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

2.9. Prep Test

1. Which of the following types of multitasking are supported by Windows XP? Choose all that apply.

   1. □ Share-based multitasking

   2. □ Equality multitasking

   3. □ Cooperative multitasking

   4. □ Preemptive multitasking

2. Which of the following types of multitasking provides better sharing of CPU time between processes?

   1. ^ Share-based multitasking

   2. ^ Equality multitasking

   3. ^ Cooperative multitasking

   4. ^ Preemptive multitasking

3. Which operating system allows for 16-bit Windows applications to be preemptively multitasked?

   1. ^ Windows XP

   2. ^ Windows 98

   3. ^ Windows 95

   4. ^ MS-DOS

4. Which of the following are benefits of 32-bit Windows applications? Choose all that apply.

   1. □ They share a common message queue.

   2. □ They run in separate memory spaces.

   3. □ They are preemptively multitasked.

   4. □ They support running multiple applications in one virtual machine.

5. How large is the memory space that each 32-bit Windows application has to work with?

   1. ^ 16MB

   2. ^ 1GB

   3. ^ 2GB

   4. ^ 4GB

6. Which of the following operating systems support 16-bit Windows applications? Choose all that apply.

   1. □ Windows XP

   2. □ Windows 98

   3. □ Windows 3.1

   4. □ MS-DOS

7. How can you preemptively multitask 16-bit Windows applications when using Windows XP?

   1. ^ Right-click the application icon and choose Launch in Separate Memory Space.

   2. ^ Choose StartRun, use the Browse button to locate the application, and then select the Start in Separate Memory Space check box.

   3. ^ Use start /separate <application> in a command ...