Win Structures - Part 1

Answer the following concerning Chapter 13. You may need to use the internet to answer some of the questions...

• List the 8 steps in a generic bootstrap process
• What is the directory path to NTLDR? What purpose does it serve?
• What is the directory path to BOOT.INI? What purpose does it serve?
• What is the directory path to NTDETECT.COM? What purpose does it serve?
• What is the directory path to BOOTSECT.DOS? What purpose does it serve?
• What is the directory path to NTOSKRNL? What purpose does it serve?
• What is the directory path to HAL.DLL? What purpose does it serve?
• What is the directory path to BOOTVID.DLL? What purpose does it serve?
• What is the directory path to WINLOGON.EXE? What purpose does it serve?
• What is the directory path to LSASS.EXE? What purpose does it serve?
• What is the directory path to SCREG.EXE? What purpose does it serve?
• What is the directory path to PAGEFILE.SYS? What purpose does it serve?
• How do Kernel and User mode differ?
• What are .INF files used for?
• How much memory can be installed on 32-bit W2k and XP?
• How much memory can be installed on 64-bit W2k and XP?
• Usually how big is pagefile.sys?
• What is the registry mostly used for?
• How is the registry edited manually?
• What are the 5 KEY categories in the registry?
• What is the most important registry KEY category?
• What is a registry hive?
• What are the 5 registry hives?
• Where are they located?
  

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Troubleshooting...

We're finishing up Chapter 9 today...

Don't forget that Chapter 10/ 12 PowerPoints are due Before class tomorrow.

Check back through the blogs for the last couple of weeks and make sure that you have them all done!


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