DOS / WINDOWS
QUESTIONS #9
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| 11 . What are the minimum files you need to put on a boot disk? A. IOS.SYS, MSDOS.SYS. COMMAND.COM B. IOS.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM, FDISK C. IOS.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM, CONFIG.SYS D. IOS.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM, SHARE.EXE |
| 12 . What files does Win95 use to determine why a setup failed when the hardware was being detected? A. NETLOG.TXT B. SETUP.EXE C. SETUPLOG.TXT D. DETCRASH.LOG |
| 13 . Which file extension refers to the registry files? A. .DAT B. .DA0 C. .BIN D. .BAT |
| 14 . The SYS command on MS-DOS 6.x copies what? A. IO.SYS, MS.DOS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, AND CONFIG.SYS B. IO.SYS, MS.DOS , CONFIG.SYS, AND COMMAND.COM C. IO.SYS, MS.DOS, COMMAND.COM, AND FDISK D. IO.SYS, MS.DOS, COMMAND.COM, AND DRVSPACE.BIN |
| 15 . You install DOS, but your CD-ROM won't play. What file do you need to add to access the CD-ROM? A. put MSCDEX.EXE in the autoexec.bat file B. put MSCDEX.EXE in the config.sys file C. put MCDEX.EXE in the autoexec.bat file D. put MCDEX.EXE in the config.sys file |
| 16. Which file is a valid filename in Win95? A. my.files.doc B. readme*.txt C. ?giant.doc D. ??install.exe |
| 17 . . What is the batch file interpreter for the Autoexec.bat file? A. Command. sys B. Command.exe C. Command.bin D. Command.com |
| 18. Which protocol is used on the Internet for file downloads? A. DNS B. x.400 C. FTP D. HTTP |
| 19 . After upgrading to a newer DOS version, what could you use to make dos report that it is using
the older DOS version? A. use the VER command B. reinstall the older DOS version C. put the older DOS application in a subdirectory D. use the SETVER command |
| 20 . Using the MSD.EXE cannot be used for; A. applications B. hard drive C. operating system D. memory |
| 21What is the kernel responsible for?. A. maintaining directory services B. managing virtual memory, task scheduling, and file I/O services C. managing the FAT D. configuring hardware devices |
| 22 . If you are booting the computer what key do you press to boot directly to Safe Mode? A. F3 B. F4 C. F5 D. F8 |
| 23 . Which file, when missing, will not let you boot to DOS? A. Command.com B. Command.exe C. Config.sys D. Autoexec.bat |
| 24 . Where does DOS look for system files to boot the computer? A. in the primary active partition B. in the primary extended partition C. in the secondary active partition D. in the secondary extended partition |
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| 25 . What will not increase the speed of your computer? A. scandisk B. defrag C. add RAM D. Mem |
| 26 . How many files can you put in the root directory of DOS? A. 100 B. 255 C. 512 D. 1024 |
| 27. What file is PATH= in? A. Config.sys B. IO.SYS C. MSDOS.SYS D. Autoexec.bat |
| 28. Which file is not a core file for Win 95? A. Krnl386.exe B. Msdos.sys C. Gui.exe D. Io.sys |
| 29 . Name the Core files used in Dos A. Io.sys, Msdos.sys, Config.sys B. Msdos.sys, Command.Com, Io.sys C. Msdos.sys, Autoexec.bat, Config.sys D. Io.sys, Command.com, Config.sys |
| 30 . Where are the external Dos commands located? A. root directory B. dos directory C. windows/system directory |
| 31 . What is the name of the permanent swap file in Win.311? A. 286PAR.PAR B. win386.swp C. 386PAR.PAR D. 386PAR.swp |
| 32. When executed from a bootable hard drive,
which command will make a formatted floppy disk bootable? A. COPY C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM A:\ B. SYS C: A: C. SYS A: D. XCOPY C:\DOS\*.* A:\ |
| 33 . Win95 supports what kind of multitasking? A. Preemptive B. Interleaving C. Cooperative D. Multithreading |
| 34 . How do you load a device into memory using Config.sys A. Load=High B. LoadHigh= C. DeviceHigh= D. Device= |
| 35 . What utility is included with
dos to view COM information? A. MSD B. men C. chkdsk |
| 36 .Memory that is paged from extended memory addresses to a 64k window in
the upper memory area is known as: A. extended memory B. expanded memory C. virtual memory D. High memory |
| 37 . Which of the following is not correct?. The POST is run every time: A. The RESET button is pressed B. from a cold boot C. from a warm boot D. by turning computer off and then on. |
| 38 . What DOS program can you run to see which serial ports are detected? A. command.com B. comdiag C. SDET D. MSD |
| 39 . Where are most TSRs loaded? A. config.sys B. tsr.sys C. msdos.sys D. autoexec.bat |
| 40 . Where is the "FILES=" statement placed? A. config.sys B. msdos.sys C. command.com D. autoexec.bat |
| 41 . Where is the "BUFFERS=" statement placed? A. system.ini B. config.sys C. autoexec.bat D. win.ini |
| 42 . What must be loaded before loading emm386.exe. A. Emm186.exe B. Config.ini C. Himem.ini D. Himem.sys |
| 43. When DOS is loaded high it is placed in the HMA (high memory area). This is located: A. between 640k and 1024k B. the first 64k above 1024k C. anywhere in extended memory D. anywhere in expanded memory |
| 44 . The upper memory area is located: A. between 512k and 840k B. between 640k and 1024k C. anything above 1024k D. between 1000k and 1024k |
| 45 . Extended memory is: A. anything above 1024k B. anything above 640k C. anything accessed by rom D. anything above 1 meg |
| 46. Extended memory is managed by: A. emm386.exe B. ram controller C. himem.sys D. DOS |
| 47 . Expanded memory is managed by: A. himem.sys B. emm386.exe C. DOS D. rom bios |
| 48. Conventional memory is: A. anything below 1024k B. only below 512k C. anything up to 640k D. anything between 640k and 1024k |
| 49 . What DOS command shows which TSRs are loaded? A. TSR-SHOW B. MEM /c C. LOADVIEW D. hold down CTRL key and hit "T" |
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| 50 . As you soon as you see DOS starting, what key do you press to bypass the startup files? A. F6 B. F8 C. F5 D. ESC |
| 51 . As soon as you see DOS starting, what key do you press to step through the startup files? A. F4 B. F5 C. F8 D. ALT |
| 52 . Cross-linked files are files which erroneously
claim the same cluster. Only one file can have the cluster, which means
that fixing the problem will result in some data loss, but recovering one
file is better than losing both. What DOS program "fixes" cross-linked files? A. chkdsk B. verify C. unlink D. scandisk |
| 53 . Which file is the user interface to the DOS prompt? A. command.com B. io.sys C. msdos.sys D. prompt.com |
| 54 . What device driver is used to create a virtual (or ram) drive? A. ramdrive.sys B. vram.sys C. virtual.sys D. virtual.ram |
| 55 . What command is used to partition a hard drive? A. fdisk B. format C. chkdsk D. format /q |
| 56. The Windows file system.ini contains primarily: A. Windows system settings and device drivers B. Windows parameters used under DOS C. used only by Windows 95, not Windows 3.x D. desktop and application settings |
| 57 . To change your swap file settings, which one of these is correct? A. go to program manager, virtual memory settings, swap file B. go to control panel, swap file settings C. go to file manager, swap file, virtual memory settings D. go to control panel, 386 enhanced, virtual memory |
| 58 . What is a PIF? A. program information file B. programmed input file C. processed information files D. programmed information format |
| 59 . If you want to upgrade Windows 3.1 to Windows 95, and save all your application settings, you must: A. install Win95 with the /old switch B. install Win95 with the /DOS switch C. install Win95 in the DOS directory D. install Win95 in the same directory as Win 3.1 |
| 60 . What file is part of the Windows 95 Registry? A. sys.com B. system.dat C. system.com D. reg.com |
| 61 . What file is a Windows 95 Registry backup file? A. user.da0 B. sys.bak C. reg.bak D. system.bak |
| 62. What is the command file used to bring up the Registry editor? A. regedit.exe B. regist.exe C. redit.bat D. openreg.exe |
| 63. Which Registry key stores all of the system settings? A. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE B. HKEY_SYS_SETTINGS C. HKEY_PC_SETTINGS D. HKEY_LOCAL_COMPUTER |
| 64 . 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? A. look at detlog.txt B. look at crash.log C. look at crashdet.log D. look at detlog.log |
| 65 . You have several application running, and the one you are currently working on freezes up. What do you do? A. reboot the PC B. click "ignore" and work on the other apps C. CTRL-ALT-DELETE twice, control panel, programs, select, end D. CTRL-ALT-DELETE once, select the offending program, click "End Task" |
| 66 . 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? A. F4 B. F8, select "Safe Mode" C. press ALT-S as soon as Windows starts D. type Win95 /s at a DOS prompt |
| 67 . 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? A. go to control panel, add/remove programs, startup disk tab, create B. open "My Computer", select startup disk C. go to System, Programs, Startup D. go to control panel, startup disk, create |
| 68 . From what part of Windows 95 can you view device properties or remove them completely? A. right-click on My computer, Properties, device manager B. control panel, devices C. system, settings D. explorer, devices |
| 69 . How are IRQ, DMA, and I\O port information displayed? A. run Mem B. run Explorer, system, properties, settings C. view the System key in the Registry D. start, settings, control panel, system, device manager, double-click computer |
| 70 . How do you create a shortcut? A. right-click desktop, select new, select shortcut B. control panel, system, settings, shortcuts C. run shortcut.exe D. control panel, create shortcut |
| 71 . You name a file "This is my file". How is the file name displayed from the DOS prompt? A. thisismy.fil B. thisis~1 C. this.ile D. this_is_my_file |
| 72 . Which one is not a Windows95 installation log file? A. BOOT.LOG B. SETUPLOG.TXT C. BOOTLOG.TXT D. DETCRASH.LOG |
| 73 .Which one is a windows 95 installation file? A. WIN95_13.DLL B. WIN95_13.EXE C. WIN95_13.CAB D. WIN95_13.TXT |
| 74 . In Windows 95, the concept of giving one program memory when needed, while taking it away from another is: A. Dynamic Memory Allocation B. Static Memory Allocation C. Plug and Play D. 32-bit Memory addressing |
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| 75 . Which utility can speed up the performance of your machine? A. MSD B. SCANDISK C. DEFRAG D. CHKDSK |
| 76 . What can you do as a workaround to the "Incorrect DOS version" error? A. Start up the compute with a boot disk that disables the VER feature B. Enter the Setup utility to disable ROM shadowing C. Use SETVER to report another version of DOS D. Use SETVER to disable the VER feature in BIOS |
| 77 . What command in Windows 95 allows easy access to most of the text-based configuration files? A. CONTROL PANEL B. EDIT C. REGEDIT D. SYSEDIT |
| 78 . Which of the following would not cause a device in Device Manager to have a ! next to it. A. The device driver is corrupted B. There is a resource conflict between that device and another one C. The device driver has failed to load properly D. The driver is operating normally |
| 79 . To install a new device in Windows 95, a file is usually required that describes that device to the operating system. What type of file is required? A. INF B. COM C. CFG D. CNF |
| 80 . You encounter a hard disk that will no longer boot.
After booting with an emergency boot floppy and running an anti-virus
program, you successfully remove the virus that infected the boot sector
of the hard disk. What command could you use to restore the boot record of
the hard disk? A. FDISK /MBR B. RESTORE C. MIRROR D. FORMAT |
| 81 . DOS consists of two basic types of commands. What are they? A. Formatted and non-formatted B. System and User C. Executable and Compiled D. Internal and External |
| 82. Where does Windows look for the device driver KEYBOARD.DRV? A. SYSTEM.INI B. AUTOEXEC.BAT C. ANSI.INI D. WIN.INI |
| 83 . Four of the attributes that are stored on a file in DOS are: A. Read, System, Read/Write, Share B. Read Write, System, Hidden C. Read, Write, Hidden, Archive D. Read, System, Hidden, Archive |
| 84 . To copy all the files and subdirectories from one directory to another use the ________ command. A. COPY B. COPY /S C. XCOPY D. XCOPY /S |
| 85. What type of multitasking requires that an application voluntarily relinquish control of the CPU? A. Non-Preemptive B. Cooperative C. Preemptive D. Linear |
| 86 . Program Manager in Windows 3.x stores information concerning the program groups in files with what extension? A. GRP B. GRO C. PRO D. PRG |
| 87 . Where are the individual groups to be loaded by Program Manager located? A. PROGMAN.INI B. PROGMAN.DAT C. WIN.INI D. USER.DAT |
| 88 . Which of the following are not Windows 3.x system files? A. USER.DAT B. GDI.EXE C. WIN.INI D. SYSTEM.INI |
| 89 . Which of the following is not required for operating system startup? A. IO.SYS B. MSDOS.SYS C. COMMAND.COM D. CONFIG.SYS |
| 90 . You usually run Windows 95 on your computer, but one day you left a bootable DOS 6.22 diskette in the floppy drive. You let it bootup DOS, and decide to defrag your hard drive using DOS 6.22. What happens to your Windows 95 long file names? A. they are given a "dos" extension B. they are stored in the TEMP directory C. they are gone D. they are hidden |
| 91 . Which file system does Windows 95 not support? A. fat32 B. fat C. vfat D. ntfs |
| 92 . Which font type is infinitely rescalable? A. PCX B. bitmap C. vector D. outline |
| 93 . The Windows file system.ini contains primarily: A. desktop and application settings B. Windows system settings and device drivers C. DOS parameters under Windows D. Windows parameters used under DOS |
| 94 . 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. standard mode B. safe mode C. swap mode D. 386 enhanced mode |
| 95 . What command changes or adds a volume label? A. vol B. vol /add C. label D. label /add |
| 96 . DOSKEY is a: A. ROM command B. Hardware driver C. Modem command D. TSR program |
| 97 . Which two files make up the Registry in Windows 95? A. CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT B. COMMAND.COM and CONFIG.SYS C. MSDOS.SYS and IO.SYS D. USER.DAT and SYSTEM.DAT |
| 98 . Which file starts programs automatically when Windows 3.1 starts? A. WIN.INI B. SETUP.INI C. SYSTEM.INI D. SYSTEM.DA0 |
| 99 . The .PIF files are used by Windows to support _______ programs? A. Windows B. DOS C. protected-mode D. multitasking |
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| 100 . What can you do to increase the size of available conventional memory? A. Add RAM B. Add "DOS=HIGH" to the CONFIG.SYS file C. You can not change the size of the available conventional memory D. Rearrange the loading order of drivers |
| 101 . You should not run _______ from win 3.1. A. chkdsk B. Fdisk C. Format D. xcopy |
| 102 . The ______ command is the same as delete. A. Remove B. Erase C. Deltree |
| 103 . Smartdrv.exe loads in the_______. A. Autoexec.bat B. Bios C. Config.sys |
| 104 . What do you type to get the current version of dos? A. Ver B. Setver C. Dosver |
| 105 . The Dos based FAT must be located at sector __ of the hard drive A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 |
| 106 . Emm386.exe must not be loaded after Himem.sys. A. true B. false |
| 107 . What are the two hidden Dos system files? A. Io.sys, msdos.sys B. config.sys, Autoexec.bat C. command.com, Io.sys D. Autoexec.bat, msdos.sys |
| 108 . The mouse driver, mouse.sys loads in the ______? A. Autoexec.bat B. Config.sys C. Win.ini D. System.ini |
| 109 . What can MSD not give you information about? A. Operaing system B. Video C. Cache D. com ports |
| 110 . Command Com. contains several small Dos utilites, called internal commands. A. true B. false |
| 111 . How do you switch between running programs? A. CTRL-ESCAPE B. ALT TAB C. ALT ESCAPE D. SHIFT ALT |
| 112 . Which Windows file contains hardware information? A. WIN.INI B. SYS.INI C. CONTROL.INI D. SYSTEM.INI |
| 113 . Where would you configure the Swap file in WIN 3.1? A. 386 Enhanced Control Panel \ Virtual Memory B. 386 Enhanced Control Panel \ Swap File C. Windows Setup \ Virtual memory |
| 114 . How much free conventional memory is provided by WIN 95 for DOS sessions? A. 560k B. 640k C. 600k |
| 115 . A temporary Swap file has what file extension? A. swp B. par C. swap D. txt |
| 116 . A permanent Swap file has what file extension? A. swp B. par C. swap D. txt |
| 117 . What is CDFS? A. CD Rom Drivers B. File System Drivers C. Video Drivers |
| 118 . A customer calls and says his PC was working fine yesterday
but he turned on this morning and he is getting an error that reads
"Invalid System Disk". What could be the problem? A. Invalid CMOS setting B. Format C. floppy in drive |
| 119 . How to get your registry file back? A. Copy system.da0 to system.dat & copy user.da0 to user.dat B. Use the regedit command C. format the harddrive D. Call Microsoft |
| 120 . Which of the following gets the start menu if the taskbar is hidden? A. CTRL-ESCAPE B. ALT TAB C. ALT ESCAPE D. CTRL ALT |
| 121 . What utility that comes with WIN 95 can you use to view your systems kernel processor usage? A. System Monitor B. Net Watcher C. System Agent |
| 122 . What utility would you use to view a document without opening the application associated with that document? A. Instant View B. Quick View C. Notepad |
| 123 . What utility that comes with the Microsoft Plus pack can
you enable to notify you that your disk space is getting low, or to run
things such as Scandisk or Disk Defragmenter while you are away from your
computer at a pre-determined time? A. System Monitor B. System Agent C. Net Watcher |
| 124 . How could you check to see how much empty space is left on your hard drive? A. Go to Control Panel, then right click on the system, then choose Properties B. Go to My Computer, then double click on the drive, then choose Properties C. Go to My Computer, then right click on the drive, then choose Properties |
| 125 . WIN 95 supports what kind of networking by default? A. Peer to Peer B. Client Server C. Domain D. WAN |
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