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IT 122 Chapter 13

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Currently, Microsoft offers four service packs for Windows XP. False
Windows needs free space on the hard drive for normal operation, for defragmenting the drive, for burning CDs and DVDs, and for a variety of other tasks, so it’s important to delete unneeded files occasionally True
Depending on how fragmented the drive and how large the drive, defragmenting it can take less than an hour or as long as all night. True
When a new hard drive is first installed in a system, you must first initialize the disk. True
You can install an OS on a spanned or striped volume that uses software RAID. False
For Windows XP, use the ____ to see which service packs are installed. System Properties box
To view and manually install updates, click ____, and then follow the directions on-screen. Start, All Programs, and Windows Updates
To protect a system against malicious attack, you need to verify that ____ software is configured to scan the system regularly and that it is up-to-date. antivirus
Files can end up in ____ segments all over the drive. fragmented
By default, Vista automatically defrags a drive every ____. Wednesday at 1:00 AM
Use the ____ command to defrag the drive from a command prompt window. Defrag
To make sure the drive is healthy, you need to search for and repair file system errors using the Windows ____ utility. Chkdsk
A snapshot of the system settings and configuration is called a ____. restore point
____ creates restore points at regular intervals and just before you install software or hardware. System Protection
When you back up the system state, the registry is also backed up to the folder ____. %SystemRoot%\repair\RegBack
Besides backing up user data or system files, you can also back up the entire hard drive using Windows Vista ____. Complete PC Backup
The user folder for an account contains a group of subfolders called the user ____. profile namespace
If you enter a command and want to terminate its execution before it is finished, you can press ____ to do so. Ctrl+Break
The ____ command creates a subdirectory under a directory. MD
A file with a .bat file extension is called a ____ file. batch
A dynamic disk requires ____ MB of storage for the disk management database 1
You can use ____ to convert two or more basic disks to dynamic disks. Disk Management
When a hard drive is first sensed by Windows, it is assigned the ____ disk status. Basic
A disk marked as dynamic can be used with other dynamic disks in a spanned or ____ volume. striped
If you are having problems with a hard drive, volume, or mounted drive, check ____ for events about the drive that might have been recorded there. Event Viewer
Windows Vista Ultimate offers language packs through ____. Windows Update
____________________ happens over time as Windows writes files, deletes files, and writes new files to your drive Fragmentation
____________________ restores the system to its condition at the time a snapshot was taken of the system settings and configuration. System Restore
As you work at the command prompt, you can use ____________________ characters in a filename to say that the command applies to a group of files or to abbreviate a filename if you do not know the entire name wildcard
The ____________________ is the folder on another volume for the mounted drive. mount point
Space on the disk is marked as ____________________ if it has not yet been partitioned. unallocated
Rearranges files on the drive into as few segments as possible Defragmenting
Searches for bad sectors on a volume and recovers the data from them if possible Chkdsk utility
Used to enhance the amount of RAM in a system Virtual memory
A hidden file stored in the root directory of drive C Pagefile.sys
An extra copy of a data or software file that you can use if the original file becomes damaged or destroyed Defragmenting
The files critical to a successful operating system load System state data
A volume that can be accessed by way of a folder on another volume so that the folder has more available space Mounted drive
Can span more than one hard drive Dynamic volumes
Can be partitioned and formatted as a stand-alone hard drive Basic disk
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