0.  Go to the URL http://windowsnt.miningco.com and follow the Windows
      FAQ link.  Where it says Enter Query, type NT boot and then
      click the search button.  You should see the question:

      What is the NT Boot Process?  Click the Goto Answer button.

      What are the 5 files required for NT to boot?

      What are the common boot sequence files?

      What is the 12 step boot sequence?

1.  The original version of DOS was released in August of 1981.  
      It consisted of 4,000 lines of code and ran in 8K of memory on
      the Intel 8086 microprocessor.

    Follow the link from the http://windowsnt.miningco.com web page
      that refers to the Windows NT Historical Timeline.

  a.  How many lines of code did Windows NT 3.1 have when it was released
         in August of 1993?

  b.  COBRA /FORM=DOC prints 60 lines per page on 8 1/2 by 11 paper.
         How many reams of paper would be required (500 pages per ream)
         to print the Windows NT 3.1 software listing?

  c.  One year later, August of 94, the 1st NT upgrade was released.
         How many lines of code was this later version?

  d.  In August of 1996, NT 4.0 was released.  How many lines of code for
         NT version 4.0?

2.  What two awards did NT win on 11/25/96?

      NT Server 4.0 won?

      NT Workstation won?

3.  What annual award did NT win in December of 1997?

4.  How many units of NT Server were shipped in 1996?

5.  Go to the URL http://www.winmag.com/library/1998/0301/other065.htm
      and read about Windows 98 as a "Space Ace".  Explain in depth
      how and why a Win98 upgrade of a Windows 95 operating system
      actually resulted in a savings of 87 megabytes of space.  What
      is the name of the new utility that was used?

  ***** Use the link www.winmag.com/win98/map.htm to find the answers
  *****    to questions 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10

6.  What four things does Windows Update wizard do?

7.  What will Windows 98 be upgraded to?

8.  The new Windows 98 HelpDesk builds tech support right into the
      operating system.  There are three levels of support offered.
      Name those three levels.

9.  Which support level contains a linke to the Windows Update Manager?

10. What support level kicks off "an automated data-gathering script"?

    a. What data is gathered? 
 
    b. Why might that be to the computer owners advantage?

    c. Why might that be to Microsoft's advantage?

11. From the web page at http://www.winmag.com, follow the link to
      Supercharged Pentium IIs.

    a.  What is the code name for Intel's newest Pentium processor?

    b.  What is the difference for how the Pentium II core is
          manufactured?

    c.  Name the 3 reductions (3 advantages) that result from the
          new fabrication process?

    d.  What is the speed of the new Pentium II system bus compared
          to the speed of the old system bus?

    e.  What is the ability that the new system bus provides?

    f.  By the end of 1998, how much L2 cache does Windows magazine
          predict to be available with Intels new Pentium II?

    ****** Quiz on Wednesday, April 22nd --- boot process and BIOS *******