Chapter 14: Maintaining and Optimizing Operating Systems

26 flashcards · Other · by Ian Christensen

1. What is a Windows Update?

   A Microsoft service that enables users to obtain bug fixes and new features for their version of Windows. Windows Update analyzes a PC's configuration and displays a list of appropriate downloads for an individual system. The Windows Update control panel can be retrieved from the Start menu.

2. What is a KB?

   Window's technical support section on its website. The knowledge base includes a repository of articles and a search capability. In many cases, the content is a combination of support articles and frequently asked questions.

3. What is a Critical Update?

   A software patch that is considered mandatory by the vendor. It typically fixes an embarrassing bug or improves security.

4. What is a Device Driver?

   A program routine that links the operating system to a peripheral device. Written by programmers who understand the peripheral hardware's command language and characteristics, the driver contains the precise machine language necessary to perform the functions requested by the application.

5. What is firmware

   (FIRM softWARE) Software instructions residing in non-volatile storage that holds its content without power. Firmware is found on computer motherboards to hold hardware settings and boot data (see BIOS) and on myriad consumer electronics devices to hold the operating system and application. Not So Firm Today Today's firmware chips are mostly flash memory, which can be easily updated, especially in consumer electronics products (see firmware update and flash memory). Although still used, the fir…

6. What are the different types of patching?

   Windows Update Critical Update Firmware Update

7. How do you update firmware?

   By flashing the system BIOS firmware

8. Where is Windows 7 Update?

   Control Panel

9. Where is Windows 10 Update?

   Settings

10. Can you stop updates in Windows 7?

    Yes

11. Can you stop updates in Windows 10?

    No

12. What is LivePatch?

    Ubuntu Linux's patch management application

13. Where do you go to update/patch a Mac?

    Settings for the OS and the App store for applications

14. What is Error Checking?

    Testing for accurate transmission of data over a communications network or internally within the computer system.

15. What application does Windows use to do Error Checking?

16. What is Optimization?

17. What is Chkdsk?

18. What is a restore point?

    A copy of the contents of the computer's memory or a database.

19. What is a System Image?

    The current contents of memory, which includes the operating system and running programs.

20. How is creating a System Image different than creating a Restore Point?

    System Images are extremely thorough and copy pretty much everything, whereas Restore Points mostly focus on a few essentials

21. What OS supports Backups using System Images?

    Windows 7

22. What is a system repair disk?

    A disk used to restore the operating system

23. What is the background backup application called in Windows?

    File History

24. What is the background backup application called in Mac?

    Time Machine

25. How do you get output containing information about a shell command on Windows?

    help <cmd> <cmd> /?

26. How do you get output containing information about a shell command on Linux?

    man <cmd>