CompTIA® A+ Exam Prep (Exams A+ Essentials, 220-602, 220-603, 220-604)

Chapter 14. Installing and Upgrading Operating Systems

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Terms you’ll need to understand:

• Setup

• Hardware Compatibility List

• Attended Local Install

• Unattended Remote Install

• Upgrade

• Permissions

• File systems

• Disk cloning

• Drivers

• Unsigned drivers

• Patches

• Updates

• Stop error

• Sysprep

• Remote Installation Service

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Exam objectives you’ll learn in this chapter:

Essentials 3.2—Install, configure, optimize, and upgrade operating systems—references to upgrading from Windows 95 and NT may be made.

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Identify procedures for installing operating systems, including the following:

• Verification of hardware compatibility and minimum requirements

• Installation methods (boot media such as CD, floppy, or USB, network ...