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| The utility used to check for disk errors is called ___ |
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| to use chkdsk from a command prompt |
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enter chkdsk c:/r
c: is the letter for the drive to check
/r tells the utility to finds and attempts to repair bad sectors |
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| can be used to eliminate startup programs |
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| In Vista the startup folder for all users is located at |
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| C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Startup |
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| In Vista the startup folder for individual users is located at |
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| C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup |
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| To view and stop startup programs in Vista |
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In Control Panel
>click startup programs
>select startup programs from the category drop-down menu
>click disable to temporarily stop it or Remove to delete it. |
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| In XP the startup folder for all users is located at |
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| C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Program\Startup |
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| In XP the startup folder for individual users is located at |
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| C:\Documents and Settings\username\StartMenu\Programs\Startup |
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| The name of the file used for virtual memory is |
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| Virtual memory can be changed in ___ |
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For Vista
>Right click Computer
>click properties
>click advanced system settings
On the advanced tab of system settings
>click settings
>click the Advanced tab
>click Change
For Xp
>Right click My computer
>select properties
>click advanced tab
In the performance section
>select settings
>click advanced tab
>click change |
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| To see the status of the last back up in Vista |
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>click start
>all programs
>accessories
>system tools
>backup status and configuration |
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| All files selected for backup are copied to the backup media. Each file is marked by clearing its archive attribute. |
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| All files selected are copied to the backup media, but files are not marked as backed up. |
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| All files that have been created or changed since the last backup are backed up, and all files are marked as backed up. To restore, you'll need the last full backup as well as all of these backups |
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| All files that have been created or changed since the last full or incremental backup are backed up and file are not marked as backed up. To restore, you'll need the last full backup and the last back up of this type. |
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| All files that have been created or changed on this day are backed up. Files are not marked as backed up. To restore, you'll need the last full backup and all backups of this type since the last full back up. |
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| The advantage to using a incremental backup is |
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| Save time performing the backup. However, when recovering a backup this method takes longer than differential backups, because differential backups require only 2 backups the last full and last differential backup |
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| use the schedule jobs tab in the backup utility and complete the wizard |
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| Outlook stores email messages and address book |
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| C:\Documents and Settings\username Local Settings\ApplicationData\Microsoft\Outlook |
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| Internet Explorer favorites are stored |
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| C:\Documents and Settings\username\Favorites |
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| What are the files critical to a successful OS load referred to |
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| In Vista The file that contains user settings is called ___ |
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| Ntuser.dat it is located in the %SystemDrive%\Users folder |
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| The user folder for an account contains a group of subfolders called the ___ ___ ___ |
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| The windows registry is located in |
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| \Windows\system32\config folder |
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| A backup of the registry is located in |
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| \Windows\system32\config\RegBack folder |
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| Program files are stored in |
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| C:\Program Files for 64 bit programs and C:\Program Files (x86) for 32 bit programs |
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| In Vista temporary internet explorer files are located in |
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| C:\User\username\AppData\Local\Micorsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files |
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| In XP temporary internet explorer files are located in |
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| C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files |
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| The difference between wildcard ? and * is |
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? is a wildcard for 1 character
* is a wildcard for more than 1 character |
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| In a command prompt use the ___ command to list files and directories |
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Dir /p /s /w
- /p list one screen at a time
- /w list in wide format. Details are omitted. Files and folders are displayed in columns.
- dir *.txt list all files with the txt extenstion
- dir D:\data\*.txt list all files with the txt extension in the D:\data folder
- dir myfile.txt checks for the presence of the file myfile.txt
- dir\s include subdirectory lists
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| In a command prompt use the ___ command to copy files and groups of files |
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copy /A /V /Y
- /A will only copy files that have the archive attribute.
- /V compares the size of the copied file to the original to verify no errors occured when copying.
- /Y no confirmation message will appear to confirm overwriting a file.
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| In a command prompt use the ___ command to copy files. This command offers more functionality than copy |
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x copy /s /c /y /d:date
- /s includes subdirectories.
- /c continues copying even if errors occur.
- /y overwrites existing files without prompting.
- /d:date only copies files created or modified on or after the date speciified.
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| In a command prompt use the ___ command to copy files. This command replace xcopy in Vista and offers more options. |
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robocopy /s /e /log:filename /log+filename /move /purge
/s include subdirectories.
/e include subdirectories, even empty ones.
/log:filename records activity to a log file
/log+filename appends activity to an existing file
/purge deletes files and directories at the destination that longer exist at the source.
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| Clusters that are marked in the FAT or MFT as belonging to more that one file are known as |
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| In a command prompt ___ can be used to create or edit simple text files. |
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| What are the switches for format |
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format
/v:label enter a volume label for all disk being formatted
/q re-creates the root directory and FAT. /q does not read or write to any other part of the disk.
/fs:ntfs formats using the ntfs file system
/fs:fat32 formats using the fat32 file system
/fs:exfat formats using the extended fat file system |
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| the name of the disk management utility is called ___ |
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| How often does Vista by default defrag? |
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| Vista uses ___ ___ ___ to control startup programs |
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| defender software explorer |
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