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Windows 10 Installation and Maintenance Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the maximum number of partitions allowed using the GUID Partition Table (GPT) method of partitioning a drive for Windows?

a)

128

b)

64

c)

Mount Point

d)

256

e)

Volume

2.

What is it called when software is used to simulate the hardware of a physical computer?

a)

Emulator

b)

Virtual Machine

c)

Cloud Computing

d)

Container

3.

If you wish to install a new OS without disturbing the old one so that you can boot to either OS, what type of boot setup should you create?

a)

Dual boot

b)

Single boot

c)

Multi boot

d)

Hybrid boot

4.

What type of installation should you perform if you want to install a 64-bit version of Windows on a computer that already has a 32-bit OS installed?

a)
Upgrade install
b)

Clean install

c)

Repair install

d)

Differential install

5.

What two methods are available for Windows to use to partition a drive?

a)

GPT and MBR

b)

FAT32 and NTFS

c)

Dynamic and Basic

d)

GPT and Dynamic

6.

A user wants to display all the files in a directory with the file extension .doc. What command would perform this function?

a)

dir *.doc

b)

ls *.doc

c)

find .doc

d)

show *.doc

7.

How often does Windows automatically defragment a hard drive or trim a solid-state drive?

a)

Once a week

b)

Once a month

c)

Daily

d)

Twice a month

8.

A user wants to rearrange parts of files on the drive so they are contiguous. What command should be used?

a)

Defrag

b)

Chkdsk

c)

Diskpart

d)

Optimize

9.

To ensure drive health, what command should you use to search for a repair file system error?

a)

Chkdsk

b)

Sfc

c)

Diskpart

d)

Repair

10.

In Windows, what is a snapshot of the system settings and configuration called?

a)

Backup

b)

System restore

c)

Restore point

d)

Snapshot

11.

If a user enters a command and wishes to terminate it before its execution, what key presses can be used?

a)

Alt + F4

b)

Ctrl + C

c)

Shift + Esc

d)

Ctrl + Alt + Del

12.

What utility can be used to convert two or more basic disks to dynamic disks?

a)

Disk Cleanup

b)

Disk Management

c)

Diskpart

d)

Disk converter

13.

Which option is used, when passed to the shutdown command, to restart the local computer?

a)

- /s

b)

- /h

c)

- /r

d)

- /g

14.

Which file system(s) is supported by Windows and can be used for volumes and drives that don't hold the Windows installation?

a)

- NTFS, FAT32, and ExFAT

b)

- NTFS and FAT32

c)

- FAT16 and FAT32

d)

- NTFS, FAT32, ExFAT, and ReFS

15.

Which type of backup stores files that have been changed or created since the last full backup?

a)

- Incremental backup

b)

- Differential backup

c)

- Full backup

d)

- Mirror backup

16.

What type of Windows account is located only on the computer it was created on?

a)

Microsoft account

b)

Domain account

c)

Local account

d)

Guest account

17.

What type of Windows network forms a logical group of networked computers that share a centralized directory database of user account information?

a)

Workgroup

b)

Domain

c)

Homegroup

d)

Public network

18.

Regarding backups, what is the 3-2-1 rule?

a)

Three copies of your data, two different media types, and one copy stored off site.

b)

Three backups at all times, two local, and one off site.

c)

Three copies of each file, two on different devices, and one online.

d)

Three backups in three different locations.

19.

What command can be used to find information about any command?

a)

Info

b)

Help

c)

Man

d)

Command /?

20.

Which wildcard character stands for 1 or more characters?

a)

?

b)

*

c)

#

d)

$

21.

Which tool in Windows is used to partition and format a storage device?

a)

Disk Cleanup

b)

Disk Management

c)

Storage Spaces

d)

Device Manager

22.

What feature in Windows allows you to run programs compatible with an earlier version of Windows?

a)

Program Compatibility Assistant

b)

Windows Update

c)

Compatibility Mode

d)

Virtual Desktop