Chapter 14: Windows Configuration Flashcards
What are the two Windows environment variables?
- User Variables
- System Variables
Windows configuration information is stored in a special configuration database known as the ____.
Registry
____ is the process of creating logical divisions on a hard drive.
Partitioning
____ is the process of creating and configuring a file table and creating the root directory.
Formatting
____ is an advanced filesystem that includes features such as individual file security encryption and compression, disk quotas, and RAID support, as well as support for extremely large file and partition sizes and disk transaction monitoring.
NTFS or New Technology Filesystem
____ is a proprietary filesystem of choice for flash drives where NTFS cannot be used and FAT32 is not acceptable.
exFAT or Extended File Allocation Table
With a ____ format, a new file table is created on the hard disk, but files are not fully overwritten or erased from the disk.
quick
Windows supports three types of partition styles (schemes):
- Basic or Master Boot Record (MBR)
- GPT or GUID Partition Tables
- Dynamic
____ is a Windows feature that allows for a group of drives to be placed into a pool of storage that can be configured for fault tolerance.
Storage Spaces
____ a disk involves analyzing the disk and then consolidating fragmented files and folders so that they occupy a contiguous space. This increased performance during file retrieval.
Defragmenting
Is defragmentation of the filesystem required on solid-state drives (SSDs)?
No
The ____ partition styles should be used with UEFI BIOS, addressing 2 TB and larger drives, or if more than 26 logical volumes are required.
GPT
The ____ utility can be used to schedule a remote shutdown.
shutdown
In Windows, what is the filesystem of choice for CD media?
CDFS
