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| set of rules for describing how data and drives are organized |
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| when installing Windows, one of the choices that must be made is the type of _______ that will be used on the hard drive |
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| What does the file system determine? |
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1)how large a logical drive can be/how the physical disk can be divided
2)security of the drive
3)if the drive can be used by more that one operating system |
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| Currently, Windows supports a file system for... |
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floppy disks
FAT
FAT32 and NTFS( for hard drives) |
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older file system(introduced with Windows 95/ supported up through Windows 7)
supports 32-bit file allocation table and allows for 268,435,456 entries. The smalles entry can be 8KB largest 2TB
(only recommended if backwards compatibility is needed with older windows versions) |
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| (made for windowsNT) native file system for Windows 7, Vista, XP, and 2000 |
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| Windows orders its files and folders into a hierarchical directory structure |
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| open windows folder, right click anywhere in the right pane thats empty and click, new>folder, then enter the folder name and press enter |
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| find folder, right click the folder and select delete(moves folder and anything inside to Recycle Bin )shift delete will bypass recycle bin |
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| Navigate directory structures in windows explorer |
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1) click plus (+) sign next to folder name in the left explorer pane to see all sub-directories
2)click folder in left explorer pan and the contents of the folder appear in the right pane
3) click the left-hand arrow above the address bar to revisit the previous view
4)click right-hand arrow to move to next view
5)click up arrow/folder button to ascend to the next higher folder int he hierarchy |
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smallest pieces of data accessible at the user level, created by applications/
offers many creation and manipulation options for files(creation, extensions, attributes) |
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| set of letters that follows the period int he file name (exapmle= letter.txt, txt is extension) |
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| file and folder attributes |
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indicate certain conditions and historical actions
which files have:
1) been backed up
2)need to be backed up
3)should be hidden from normal display
4)used by the system
5)created/last modified
6)when the NTFS file system is used on a drive
7) encryption and compression |
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| can be used from command line to change attributes(archive,read-only,system, hidden) |
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| files with this attribute have not been backed up |
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| files with read-only attribute can not be deleted or overwritten |
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| system attributed files are only used by the OS and generally have the hidden attribute in addition |
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| files with this attribute cannot be copied and are invisible to the default settings |
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1) +: sets an attribute
2)-: clears an attribute
3)R: read-only
4)A: archive
5)S: system
6)H: hidden
7)/S: processes files in all directories in the specified path
8)/D: processes all folders in specified path |
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| windows systems formatted with NTFS have an additional tab on the Properties sheet for files and folders called Security |
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| the top and bottom sections of the security tab do what? |
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top-shows users with access to the selected file or folder
bottom-allows specification of available permissions for the selected user |
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| the available permission on the security tab are |
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full control
modify
read and execute
read
write
list folder contents |
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| during the installation process , Windows Setup will check to ensure the machine has the minimum _______required to run the OS version being installed |
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| http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/ |
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| Windows Vista Compatibility Center |
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| http://winqual.microsoft.com/HCL/Default.aspx?m=v. |
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| Windows Vista Logo’d Products List: |
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| http://winqual.microsoft.com/HCL/Default.aspx?m=x. |
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| Windows XP Logo’d Products List (formerly the HCL) |
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| Windows System Information tool can be accessed by typing ________ at the Run prompt |
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| free download, this program can be found at http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html. Will automatically search for updates and create a profile of your computer that runs in a browser window, listing all the hardware-related and software-related information on one screen as well as system security status |
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| (http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/). |
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| For computers without an installed operating system, use self-booting diagnostic programs, which include: |
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1)#1-TuffTEST (http://www.tufftest.com/)
2)PC Check (http://www.eurosoft-uk.com) |
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1)DVD,CD,USB(boot media)
2)network installation
3)install from image
4)recovery CD
5)Factory recovery partition |
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| operating system installation options |
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1) file system
2) network configuration(dial-up or network adapter)
3)repair install |
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1)creating partition and logical drive
2)formatting partitions |
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| types of partitions in windows |
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| After the partition or partitions have been created, the logical drive(s) must be formatted to install the file system. |
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| Once the format has been finished and the drive letter or letters have been assigned, the actual installation begins. |
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| main tool for managing hardware in Windows; it provides a graphical method of viewing hardware configurations and resources, including drivers |
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| device manager can be used for |
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| disabling/enabling a device, view device status or roll them back. |
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| Device Manager can be accessed by typing |
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| devmgmt.msc at a Run prompt and hitting Enter or right-clicking My Computer/Computer – from the desktop or the Start Menu – and selecting Properties |
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| device manager can also be used to |
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| verify, install and update device drivers, driver signing |
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| user state migration tool |
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| used to migrate user files and settings for one or more computers |
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| part of the hard drive that is used as backup storage for the OS when RAM is full. Virtual memory is far slower than RAM, but can be of assistance when the system is using large amounts of memory |
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| Configure power management |
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| control the computer has over its power-saving and full-power modes, is a vital aspect of how a system runs and responds |
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| Inadequate power management is known to cause |
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| operational freezes and shutdown problems |
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| states and conditions of power management |
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| suspend,wake on LAN,sleep timers, hibernate, and standby |
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| safe removal of peripherals |
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| removing peripheral devices, regardless of whether a computer is a desktop or mobile unit, there are certain steps that are common to any device |
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