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.
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