A+ Certification - Re: Safe Mode Question (A+ question)

06-16-2004, 10:48 AM

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:00:29 GMT, "Steve" <> wrote:

>What do you think the answer to the following question is:
>
> Which of the following is a likely reason for Windows starting in Safe
>Mode?
>a) Virus Infection
>b) Device Driver Conflict
>c) CMOS settings are incorrect
>d) Registry problem
>
>I thought it was d or maybe b
>But the answer is c) CMOS settings are incorrect.
>
>But here is the explanation of the answer:
>If the CMOS (BIOS) is wrong, you would not likely be far enough along to
>have this problem.
>
>Is this answer incorrect?

I'd expect the answer to be D.

A, C are clearly incorrect.
D can occur.
If there is a driver conflict, Windows will probbaly still boot
normally, but one or the other of the devices with conflicting drivers
will end up disabled.

However, the version of Windows should have been stated.

Write this one off to another lousy question.

Gordon Findlay

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06-16-2004, 10:48 AM	#1
	Re: Safe Mode Question (A+ question) On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:00:29 GMT, "Steve" <> wrote: >What do you think the answer to the following question is: > > Which of the following is a likely reason for Windows starting in Safe >Mode? >a) Virus Infection >b) Device Driver Conflict >c) CMOS settings are incorrect >d) Registry problem > >I thought it was d or maybe b >But the answer is c) CMOS settings are incorrect. > >But here is the explanation of the answer: >If the CMOS (BIOS) is wrong, you would not likely be far enough along to >have this problem. > >Is this answer incorrect? I'd expect the answer to be D. A, C are clearly incorrect. D can occur. If there is a driver conflict, Windows will probbaly still boot normally, but one or the other of the devices with conflicting drivers will end up disabled. However, the version of Windows should have been stated. Write this one off to another lousy question. Gordon Findlay