MD-100 System Configuration and Maintenance

Question 1

Which Windows 10 feature creates restore points that can roll back system files and registry settings without affecting personal files?

Accepted Answer

System Restore

Answer

System Restore takes snapshots of system files, installed programs, and the registry, allowing rollback to a previous state.

Question 2

A Windows 10 PC is running slowly. Which built-in tool analyzes startup services and provides a performance score?

Accepted Answer

Task Manager > Performance and Startup tabs

Answer

Task Manager's Performance tab shows real-time CPU, memory, and disk utilization, while the Startup tab rates each item's impact.

Question 3

Which Windows 10 utility defragments HDDs and optimizes (TRIM) SSDs on a schedule?

Accepted Answer

Optimize Drives (defrag)

Answer

Optimize Drives automatically detects drive type, running defragmentation for HDDs and TRIM/retrim operations for SSDs.

Question 4

Which tool provides advanced startup options including Safe Mode, Startup Repair, and Command Prompt for a Windows 10 PC that won't boot normally?

Accepted Answer

Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)

Answer

WinRE is a recovery platform available from the boot menu that provides diagnostic and repair tools outside the normal OS.

Question 5

What does enabling 'Reserved Storage' in Windows 10 do?

Accepted Answer

Reserves a portion of disk space so Windows updates always have room to install

Answer

Reserved Storage sets aside around 7 GB of disk space exclusively for Windows updates, temporary files, and caches.

MD-100 - Microsoft Windows Client Practice Test