Test 109: Installing OS/2

Objectives

 * SECTION 1 - VERSIONS OF OS/2
 * Describe the different versions of OS/2 and the environments in which they are candidates for installation.
 * Describe the support for Windows applications provided by the different versions of OS/2.
 * Describe the difference between OS/2 Warp and OS/2 Warp with WIN-OS/2.


 * SECTION 2 - BASIC INSTALLATION
 * Given a user requirement, determine the version of OS/2 to be installed.
 * Given a customer's requirement, state the hardware required to install OS/2 and meet the customer requirement.
 * Describe and use the media used to install OS/2.
 * Install OS/2 on an unused hard disk.
 * Describe Easy Install and Advanced Install and considerations when each is used.
 * Given a customer work load requirement, develop a plan for the swap file location and size.
 * Given an application work load description, determine the memory and hard disk space required for acceptable system performance.
 * Given a customer requirement, add or remove features on an installed system.
 * Given a customer hardware configuration and video requirement, install and configure video support as needed.


 * SECTION 3 - HARD DISK MANAGEMENT
 * Given a customer requirement, develop a plan for hard disk layout.
 * Use FDISK to configure the hard disk layout.
 * Given a customer requirement for multiple operating systems, install, configure, and use the Boot Manager.
 * Discuss issues of coexistence when multiple operating systems are installed on a system.
 * Given a customer requirement, plan a disk layout which enhances overall system performance and ease of maintenance.
 * Given a customer requirement and a disk layout, choose a file system for each drive which enhances overall system resource usage and performance.


 * SECTION 4 - ALTERNATIVE INSTALLATIONS
 * Install dual boot.
 * Given a customer environment where more than one operating system will be installed, recommend use of dual boot and/or Boot Manager.
 * Plan installations where OS/2 will be installed on systems with preexisting operating systems.
 * Given a customer requirement to preserve installed operating systems, plan for installation of OS/2 on existing DOS or OS/2 systems.
 * Add DOS and Windows to an OS/2 system.
 * Discuss issues when installing OS/2 Warp on a compressed drive.


 * SECTION 5 - INSTALL AND CONFIGURE PRINTERS AND FONTS
 * Given a requirement for a new type of printer on an existing system, create a printer object in the Workplace Shell.
 * Given a customer print requirement, install and configure printer support for DOS and Windows applications.
 * Configure and manage the WIN-OS/2 print environment.
 * Configure printers so they can be shared or pooled.
 * Install printers during OS/2 Warp system installation.
 * Given a customer printing requirement, manage the OS/2 Spooler to meet the requirement.
 * Given a customer requirement, install font support.
 * Describe system resources used by fonts.


 * SECTION 6 - OS/2 SYSTEM FILES
 * Describe OS/2 INI files.
 * Given a customer CONFIG.SYS file, identify resources configured for the system.
 * Make changes to CONFIG.SYS.
 * Given an installation plan and a customer's requirement, modify CONFIG.SYS to configure the swap file for a customer's requirement.
 * Use the SET command to configure a system as required.
 * Describe the function of AUTOEXEC.BAT.
 * Identify and locate key OS/2 directories.


 * SECTION 7 - APPLICATION SUPPORT
 * Describe how DOS and Windows application support is implemented by OS/2.
 * Describe how the VDM environment is created and customized.
 * Create a migration database to support a customer's unique application portfolio.
 * Describe how applications are made available on the Desktop during system installation.
 * Given a DOS or Windows application requirement, customize the VDM environment.
 * Describe performance differences when running DOS and Windows applications full screen and windowed on the desktop.
 * Given a customer environment, install, configure and use VM Boot.


 * SECTION 8 - REDIRECTED INSTALLATION
 * Describe how the CID architecture supports the installation of OS/2.
 * Describe the difference between a local and remote install.
 * List the sources of OS/2 installation diskette images.
 * Describe how OS/2 is installed using a response file.
 * Install OS/2 using a response file.

Recommended Education and Publications
Courses and publications are offered to help you prepare for the certification tests. The courses are recommended, but not required, before taking a certification test.


 * Course Title: OS/2 Technical Training Fastpath
 * Course Number: P1103 (USA); PS600 (Canada); PS610 (Canada)
 * Course Duration: 5 Days
 * Course Abstract: This course provides a fastpath for the six days of training offered in course P1170 (2 days) - OS/2 Warp: Using and Customizing and course P1171 (4 days) - OS/2 Warp: Implementation and Support.


 * Publication: OS/2 Certification Handbook
 * Publication Order Number: SR28-5650; ISBN 1-56205-407-4
 * Abstract: This book is a tutorial that covers the functions and features of OS/2 Warp Version 3. Topics include installing, using and supporting OS/2, and OS/2 performance and tuning.

Sample Test

 * SECTION 1 - VERSIONS OF OS/2
 * 1. Windows application support under OS/2 Warp does not include support for
 * a. WIN32S applications
 * b. Windows 3.1 applications
 * c. Windows 3.11 applications
 * d. Windows for Workgroups network functions


 * SECTION 2 - BASIC INSTALLATION
 * 2. How should the initial size of the swap file be configured for OS/2 Warp?
 * a. Use the OS/2 install default.
 * b. Allocate the amount required for system boot.
 * c. Allocate a minimum size based on amount of memory.
 * d. Allocate an amount based on the expected paging demand.


 * 3. How is OS/2 Warp installed from CD-ROM if the CD-ROM device is not supported?
 * a. The user must use diskettes.
 * b. Put the CD-ROM device drivers on OS/2 diskette 1.
 * c. Boot with diskettes and copy the CD-ROM drivers to the root directory.
 * d. Boot with utility diskettes created on another OS/2 system and copy the device drivers to \OS2\INSTALL.


 * 4. What is not detected by the installation program during OS/2 Warp installation?
 * a. CD-ROM type
 * b. video display type
 * c. multimedia device type
 * d. attached printer type


 * 5. Which program is used to install high resolution drivers on an OS/2 Warp system configured for VGA?
 * a. SETVGA
 * b. Recovery Choices
 * c. Resource Manager
 * d. Selective Install


 * SECTION 3 - HARD DISK MANAGEMENT
 * 6. Which statements are true about OS/2 disk layouts? a. Logical drives must be contiguous on a disk
 * b. Primary partitions must be contiguous on a disk.
 * c. There may be unusable space in the middle of the disk.
 * d. Only one primary partition on a disk is accessible at a time.


 * 7. Which FDISK status setting indicates a drive will be displayed on the Boot Manager menu?
 * a. bootable
 * b. primary
 * c. startable
 * d. installable


 * 8. What is the function of the Boot Manager?
 * a. It enables the dual boot feature.
 * b. It manages the loading of the OS/2 kernel at boot time.
 * c. It creates boot diskettes for emergency boot requirements.
 * d. It allows you to boot multiple operating systems on the same machine.


 * 9. What is an advantage of placing the operating system and application programs on different drives?
 * a. It improves swap file access.
 * b. It allows for faster load of application data.
 * c. It makes operating system maintenance easier.
 * d. It protects application data from unauthorized access.


 * SECTION 4 - ALTERNATIVE INSTALLATIONS
 * 10. Where are the DOS and OS/2 operating systems installed on a dual boot system?
 * a. DOS and OS/2 are on different primary partitions.
 * b. Both DOS and OS/2 are on the same primary partition.
 * c. Both DOS and OS/2 are on the same extended partition.
 * d. DOS is on a primary partition and OS/2 is on an extended partition.


 * 11. How is a system upgraded to OS/2 Warp if OS/2 for Windows is on Drive C?
 * a. Format Drive C and install.
 * b. Install OS/2 Warp on Drive C without formatting.
 * c. Format Drive C and install DOS, Windows and OS/2 Warp on Drive C.
 * d. Copy \WINOS2 subdirectory to Drive D. Format Drive C and install OS/2 Warp on it.


 * 12. What is required if an OS/2 user wants to add a native DOS system in its own partition to an OS/2 Warp system?
 * a. dual boot
 * b. the Boot Manager
 * c. OS/2 installed on a primary drive
 * d. OS/2 installed on a logical drive


 * SECTION 5 - INSTALL AND CONFIGURE PRINTERS AND FONTS
 * 13. How do you install a Windows printer driver if the printer does not have an OS/2 driver?
 * a. Install the printer driver using an OS/2 Desktop printer object.
 * b. Use the Printers icon on the WIN-OS/2 Control Panel to install the driver.
 * c. A Windows printer driver can not be added to WIN-OS/2 without an OS/2 equivalent.
 * d. Create an OS/2 printer object and install the driver. Then configure its settings using the WIN-OS/2 Control Panel.


 * 14. When should the Spooler be disabled?
 * a. when spool space is full
 * b. when print priority is increased
 * c. when printing from DOS applications
 * d. when printing from only one application at a time


 * SECTION 6 - OS/2 SYSTEM FILES
 * 15. Which statement boots a system and establishes an 8MB swap file on Drive C?
 * a. SWAPPATH=C:\ 4096 8192
 * b. SWAPPATH=C:\ 8192 4096
 * c. SWAPPER.DAT=C:\ 4096 8192
 * d. SWAPPER.DAT=C:\ 8192 4096


 * 16. What is the default location of the files used to provide support for DOS applications on an OS/2 Warp with WIN-OS/2 system?
 * a. \OS2\DOS subdirectory
 * b. \OS2\APPS subdirectory
 * c. \OS2\MDOS subdirectory
 * d. \OS2\MIGRATE subdirectory


 * SECTION 7 - APPLICATION SUPPORT
 * 17. Which OS/2 feature allows a physical device to be shared by a DOS application and other applications?
 * a. real mode drivers
 * b. virtual device drivers
 * c. physical device drivers
 * d. reentrant session drivers


 * 18. What should you do if a DOS program running under OS/2 cannot allocate enough XMS memory?
 * a. Shutdown OS/2 and reboot.
 * b. Use the MEM command to increase memory.
 * c. Close the session and reconfigure the VDM.
 * d. Modify DOS settings dynamically to increase memory available.


 * 19. If you are running a Windows word processor and a Windows communications program on OS/2 Warp, how should the system be configured to ensure the communications application has processor cycles when needed?
 * a. Run both applications in a shared WIN-OS/2 session and increase the WIN-OS/2 session priority.
 * b. Run both applications in a shared WIN-OS/2 session and increase the Windows timeslice parameter in the WIN.INI file.
 * c. Run the communications application in a separate WIN-OS/2 session and increase the session priority for the communications application's WIN-OS/2 session.
 * d. Run both applications in a shared WIN-OS/2 session and decrease the IDLE_SENSITIVITY setting for the communications application and set the COM_DIRECT setting to on.


 * SECTION 8 - REDIRECTED INSTALLATION
 * 20. Which IBM product provides connectivity for a redirected install?
 * a. OS/2 LAN Server (LS)
 * b. OS/2 Installable File System Server (IFSS)
 * c. OS/2 Network Transport Services (NTS/2)
 * d. OS/2 Redirected Installation Utility (RIU)


 * 21. Which OS/2 file can be used as a template to set up a response file which provides answers to all installation prompts?
 * a. CONFIG.SYS
 * b. SAMPLE.SYS
 * c. INSTALL.RSP
 * d. SAMPLE.RSP

ANSWER KEY

 * 1. d
 * 2. d
 * 3. b
 * 4. d
 * 5. d
 * 6. acd
 * 7. a
 * 8. d
 * 9. c
 * 10. b
 * 11. b
 * 12. b
 * 13. b
 * 14. d
 * 15. a
 * 16. c
 * 17. b
 * 18. c
 * 19. c
 * 20. c
 * 21. d