Module 5 Flashcards

1
Q

When you are able to run commands while still in your current shell

A

commandline mode

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2
Q

actual content of a file

A

data

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3
Q

a region of ram used to temporarily store data while it is being moved around

A

data buffer

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4
Q

a process of taking all the files stored on a given disk and reorganizing them into neighboring locations

A

de fragmentation

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5
Q

native tool for windows that helps with managing disk space

A

disk management utility

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6
Q

used to keep track of files and file storage on a disk

A

file system

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7
Q

when created in NTFS, an entry is added to the MFT but points to the linked file record number, not the name of the file. this means the file name of the target can change and this link type will still point to it

A

hard link

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8
Q

a file structure for metadata and files in linux

A

inode

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9
Q

when the parted tool launches you into a separate program

A

interactive mode

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10
Q

a traditional partition table within a storage disc that lets you have volume sizes of two terabytes or less and is mostly used in the windows operating system

A

master boot record, MBR

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11
Q

a way ntfs stores and represents the files you’re working with on your operating system

A

MFT, master file table

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12
Q

a windows os program that helps manage virtual memory

A

memory manager

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13
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tells us everything we need to know about a file including who created it, when it was last modified, who has access to it, and what type of file it is

A

metadata

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14
Q

making a file or hard disk accessible to the computer

A

mounting

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15
Q

how the disc is partitioned on an operating system

A

partition table

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16
Q

an entry in the master file table that has reference to some destination, so that when you open it up, you get taken to that destination

A

shortcut

17
Q

a short cut and Linux that allows us to link to another file using a filename

A

soft links

18
Q

the allocated space where the virtual memory is stored on the hard drive when the amount of physical memory space is used up or full

A

swap space

19
Q

work similarly to short cuts but at the file system level. The key difference is that the operating system treats them like substitutes for the file their linked to in almost every meaningful way

A

symbolic links

20
Q

A control panel applet that allows you to edit the size and number and location of paging files

A

System properties:

21
Q

A command to delete unused data blocks so the space can be used for the computer’s storage needs

A

Trim:

22
Q

A new standard for BIOS

A

UEFI

23
Q

Universally Unique ID

A

UUID

24
Q

A combination of hard drive space and RAM that acts like memory which our processes can use

A

Virtual memory

25
Q

A format for a filesystem on a partition

A

Volume