Name ________________ Review Questions
SCC CIS 29 Chapter 12 - Supporting Windows 3.x and Windows 9x
Instructor Paul Bryant Due April 8, 2000 - Turned in April ____, 2000
| # | Question | Answer | Reference |
| 1 | What Microsoft operating system introduced 32-bit code and protected mode into the OS? | ___________________________________________ | ______________ |
| 2 | Which Microsoft operating systems support 32-bit programs? Which OSs do not allow 32-bit programs? | . | . |
| 3 | Which Microsoft OS does not allow an application program to run in real mode? | . | . |
| 4 | Which portion of an OS is most likely to interact with the user, the kernel, or the shell? Which is most likely to interact with secondary storage? | . | . |
| 5 | If Windows runs low on memory while graphics and printing or both are being done, what heap is most likely the problem? What is the solution to the problem? | . | . |
| 6 | What is the keystroke to move from one program to another program running in a different window? | . | . |
| 7 | What file in Windows 3.x largely replaced the use of CONFIG.SYS in DOS? | . | . |
| 8 | Name two editors that can be used to edit .ini files. | . | . |
| 9 | What symbol is used to make a line a comment line in an .ini file? | . | . |
| 10 | What Windows 3.x .ini file is used to control desktop settings? | . | . |
| 11 | Which Windows 3.x..ini file is required for Windows to run? | . | . |
| 12 | Which Windows 3.x .ini file can be used to restrict user access to the OS? | . | . |
| 13 | Explain the difference between
these two lines in System.ini of
Windows 3.x:
Device = *vpicd Device = vpicd.386 |
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| 14 | A Windows 3.x virtual machine provides an environment for (16 or 32) ________-bit programs. | . | . |
| 15 | What is the file that contains the Windows 3.x Registry? Name one purpose of this Registry. | . | . |
| 16 | What are the two files that make up the Windows 9x Registry? What type of files in Windows 3.x does the Windows 9x Registry replace? | . | . |
| 17 | Windows 3.x allows more than one application to run at the same time by using ____________ multitasking, whereas Windows 9x uses _________________multitasking. | . | . |
| 18 | Windows 9x uses _________________ multitasking to provide backward-compatibility with 16-bit applications, but uses ____________________ multitasking with 32-bit applications. | . | . |
| 19 | In what directory are .dll files most often found? | . | . |
| 20 | What is the name of the file that contains the default settings that Windows 3.x uses to provide an environment for a DOS application? | . | . |
| 21 | What are the five memory heaps used by Windows 3.x? | . | . |
| 22 | Which memory heap would most likely benefit if you remove wallpaper or photos from your desktop background? | . | . |
| 23 | In Windows 9x, what is one reason the user core uses 16-bit code rather than 32-bit code? | . | . |
| 24 | In Windows 9x, what is one reason the GDI core uses a mix of 16-bit and 32-bit code? | . | . |
| 25 | In Windows 9x, why do you think the kernel uses mostly 32-bit code? | . | . |
| 26 | What is a significant benefit to device driver developers when using the Win32 driver model (WDM)? | . | . |
| 27 | Describe the general difference between a 16-bit DOS application and a 16-bit Windows application. | . | . |
| 28 | What is disk thrashing? What causes it? What can you do about it? | . | . |
| 29 | Name three enhancements of Windows 98 over Windows 95. | . | . |
| 30 | What is the advantage of using FAT32 instead of FAT16 on a hard drive? | . | . |
| 31 | Static VxDs are loaded in _________________ mode, and dynamic VxDs are loaded in _________________ mode. | . | . |
| 32 | How do you force the Startup Menu of Windows 9x to be displayed during booting? | . | . |
| 33 | Using Device Manager of
Windows 9x on your home or
lab computer, answer these
questions:
-What are the driver files used by your video system? -What I/0 addresses does the PCI bus use? -What is the name of the driver file that Windows is using to manage the PCI bus? |
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