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Task Manager has been redesigned, including a new processes tab with the option to display fewer or more details of running applications and background processes, a heat map using different colors indicating the level of resource usage, network and disk counters, grouping by process type (e.g. applications, background processes and Windows processes), friendly names for processes and a new option which allows users to search the web to find information about obscure processes. Additionally, the Blue Screen of Death has been updated with a simpler and modern design with less technical information displayed.

Q1: What is the point of using different colors on a heat map?
A1: indicating the level of resource usage
Q2: What changes were made to the BSoD?
A2: a simpler and modern design with less technical information displayed
Q3: What are some of the process type groups Windows 8 implemented?
A3: applications, background processes and Windows processes
Q4: How can users find out more about obscure Windows 8 processes?
A4: search the web
New security features in Windows 8 include two new authentication methods tailored towards touchscreens (PINs and picture passwords), the addition of antivirus capabilities to Windows Defender (bringing it in parity with Microsoft Security Essentials). SmartScreen filtering integrated into Windows, Family Safety offers Parental controls, which allows parents to monitor and manage their children's activities on a device with activity reports and safety controls. Windows 8 also provides integrated system recovery through the new "Refresh" and "Reset" functions, including system recovery from USB drive. Windows 8's first security patches would be released on November 13, 2012; it would contain three fixes deemed "critical" by the company.

Q1: What new security features did Windows 8 provide?
A1: PINs and picture passwords
Q2: What were the new security features in Windows 8 geared at?
A2: touchscreens
Q3: What options do Parental controls provide?
A3: allows parents to monitor and manage their children's activities on a device with activity reports and safety controls
Q4: What new recovery options did Windows 8 implement?
A4: "Refresh" and "Reset" functions, including system recovery from USB drive
Q5: When was the first Windows 8 patch sent out?
A5: November 13, 2012
Windows 8 supports a feature of the UEFI specification known as "Secure boot", which uses a public-key infrastructure to verify the integrity of the operating system and prevent unauthorized programs such as bootkits from infecting the device's boot process. Some pre-built devices may be described as "certified" by Microsoft; these must have secure boot enabled by default, and provide ways for users to disable or re-configure the feature. ARM-based Windows RT devices must have secure boot permanently enabled.

Q1: How does secure boot help avert boot process infections?
A1: uses a public-key infrastructure to verify the integrity of the operating system
Q2: What requirements do Microsoft certified devices have?
A2: must have secure boot enabled by default, and provide ways for users to disable or re-configure the feature
Q3: What must always be enable in ARM-based Windows RT devices?
A3: secure boot
Windows 8 provides heavier integration with online services from Microsoft and others. A user can now log in to Windows with a Microsoft account, which can be used to access services and synchronize applications and settings between devices. Windows 8 also ships with a client app for Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage service, which also allows apps to save files directly to SkyDrive. A SkyDrive client for the desktop and File Explorer is not included in Windows 8, and must be downloaded separately. Bundled multimedia apps are provided under the Xbox brand, including Xbox Music, Xbox Video, and the Xbox SmartGlass companion for use with an Xbox 360 console. Games can integrate into an Xbox Live hub app, which also allows users to view their profile and gamerscore. Other bundled apps provide the ability to link Flickr and Facebook. Due to Facebook Connect service changes, Facebook support is disabled in all bundled apps effective June 8, 2015.

Q1: What is SkyDrive?
A1: cloud storage service
Q2: When was Facebook support turned off?
A2: June 8, 2015
Q3: What features does Xbox Live hub offer?
A3: allows users to view their profile and gamerscore
Q4: What Xbox apps were bundled together?
A4: Xbox Music, Xbox Video, and the Xbox SmartGlass
Q5: What service options does Windows online now offer?
A5: can be used to access services and synchronize applications and settings between devices.
Internet Explorer 10 is included as both a desktop program and a touch-optimized app, and includes increased support for HTML5, CSS3, and hardware acceleration. The Internet Explorer app does not support plugins or ActiveX components, but includes a version of Adobe Flash Player that is optimized for touch and low power usage. Initially, Adobe Flash would only work on sites included on a "Compatibility View" whitelist; however, after feedback from users and additional compatibility tests, an update in March 2013 changed this behavior to use a smaller blacklist of sites with known compatibility issues instead, allowing Flash to be used on most sites by default. The desktop version does not contain these limitations.

Q1: What forms is Internet Exploer 10 available as?
A1: a desktop program and a touch-optimized app
Q2: What limitations were put on Adobe flash to begin with?
A2: a "Compatibility View" whitelist
Q3: Where can Adobe Flash now be used?
A3: most sites by default
Q4: What improvements were made to Internet Explorer?
A4: increased support for HTML5, CSS3, and hardware acceleration
Windows 8 also incorporates improved support for mobile broadband; the operating system can now detect the insertion of a SIM card and automatically configure connection settings (including APNs and carrier branding), and reduce its internet usage in order to conserve bandwidth on metered networks. Windows 8 also adds an integrated airplane mode setting to globally disable all wireless connectivity as well. Carriers can also offer account management systems through Windows Store apps, which can be automatically installed as a part of the connection process and offer usage statistics on their respective tile.

Q1: What does airplone mode do?
A1: disable all wireless connectivity
Q2: Where can Carrier account management systems be found?
A2: Windows Store apps
Q3: What are some connection settings in Windows 8?
A3: APNs and carrier branding
Q4: What registers the insertion of a SIM card?
A4: the operating system
Windows 8 introduces a new style of application, Windows Store apps. According to Microsoft developer Jensen Harris, these apps are to be optimized for touchscreen environments and are more specialized than current desktop applications. Apps can run either in a full-screen mode, or be snapped to the side of a screen. Apps can provide toast notifications on screen or animate their tiles on the Start screen with dynamic content. Apps can use "contracts"; a collection of hooks to provide common functionality that can integrate with other apps, including search and sharing. Apps can also provide integration with other services; for example, the People app can connect to a variety of different social networks and services (such as Facebook, Skype, and People service), while the Photos app can aggregate photos from services such as Facebook and Flickr.

Q1: Who is Jensen Harris?
A1: Microsoft developer
Q2: What apps can one expect the People app to match with?
A2: Facebook, Skype, and People service
Q3: What apps can one expect the Photos app to match with?
A3: Facebook and Flickr
Q4: What makes Windows Store apps unique?
A4: apps are to be optimized for touchscreen environments and are more specialized than current desktop applications.
Q5: What are contracts?
A5: collection of hooks to provide common functionality that can integrate with other apps
Windows Store apps run within a new set of APIs known as Windows Runtime, which supports programming languages such as C, C++, Visual Basic .NET, C#, along with HTML5 and JavaScript. If written in some "high-level" languages, apps written for Windows Runtime can be compatible with both Intel and ARM versions of Windows, otherwise they are not binary code compatible. Components may be compiled as Windows Runtime Components, permitting consumption by all compatible languages. To ensure stability and security, apps run within a sandboxed environment, and require permissions to access certain functionality, such as accessing the Internet or a camera.

Q1: What programming languages does Windows Runtime work with?
A1: C, C++, Visual Basic .NET, C#, along with HTML5 and JavaScript
Q2: What makes Windows apps binary code compatible?
A2: If written in some "high-level" languages
Q3: What does compiling components as Windows Runtime make possible?
A3: permitting consumption by all compatible languages
Q4: What kind of environment provides Windows apps extra security?
A4: sandboxed environment
Retail versions of Windows 8 are only able to install these apps through Windows Store—a namesake distribution platform which offers both apps, and listings for desktop programs certified for comparability with Windows 8. A method to sideload apps from outside Windows Store is available to devices running Windows 8 Enterprise and joined to a domain; Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT devices that are not part of a domain can also sideload apps, but only after special product keys are obtained through volume licensing.

Q1: Where can Windows 8 install apps from?
A1: Windows Store
Q2: How do devices with Windows 8 Enterprise attain apps outside of the Windows Store?
A2: sideload apps
Q3: What other devices can sideload apps?
A3: Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT devices
The term "Immersive app" had been used internally by Microsoft developers to refer to the apps prior to the first official presentation of Windows 8, after which they were referred to as "Metro-style apps" in reference to the Metro design language. The term was phased out in August 2012; a Microsoft spokesperson denied rumors that the change was related to a potential trademark issue, and stated that "Metro" was only a codename that would be replaced prior to Windows 8's release. Following these reports, the terms "Modern UI-style apps", "Windows 8-style apps" and "Windows Store apps" began to be used by various Microsoft documents and material to refer to the new apps. In an interview on September 12, 2012, Soma Somasegar (vice president of Microsoft's development software division) confirmed that "Windows Store apps" would be the official term for the apps. An MSDN page explaining the Metro design language uses the term "Modern design" to refer to the language as a whole.

Q1: What does immersive app stand for?
A1: the apps prior to the first official presentation of Windows 8
Q2: What are apps after the introduction of Windows 8 called?
A2: Metro-style apps
Q3: Who is Soma Somasegar?
A3: vice president of Microsoft's development software division
Q4: When did Windows Store apps become the real term for the apps?
A4: September 12, 2012
Exceptions to the restrictions faced by Windows Store apps are given to web browsers. The user's default browser can distribute a Metro-style web browser in same package as the desktop version, which has access to functionality unavailable to other apps, such as being able to permanently run in the background, use multiple background processes, and use Windows API code instead of WinRT (allowing for code to be re-used with the desktop version, while still taking advantage of features available to Windows Store apps, such as charms). Microsoft advertises this exception privilege "New experience enabled" (formerly "Metro-style enabled").

Q1: What code did Windows 8 change to?
A1: API code instead of WinRT
Q2: What term did Microsoft give to its exception privilige for web browsing?
A2: New experience enabled
Q3: What different options did the desktop version have?
A3: able to permanently run in the background, use multiple background processes, and use Windows API code
The developers of both Chrome and Firefox committed to developing Metro-style versions of their browsers; while Chrome's "Windows 8 mode" uses a full-screen version of the existing desktop interface, Firefox's version (which was first made available on the "Aurora" release channel in September 2013) uses a touch-optimized interface inspired by the Android version of Firefox. In October 2013, Chrome's app was changed to mimic the desktop environment used by Chrome OS. Development of the Firefox app for Windows 8 has since been cancelled, citing a lack of user adoption for the beta versions.

Q1: Which two browsers promised to develop Metro-style versions of their browsers?
A1: Chrome and Firefox
Q2: What does Chromes version for Windows 8 do?
A2: uses a full-screen version of the existing desktop interface
Q3: What does Firefox's version for Windows 8 do?
A3: uses a touch-optimized interface
Q4: When was Firefox's version of Windows 8 made accesible?
A4: September 2013
Windows 8 introduces significant changes to the operating system's user interface, many of which are aimed at improving its experience on tablet computers and other touchscreen devices. The new user interface is based on Microsoft's Metro design language, and uses a Start screen similar to that of Windows Phone 7 as the primary means of launching applications. The Start screen displays a customizable array of tiles linking to various apps and desktop programs, some of which can display constantly updated information and content through "live tiles". As a form of multi-tasking, apps can be snapped to the side of a screen. Alongside the traditional Control Panel, a new simplified and touch-optimized settings app known as "PC Settings" is used for basic configuration and user settings. It does not include many of the advanced options still accessible from the normal Control Panel.

Q1: What is found on the Start Screen?
A1: a customizable array of tiles linking to various apps and desktop programs
Q2: What do live tiles do?
A2: display constantly updated information and content
Q3: What is the primary function of the PC Settings app?
A3: used for basic configuration and user settings
Q4: Where can advanced settings options be found?
A4: Control Panel
Q5: What is the new System User interface built on?
A5: Microsoft's Metro design language
A vertical toolbar known as the charms (accessed by swiping from the right edge of a touchscreen, or pointing the cursor at hotspots in the right corners of a screen) provides access to system and app-related functions, such as search, sharing, device management, settings, and a Start button. The traditional desktop environment for running desktop applications is accessed via a tile on the Start screen. The Start button on the taskbar from previous versions of Windows has been converted into a hotspot in the lower-left corner of the screen, which displays a large tooltip displaying a thumbnail of the Start screen. Swiping from the left edge of a touchscreen or clicking in the top-left corner of the screen allows one to switch between apps and Desktop. Pointing the cursor in the top-left corner of the screen and moving down reveals a thumbnail list of active apps. Aside from the removal of the Start button and the replacement of the Aero Glass theme with a flatter and solid-colored design, the desktop interface on Windows 8 is similar to that of Windows 7.

Q1: What is charms?
A1: A vertical toolbar
Q2: What is the purpose of charms?
A2: provides access to system and app-related functions, such as search, sharing, device management, settings, and a Start button
Q3: How is an active list of apps accessed?
A3: Pointing the cursor in the top-left corner of the screen and moving down
Q4: What does swiping from the left edge of the screen do?
A4: allows one to switch between apps and Desktop
Q5: How is the traditional desktop evironment opened?
A5: via a tile on the Start screen
Several notable features have been removed in Windows 8, beginning with the traditional Start menu. Support for playing DVD-Video was removed from Windows Media Player due to the cost of licensing the necessary decoders (especially for devices which do not include optical disc drives at all) and the prevalence of online streaming services. For the same reasons, Windows Media Center is not included by default on Windows 8, but Windows Media Center and DVD playback support can be purchased in the "Pro Pack" (which upgrades the system to Windows 8 Pro) or "Media Center Pack" add-on for Windows 8 Pro. As with prior versions, third-party DVD player software can still be used to enable DVD playback.

Q1: Why was the ability to play DVD-Video taken off of Windows Media Player?
A1: the cost of licensing the necessary decoders
Q2: What does the Pro Pack do?
A2: upgrades the system to Windows 8 Pro
Q3: Which main feature was removed in Windows 8?
A3: the traditional Start menu
Backup and Restore, the backup component of Windows, is deprecated. It still ships with Windows 8 and continues to work on preset schedules, but is pushed to the background and can only be accessed through a Control Panel applet called "Windows 7 File Recovery".:76 Shadow Copy, a component of Windows Explorer that once saved previous versions of changed files, no longer protects local files and folders. It can only access previous versions of shared files stored on a Windows Server computer.:74 The subsystem on which these components worked, however, is still available for other software to use.:74

Q1: What backup element is still found on Windows 8?
A1: Backup and Restore
Q2: How is Backup and Restore opened?
A2: through a Control Panel applet called "Windows 7 File Recovery"
Q3: What does :76 Shadow Copy do?
A3: access previous versions of shared files stored on a Windows Server computer
Q4: What is :74 used for?
A4: other software
Microsoft released minimum hardware requirements for tablet and laplet devices to be "certified" for Windows 8, and defined a convertible form factor as a standalone device that combines the PC, display and rechargeable power source with a mechanically attached keyboard and pointing device in a single chassis. A convertible can be transformed into a tablet where the attached input devices are hidden or removed leaving the display as the only input mechanism. On March 12, 2013, Microsoft amended its certification requirements to only require that screens on tablets have a minimum resolution of 1024×768 (down from the previous 1366×768). The amended requirement is intended to allow "greater design flexibility" for future products.

Q1: Why did Microsoft decrease the required resoultion for tablets?
A1: to allow "greater design flexibility" for future products
Q2: What is a convertible form factor?
A2: a standalone device that combines the PC, display and rechargeable power source with a mechanically attached keyboard and pointing device in a single chassis
Q3: How does a convertible become a tablet?
A3: attached input devices are hidden or removed leaving the display as the only input mechanism
Q4: What did Microsoft change the tablet resolution requirements on March 12, 2013?
A4: 1024×768
Windows 8 is available in three different editions, of which the lowest version, branded simply as Windows 8, and Windows 8 Pro, were sold at retail in most countries, and as pre-loaded software on new computers. Each edition of Windows 8 includes all of the capabilities and features of the edition below it, and add additional features oriented towards their market segments. For example, Pro added BitLocker, Hyper-V, the ability to join a domain, and the ability to install Windows Media Center as a paid add-on. Users of Windows 8 can purchase a "Pro Pack" license that upgrades their system to Windows 8 Pro through Add features to Windows. This license also includes Windows Media Center. Windows 8 Enterprise contains additional features aimed towards business environments, and is only available through volume licensing. A port of Windows 8 for ARM architecture, Windows RT, is marketed as an edition of Windows 8, but was only included as pre-loaded software on devices specifically developed for it.

Q1: How many Windows 8 editions are there?
A1: three
Q2: What extras does Windows 8 Pro have?
A2: BitLocker, Hyper-V, the ability to join a domain, and the ability to install Windows Media Center as a paid add-on
Q3: What extras do Windows 8 Enterprise have?
A3: features aimed towards business environments
Q4: How would one get Windows RT?
A4: as pre-loaded software on devices specifically developed for it
Windows 8 was distributed as a retail box product on DVD, and through a digital download that could be converted into DVD or USB install media. As part of a launch promotion, Microsoft offered Windows 8 Pro upgrades at a discounted price of US$39.99 online, or $69.99 for retail box from its launch until January 31, 2013; afterward the Windows 8 price has been $119.99 and the Pro price $199.99. Those who purchased new PCs pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate between June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013 could digitally purchase a Windows 8 Pro upgrade for US$14.99. Several PC manufacturers offered rebates and refunds on Windows 8 upgrades obtained through the promotion on select models, such as Hewlett-Packard (in the U.S. and Canada on select models), and Acer (in Europe on selected Ultrabook models). During these promotions, the Windows Media Center add-on for Windows 8 Pro was also offered for free.

Q1: During it's launch how much was a Windows 8 upgrade?
A1: $39.99 online, or $69.99 for retail box
Q2: What is the Windows 8 price?
A2: $119.99
Q3: What is the Windows 8 Pro price?
A3: $199.99
Q4: Which PC owners could purchase a Windows 8 Pro uprgrade for $14.99?
A4: PCs pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate
Q5: How much was the Windows Media Center add-on during the original Windows 8 promotion?
A5: free
Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows 8 was distributed at retail in "Upgrade" licenses only, which require an existing version of Windows to install. The "full version software" SKU, which was more expensive but could be installed on computers without an eligible OS or none at all, was discontinued. In lieu of full version, a specialized "System Builder" SKU was introduced. The "System Builder" SKU replaced the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) SKU, which was only allowed to be used on PCs meant for resale, but added a "Personal Use License" exemption that officially allowed its purchase and personal use by users on homebuilt computers.

Q1: What restrictions do Windows upgrade licenses have?
A1: require an existing version of Windows to install
Q2: What did Windows offer in place of a full version of the software?
A2: specialized "System Builder" SKU
Q3: What did the System Builder SKU take the place of?
A3: (OEM) SKU
Q4: What does OEM stand for?
A4: original equipment manufacturer
Q5: What did the Personal Use License allow?
A5: purchase and personal use by users on homebuilt computers
Retail distribution of Windows 8 has since been discontinued in favor of Windows 8.1. Unlike 8, 8.1 is available as "full version software" at both retail and online for download that does not require a previous version of Windows in order to be installed. Pricing for these new copies remain identical. With the retail release returning to full version software for Windows 8.1, the "Personal Use License" exemption was removed from the OEM SKU, meaning that end users building their own PCs for personal use must use the full retail version in order to satisfy the Windows 8.1 licensing requirements. Windows 8.1 with Bing is a special OEM-specific SKU of Windows 8.1 subsidized by Microsoft's Bing search engine.

Q1: What replaced Windows 8?
A1: Windows 8.1
Q2: What is the primary difference in Windows 8.1?
A2: 8.1 is available as "full version software"
Q3: What exemption was removed from Windows 8.1?
A3: Personal Use License
Q4: What is Windows 8.1 with Bing?
A4: a special OEM-specific SKU of Windows 8.1 subsidized by Microsoft's Bing search engine