Chapter 11: Building a PC
16 flashcards · Other · by Ian Christensen
What is an ISO Image?
A single electronic file that contains the identical content of an optical disc, including the folder and file hierarchy. Using an .ISO file extension, ISO images are created to distribute the disc's data over a network in order to burn a CD or DVD at the destination computer. The files within the ISO image are not compressed; however, an ISO utility program is required to identify them and burn the disc with the original file/folder structure. Bootable Discs and USB Drives ISO images are the f…
What is an example of software used to burn an ISO image?
Rufus
What are the two main ways to boot into a new OS?
From external storage From the network using PXE winRE
What are the minimum requirements for installing Windows?
Processor: 1 GHz or faster RAM: 1 GB for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit Hard Drive: 16 GB for 32-bit OS and 32 GB for 64-bit OS Graphics Card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver What Mike Myers recommends: 8 GB RAM and 250 GB hard drive
What should you know when installing an Operating System?
Know the system requirements Know your network Know your domain name Know the local account names Know your Microsoft account Know your product key
What is a Recovery Disk?
Recovery Disk A bootable CD-ROM or DVD-ROM that contains the original installation of the OS and applications for a particular computer. When booted, a recovery program (recovery console) returns the computer to its initial state. Most recovery programs wipe out the entire hard drive, while some retain the user's data. In lieu of an optical recovery disc, vendors often store the recovery image on a separate partition on the hard drive. If the operating system has become corrupted, but the drive…
What is a Restore Point?
A copy of the contents of the computer's memory or a database. (1) A saved copy of the current memory state, along with the contents of all hardware registers and status indicators. It is periodically taken in order to restore the system in the event of failure. (2) A saved copy of a file before it is updated. Part of a storage management program, snapshots enable previous versions of files to be brought back for review or to be placed back into use. See shadow copy. (3) A method of recovering…
What software allows a user to recover an older version of a file?
File History
What is a Clean Install?
A completely new installation of an operating system or application on a computer. In a clean install of an OS, the hard disk is formatted and completely erased. In a clean install of an application, the older version is uninstalled first. Installing an OS on a new computer or installing an application for the first time is automatically a clean install. Contrast with "in-place upgrade." The Clean Upgrade If the clean install is for a newer version of software already running on the computer, i…
What is an Upgrade Install?
What is Multi-boot or Dual Boot?
A computer with two operating systems. At startup, a boot manager program lets the user choose which one to load. "Multiboot" may refer to a dual boot system or to hosting more than two operating systems.
What is an Unattended Installation?
The installation of a program without requiring the user to select options or click Next at the end of each step. Unattended installations often use a file of predefined answers so that after starting the installation, it runs to completion without further user intervention.
What software is used to perform an unattended installation?
Windows System Image Manager
What is an Answer File?
What is USMT?
user state migration tool (USMT)
What is a Ghost OS?
To make an exact copy of an operating system or the contents of a hard disk for backup or for migrating to another computer. Aptly named, Norton Ghost is a popular utility that duplicates the contents of a hard drive. The program can also be used to copy failing disks, taking hours to complete the operation, because it has to re-read marginal sectors over and over.