Hey, Im back! I took the second test and scored a 90! I had only 3 more days until my 90 day period went out. Anyways Im going to give you all the questions or answers as I remember them . If you buy that New Riders book (2nd edition) you can order and get those extra questions. Most of those questions are on the test. Good luck!
1. The device manager displays a red X over the device
answer: This means the device is disabled
2. Smartdrv /x
Answer: disables write behind caching
3. What is used to transfer files over the internet?
Answer: FTP
4. What does the command DOS=HIGH do?
Answer: I put loads DOS into UMB. I dont think this is right, but the other answers seemed wrong. Isnt UMB upper memory? Look it up
5. What files are created when windows is installed?
Answer: detlog.txt and setuplog.txt
6. What is the correct Windows 95 filename ?
The answer was either "word".txt or joe.schmoe.txt I picked the one with the qoutations because I thought that was correct. Look it up!
7. What is the correct DOs filename?
Answer: !Setup.exe <remember its the one with exclamation point in front>
8. They had two questions on viruses. just remember device manager doesnt deal with viruses (that was an answer) and Windows 95 has no antivirus software.
The two questions with viruses for answers I picked them.
9. If you have a problem with printing
Answer: print directly to the printer
10. What extension is used for Registry files?
Answer: .dao
11. What does this command do, format A: /s ?
Answer: formats the disk as bootable or with system files
12. Which utility doesnt improve speed?
Answer: MEM
13. What is the main user interface in Windows 95?
Answer: Control Panel. I would have put Windows Explorer but the questions I got from the practice cd had the control panel as the answer.
14. If an application freezes, then Windows 95 freezes, what do you do?
Answer: I put Ctrl Alt DEL because it was the only reasonable answer. In Jasons dump it says you could restart the computer but I didnt get that option.
15. What type of Operating System is windows 3.1?
Answer: 16 bit
16. If you are servicing a customer and you find that he has plenty of hard disk space, what is the best way to optimize his hard drive?
Answer: create a permanent swap file
17. how can you see hidden files in Windows 95?
Answer: Windows Explorer, click the view menu, select folder options ( it only said options instead of folder options on the test), and then the view tab!
18. Know which statements are part of the Config.sys file and the autoexec.bat file!!!
19. Printing should not hang up in Windows 95 because?
Answer: The Windows 95 print manager runs in its own 32 bit virtual application
20. Which file loads memory managers during bootup?
Answer: config.sys
21. how do you rename a file in Windows Explorer?
Answer: Alternate click on the file and select rename
22.I remembered one of the virus questions! What part can the virus not spread to?
Answer: ROM BIOS
23. How many files can be included in a directory in DOS?
Answer: the choices were 128, 256, 512, 1028 I chose 256
24. What will the F5 key if you press it during the Windows 98 screen?
Answer: Start in safe mode (Actually it gives you a start menu, but the default is Safe Mode)
25 What type of partition is needed to install Windows 95?
Answer: FAT
26. After upgrading DOS versions some applications report "incorrect DOS version"
Answer: Use SETVER command
27. What feature makes Windows 95 easier to use than previous versions?
Answer: Plug and Play < there was another answer with "plug and play", be aware>
28. What does the SYS command do?
Answer : copies IO.SYS MSDOS.SYS COMMAND.COM to specified drive
29. OSR2 is an upgrade for?
Answer: Windows 95
30. In Windows 95 it is possible to Print by
Answer: Dragging and Dropping the document on the printer icon
31. What is the size of conventional memory?
Answer: 640 kB
32. Which wont be normally found in the auotexec.bat file?
Answer: DEVICE=C:\
33. If an application doesn't start when you double click it?
Answer: check the shortcut properties
34. What does the KRNL286 file do?
Answer: It performs memory, task, and application loading for Windows
35. Where can a startup disk be created?
Answer: Add new programs wizard
36. Where can you install devices ?
Answer: Add new hardware wizard
37. Select a method for launching an application ?
Answer: Basically, you have to know this wherever you are!!!
38. If plug and play wont work with a particular device where can you install it?
Answer: Add new hardware wizard to perform manual configuration
39. Which of the following allocate , recognize, and configure system resources in Windows 95?
Answer: Plug and Play <that's the one I was looking for> :)
40. What command should be used in order to manipulate .CAB files?
Answer: EXTRACT.EXE
41. Where do you go to check the configuration of a network card?
Answer: Device manager
42. Safe mode start with what drivers?
Answer: Mouse, keyboard, and standard VGA drivers
43. Windows 95 System monitor can be used to ?
Answer: detect system bottlenecks
44. What is smallest unit on hard drive?
Answer: cluster
45. When working from the DOS prompt the command to create a new directory is?
Answer: MKDIR
46. What is an active partition?
Answer: where the operating system is loaded from
47. They had a question with an exhibit that showed something like this , Why cant Drive E be accessed only in MSDOS file system compatability mode?
Answer: I put because there is no protected mode driver, but it could have been the other choice of there was no real mode driver.
48. Which file is responsible for loading Windows?
Answer: WIN.COM
49. Which interprets input from the DOS command?
Answer: COMMAND.COM
50. When installing a device in Windows with non compliant drivers, what type of setup should be performed?
Answer: Custom
51. If a "Missing Himem.sys " error message appears ?
Answer: The system wont start without HIMEM.SYS
52. What is WINS used for?
Answer: It resolves NETBIOS names to IP addresses
Shouts out to my homies BOARDER5374 and PBOY137
And to my crew leader ROBERT who will be MCSE soon and hopefully will visit this dump to pass this test
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