MTA Windows Operating System Fundamentals 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Windows feature allows you to run multiple operating systems on a single physical machine?
- Hyper-V (Correct answer)
- Windows Defender
- BitLocker
- ReadyBoost
Correct answer: Hyper-V
Hyper-V is Windows' built-in hypervisor that enables virtualization, allowing multiple OS instances on one physical host.
Question 2: What is the default file system used by modern Windows installations?
- FAT32
- exFAT
- NTFS (Correct answer)
- ReFS
Correct answer: NTFS
NTFS (New Technology File System) is the default file system for Windows, supporting large files, permissions, encryption, and journaling.
Question 3: Which tool in Windows allows you to manage startup programs and services?
- Device Manager
- Task Manager (Correct answer)
- Disk Management
- Event Viewer
Correct answer: Task Manager
Task Manager provides a Startup tab that lets you enable or disable programs that launch automatically when Windows starts.
Question 4: What Windows component is responsible for storing hardware driver information and settings?
- Registry (Correct answer)
- Event Viewer
- System32 folder
- Pagefile.sys
Correct answer: Registry
The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores configuration settings, including hardware driver information and system settings.
Question 5: Which Windows feature encrypts entire disk volumes to protect data at rest?
- Windows Defender
- EFS
- BitLocker (Correct answer)
- AppLocker
Correct answer: BitLocker
BitLocker Drive Encryption protects data by encrypting entire volumes, requiring authentication before Windows can boot.
Question 6: What is the purpose of the Windows pagefile (pagefile.sys)?
- Store temporary internet files
- Act as virtual memory when RAM is full (Correct answer)
- Cache frequently used applications
- Store user profile data
Correct answer: Act as virtual memory when RAM is full
The pagefile serves as virtual memory, allowing Windows to move less-used data from RAM to disk when physical memory is exhausted.
Which Windows feature allows you to run multiple operating systems on a single physical machine?