WinServerFund RL 1.1 1.2
WinServerFund RL 1.1 1.2
WinServerFund RL 1.1 1.2
REVIEW LESSON
Lesson Objective(s)
1.1: Understand device drivers. This objective may include but is not limited to:
installation; removal; disabling; updating/upgrading; rollback; troubleshooting; plug and
play (PnP); IRQs; interrupts; and driver signing.
1.2: Understand services. This objective may include but is not limited to: definition and
description of services; status types; startup types; recovery options; delayed startup; Run
As settings for a service; stopping or pausing a service; service accounts, and
dependencies.
Preparation Details
WinServerFund_SA_1.1_1.2
WinServerFund_SA_1.1_1.2_Key
Teaching Guide
Essential Vocabulary
device drivera software component that permits an operating system to communicate
with a device.
interrupta signal from a device to a computers processor requesting attention from
the processor. Interrupts are the processors way of communicating with the other
elements that make up a computer system.
IRQacronym for interrupt request. One of a set of possible hardware interrupts,
identified by a number, on a Wintel computer.
Servicea long-running executable that performs specific functions and that is designed
not to require user intervention.
Lesson Sequence
Use the included PowerPoint slideshow to review device drivers and system
services.
At the end of the slideshow, ask the students to answer the Review Questions.
Students may work in pairs.
Show the question and give the students 1 minute to process the questions.
Finally, have each pair of students share their answers with the whole
group.
2. Guided Practice (20 minutes; please see the Additional notes to the instructor
section below regarding this assignment)