Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
of the following works most closely with Executive Services? a. | User
mode | c. | Executive
mode | b. | Kernel
mode | d. | Win32
subsystem | | | | |
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2.
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Which
of the following works most closely with the hardware? a. | Win32
subsystem | c. | Memory
Manager | b. | HAL | d. | Microkernel | | | | |
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3.
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____
components are permitted to access system objects and resources directly, and provide the many
services and access controls that allow multiple users and applications to coexist and interoperate
effectively and efficiently. a. | Kernel mode | c. | Win32 subsystem | b. | User
mode | d. | Window
manager | | | | |
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4.
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In
user mode, the upper ____ of addresses are normally reserved for operating system
use. a. | 256
MB | c. | 2
GB | b. | 1
GB | d. | 4
GB | | | | |
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Any
Windows XP process includes its own private memory space, a set of security descriptors, ____,
processor-affinity data, and a list of threads associated with that process. a. | a subsystem
descriptor | c. | a set of user
access information | b. | a kernel thread | d. | a priority level for execution | | | | |
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6.
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What
is the minimum number of threads in each process?
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7.
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Each
time a user launches an application or starts a system utility, a ____ process is created within the
environment subsystem where that application or utility must run. a. | child | c. | system | b. | sub- | d. | utility | | | | |
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8.
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In
the Windows XP environment, each subsystem runs as a separate ____ process, so that subsystems cannot
interfere with or crash one another. a. | executive services | c. | user-mode | b. | kernel-mode | d. | protected | | | | |
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9.
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In
early versions of Windows NT, the ____ included graphics, windowing, and messaging support, but since
Windows NT 4.0 was released, these have been moved to the kernel. a. | executive
services | c. | WinNT
mode | b. | user process
space | d. | Win32
subsystem | | | | |
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10.
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The
main advantage of ____ is that it provides multiple threads of execution within a single memory space
without requiring that messages be passed between processes or that local procedure calls be used,
thus simplifying thread communication. a. | multitasking | c. | multiprocessing | b. | multithreading | d. | shared thread
processing | | | | |
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A
section of code that modifies data structures used by several threads is called a
____. a. | critical
section | c. | multithreaded
bottleneck | b. | shared section | d. | shared access point | | | | |
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12.
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Which
of the following has processes sharing a single input message queue? a. | DOS | c. | Win32 | b. | Win16 | d. | Win64 | | | | |
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Any
DOS operating environment under Windows XP occurs within a Win32 process named ____. a. | dos-to-win32.exe | c. | dosvdm.exe | b. | vdm.exe | d. | ntvdm.exe | | | | |
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In
the environment created in a VDM, each DOS application has access to ____ of virtual
memory. a. | 1
MB | c. | 2
GB | b. | 256
MB | d. | 4
GB | | | | |
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Whenever a DOS or Win16 program in a VDM thinks it’s communicating with hardware,
it’s really communicating with ____. a. | Win32 | c. | Redir.exe | b. | the
HAL | d. | Executive
Services | | | | |
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DOS
applications do not communicate directly with Windows XP drivers. Instead, a layer of ____ underlies
these applications and they communicate with Windows XP 32-bit drivers. a. | kernel
processes | c. | virtual device
drivers | b. | driver services | d. | VDMs | | | | |
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Which
file replaces AUTOEXEC.BAT for VDMs? a. | AUTOEXEC.NT | c. | CONFIG.NT | b. | CONFIG.SYS | d. | AUTOEXEC.VDM | | | | |
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To
add a command-line parameter to a DOS program, you would use the ____ tab of the program’s
Properties dialog. a. | General | c. | Security | b. | Program | d. | Settings | | | | |
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The
____ tab of the Properties dialog for a DOS program indicates if the ntvdm should emulate fast ROM,
and whether it should allocate dynamic memory. a. | General | c. | Screen | b. | Advanced | d. | Memory | | | | |
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The
____ VDM runs as a multithreaded application, where each Win16 application occupies a single thread,
but where all such threads run by default in the context of a single VDM. a. | Win16-on-Win32 | c. | Win16
Emulator | b. | Win16 | d. | shared Win16 environment | | | | |
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Which
of the following is used to handle multimedia and video effects for graphical WOW
applications? a. | Gdi.exe | c. | Ntvdm.exe | b. | Krnl386.exe | d. | Mmtask.tsk | | | | |
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Once
a WOW environment is created, Windows XP sustains that environment until ____. a. | the Control
Panel applet is used to close it | b. | another VDM is created | c. | the system is
restarted or you manually terminate the Wowexec.exe task | d. | the Win16
program is closed | | |
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23.
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You
can start 16-bit applications in their own address spaces using the ____ command-line
switch. a. | /separate
| c. | /address | b. | /space | d. | /s | | | | |
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All
application threads within a WOW VDM are ____ multitasked. a. | preemptively | c. | separately | b. | cooperatively | d. | queued and | | | | |
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25.
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A
program that accesses system hardware directly, bypassing any access APIs or drivers, will not run in
____. a. | DOS | c. | Windows
98 | b. | Windows
3.x | d. | Windows
XP | | | | |
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26.
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From
which tab of a program’s Properties dialog is the Program Compatibility Wizard
launched? a. | General | c. | Compatibility | b. | Advanced | d. | Wizards | | | | |
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27.
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After
selecting a program, the Program Compatibility Wizard displays a list of compatibility settings with
option buttons from which you can make a single selection, the default option is
____. a. | Microsoft
Windows 95 | b. | Microsoft Windows 98/Microsoft Windows
Me | c. | Microsoft
Windows 2000 | d. | Do not apply a compatibility mode | | |
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28.
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A
Windows Installer ____ is nothing more than a complete set of software installation and configuration
instructions. a. | package | c. | group
object | b. | deployment | d. | program | | | | |
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29.
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Users
who want to access assigned and published applications must belong to a Windows 2000 Server or
Windows Server 2003 ____. a. | package | c. | network | b. | domain | d. | group | | | | |
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30.
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What
is the file extension for a Windows Installer file?
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31.
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What
tool is used to create a GPO that installs software? a. | Software
Installation Control Panel applet | b. | GPO Maintenance MMC console | c. | Active Directory
Software Maintenance snap-in | d. | Active Directory Users and Computers MMC
snap-in | | |
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32.
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The
Fast Logon Optimization feature logs a user on using ____ credentials. a. | stored | c. | phoney | b. | cached | d. | hidden | | | | |
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33.
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Changes to a GPO are not immediately imposed on affected computers; instead,
they’re applied during the next ____. a. | computer shutdown | c. | group policy refresh interval | b. | network
refresh | d. | logon | | | | |
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34.
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If
Windows finds potential DLL version conflicts, it automatically makes the Registry modifications
necessary to point to alternate versions of DLLs and other shared objects in a special directory
named ____. a. | %systemroot%\WINDOWS\WinSxS | c. | \Windows\DLL\sharedfiles | b. | %systemroot%\share\DLL | d. | \DLL\share | | | | |
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35.
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Which
field for a DOS program is used to define the window size of the DOS environment—normal,
maximized, or minimized? a. | Working text box | c. | Run text box | b. | Batch file text
box | d. | Change Icon
button | | | | |
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