Chapter 14: Working with Windows 7

1. B, C, D, E. While all editions of Windows 7 can join a HomeGroup, only Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate can create one.

2. D. Even though Windows 7 does not have Sidebar (a feature that lived and died only with Windows Vista), the file that runs for gadgets is SIDEBAR.EXE.

3. B. BitLocker uses (if it is present) the Trusted Platform Module (TPM).

4. C. Libraries allow files and folders to be grouped logically and appear as if they are in the same location even when they are not.

5. B. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit can be used to get an inventory of computers on your network and plan a rollout of the new operating system.

6. D. Only Windows Vista Business can be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional.

7. C. The utility shown is Windows Anytime Upgrade, which can be accessed from Control Panel. Portions of the screen that would reveal the name of the utility have been hidden in the screen shot.

8. C. Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE), which is a stub operating system creating a Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE).

9. A. The utility shown is WINVER. This utility will show the operating system, the edition, and the service pack installed on any Windows operating system.

10. D, E. Only Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Ultimate support BitLocker drive encryption.

11. B. In Windows 7 (and Windows Vista), the ability to do this has been moved to the System Protection tab of System Properties.

12. A. The Action Center replaces the Security Center (which existed in Vista) and adds the Maintenance portion.

13. C. Windows 7 requires the installation to be followed by a process known as product activation to curb software piracy.

14. B. The maximum number of physical CPUs supported by Windows 7 Enterprise edition is two.

15. B. The UAC default in Windows 7 is “Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer.”

16. C. The ReadyBoost feature allows you to use free space on a removable drive (such as an SD card) to speed up a system.

17. D. The utility shown is Windows Remote Assistance. Portions of the utility that show its name have been obscured in the screen shot.

18. C. When remote computers and virtual machine utilities are used in Windows 7 networking, port 3389 is the default port used.

19. A. On a standard, default, installation, the /BOOT directory holds the boot file configuration for Windows 7.

20. D. The Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions support 192GB. The maximum amount of RAM supported by Home Premium is 16GB. The Starter edition supports only 2GB.