Windows 98
Short-answer quiz
 

1You install MS-DOS on your machine and choose FAT16 as your file system. You then install Windows 98 on the same machine and use the Drive Converter Wizard to convert the file system to FAT32. What do you immediately notice?

2How would you allow 2 different users to share 1 Windows 98 machine while allowing each user to retain their own individual desktop settings?

3How many connections are allowed using a Personal Web Server or PWS?

4If there are 3 Windows 98 computers in your newly formed workgroup, how is the Browse Master initially chosen?

5What is a Universal Resource Locator or URL?

6What are the three power modes supported by Windows 98?

7Name three media types that will be supported and used by the Microsoft Backup program?

8When you create a hardware profile in Windows 98, is it best to remove a certain device that you do not need or is it better to disable the device when you don't need it?

9In which case do you have to install File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks on a Windows 98 machine?

10What are the 2 Windows registry tools provided in Windows 98?

11Why would you rather use the System Monitor tool versus the System Information utility to check a Windows 98 machine that is suddenly exhibiting performance degradation?

12Which files are backed up by the Windows Registry Checker?

13The utility SCANREG can help you overcome serious Registry errors such as "Windows could not process the registry". What option or switch can you use with SCANREG to help repair your registry if you ever get an error like this?

14Why is the TRACERT a better utility to run compared to the PING utility when you are experiencing problems communicating with a remote host outside of your local network?

15Windows 98 has a new feature which allows folders in a directory to inherit permissions from a folder above it or higher up in the directory. What is this feature called?

16What is true regarding the OS/2 operating system and Windows 98?

17How many clients can run the "file and printer sharing" component at one single time in a Microsoft NT network?

18What should you remember about a differential backup?

19Which Registry Key or Subtree will hold hardware information for all devices that have ever been installed on your computer?

20What is the smallest unit of a process called?

21Windows 98 is a preemptive multitasking operating system. What does this mean?

22If you are using C: as a root directory and it is formatted with the FAT16 file system, then how many directory entries are you limited to in this case?

23If you are using C: as a root directory and it is formatted with the FAT32 file system, then how many directory entries are you limited to in this case?

24In troubleshooting device driver problems, you can use either Selective Startup or Diagnostic Startup. If you wanted to simply select basic files when you start Windows 98, and not confirm each individual file as it loads, then which of these two options would you choose?

25What file is loaded by WIN.COM?

26What are some examples of files that you can safely delete off your hard drive so that you can free up more space and programs will possibly run faster?