh= D. loadhigh= |
| 106 . To find out how much memory is available, you could type; _____ . A. EMM B. MEM C. CHKDSK D. MEMMAKER |
| 107 . To view any currently running Terminate Stay Resisdent (TSR's) programs you could type;______. A. Memory B. MEM C. SYS /M D. Memmaker |
| 108 . In DOS version 6.x SMARTDRV.EXE can cache _____________. A. Floppies B. Hard drives C. CD-ROMS D. All of the above |
| 109 . Which DOS command would allow you to redirect a printer? A. Print B. Type C. Capture D. Mode |
| 110 . Which command is executed before the others when a computer is first turned on? A. Path c:\dos B. Prompt=$p$g C. Device=c:\emm386.exe D. Device=c:\dos\himem.sys |
| 111 . Suppose you had an incurable computer virus
and decided to wipe out all the data and partitions on your hard drive
and reformat. What is the order in which you must delete the partitions? A. Extended, Logical, Primary B. Logical, Primary, Extended C. Primary, Extended, Logical D. Logical, Extended, Primary |
| 112 . Which file executes commands in DOS? A. CONFIG.SYS B. SYSTEM.INI C. COMMAND.COM D. MS-DOS.SYS |
| 113 . When using Smartdrive, you should decrease the Buffers statement in Config.Sys? A. True B. False |
| 114 . What switch would you use to view Smardrive statistics? A. /x B. /p C. /s D. /d |
| 115 . What is the order in which Command.Com searches for programs to execute? A. EXE, COM, BAT B. EXE, BAT, COM C. COM, EXE, BAT D. COM, BAT, EXE |
| 116 . After searching the current directory where does command.com search next? A. Autoexec.bat B. Config.sys C. C:\DOS\UTILITIES D. the Path Statement |
| 117 . You want to view the contents of
autoexec.bat on the screen using the "type" command, but it scrolls
by too quickly, what switch do you use to make it pause? A. type c:\autoexec.bat|more B. type c:\autoexec.bat|pause C. type c:\autoexec.bat/more D. type c\autoexec.bat /p |
| 118 . Himem.sys must be loaded before loading emm386.exe. A. true B. false |
| 119 . You wish to prevent people from changing the file gumbo.txt, what command do you use? A. Attrib +r gumbo.txt B. Attrib +s gumbo.txt C. Attrib +h gumbo.txt D. Attrib +a gumbo.txt |
| 120 . What are the user configureable DOS startup files? A. config.sys B. autoexec.bat C. A and B |
| 121 . Your client gets a message "bad or missing command
interpreter" Which of the following are possible reasons for the message? A. The client has accidentally deleted command.exe B. The client accidentally deleted command.com C. The client accidentally deleted windows |
| 122 . How would you load device drivers into Upper Memory from the Autoexec.bat? A. HighDevice= B. DeviceHigh= C. LoadDevice= D. LoadHigh= |
| 123 . In config.sys, which loads drivers into upper memory? A. devicehigh= B. device=high C. loadhigh= D. lh= |
| 124 . 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. A. true B. false |
| 125 . What feature is not part of an OS? A. System B. User Interface C. configuration D. Application |
| 126 . Which DOS driver can be used to create a temporary drive in memory? A. Himem.sys B. EMM386.exe C. Mem386.sys D. Ramdrive.sys |
| 127 .What is the one thing that all Viruses' try to do? A. Infect the boot record B. Destroy the CMOS C. Format Hard drive D. copy itself |
| 128 . Where is the driver EMM386.exe usually loaded? A. autoexec.bat B. Config.sys C. Win.ini D. Win.com |
| 129 . Smartdrive is____ A. A swap file B. A disk cache C. A file on the hard drive |
| 130 . Which memory manager must be loaded first in the config.sys? A. Himem.sys B. Emm386.exe C. Smartdrv.exe |
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