Monday, February 3, 2020

A+ Chapter 17 Power Words - Defined

Chapter 17 - Troubleshooting Operating Systems
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  1. Action center - a notification center included with Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile.
  2. Advanced Startup Options - a centralized menu of recovery, repair, and troubleshooting tools in Windows 10 and Windows 8.
  3. bcdedit - BCD files provide a store that is used to describe boot applications and boot application settings.
  4. Blue Screen of Death - Its exactly what you think it is.
  5. bootrec - A command used to repair the BCD and boot sectors.
  6. Compatibility mode: a software mechanism in which a software either emulates an older version of software
  7. Diskpart - a manual utility with a command-line structure that allows users to alter a disk, drive, partition or volume.
  8. Event viewer - component of Microsoft's Windows NT line of operating systems that lets administrators and users view the event logs on a local or remote machine.
  9. Kernel panic - a safety measure taken by an operating system's kernel upon detecting an internal fatal error.
  10. Last known Good configuration - LKGC for short, is a way in which you can start Windows 7 if you're having trouble starting it normally.
  11. Live dvd - a complete bootable computer installation including operating system which runs directly from a CD-ROM
  12. Performance and Tools - Performance management software is a tool designed to help managers write accurate job profiles and expectations.
  13. Problem reports - A problem statement is a concise description of an issue to be addressed or a condition to be improved upon.
  14. Recovery console - enables users to recover their Windows computer from any serious issues.
  15. Restore point - is a saved "snapshot" of a computer's data at a specific time. safe mode: a diagnostic mode of a computer operating system.
  16. Startup repair - a Windows recovery tool that can fix certain problems, such as missing or damaged system files, that might prevent Windows from starting.
  17. Task manager - you know what this is.
  18. WinRE - is a recovery environment that can repair common causes of unbootable operating systems.
  19. WinPE - a lightweight version of Windows used for the deployment of PCs.