What is the output file extension once you have captured a machine using sysprep?

What is the output file extension once you have captured a machine using sysprep?

• .PKG
• .MSI
• .ESD
• .WIM

EXPLANATION

A captured image file is a .WIM.
The .WIM holds a complete copy of your reference computer. The .WIM can be used to deploy a Windows image across a network using WDS.

SOURCE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Imaging_Format

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In Windows, this is a snapshot of your computer's settings at a specific time.

In Windows, this is a snapshot of your computer's settings at a specific time.

• Ghost image
• System protection
• Restore point
• Rollback marker 

EXPLANATION

In Windows, a restore point is a backup copy of all your settings at a particular time. If some disaster occurs, you can restore your system to the most recent restore point. 

System Restore is a feature in Microsoft Windows that allows the user to revert their computer's state to that of a previous point in time, which can be used to recover from system malfunctions or other problems. First included in Windows ME, it has been included in all following desktop versions of Windows released since, excluding the Windows Server. In Windows 10, System Restore is turned off by default and must be enabled by users in order to function.Wikipedia

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Typing the Following "ALT Codes" (ie. in "Notepad") will make what happen? Choose the TRUE answer. Note: These are decimal numbers from the keypad in NUM lock mode.

Typing the Following "ALT Codes" (ie. in "Notepad") will make what happen? Choose the TRUE answer. Note: These are decimal numbers from the keypad in NUM lock mode.

• ALT+255 makes the same character as pressing the Spacebar
• ALT+022 Pastes whatever's in the buffer
• ALT+008 creates a horizontal tab
• ALT+013 makes a pagebreak 

EXPLANATION

ALT+022 does paste whatever characters you may have previously cut or copied.
ALT+255 make a character that "looks" like a space, but is not.  For fun, from command prompt, add ALT+255 to a directory name.  Then, try to DIR to it using the Spacebar!
ALT+008 Backspaces
ALT+013 is a Carriage Return
Here is a decent list of ASCII characters and their original functions:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII
The control characters have also been imported to WIndows-1252:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows-1252
and Unicode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters
While some of them may not work, you might be surprised how many do.  Especially when someone doesn't include them in a web form's regular expression to block them ;)  Have fun experimenting!

SOURCE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII

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