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II. TEST TWO QUESTIONS
1. Which is an illegal filename character?
a. ~
b. -
c. ?
d. $
2. Including the file extension, MS-DOS file names have a limit of how many characters?
a. 8
b. 11
c. 10
d. 12
3. Windows 95 extended file names can contain how many characters?
a. 255
b. 265
c. 200
d. 355
4. What program starts Windows 3.x sessions during the loading process?
a. Progman.ini
b. Himem.sys
c. Command.exe
d. Progman.exe
5. What file contains desktop settings?
a. Command.com
b. Config.sys
c. Control.ini
d. Win.ini
6. What is the name of the permanent swap file in Windows 3.x?
a. Win386.swp
b. Win386.par
c. 386spart.swp
d. 386spart.par
7. What is the name of the temporary swap file in Windows 3.x?
a. Win386.swp
b. Win386.par
c. 386spart.swp
d. 386spart.par
8. Windows 3.x is a true operating system.
a. True
b. False
9. Which is known as the command interpreter?
a. Command.com
b. Win.com
c. System.dat
d. Config.sys
10. What file is not required by Windows 95?
a. Io.sys
b. System.dat
c. Himem.sys
d. Msdos.sys
11. What file starts Windows 3.x?
a. User.exe
b. Win.com
c. Config.sys
d. Start.exe
12. Windows 95 uses the fat32 or fat16 file systems. What file system does MS-DOS use?
a. Fat16
b. Fat32
c. VFat
d. Fat16 or Fat32
13. What is the loading order of MS-DOS?
a. Io.sys, Msdos.sys, Config.sys, Autoexec.bat, Command.com
b. Io.sys, Msdos.sys, Autoexec.bat, Config.sys, Command.com
c. Io.sys, Msdos.sys, Command.com, Autoexec.bat, Config.sys
d. Io.sys, Msdos.sys, Config.sys, Command.com, Autoexec.bat
14. What are the minimum files that MS-DOS needs to load?
a. IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, CONFIG.SYS
b. IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM
c. COMMAND.COM, CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT
d. IO.SYS, COMMAND.COM
15. What file would you edit to increase the number of buffers DOS creates?
a. COMMAND.COM
b. AUTOEXEC.BAT
c. CONFIG.SYS
d. USER.EXE
16. What command is used to load device drivers into memory in the CONFIG.SYS file?
a. Load=
b. Device=
c. LH=
d. Files=
17. What is the extension for files that are shared executable pieces of code that reduces
the size of applications that use them?a. DLL
b. EXE
c. COM
d. DAT
18. Where do you create startup disks in Windows 95?
a. System properties menu
b. Start menu
c. Regedit.exe
d. Add/Remove programs in control panel
19. What key allows you to boot into an old operating system in a system that has Windows
95 as the default operating system?a. F5
b. F8
c. F4
d. F3
20. What allows file locking in MS-DOS?
a. Lock.exe
b. Stop.exe
c. Netshare.exe
d. Share.exe
21. What MS-DOS utility allows you to view the system's processor type?
a. MSD
b. Defrag
c. Scandisk
d. Device Manager
22. What command would give the total disk space on an MS-DOS system?
a. DIR
b. XCOPY
c. ATTRIB
d. REN
23. What is programming that communicates directly to a computer's hardware?
a. ROM BIOS
b. Virus
c. Applications
d. User.dat
24. Where would you give an application the Exclusive in Foreground option?
a. Color Panel
b. 386 Enhanced Panel
c. Desktop Panel
d. Drivers Panel
25. What file contains Windows hardware configuration settings?
a. System.ini
b. Control.ini
c. Fileman.ini
d. Win.exe
26. What file cannot be edited with SYSEDIT?
a. Config.sys
b. Msdos.sys
c. Win.ini
d. System.ini
27. What section of the System.ini file has drivers that are loaded at startup?
a. [boot]
b. [power.drv]
c. [386Enh]
d. [drivers32]
28. What file is used to log hardware detection during setup?
a. Bootlog.txt
b. Hardware.log
c. Netlog.txt
d. Detcrash.log
29. What is used to modify the Registry?
a. CON.EXE
b. SYSEDIT.EXE
c. REGEDIT.EXE
d. EDIT.COM
30. The Windows 95 Registry is composed of what?
a. Reg.dat
b. System.dat, User.dat
c. Registry.exe
d. System.txt, User.txt
31. What is the 32-bit protected mode cache driver that replaces the real-mode SmartDrive?
a. VCache
b. SCache
c. CacheDrive
d. RamDrive
32. The first 640K of memory is known as what?
a. Upper memory
b. Expanded memory
c. Extended memory
d. Conventional memory
33. What memory is reserved for use by a single application or utility?
a. Upper memory
b. Extended memory
c. High memory area
d. Conventional memory
34. What MS-DOS utility allows you to view memory usage?
a. EDIT.COM
b. ATTIB.EXE
c. SCANDSK.EXE
d. MEM.EXE
35. What is used to optimize memory usage in MS-DOS?
a. MEMMAKER.EXE
b. MEM.EXE
c. DEFRAG.EXE
d. SCANDSK.EXE
36. What area of memory is used to load MS-DOS device drivers to help increase space
available for DOS applications?a. Conventional memory
b. Upper memory
c. Extended memory
d. Expanded memory
37. What uses bank-switching to page data in and out of memory?
a. Expanded memory
b. Conventional memory
c. Upper memory
d. Extended memory
38. Memory above the first 1024K of memory is known as what?
a. Expanded memory
b. Conventional memory
c. Upper memory
d. Extended memory
39. How much memory, at a minimum, must Windows 3.x have to run in 386 Enhanced mode?
a. 1048k
b. 2048K
c. 3048k
d. 4048k
40. The Extended memory manager is known as what?
a. Himem.sys
b. Emm386.sys
c. Config.sys
d. Emm386.exe
41. What is the minimum memory requirement for Windows 95?
a. 1MB RAM
b. 2MB RAM
c. 3MB RAM
d. 4MB RAM
42. What Windows 95 setup option is recommended for minimum user interaction?
a. Compact
b. Typical
c. Portable
d. Custom
43. What Windows 95 setup option is used for portable computer?
a. Compact
b. Typical
c. Portable
d. Custom
44. What setup of Windows 3.x does not allow you to choose the location of the
Windows directory?a. Typical
b. Express
c. Custom
d. Portable
45. What file is used to install MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, and Windows 95?
a. SETUP.EXE
b. INSTALL.EXE
c. START.EXE
d. BEGIN.EXE
46. Pressing what key during the install of MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, or Windows 95 will
terminate the setup?a. F5
b. F8
c. F4
d. F3
47. What option is used to have setup ignore the hardware it detects and allows you to
manually select it?a. /F
b. /A
c. /I
d. /B
48. What option is used for installing Windows 3.x if you plan to run Windows off of
a network?a. /I
b. /S
c. /Q
d. /A
49. What happens when the same memory is allocated to more than one application?
a. General protection faults
b. Hardware failure
c. Error 201
d. Hard disk fault
50. What mode is a diagnostic mode that only loads the bare minimum for loading Windows 95?
a. Safe mode
b. Virtual mode
c. Standard mode
d. Enhanced mode
51. What key allows you to boot directly into Safe mode of Windows 95?
a. F5
b. F8
c. F1
d. F3
52. What key bypasses the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files in MS-DOS?
a. F1
b. F5
c. F8
d. F9
53. What key in MS-DOS allows you to step through the Config.sys file?
a. F8
b. F5
c. F4
d. F3
54. What file is missing if you receive the "Bad or missing command interpreter" error
message?a. Io.sys
b. Command.com
c. Config.sys
d. Himem.sys
55. What utility is used to defragment the hard drive?
a. DEFRAG.EXE
b. CHKDSK.EXE
c. SCANDISK.EXE
d. ATTRIB.EXE
56. What security level used in Windows 95 requires a password to access the resource?
a. User-level
b. Group-level
c. Lock-level
d. Share-level
57. What protocol must be loaded in Windows 95 to connect to the internet?
a. IPX/SPX
b. NetBEUI
c. TCP/IP
d. TELNET
58. What Windows 95 detection log file logs detected network component information?
a. Net.txt
b. Netlog.txt
c. Net.log
d. Netlog.log
59. What is the extension for permanent swap files in Windows 3.x?
a. PAR
b. SWP
c. DAT
d. PER
60. What program configures partitions?
a. CHKDISK.COM
b. SCANDISK.EXE
c. DEFRAG.EXE
d. FDISK.EXE
61. The PIF files are used by Windows to support what?
a. Extended memory
b. Multitasking
c. DOS programs
d. Installation
62. Command.com contains which type of DOS commands?
a. External
b. Cached
c. Extended
d. Internal
63. Where is Himem.sys loaded?
a. Config.sys
b. Win.ini
c. System.ini
d. Win.com
64. In Windows 95, where would you look to display the type of network card that is
installed?a. Explorer
b. Device Manager
c. System Manager
d. File Manager
65. Your MS-DOS program is taking up the full screen, how do you switch to another program?
a. Alt-Tab
b. Alt-Ctrl
c. Alt-Shift
d. Ctrl-Tab
66. How do you display the start menu without a mouse?
a. Alt-Tab
b. Alt-Ctrl
c. Alt-Shift
d. Ctrl-Esc
67. What type of Multi-tasking does Windows 95 use?
a. Cooperative
b. Pre-emptive
c. Multi-ring
d. Multi-stacking
68. If you want to upgrade Win3.x to Win95, MicroSoft recommends installing Win95 in
what directory?a. Same directory
b. Windows upgrade directory
c. Backup directory
d. Root directory
69. What manages disk caching in MS-DOS?
a. VCache
b. SmartCache
c. Himem.sys
d. Smartdrv
70. Where would you find the FILES= statement?
a. Autoexec.bat
b. Config.sys
c. Win.ini
d. System.ini