1.2.12 Check Your Understanding – Identify the Windows Registry Hive
Question 1
Which Windows registry hive stores information about object linking and embedding (OLE) registrations?
- HKEY_USERS (HKU)
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU)
- HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC)
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM)
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR)
Question 2
Which Windows registry hive stores information about the current hardware profile?
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR)
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM)
- HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC)
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU)
- HKEY_USERS (HKU)
Question 3
Which Windows registry hive stores information concerning all the user accounts on the host?
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU)
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM)
- HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC)
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR)
- HKEY_USERS (HKU)
Question 4
Which Windows registry hive stores information concerning the currently logged in user?
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU)
- HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC)
- HKEY_USERS (HKU)
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR)
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM)
Question 5
Which Windows registry hive stores system-related information?
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU)
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM)
- HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC)
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR)
- HKEY_USERS (HKU)