Quitions on Operating System in Certification Exams

Quitions on Operating System in Certification Exams:

The operating systems you should know for the Operating System (OS) Technologies exam are:

l DOS (Disk Operating System): No reference is made to a particular type of DOS. I assume the DOS to be MS-DOS, but it really doesn't matter. What you need to know are the DOS commands that are used to prepare a system to take an operating system or in troubleshooting errors on the system.

l Novell NetWare: This network operating system (NOS) is exclusively related to the networking domain of the exam. You need to know the protocols it uses to connect a Windows client to a NetWare server, its file system, and how user and file permissions are managed.

l Windows 3. x: This version of Windows is mentioned once or twice, and you need to know how it relates to DOS and to Windows 95.

l Windows 95: There are questions on the exam about Windows 95's registry and installation. Among other specifics, you need to know about the OSR2 (OEM) release and what features it added.

l Windows 98: The bulk of the questions on the Windows operating system are about this version. In addition to other topics, you need to know the features of the SE update and just about everything else involved with installing, configuring, and troubleshooting this Windows version.

l Windows CE: Windows CE (which allegedly stands for "consumer electronics") is the version implemented on palmtop and other handheld PC and computing devices. It is mentioned in a couple of questions, and all you really need to know for the test is that it is never the right answer.

l Windows Me (Millennium edition): You really don't need to know very much about Windows Me, which is the home-users edition of Windows, beyond what I've just told you.

l Windows NT 4.0 Server: For some reason, Windows NT Workstation gets little or no mention on the exam, but you will see Windows NT Server mentioned. Remember that this is not the Server+ or MCSE exams so don't sweat NT.

l Windows 2000 Professional: Referred to as Windows 2K Pro, you need to know how this version differs from Windows 98 and the other versions of Windows 2000. In the portion of the exam that deals with desktop and client PC issues, assume this is the Windows 2000 version in the question.

l Windows 2000 Server: This is the big daddy of the Windows 2000 family of operating systems. In the 15 percent of the exam dealing with networking, you should assume it is the version in the question, unless otherwise indicated.