Windows Operating System Fundamentals (98-349) Practice Exam - RETIRED
Windows Operating System Fundamentals (98-349) Certification Exam
About Windows Operating System Fundamentals (98-349) Certification Exam
The Microsoft Windows Operating System Fundamentals certification is mainly targeted to those candidates who want to build their career in windows operating system at an introductory level. This certification exam demonstrates fundamental knowledge of Operating System Configurations, Installing and Upgrading Client Systems, Managing Applications, Managing Files and Folders, Managing Devices, and Operating System Maintenance.
This MTA exam must be purchased by June 30, 2021. If you are currently studying for this exam, it must be taken within one year, by June 30, 2022, at which point it will be retired.
Exam Details
- Published: April 13, 2011
- Languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America)
- Audiences: Home PC users, academic, information workers, IT professionals, developers
- Technology: Windows 10
- Credit toward certification: MTA
Who should take this exam?
Candidates for this exam should have knowledge of fundamental Windows operating system concepts in a Windows 10 environment.
Course Structure for Windows Operating System Fundamentals (98-349) Practice Exam
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed
below. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic
area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are
likely to see on that content area on the exam.
1. Understanding operating system configurations (15–20%)
- Configure Control Panel options - Configure administrative tools, configure accessibility options, configure power settings, configure File Explorer settings
- Configure desktop settings - Configure profiles, display settings, and shortcuts; configure and customize Start Menu; configure Task Bar settings; configure toolbars; configure notifications
- Configure native applications and tools - Configure Microsoft Edge, configure Cortana, configure Hyper-V, configure settings using MSCONFIG, configure processes and applications using Task Manager, configure computer management
- Configure mobility settings - Configure Sync Center, Windows Mobility Center, and Remote Desktop
- Configure and use management tools - Configure MMC, configure the Windows PowerShell console and Windows PowerShell ISE
2. Installing and upgrading client systems (15–20%)
- Identify Windows operating system editions - Identify hardware and compatibility requirements, determine appropriate editions per device type
- Identify upgrade paths - Identify upgrade paths from previous Windows versions, identify application compatibility
- Understand installation types - Perform a clean install, upgrade via Windows Update, migrate from previous Windows versions, perform removable media installation, perform network installation
- Understand operating system architecture - Understand kernel mode; understand user mode; understand memory, IRQs, drivers, CPUs, and UI; understand 32-bit versus 64-bit architecture
3. Managing applications (15–20%)
- Configure applications - Understand local versus network applications, configure desktop applications, configure app startup options, configure Windows features, configure Windows SmartScreen, configure application removal, configure Windows Store apps
- Configure user account control (UAC) - Understand standard user versus administrative user, understand types of UAC prompts and levels
- Configure antivirus settings - Configure Windows Defender and the Malicious Software Removal tool
- Understand services - Understand ervice start-up types, service accounts, and service dependencies
4. Managing files and folders (15–20%)
- Understand file systems - Understand FAT32, NTFS, and ReFS
- Understand file and print sharing - Configure File System permissions, configure Share Permissions, configure HomeGroup settings, configure print drivers, configure effective permissions, create shares, create mapped drives
- Understand encryption - Understand BitLocker and Encrypting File Systems (EFS)
- Understand libraries -Understand offline files, configure libraries, add multiple local locations to a library, add networked locations
5. Managing devices (15–20%)
- Connect devices - Connect, enable, and disable plug-and-play and Bluetooth devices; connect and disconnect printers; install third-party software for devices; install device drivers
- Understand storage - Understand disk types, security (encryption), storage device types (eSATA, USB, IEEE 1394, iSCSI, InfiniBand), and storage drive types (basic, primary, extended, logical, dynamic disk, VHDs); configure OneDrive use; optimize drives
- Understand printing devices - Understand local printers, network printers, print queues, print-to-file, and Internet printing
- Understand system devices - Understand video, audio, and infrared input devices; understand Device Manager
6. Understanding operating system maintenance (15–20%)
- Understand backup and recovery methods - Configure System Restore; configure a recovery drive; configure recovery boot options, such as Last Known Good, and various Safe Mode options; recover files from OneDrive
- Understand maintenance tools - Understand Disk Defragmenter, Disk Cleanup, Task Scheduler, and System Information
- Configure updates - Configure Windows Update options; implement Insider Preview, Current Branch, and Current Branch for Business scenarios; manage update history; roll back updates
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