Installation should include appropriate methods and the following:
- Boot methods
- Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- Compact Disc, read-only-memory (CD-ROM)
- Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)
- Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
- Solid state/flash drives
- Netboot
- External/hot swappable drive
- Internal hard drive (partition)
- Type of installations
- Unattended installation
- Upgrade
- Clean install
- Repair installation
- Multiboot
- Remote network installation
- Image deployment
- Recovery partition
- Refresh/restore
- Partitioning
- Dynamic
- Basic
- Primary
- Extended
- Logical
- Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) Partition Table (GPT)
- File system types/formatting
- Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT)
- 32-bit File Allocation Table (FAT32)
- New Technology File System (NTFS)
- Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
- Network File System (NFS)
- ext3, ext4
- Quick format vs. full format
- Load alternate third-party drivers when necessary
- Workgroup vs. domain setup
- Time/date/region/language settings
- Driver installation, software, and windows updates
- Factory recovery partition
- Properly formatted boot drive with the correct partitions/format
Process/Skill Questions:
- How can the boot order be changed when installing an operating system from a USB drive?
- What is an International Standards Organization (ISO) file?
- What are the differences among exFAT, FAT32, and NTFS?
- How does a quick format differ from a full format?