MCTS Windows 7 Desktop Configuration 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Windows 7 technology allows IT to deliver a virtual application to a desktop without installing it locally, reducing conflicts between applications?
- Microsoft App-V (Correct answer)
- RemoteApp
- Windows XP Mode
- BranchCache
Correct answer: Microsoft App-V
Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) streams virtualized applications to desktops so they run in isolated environments.
Question 2: A technician wants to configure Windows 7 so that the pagefile is stored on a separate physical disk from the OS. Where is this setting configured?
- System Properties > Advanced > Performance Settings > Virtual Memory (Correct answer)
- Disk Management
- msconfig > Boot tab
- Computer Management > Storage
Correct answer: System Properties > Advanced > Performance Settings > Virtual Memory
Virtual memory (pagefile) location is configured under System Properties > Advanced > Performance Settings > Advanced > Virtual Memory.
Question 3: Which Windows 7 feature lets users roll back their personal files to a previous state without restoring the entire system?
- Previous Versions (Correct answer)
- System Restore
- Windows Backup
- Shadow Copy
Correct answer: Previous Versions
Previous Versions (accessible by right-clicking a file or folder) lets users restore individual files from shadow copy snapshots.
Question 4: A company needs to deploy the same Windows 7 configuration to 500 computers. Which Microsoft tool is used to capture and deploy system images?
- Windows Deployment Services (WDS) (Correct answer)
- Windows Easy Transfer
- System Image Backup
- DISM only
Correct answer: Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
Windows Deployment Services enables network-based deployment of Windows images to multiple computers simultaneously.
Question 5: What does the 'ReadyBoost' feature in Windows 7 use to improve system performance?
- A USB flash drive as supplemental cache (Correct answer)
- Additional RAM modules
- An SSD as a secondary page file
- CPU cache optimization
Correct answer: A USB flash drive as supplemental cache
ReadyBoost uses flash memory on a USB drive or SD card as a disk cache to speed up data access.
Question 6: Which command-line utility in Windows 7 can repair the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store when a system fails to boot?
- bootrec /rebuildbcd (Correct answer)
- diskpart
- bcdedit /export
- fixmbr
Correct answer: bootrec /rebuildbcd
bootrec /rebuildbcd scans for Windows installations and rebuilds the BCD store to fix boot failures.
Question 7: A user needs to connect to their office PC from home using Windows 7's built-in remote access tool. Which feature should they use?
- Remote Desktop Connection (Correct answer)
- DirectAccess
- VPN Client
- Windows Meeting Space
Correct answer: Remote Desktop Connection
Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc.exe) allows users to connect to and control a remote Windows 7 PC over a network.
MCTS Windows 7 Desktop Configuration 3
Which Windows 7 technology allows IT to deliver a virtual application to a desktop without installing it locally, reducing conflicts between applications?