Part 1 – Windows Interview Questions (Basic)

This first part covers basic Windows Interview Questions and answers

1. Explain the main purpose of an operating system?

Answer:

Operating systems built mainly for two purposes:

OS is designed to make sure a computer system performs well by managing all its activities.

Operating systems provide an environment for the development of code and execution of
programs as well.

2. What Is the Purpose of Microsoft Windows?

Answer:

Microsoft Windows is one of the big giants in the market, which provides services as a core of
most of desktop and laptop computer systems, with more than 90 percent of running version of
windows operating system.

Windows provides a platform for all programs to run on it. Microsoft has started and ruled the
market over the last three decades, it always adds more features to improvise user interfaces
for easier to use.

3. What are the functions of an operating system?

Answer:

Microsoft Windows is a computer operating system in which the programming code is not
available to the public.
Operating System (OS) is one of the core software code/programs that run on the computer
hardware which makes and helps a user to interact with hardware, and then it can send
commands (input) and receive results with respect to inputs provided as output. Its function is
to provide a consistent environment for all the software to execute

their commands.

Let us move to the next Windows Interview Questions.

4. What is Windows Server?

Answer:

Window server is defined as a series of server operating system and it is developed by Microsoft
Corporation. This is the common Windows Interview Questions asked in a windows Interview.

5. Explain In windows DNS server what is Primary, Secondary and Stub zone?

Answer:

DNS (Domain Name System) Server is a system which makes the process of name resolution in
DNS. DNS Servers consists of files known as zone files, it makes and enables them to resolve
names to IP addresses and vice versa.

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Primary Zone: In this area, a file will be saved as a normal text file with extension as “.dns”
Secondary Zone: In this zone, it keeps and maintains a read-only copy data of zone database in
another supported DNS server. And also, it provides a backup server to the primary server by
supporting fault tolerance and load balancing.

Stub Zone: This Stub zone consists of a copy of all name servers and SOA records which are used
to reduce the DNS search orders.

Part 2 – Windows Interview Questions (Advanced)

Let us now have a look at the advanced Windows Interview Questions.

6. Explain what is the difference between a thread and a computer process?

Answer: There is a lot of difference between a thread and a computer process and some of
them are as listed below:

Computer Process: Computer process is an instance of computer programs which will be

executed sequentially (as one by one) by a computer system which helps to run several
programs in parallel.

Thread: A thread is set of several executable programs that work together as a single process.
For instance, one thread will send an error message to the user; another will handle error
signals while the third thread might be executing the original action of a program.

7. Explain what is the purpose of deploying local DNS servers?

Answer:

This is the most popular Windows Interview Questions asked in an interview. A local DNS server
provides the fully qualified domain names & local mapping to IP respective addresses. And also
to resolve remote requests related to the domains names on a computer network, local DNS
servers can provide record information to remote DNS servers.
8. To check TCP/IP configurations and IP connectivity, what are the two command line utilities
that can be used?

Answer:

Ipconfig: ipconfig is the command to check the computer’s IP configuration also it can be used
to renew the client’s IP address (only if it is provided by a DHCP server).

Ping: Ping command is used to check the connection between the local computer and any of the
other computer devices on the network.

Let us move to the next Windows Interview Questions.

9. Explain what is the major difference between NTFS ( New Technology File System) or FAT (File
Allocation Table) on a local server?

Answer:

FAT (File Allocation Table) and FAT32 provides security to local users of the computer system,
meanwhile NTFS ( New Technology File System) provides security for domain users as well as
local users. NTFS also provides file-level security which is not possible through FAT32.

10. What is Active Directory?

Answer:

Active Directory (AD) is a directory, it is developed by Microsoft which is used to store the
objects (ex: User information, Computer, printer, Network information), Active directory also
provide to manage computer network effectively with multiple Domain Controllers in different
location with Active directory databases which are able to manage/change AD from any Domain
Controllers and those will be replicated to all other DC’s, centralized Administration with
multiple geographical location and authenticates users and computers in a Windows domain.