Microsoft Windows Basics Quiz for Beginner
1) A program in execution is a _________
- Process
- DLL
- Thread
- Event
2) Windows OS uses a paging file for virtual memory called _________
- sys
- . config.sys
- sys
- ini
3) The lowest layer of the Windows OS architecture is ___________
- HAL
- . Executive
- Device Drivers
- Kernel
4) If physical storage is allocated for the page of a process’s virtual address space, then the page is said to be in which of the following state?
- Free
- Committed
- Reserved
- None of the above
5) Kernel32.dll in windows runs in _________
- kernel mode
- both user and kernel mode
- user mode
- None of the above. It has its own special privilege mode
6) _________ allows programs to access memory larger than physical memory
- Virtual memory
- Memory mapped files
- Shared memory
- Fragmentation
7) A Process has which of the following?
- Virtual Address Space
- Executable Code
- Primary Thread
- All of the above
8) ________ is a system file containing the contents of virtual pages that have been paged out of memory
- Page map
- Paged pool
- Page frame
- Paging file
9) A file in which much of the data is zeros is called a ___________
- System File
- Log File
- Binary File
- Sparse File
10) Each process on a 32 bit Windows has a virtual address space of ———-
- 4 GigaBytes
- 4 TeraBytes
- 2 GigaBytes
- 8 TeraBytes
11) What is EPROCESS?
- It is a special process that runs as a service
- It is an application that manages all processes
- It is an executive process block that represents a Windows process
- It is a structure used by certain processes
12) __________ prevents the replacement of essential system files installed as part of Windows
- Authentication
- Windows File Protection(WFP)
- File system drivers
- Windows management Instrumentation(WMI)
13) _______________is Microsoft’s directory service for the Windows architecture
- Microsoft Directory
- Windows Diretctory
- Active Directory
- None of the above
14) ____________subtree in Windows Registry contains information about the local computer system, including hardware and operating system data.
- HKEY_CURRENT_SYSTEM
- HKEY_SYSTEM_CONFIG
- HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
15) __________are the lowest-level element in the Windows Registry.
- Hives
- Values
- Entries
- All of the above
16) 64-bit Microsoft Windows-based applications have a user-mode address space of ————–
- 4 GigaBytes
- 8 TeraBytes
- 2 GigaBytes
- 4 TeraBytes
17) A hard disk consists of one or more logical regions called ———-
- Sectors
- Fragments
- Frames
- Partitions
18) Ability of an operating system to run multiple programs concurrently
- Multiprogramming
- Multithreading
- Multitasking
- All of the above
19) DHCP provides
- Dynamic IP address assignment
- Static IP address assignment
- Dynamic IP address verification
- Static IP address verification
20) Dynamic Linked Library is a module that contains functions and data that can be used by another module
- True
- FALSE
- May be True
- Can’t determine
21) Each time a file is opened, the system places the file pointer at the ———-
- byte last written
- end of the file
- byte last read
- beginning of the file
22) Files are securable objects. Choose the correct option for this statement.
- FALSE always
- Depends upon their type
- Depends upon their creation
- TRUE always
23) How do you lock your comupter
- Press Ctrl, Del and Alt keys together
- Press Windows and ‘L’ keys together
- Select Lock option from start menu
- All of the above
24) Howmany subtrees are present in Windows Registry
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
25) In the intel x86 architecture, the system services and device drivers run in which mode?
- Ring 3
- Ring 0
- Ring 1
- Ring 2
26) LmHosts file maps
- NetBIOS names of remote servers to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses with which you want to communicate over the TCP/IP protocol
- Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to NetBIOS names of remote servers with which you want to communicate over the TCP/IP protocol
- NetBIOS names to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the system
- Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to NetBIOS names of the system
27) On x86 computers, the host page size is __________
- 8KB
- 4KB
- 8GB
- 4GB
28) The fundamental storage unit of all supported file systems is a ———-
- Partition
- Cluster
- Sector
- Frame
29) The total amount of storage available to all executing processes is ______________________
- Paging File alone
- Sum of virtual memory and free space on disk available to the paging file
- Sum of Virtual Memory and Physical memory
- Sum of physical memory and free space on disk available to the paging file
30) The virtual address space implemented in 64 bit versions of Windows is _________
- 4 GB
- 16 GB
- 4 Terabytes
- 16 Terabytes
31) The virtual address translation to physical memory address is done by the ___________
- Device driver
- Memory Management Unit
- Kernel
- Application
32) What is DLL stands for
- Data Linked Library
- Dynamic Linked Library
- Domain Linked Library
- Data lineage library
33) What is the best way to terminate a unresponsive program on your computer
- Task Manager -> Processes -> Select process -> End Process
- Task Manager -> Applications -> Select Application -> End Task
- Both A &B
- None of the above
34) What is the name of the command line utility to open registry editor
- exe
- exe
- Regedit.exe
- exe
35) Which is a core Win32 subsystem component?
- dll
- dll
- exe
- Gdi32.dll
36) Which is the system file that contains the kernel mode portion of the Win32 Subsystem?
- dll
- ntoskrnl.exe
- dll
- sys
37) Which of the following API can be used to Open an existing file?
- CreateFile
- ReadFile
- CopyFile
- None of the above
38) Which of the following are the modes present in Windows Architecture?
- User Mode
- Kernel Mode
- Both a) and b)
- None of the above
39) Which of the following commands allows you to see a list of shares on a remote computer?
- NET SESSION \\ComputerName
- NET USE \\ComputerName
- NET SHARE sharename
- NET VIEW
- \\ComputerName
40) Which of the following is a hidden share in Windows XP?
- IPC$
- ADMIN$
- PRINT$
- All of the above
41) Which of the following is a Windows environment subsystem?
- Win32
- POSIX
- OS/2
- All of the above
42) Which of the following statements in NOT true regarding file systems
- Access to file and directory objects in NTFS can be restricted to specific users and groups
- FAT is preferred file system on Windows 2003, 2000, XP
- NTFS supports data Recovery and Roll back of operation in case of interruption
- One of the main features of FAT is defragmentation
43) Which of the following statements is TRUE?
- The physical memory and virtual address space are of the same size
- The virtual address space of each process is much larger than the total physical memory available to all processes
- The physical memory is slightly larger than the virtual address space
- Virtual address space and physical memory are one and the same
44) Which of the following tools can be used to the view the process ids on a windows system?
- exe
- Process Explorer
- Windows Task Manager
- All of the above
45) Which one of these does not run in kernel mode?
- Device Drivers
- Executive
- Micro Kernel
- Services
46) Windows OS (2000 and above) supports 2 privilege levels. Which are they?
- Ring 0 and Ring 1
- Ring 1 and Ring 2
- Ring 0 and Ring 2
- Ring 0 and Ring 3
47) Windows registry is a _________________ database
- Relational
- Hierarchical
- Dimensional
- Network
48) Windows SDK GUI program follows ________
- Event Driven Programming model
- MFC Programming Model
- WinForms Programming model
- .NET Programming model
49) Windows Task Manager provides information about
- Programs and processes running on your computer
- Status of the programs that are running
- Users connected to your computer
- All of the above
50) You can use Performance Monitor to view performance data
- Real time
- From a log file
- Both A &B
- None of the above