You Are Preparing to Upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7

question 21

Multiple Choice

You are preparing to upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7 but you are going to be cautious and make a backup of your system before proceeding with the installation. Which of the following should NOT be a consideration for performing your backup.

• A) close all files to ensure all files are backed up
• B) be certain you can restore the backup in both the old and new OS
• C) select only the data files for backup since the OS files and applications will not be affected by the upgrade
• D) make sure you have suitable media to store the backup on

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Definitions:

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, known also as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to favor, interpret, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves judging the probability of an event by its similarity to a prototype or an example that comes to mind, rather than on objective probability.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.