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Chapter 19 Flashcards

1
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A ____________ pieces integrated into a working system. As you know, the hardware can be quite complex, what with motherboards, hard drives, video cards, and so on. Software can be equally perplexing. p932

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collection of hardware

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An__________ which in turn is dependent on the hardware.p932

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operating system,

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An_________ or software program that is supposed to do something. Programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel are bundled with a great many features. p932

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application

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A __________ ready to take the computer system to its limits (and beyond). A technician can often forget that the user is a very complex and important part of the puzzle. p932

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computer user

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5
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(BSOD)stands for what?

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Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)

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It occurs when Windows fails to boot properly or quits unexpectedly.p942

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Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)

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(BCD)stands for what?p942

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Boot Configuration Data (BCD)

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Bootstraps the system. In other words, this file starts the loading of an OS on the computer. While Windows 7 and Vista uses BOOTMGR, Windows XP uses NTLDR. Whichever of the two files the operating system uses, that file is responsible for switching from real to protected mode during the boot process. p942

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NTLDR/BOOTMGR

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Holds information about which OSs are installed on the computer. This file also contains the location of the OS files with Windows XP. Windows 7 and Vista uses Boot Configuration Data (BCD) in place of the BOOT.INI file and is configured with BCDEDIT.EXE. p942

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BOOT.INI

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In Windows XP, parses the system for hardware information each time Windows is loaded. This information is then used to create dynamic hardware information in the Registry.p942

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NTDETECT.COM

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(DLL)stands for what?p943

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dynamic link library (DLL)

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12
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are software programs that tell the operating system how to work with the hardware.p946

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Device drivers

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The Recovery Console isn’t installed on a system by default. To install it, use the following steps: P949

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  1. Place the Windows CD in the system. 2. From a command prompt, change to the i386 directory of the CD. 3. Type winnt32 /cmdcons. 4. A prompt appears alerting you to the fact that 7MB of hard drive space is required and asking if you want to continue. Click Yes.
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Shows the current attributes of a file or folder, and lets you change them .p950

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ATTRIB

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15
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Runs the commands within an ASCII text file .p950

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BATCH

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16
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Build or rebuild BOOT.INI .p950

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BOOTCFG

17
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Used without parameters, it shows the current directory . Used with parameters, it changes to the directory specified .p950

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CD

18
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Works the same as CD .p950

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CHDIR

19
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Checks the disk for errors .

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CHKDSK

20
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Clears the screen .p950

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CLS

21
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Allows you to copy a file (or files, if used with wildcards) from one location to another .p950

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COPY

22
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Deletes a file .p950

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DEL

23
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Recursively deletes files and directories .p950

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DELTREE

24
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Shows the contents of the current directory .p950

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DIR

25
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Allows you to stop a service/driver .p950

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DISABLE

26
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Shows the partitions on the drive, and lets you manage them .p950

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DISKPART

27
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Extracts compressed files .p950

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EXPAND

28
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Allows you to start a service/driver .p950

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ENABLE

29
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Writes a new boot sector .p950

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FIXBOOT

30
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Checks and fixes (if possible) the master boot record .p950

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FIXMBR

31
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Sets the size of the file cache what is the parameter.p952

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/CACHSIZE=

32
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Stops all checks what the parameter.p952

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/CANCEL

33
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Return to normal mode what the parameter.p952

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/ENABLE

34
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Clears the cache whats the parameter. p952

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/PURGECACHE

35
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Replaces file without prompting whats parameter. p952

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/QUIET

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