Microsoft Windows 98 Quality Control & Assurance 3

Question 1

In Windows 98 QA testing, what does the DirectX Diagnostic Tool (DXDIAG) primarily help verify?

Accepted Answer

DirectX components, display, sound, and input device functionality

Answer

DXDIAG tests and reports on DirectX components including display acceleration, sound, music, and input devices to verify multimedia subsystem health.

Question 2

A QA team is stress-testing a Windows 98 system and wants to measure free system resources. Which tool shows the percentage of free System, User, and GDI resources?

Accepted Answer

Resource Meter

Answer

Resource Meter displays the percentage of free System, User heap, and GDI heap resources, which are critical 16-bit resource pools in Windows 98.

Question 3

Which Windows 98 startup mode is most useful for QA engineers isolating driver conflicts, as it loads only essential drivers and services?

Accepted Answer

Safe Mode

Answer

Safe Mode loads a minimal set of drivers (VGA, keyboard, mouse) and bypasses startup files, allowing QA testers to isolate driver-related conflicts.

Question 4

During Windows 98 QA, a tester uses BOOTLOG.TXT to diagnose startup failures. How is this log generated?

Accepted Answer

By pressing F8 during startup and selecting 'Logged' mode

Answer

Pressing F8 at startup and choosing 'Logged (\BOOTLOG.TXT)' causes Windows 98 to record all drivers and files loaded during startup to that log file.

Question 5

A QA engineer uses the Windows 98 System Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG) to identify which startup program is causing instability. Which technique does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Binary isolation/divide-and-conquer troubleshooting

Answer

Selectively disabling startup items in MSCONFIG to find the culprit is a binary isolation technique, systematically halving the suspect items until the faulty one is identified.

Microsoft Windows 98 Practice Test

Microsoft Windows 98 Practice Test

Microsoft Windows 98 Quality Control & Assurance 3