ELE 202: Digital System for Telecommunications 2

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Assignment 4

1. Identify two varieties of Windows XP.
2. Windows Security Center was added during which Service Pack?
3. What two processor modes does Windows 2000/XP operate in?
4. Why can 32-bit applications relate directly to the WIN32 subsystem?
5. Which processor mode allows extensive access to system information and hardware?
6. Identify the two components of Kernel mode.
7. How many bytes are used to hold the master boot program?
8. What is slack?
9. Briefly describe the difference between the System Partition and the Boot Partition.
10. Identify the three hard drive file systems are supported by Windows 2000/XP?
11. The core component of the NTFS file system is a database called:
12. How are entries in the Master File Table ordered?
13. What are mirrored drives?
14. Of the three hard drive file systems, which has smaller cluster sizes?
15. How many Sectors Per Cluster will a 32GB hard drive have with NTFS?
16. To take advantage of Power Management Capabilities system BIOS must be:
17. When networking eight computers Microsoft recommends this method:
18. What folder on the Windows 2000XP CD contains the two setup programs?
19. What is Product Activation?
20. What is the  preferred setting for Automatic Updates when the PC is connected to the Internet by DSL?

Know the Following Terms:

• Active Partition
• ACPI
• Administrator Account
• Boot Loader Menu
• Boot Partition
• Disk Cloning/Drive Imaging
• Executive Services
• Extended Partition
• HAL
• Kernel Mode
• MFT
• NTVDM
• Primary Partition