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1
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What is the Registry

A

A database that contains everything about your computer. If a change is made it will involve editing the registry.

2
Q

What are registry files called

A

Hives

3
Q

What are the Five main subgroups / root keys?

A
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKEY_USERS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
4
Q

What are the types of data

A

String
Binary
DWORD (32 bits)
QWORD (64 bits)

5
Q

Where can you find most of the auto starting programs

A

LM/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run

6
Q

What are the two command line registry tools

A

reg - a powerful registry editor

regsvr32 - dynamic link library files as command components

7
Q

Explain the boot process

BIOS to Boot manager

A

BIOS scans for MBR
MBR holds small bit of boot code to find and load boot sector
Boot sector points to the boot manager

8
Q

Where can you find the boot manager for windows

A

A small 100 mb partition

9
Q

Explain the boot process

Boot manager to OS

A

If multiple OS present
BM will bootstrap OS(s)
If single OS
boot manager will load system kernal

10
Q

What is bootstrapping

A

the instructions on how to load an OS during boot

11
Q

What is winload.exe

A

Hardware Abstraction Layer, registry, drivers, resources needed to boot

12
Q

What happens when a program is started

A

Loads into RAM = process

13
Q

What is a service

A

a process that runs in the background without a GUI

14
Q

Explain how a program is loaded

A

Loads into RAM as service

Process tells CPU the code to run

15
Q

What is an application

A

a process that appears in a window or full screen

16
Q

What are two command line tools for working with tasks

A

tasklist and taskkill