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Chapter 10 Terms
Roberts Class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| User Profile | a collection of user data and settings |
| User Profile Namespace | group of sub-folders |
| Registry | a windows database |
| Initialization Files | Windows keeps some data in text files here |
| Offline Files | a folder where offline files are stored |
| Disk Cleanup | deletes temporary files |
| Defragment | to organize fragments or file parts |
| Cluster | also known as a file allocation unit |
| File Allocation Unit | group of whole sectors |
| Slack | unused space at the end of clusters |
| Virtual Memory | a page file used as memory |
| Pagefile.sys | a hidden file stored in the root directory |
| System Image | backup of the windows 7 image |
| System Protection | automatically backs up system files and stores them on the hard drive |
| Restore Points | snapshots of the system |
| System Restore | restores the system to a previous restore point |
| Sector | data records |
| Low-level Formatting | sector marking used to organize the drive |
| Partitions | a drive is divided into one or more partitions |
| Partition Table | a map of the partitions |
| Master Boot Record (MBR) | where the partition table is stored |
| Primary Partition | a drive can be divided into as many as 3 primary partitions |
| Extended Partition | the 4th partition |
| Logical Drives | is housed by the extended partition |
| File System | overall structure of an OS |
| Formatting | root directory on a file system |
| High-Level format | similar to regular formatting |
| Active Partition | one of the primary partitions |
| System Partitions | normally called the C;, drive |
| Boot Partition | where the windows OS is stored |
| CDFS (Compact Disc File System) | is an older file system used by optical discs |
| UDF (Universal Disc Format) | CDFS was replaced by UDF |
| Elevated Command Prompt | running CMD. as an admin |
| (FAT) File Allocation Table | keeps records of all the clusters |
| (MFT) Master File Table | The NTFS file system uses a database to hold similar info |
| Fragmented Files | the defrag command scans for fragmented files |
| Quick Format | does not scan the volume for bad sectors |
| Basic Disk | a single hard drive that works independantly |
| (GUID) Globally Unique Identifier Partition Table | also called the master boot record |
| Mounted Drive | can be accessed by way of a folder |
| Mount Point | the C;\ Projects folder is called the mount point |
| Dynamic Disk | can work with additional hard drives |
| Dynamic Volume | Where the dynamic disk data is stored |
| Simple Volume | is stored on only one hard drive |
| RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) | the technology that configures two or more hard drives |
| Striping or RAID | joining hard drives together to improve performance |
| Hardware RAID | a more reliable way of configuring raid is to use BIOS settings on a mother board |
| Mirroring or RAID 1 | mirroring 1 hard drives in windows XP |
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