CIS 166 week 4 homework

1. Windows 3.1x and DOS are completely independent and separate operating systems.
True
False

2. DOS and operating systems based on DOS uses two configuration files to help set up the OS environment during boot. These two files are the autoexec.bat and
Msdos.sys
config.sys
command.com
win.ini

3. A DOS only system uses what type of user interface?
GUI
command
device
kernel

4. What are the main differences between the user interfaces in DOS and Windows systems?
In DOS environment, the user cannot use a mouse in any program
In DOS, the only file interaction is file manager
In Windowed environments, the user sees icons or pictures that represent the associated program.
In Windows environments, the security is inherently better

5. A Plug and Play operating system eliminates the need to understand operating system hardware requirements and limitations before installing the system.
True
False

6. Software driver requirements change as you add new hardware or install new software. Perhaps the best resource for updated drivers for any manufacturer's hardware is
Best Buy
The manufacturer's web site
The Windows CD
Computer Show

7. There is a potential problem in installing DOS or Windows on a DOS-based machine if the distribution software is supplied on CD-ROM. Why would this be a problem?
CDRoms are usually not in old DOS machines
CDRoms in DOS machines use square CDs
All DOS boxes use SCSI CDRoms, which are incompatible with some programs
You can't put a CDRom drive in a DOS machine

8. You can bypass the loading DOS startup files by pressing what key?
SHIFT
ESC
ANY
F10

9. By default, MSDOS installs in what directory?
msdos
dos622
dos
program files

10. A special driver is needed along with the CDRom driver to get DOS to recognize the drive. This file is:
mscdex.exe
cdrom.sys
autoexec.bat
cdrom.exe

11. The DOS program MEMMAKER is used to
Install more physical memory on your computer
Configure how existing memory on your machine is used.
Make additional memory by using SWAP file
None of the above.

12. To install Windows for Workgroups from a CD-ROM disk, you will need access to two hardware components in DOS. These are:
A keyboard and CD-ROM drive
A monitor and a printer
Speakers and a sound card
A keyboard and a sound card

13. Three of the following protocols are routinely installed as part of a Windows networking setup. Which is not installed?
NetBEUI
TCP/IP
IPX/SPX
NetCxn

14. For what reasons would you convert a dynamic swap file to permanent swap file?
It takes less disk space
It prevents swap file from being fragmented
permanent swap files can run from CDRom drives
you are booting from floppy and not hard drive

15. Setting up process of using resources in a peer-to-peer networking environment is known as
sharing
server mode
distribution
DOS

16. Windows NT comes in 2 flavors. What are they?
PC and Server
Workstation and Server
Enterprise and Corporate
Corporate and General

17. One current free release of a Unix variant is:
Linux
AIX
Minix
WindowsXP

18. The most common GUI interface for Linux is called
RedHat
XFiles
Explorer
XWindows

19. Choosing a custom install of Windows9x allows you to
Select what OS you want to install
Where you want to install it
multiboot with NT
None of the Above