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Operating Systems Technologies Exam Objectives
DOMAIN 1.0: Operating System Fundamentals
This domain requires knowledge of underlying DOS (Command prompt functions)
in Windows 9x, Windows 2000 operating systems in terms of its functions
and structure, for managing files and directories, and running programs.
It also includes navigating through the operating system from command
line prompts and Windows procedures for accessing and retrieving information.
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1.1 Identify the operating system’s functions, structure,
and major system files to navigate the operating system and how to
get to needed technical information.
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Major Operating System functions
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Major Operating System components
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Contrasts between Windows 9X and Windows 2000
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Major system files: what they are, where they are located,
how they are used and what they contain:
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System, Configuration, and
User Interface files |
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BOOT.INI
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WIN.COM
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MSDOS.SYS
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AUTOEXEC.BAT
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CONFIG.SYS
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COMMAND LINE PROMPT
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Memory management |
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Conventional
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Extended/upper memory
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High memory
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Virtual memory
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HIMEM.SYS
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EMM386.exe
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Windows 9x |
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IO.SYS
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WIN.INI
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USER.DAT
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SYSEDIT
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SYSTEM.INI
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SETVER.EXE
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SMARTDRV.EXE
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MSCONFIG (98)
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COMMAND.COM
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DOSSTART.BAT
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REGEDIT.EXE
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SYSTEM.DAT
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RUN COMMAND
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DriveSpace
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Windows 2000 |
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Computer Management
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BOOT.INI
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REGEDT32
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REGEDIT
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RUN CMD
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NTLDR
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NTDETECT.COM
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NTBOOTDD.SYS
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Command Prompt Procedures
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DIR
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ATTRIB
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VER
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MEM
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SCANDISK
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DEFRAG
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EDIT
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XCOPY
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COPY
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FORMAT
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FDISK
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MSCDEX
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SETVER
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SCANREG
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1.2 Identify basic concepts and procedures for creating, viewing
and managing files, directories and disks. This includes procedures
for changing file attributes and the ramifications of those changes
(for example, security issues).
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File attributes - Read Only, Hidden, System, and Archive
attributes
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File naming conventions (Most common extensions)
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Windows 2000 COMPRESS, ENCRYPT
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IDE/SCSI
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Internal/External
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Backup/Restore
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Partitioning/Formatting/File System
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FAT
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FAT16
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FAT32
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NTFS4
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NTFS5
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HPFS
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Windows-based utilities
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ScanDisk
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Device manager
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System Manager
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Computer Manager
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MSCONFIG.EXE
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REGEDIT.EXE (View information/Backup registry)
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REGEDT32.EXE
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ATTRIB.EXE
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EXTRACT.EXE
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DEFRAG.EXE
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EDIT.COM
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FDISK.EXE
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SYSEDIT.EXE
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SCANREG
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WSCRIPT.EXE
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HWINFO.EXE
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ASD.EXE (Automatic Skip Driver)
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Cvt1.EXE (Drive Converter FAT16 to FAT32)
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