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CompTIA A+ 220-802

Category - 802: Operating Systems

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You are troubleshooting a Windows system when suddenly the entire system seems to freeze. You press Ctrl-Alt-Del and notice a process called Explorer.exe is not responding. What is the explorer.exe process?

It is the Internet explorer browser.
It is the Windows file explorer.
It is the Windows user shell.
It is a virus.

Explanation

Answer: C - The process explorer.exe is the Windows user shell.

Key Takeaway: Explorer.exe is a process at the heart of the Windows Operating system (independent of version), allowing the user a shell in which to access the OS kernel. If this process does not work, nothing will work: the start menu, windows explorer, etc. The Internet explorer browser is represented by the process iexplorer.exe.

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