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Windows Disk Cleanup is the utility to use whenever you want to defragment you hard drive. |
False |
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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. |
True |
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Defragmenting is not recommended for solid-state hard drives |
True |
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Using windows 7 backup and restore, you can back up the volume on which Windows is installed. |
True |
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The chkdsk command will not fix anything on the drive unless the drive is unlocked. |
False |
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For optimal performance, how much free space does Windows need on a hard drive? |
15 percent |
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Which hard drive type contains spinning platters? |
Magnetic hard disk drives |
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What is pagefile.sys used for in windows? |
Virtual memory |
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What is another name for a file allocation unit? |
Cluster |
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How ofter does windows7/vista automatically defragment a hard drive? |
once a week |
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Use the ____ command to rearrange parts of files on the drive so they are contigouos. |
Defrag |
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To make sure the drive is healthy, you need to search for and repair file system errors using the Windows _____ utility. |
Chkdsk |
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A snapshot of the system settings and configuration is called a_____. |
restore point |
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_____ creates restore points at a regular intervals and ust before you install software or hardware. |
System Protection |
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What is the fourth partition on a hard drive called? |
Extended partition |
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Besides backing up user data or system files, you can also back up the entire volume on which Win7 is installed using ______. |
Back up and Restore |
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Which partition is the bootable partition that startup BIOS turns to when searching for an operation system to start up? |
Active partition |
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If you enter a command and want to terminate its execution before it is finished, you can press ____ to do so. |
Ctrl+Break |
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The _____ command creates a subdirectory under a directory |
MD |
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A dynamic disk requires ____ MB of storage for the disk management database |
1 |
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You can use _____ to convert two or more basic disks to dynamic disks. |
Disk management |
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Which of the following status indicators apply only to dynamic disks? |
1.Foreign drive 3.Healthy(at risk) |
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Which of the following are file systems supported by Windows that you can choose for volumes and drives that don’t hold the Windows installation. |
FAT32 exFAT NTFS |
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Which of the following are recommendations for freein up disk space on a hard drive? |
Uninstall software you no longer use use drive compression |
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Which of the following Windows settings are critical for kepping the system protected from malware and hackers? |
Network location setting Antivirus software Windows updates |
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To _____ is to rearrange parts of files on the drive so each file is stored on the drive in contiguous clusters |
Defragment |
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_________ restores the system to its condition at the time a snapshot was taken of the system settings and configuration |
System Restore |
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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 |
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Space on the disk is marked as _____ if it has not yet been partitioned. |
Unallocated |
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A ______ drive is a volume that can be accessed by way of a folder on another volume so that the folder has more available space |
mounted |
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Defragmenting |
Rearranges files on the drive into as a few segments as possible |
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Chkdsk utility |
Searches for bad sectors on a volume and recovers the data from them if possible |
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Virtual Memory |
Used to enhance the amount of RAM in a system |
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Pagefile.sys |
A hidden file stored in the root directory of drive C |
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Backup |
An extra copy of data or software file that you can use if the original file becomes damaged or destroyed |
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Restore Points |
Snapshots of the system and include Windows system fiels that have changed |
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Mounted Drive |
A volume that can be accessed by way of a folder on another volume so that the folder has more available space |
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Dynamic volumes |
Can span more than one hard drive |
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Basic disk |
Can be partitioned and formatted as a stand-alone hard drive |
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File system |
Overall structure an OS uses to name, store, and organize files on a drive |
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