CompTIA A+® Certification All-In-One For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

6.7. Prep Test

1. A user has a program that automatically starts when he logs into his computer. He would like to disable it. Where should he look for possible settings?

   1. ^ load = lines in win.ini

   2. ^ The Startup group in the Start menu

   3. ^ The RUN key in the Registry

   4. ^ All the above

   5. ^ None of the above

2. A user has attempted to boot his computer, but instead of seeing the Windows XP boot menu, he sees a message stating, "NTLDR is missing. Press any key to restart." What should he do first?

   1. ^ Set the CD-ROM as bootable in the system CMOS and insert the Windows XP CD. This will allow him to complete an emergency repair.

   2. ^ Reinstall Windows XP.

   3. ^ Reboot the computer and enter Safe Mode; then choose RebuildBootSect.exe from the \windows\system32 directory.

   4. ^ Remove the floppy disk from the A: drive.

3. The search order for bootable drives is stored in which location?

   1. ^ System BIOS

   2. ^ PNP Configuration

   3. ^ io.sys

   4. ^ CMOS Memory

4. What driver is used to access virtual memory?

   1. ^ ramdrive.sys

   2. ^ himem.sys

   3. ^ emm386.exe

   4. ^ None of the above

5. If you need to quickly edit win.ini, autoexec.bat, and config.sys, what command(s) could you use? (Select all that apply.)

   1. □ sysedit.exe

   2. □ cfgedit.exe

   3. □ msconfig.exe

   4. □ notepad.exe win.ini autoexec.bat config.sys

6. What is the first file that is loaded as part of the Windows XP boot process?

   1. ^ io.sys

   2. ^ ntbootdd.sys

   3. ^ ntbooter

   4. ^ ntldr

7. How large is the memory address space that is presented in applications running on a Windows XP computer?

   1. ^ 640KB

   2. ^ 1MB

   3. ^ 1GB

   4. ^ 4GB

8. What file is a copy of the SCSI drivers for the ...