Chapter 6

Question 1

It refers to the overall structure in which files are named, stored, and organized.

Answer 1

File system

Question 2

It is a fixed amount of storage on a hard drive.

Answer 2

Volume

Question 3

It is a disk that contains basic volumes, such as primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical drives.

Answer 3

Basic disk

Question 4

It is a portion of a drive that functions as a physically separate allocation unit.

Answer 4

Primary partition

Question 5

It is the process of an OS uses to detect and log security-related events.

Answer 5

Auditing

Question 6

A programming technique for quickly locating an item in a sequential list.

Answer 6

Binary search

Question 7

A region of memory that holds frequently used data values.

Answer 7

Buffer cache

Question 8

A disk-storage unit that consists of a fixed number of sectors.

Answer 8

Cluster

Question 9

It is the location of a cluster on a hard drive.

Answer 9

Cluster address

Question 10

It is the means of reducing the amount of space needed to store a block of data.

Answer 10

Compression

Question 11

It is the opposite of compression; restoring the contents of a compressed file to its original form.

Answer 11

Decompression

Question 12

It is the process of writing parts of a file to contiguous sectors on a hard drive to speed access and retrieval.

Answer 12

Defragmentation

Question 13

It is a disk that contains dynamic volumes, such as simple volumes.

Answer 13

Dynamic disk

Question 14

It is the process of encoding data to prevent unauthorized access.

Answer 14

Encryption

Question 15

A file system, first used by DOS, that uses 12-bit sector addresses.

Answer 15

FAT12

Question 16

A file system, first used by DOS, that uses 16-bit sector addresses.

Answer 16

FAT16

Question 17

A file system, first used by Windows 95 OSR 2, that uses 32-bit sector addresses (of which 28 bits are currently used).

Answer 17

FAT32

Question 18

It is a data structure that DOS creates on a disk when it is formatted.

Answer 18

File allocation table (FAT)

Question 19

It is preparing a file system so that a disk can be used to store programs and data.

Answer 19

Formatting

Question 20

The scattering of parts of the same file over different areas of a hard drive.

Answer 20

Fragmentation

Question 21

It is a special file that contains the attributes of each file created using NTFS; used to locate a file on a hard drive.

Answer 21

Master file table (MFT)

Question 22

The default file system for new installations of Windows 7; first used by Windows NT.

Answer 22

New Technology File System (NTFS)

Question 23

It is a logical storage area on a drive.

Answer 23

Partition

Question 24

True or False. NTFS provides options for journalizing, compression, encryption, security, auditing, and quotas.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

True or False. Windows 7 uses the Disk Management console to manage storage areas, and assigns drive letters to storage areas.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

True or False. Fedora 13 uses partitions on a hard drive to store information.

Answer 26

Fedora 13

Question 27

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.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

True or False. In Fedora 13, you can mount devices when they are needed, which allows you to have more memory available.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

True or False. Windows 7 supports the FAT16, FAT32, and NT file systems.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

True or False. Fedora 13 supports the FAT16, FAT32, ext2, and ext3 file systems.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

It scans the volume for damage.

Answer 31

Error-checking

Question 32

It copies the contents of files and folders to safeguard valuable data.

Answer 32

Backup