Ch. 3 Flashcards by Joshua Ratcliff

What file systems do Windows OS use?

FAT
FAT32
NTFS

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ISO 9660 Volume Descriptor Type: Number 0

Indicates that the volume descriptor is a boot record

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ISO 9660 Volume Descriptor Type: Number 1

Indicates that the volume descriptor is a primary volume descriptor

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ISO 9660 Volume Descriptor Type: Number 2

Indicates that the volume descriptor is a supplementary volume descriptor

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ISO 9660 Volume Descriptor Type: Number 3

Indicates that the volume descriptor is a volume partition descriptor

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ISO 9660 Volume Descriptor Type: Number 255

Indicates that the volume descriptor is a volume descriptor set terminator

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What logical drive holds the information regarding the data and files that are stored in the disk?

Extended partition

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How large is the partition table structure that stores information about the partitions present on the hard disk?

64-bytes

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How many bytes are used for the disk signature in the structure of a master boot record (MBR)?

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In the GUID Partition Table, which Logical Block Address contains the Partition Entry Array?

LBA 2

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Warm booting

Process occurs when the user restarts the computer via the OS.

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Cold booting

Process occurs when the user first turns on the computer. Also called as hard booting, this is required after the user completely cuts the power supply to the system.

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What Windows operating system powers on and starts up using either the traditional BIOS-MBR method or the newer UEFI-GPT method?

Windows 8

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What basic partitioning tool displays details about GPT partition tables in Windows OS?

DiskPart

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What stage of the Linux boot process includes the task of loading the Linux kernel and optional initial RAM disk?

Bootloader Stage

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What component of a typical FAT file system consists of data that the document framework uses to access the volume?

Boot Sector

What component of the NTFS architecture is a computer system file driver for NTFS?

Ntfs.sys

What is the name of the abstract layer that resides on top of a complete file system, allows client applications to access various file systems, and consists of a dispatching layer and numerous caches?

Virtual File System (VFS)

What information held by the superblock contains major and minor items that allow the mounting code to determine whether or not supported features are available to the file system?

Revision level

What file system used in Linux was developed by Stephen Tweedie in 2001 as a journaling file system that improves reliability of the system?

Ext3

How many bit values does HFS use to address allocation blocks?

What UFS file system part is composed of a few blocks in the partition reserved at the beginning?

Boot blocks

What is a machine-readable language used in major digital operations, such as sending and receiving emails?

ASCII

What is the proprietary Microsoft Office presentation file extension used in PowerPoint?

PPT

Optical Media

These devices are electronic storage media that store and read the data in the form of binary values using a laser beam. The devices use lights of different densities to store and read the data. Examples include Blue-Ray discs, CDs, and DVDs.

In Sector addressing, ___________________ determines the address of the individual sector on the disk.

Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors (CHS)

__________ is a 128-bit unique reference number used as an identifier in computer software.

Global Unique Identified (GUID)

macOS uses a hierarchical file system. True/False

True

The main advantage of RAID is that if a single physical disk fails, __________.

the system will continue to function without loss of data

The command "fsstat" displays the details associated with an image file. True/False

False. It displays the details associated with a file system. The output of this command is file system specific.