How often Operating systems and installation is asked

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papers asked it
avg 23 marks · last May 2019

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  1. May/Jun 2019, QA.161 mark · multiple choice

    Which Microsoft Windows OS utility can be used to view basic information about a computer's BIOS?

  2. May/Jun 2019, QA.171 mark · multiple choice

    After completing the initial diagnostics and assigning system resources, the startup BIOS program checks for information about secondary storage devices that might contain the operating system. The list of devices and the order in which they should be checked can be found and arranged in the CMOS setup utility; this option is commonly referred to as what?

  3. May/Jun 2019, QA.321 mark · multiple choice

    With the release of Windows ME, Microsoft added a new built-in utility to their desktop operating systems which allows rolling back system files and settings to an earlier point in time without affecting personal files. It provides yet another way to undo system changes to the computer when the installation of a new program or device driver causes a problem and uninstalling doesn't fix the problem. The utility's interface contains a list allowing the user to bring the system back to the state it was in before the selected event. What are items on that list called?

  4. May/Jun 2019, QA.331 mark · multiple choice

    Windows Vista and Windows 7 offer a security feature which limits the privileges of software applications and access to administrative tasks. When a program makes a change that requires administrator-level permission, or a user attempts to modify system settings that require administrative access, it triggers an on-screen prompt requiring an administrator password to proceed. What is this functionality called?

  5. May/Jun 2019, QA.341 mark · multiple choice

    In order to work effectively, one of the applications listed below requires specific types of files containing up-to-date definitions of potential software threats. Which of the following software included in Windows requires such files?

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