CSC 220: Operating Systems

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Assignment 7

This assignment is based on chapter 14 - Understanding the XP Boot Process.
  1. Which files make up the core component of the Win32 Subsystem?

  2. Identify the path to a driver file named netbios.sys.

  3. Identify the tool accessed by pressing F8 when Windows is starting.

  4. Identify the tool used to delete unused files to make more disk space available.

  5. Which video driver is used in Safe Mode?

  6. Which option on the Advanced Options Menu does not load a GUI?

  7. Identify the file and path that records all files used during startup in Enable Boot Logging Mode.

  8. During startup, what will XP attempt to do (by default) if a BSOD occurs?

  9. What is the next tool to use if nothing in the Advanced Options Menu helps with a problem?

  10. Under what condition will you not be asked for the admin password while in the recovery console?

  11. How are compressed files on the Windows CD identified?

  12. Identify the command that allows access to all files and folders while within the recovery console.

  13. What is a stop error?

  14. Identify the keystroke that prevents items in the start folder from executing during startup.

  15. How many startup folders are there on an XP system?

  16. How can you be certain you are viewing all tasks in the scheduled tasks folder?

  17. Identify one reason why malicious software writers target Group Policy script folders.

  18. How are only non-Microsoft services displayed when limiting startup events with Msconfig.exe?

  19. When performing the ASR procedure what happens to the current user data?

  20. What is an in-place upgrade of Windows XP?

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