Systems Ch. 6 & 7

The OEM version of Windows 7 can only be installed on a new PC for resale.

Which of the following best describes RAID 5?

What does a twist in a 34-pin data cable mean?

What is the name of the directory database that controls access to a Windows Server domain?

Which of the following is NOT true about hard disk drives?

After installation, how many days do you have to activate Windows 7?

A computer must have a DVD drive in order to install Windows 7.

In a Win __, each comp. maintains a list of users and their rights on that particular computer.

Used at each end of the SCSI chain.

A feature in startup BIOS that detects a new drive and selects the correct drive configuration.

When a partition is formatted with a file system and assigned a drive letter called a volume.

The 80-conductor IDE cable has 80 pins and 40 wires.

Which of the following is true about disk drive interfaces?

Which Win 7 edition is for business users and allows you to purchase multiple site licenses?

Which type of cable is required by ATA/66 and above?

Watermelon, Great or Gross?

Uses two hard drives to hold a single Windows volume; sometimes called JBOD.

How much data does a 3.5” floppy disk drive hold?

Why might you want to use a RAID 0 disk configuration?

In a Windows domain, where is the centralized database kept?

Each IDE header on a motherboard can support up to two IDE devices.

_ allows you to install the new OS without disturbing the old one so you can boot to either OS.

Which process writes sector markings to a hard drive?

The 2.5” size hard drive is typically used in devices such as MP3 players.

Which hard drive technology is used to predict when a drive is likely to fail?

What should you keep in mind when installing hard drives?

Why is DMA a better transfer mode than PIO for PATA drives?

Which interface is not typically used for an internal tape drive?

A computer’s ability to respond to a hardware failure.

Why would you use a round PATA ribbon cable instead of traditional flat cable?

What is it called when software is used to simulate the hardware of a physical computer?

Which type of OS should you install for best performance when you have enough RAM?

Which of the following is used to uniquely identify a computer on a network?

How is data stored on magnetic tape?

Where should you disable virus protection that might prevent the boot area from being altered?

What important information is needed if you are installing an OEM version of Windows 7?

An upgrade from Vista to Win 7 carries applications & user settings into the new installation.

Which SATA standard provides a transfer rate of 3 Gb/sec?

Which is true about installing a PATA drive?

a RAID 0 volume.

Which of the following is true about selecting a hard drive?

Which of the following is true about hardware RAID?

A storage configuration in which data is duplicated on one drive to another drive.

The gateway from the SCSI bus to the system bus.

What install should you do if you want 64-bit Win on a computer that already has 32-bit?