MCDST Desktop Technician Exam Prep - Question List

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101. Which of these features enables Microsoft to track interoperability errors related to the Windows XP operating system?
  1. Fault recording
  2. Error Reporting
  3. Error Sending
  4. Fault documentation
102. You would like to look at the network configuration on a computer. Which of the following utilities should be used?
  1. ping
  2. tracert
  3. ipconfig
  4. pathping
103. After installing a new set of device drivers, your Windows XP computer will not boot properly. You believe the new hardware drivers are the cause. How can you verify this?
  1. Log onto the computer if you are able and check your resource allocations for device conflicts.
  2. Shut down the computer and reboot. Press F8 at the system prompt and select the Last Known Good Configuration.
  3. Reload the device drivers you've just installed and reboot the computer.
  4. Roll back the device drivers to a different version and reboot the computer.
104. You are performing a clean installation of Windows XP Professional on a computer that currently runs on Windows 98. During the installation, the system hangs when the text-based portion ends and the GUI setup starts. On further analysis, you infer that there is a problem with a device driver. You want to view the list of drivers as they load. Which of the following should you do?
  1. Modify the boot.ini file to include the /sos switch.
  2. Restart Setup by using the /dushare switch.
  3. Restart the computer and press F8 during the boot process.
  4. Restart the computer and select the Last Known Good Configuration.
105. You need to install Windows XP Professional on a computer that does not have a CD-ROM drive. The computer has a network card installed in the ISA slot. A RIS bootable floppy disk is used to start the installation however, you are unable to connect to the RIS server. What should you do?
  1. Move the Ethernet card to the first ISA slot
  2. Replace the Ethernet card with one that is PXE compliant.
  3. Create a network bootable floppy disk.
  4. Insert the floppy disk and install Windows XP Professional from a shared location.

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