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This is an older partitioning system

This type of RAID writes to the physical disks evenly across both disks so that neither receives all the activity

This portion of the OS is responsible for interacting with the hardware

Hot-swapping or hot-plugging allows you to connect or disconnect a drive while the system is running

The Windows desktop is itself a folder

Each track is divided into segments called sectors. Most current hard drives use _____ sectors

This technique holds your computer system hostage until you pay money

What are the four main functions of an OS?

This type of RAID also known as mirroring, duplicates data on one drive to another drive and is used for fault tolerance

This type of printer uses a plastic filament to build a 3D model of a digital image

You can install two or more operating systems on the same computer in a multiboot situation (ex: Win 7, 10, and Ubuntu)

A tree structure database that contains config info for Windows, users, software apps, and installed hardware devices

How many platters or disks are sealed in the metal housing of a magnetic hard drive?

A 64-bit OS processes 64 bits at a time, performs better than a 32-bit OS and requires more memory

PowerShell is designed to replace the command prompt utility for providing a command-line interface

File Explorer allows you to view and manage files and folders on your computer or the network

When Windows is installed on a hard drive but cannot launch, it might present a blue screen with error messages called?

The process of identifying potential problems so there are no surprises or crisis situations once the change begins

This account has more privileges than a standard account and it is used to maintaining and secure a system

NAS stands for network attached storage

To ___ an SSD is to erase a block on the drive that is filled with unused data

This command fixes file system errors and recovers data from bad sectors

Software used to manage VMs installed on a workstation is called a ____?

An __ does not require any responses (admin password/domain name) because these responses are stored in an answer file

When a partition is formatted with a file system and assigned a drive letter (such as drive C:) it is called a____?

Form Factors for internal magnetic hard drives are as follows

A SATA power connectors has 15 pins

This type of network is a network where resources are managed by centralized computers

This tool lets you view the apps and processes running on your computer and information about memory performance

A network that does not have centralized control is called a ___ ?

A UPS can be strategically placed on the network to supply power when voltage drops during brownout/short term blackout

A Windows DOMAIN is implemented on a larger, private network, such as a corporate or college network

____ creates an empty root directory, checks each sector on the volume for errors, and marks bad sectors for exclusion

The life span of an SSD is based on the number of write operations to the drive (TBW or DWPD)

The Systems Information window provides more details about a system (hardware/software, configuration, and running apps)

Your organization is likely to use call tracking software to track support calls and give techs a place to keep notes

Master Boot Record (MBR) method is older, allows for ____ partitions and is limited to _____ TB drives

A Virtual Machine is software that simulates the hardware of a physical computer

Services are shared between multiple organizations with a common interest, but the services are not available publicly

The TPM (Trusted Platform Module) chip holds the BitLocker encryption key on the motherboard

IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) cables are older and outdated

This is the practice of tricking people into giving out private info, allowing unsafe programs into the network/computer

Interface standards used by hard drives include

The hard drive is the most important permanent storage device in a computer

This mode eliminates third-party software from startup and reduces Windows to minimum config necessary to start the OS

An SSD (solid-state drive) is so named because it has no moving parts

A file system is the overall structure the OS uses to name, store, and organize files on a drive

This is the portion of an OS that relates to the user and to applications

All modern motherboards use firmware called?

BIOS stands for Basic Input Operating System

A file extension indicates how the file is organized, the type of content in the file, and what program uses the file

The two types of hardware technologies used inside the drive are magnetic and solid state

An ISO file, is an image of an optical disc, including its file system and all its files and folders

NTFS (New Technology file system) is primarily used by hard drives

Transistors are limited to the number of times they can be reprogrammed.

This is a newer partitioning system

A technology that configures two or more hard drives to work together as an array of drives is called?

When buying Windows, you can purchase a retail license or an ___ ?

A backup is an extra copy of a data file or software file that you can use if the original file is damaged or destroyed

The defragmentation tool rewrites a file to a solid state disk in one contiguous chain of clusters

A H-HDD (hybrid hard drive) or SSHD (solid state hybrid drive) contains Both magnetic and SSD technologies

This command refreshes local group policies and group policies set in Active Directory on a Windows Domain

This monitor provides you with details relating to changes made to the system around the time a problem started

This is the number of horizontal and vertical pixels used to build one screen

Windows Server controls a network using the directory database called _______

This is created to make it easier for techs to assign privileges to users and computers

This is a program that runs in the background to support or serve Windows or an application

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) predicts when a drive is likely to fail by monitoring?

A strong password should not be easy to guess. Which option below is NOT recommended when creating a password?

When you refer to a drive and directories that are pointing to the location of a file, you are referring to the?...

When someone initiates a call for help, whoever receives the call starts the process by creating a ____?

Before a magnetic drive leaves the factory, sector markings are written to it in a process called?

Before Windows can format and install a file system on a drive, it first separates the drive into one or more partitions

This type of Windows installation overwrites the existing OS and applications.

This type of electro-photographic printer can range from a small, personal desktop model to a large network printer

Every Windows OS offers a _____ that uses graphics instead of a command-driven interface

This is your primary Windows tool for managing hardware

SATA (Serial ATA, pronounced say-ta) standard uses a serial data path and it the most popular hard drive interface today

The GUID Partition Table (GPT) method is newer, allows for_____ partitions. GPT is required for drives larger than___?

BIOS/UEFI allows you to select the order of boot devices at startup. This order is called the boot priority.

____allows the server computer to remain signed in during the session, retain control of the session, and see the screen

This window can give you a quick look at what hardware and software are installed and can get you to other useful tools

A SATA data connector has 7 pins

Biometric locks require special biometric data input such as fingerprints, handprints, face, retina, iris, voice, etc.

System software controls a computer and it is known as the?...

NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) interface standard is used only by SSDs

Data is organized on a magnetic hard drive in concentric circles called?

This command will verify that the hard drive does not have bad sectors that can corrupt the file system

Flash Memory is expensive and therefore SSDs are more expensive than magnetic hard drives because

A computer's ability to respond to catastrophe (hardware failure or power outage) is called fault tolerance

This type of RAID stripes data and parity information across three or more drives and uses parity checking

RAID stands for redundant array of independent or inexpensive disks

Bonjour is an Apple program that is used by Windows to discover a printer shared by a Mac computer

These permissions apply to local users and network users and apply to both folders and individual files

This feature encrypts an entire volume on a drive to protect the data and can provide full hard drive encryption

This is a small program stored on the hard drive that tells the computer how to communicate with specific hardware

When ____ utility is turned on, it automatically backs up files and stores them on the hard drive at regular intervals

When a vendor or corporation makes computing resources available over the Internet

This is the recommended resolution which is the optimal resolution the monitor was designed to support

A local account allows you to connect to the Windows Domain