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When a user makes changes to the settings of a Windows system, where are these changes stored?

How many partitions does MBR support?

What contains information on how hard drive partitions are organized?

What is used by an operating system to communicate with hardware components?

an operating system that is designed for a limited number of users for SOHO environments

How many partitions does GPT Support?

application interface comprised of multiple APIs support multimedia tasks in Windows OS?

the process of assigning a letter to a physical or logical drive on a device

What are two functions of an operating system? (two possible)

What term is used to describe a logical drive that can be formatted to store data?

Which file system is used to access files over a network?

free Microsoft utility can scan Windows 7 for hardware and software incompatibility issues?

Hard drive ___ are complete circles on one side of a hard disk platter

What is the purpose of a recovery partition?

critical to consider when determining the version of Windows to install on a desktop computer?

describes the process of breaking a program into smaller parts, can be loaded as needed by OS?

What is the function of the Windows Compatibility Center?

What feature of an operating system allows it to support two or more CPUs?

the ability of an operating system to support two ore more CPUs at the same time

key, when pressed during the boot process, allow user to choose to start in safe mode?

will configure a disk with a file system and erase any data on the disk

What is the max partition size in MBR?

a partition that contains a boot loader to load an operating system from a disk

What are two types of computer user interface? (two possible)

Disk volume that uses stipes on multiple disks. Parity for fault tollerance?

the ability to transfer user data and system settings from an old operating system to a new one

tool used to remove settings and drivers in preparation for disk cloning?

Which two methods should a technician use to update a device driver? (two possible)

What is the max partition size in GPT?

What are two ways that network operating systems (NOS) differ from desktop operating systems?