Installation, Upgrades, and Maintenance of Operating Systems

Question 1

boot partition

Answer 1

section of the hard drive where the operating system program is stored

Question 2

defragment

Answer 2

reduction of fragmented segments of a file by moving their location on a disk

Question 3

device driver

Answer 3

program that controls a piece of hardware; sometimes shortened to “driver”

Question 4

file allocation table

Answer 4

method of storing files used by many different types of computers; abbreviated FAT

Question 5

installation

Answer 5

the process of putting software on the computer for use

Question 6

NT file system

Answer 6

method of storing files used by Microsoft; abbreviated NTFS

Question 7

partition

Answer 7

section of a hard drive used for file storage

Question 8

partitioning

Answer 8

the process of dividing a hard drive into separate sections to use for file storage

Question 9

system partition

Answer 9

section of the hard drive where the boot loader program is stored

Question 10

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

Answer 10

two separate standards used together that define how data is sent and received across a network; abbreviated TCP/IP

Question 11

upgrade

Answer 11

the process of installing a new version of software to improve performance