Chapter 6 Flashcards
It refers to the overall structure in which files are named, stored, and organized.
File system
It is a fixed amount of storage on a hard drive.
Volume
It is a disk that contains basic volumes, such as primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical drives.
Basic disk
It is a portion of a drive that functions as a physically separate allocation unit.
Primary partition
It is the process of an OS uses to detect and log security-related events.
Auditing
A programming technique for quickly locating an item in a sequential list.
Binary search
A region of memory that holds frequently used data values.
Buffer cache
A disk-storage unit that consists of a fixed number of sectors.
Cluster
It is the location of a cluster on a hard drive.
Cluster address
It is the means of reducing the amount of space needed to store a block of data.
Compression
It is the opposite of compression; restoring the contents of a compressed file to its original form.
Decompression
It is the process of writing parts of a file to contiguous sectors on a hard drive to speed access and retrieval.
Defragmentation
It is a disk that contains dynamic volumes, such as simple volumes.
Dynamic disk
It is the process of encoding data to prevent unauthorized access.
Encryption
A file system, first used by DOS, that uses 12-bit sector addresses.
FAT12
A file system, first used by DOS, that uses 16-bit sector addresses.
FAT16
A file system, first used by Windows 95 OSR 2, that uses 32-bit sector addresses (of which 28 bits are currently used).
FAT32
It is a data structure that DOS creates on a disk when it is formatted.
File allocation table (FAT)
It is preparing a file system so that a disk can be used to store programs and data.
Formatting
The scattering of parts of the same file over different areas of a hard drive.
Fragmentation
It is a special file that contains the attributes of each file created using NTFS; used to locate a file on a hard drive.
Master file table (MFT)
The default file system for new installations of Windows 7; first used by Windows NT.
New Technology File System (NTFS)
It is a logical storage area on a drive.
Partition
True or False. NTFS provides options for journalizing, compression, encryption, security, auditing, and quotas.
True
True or False. Windows 7 uses the Disk Management console to manage storage areas, and assigns drive letters to storage areas.
True
True or False. Fedora 13 uses partitions on a hard drive to store information.
Fedora 13
True or False. In Windows 7, you do not need to worry about mounting the drives (except for USB drives) because Windows 7 handles it.
True
True or False. In Fedora 13, you can mount devices when they are needed, which allows you to have more memory available.
True
True or False. Windows 7 supports the FAT16, FAT32, and NT file systems.
True
True or False. Fedora 13 supports the FAT16, FAT32, ext2, and ext3 file systems.
True
It scans the volume for damage.
Error-checking
It copies the contents of files and folders to safeguard valuable data.
Backup
