Title: Install Windows PC operating systems.
Course: Cybersecurity Systems Technology, Advanced (10109-IV) > Section: Exploring Windows Operating Systems

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?