Week 8 Flashcards
- Hard disk drive
Minimum 64gb capacity
- SSD is 10x faster than HDD
- CD – _______ Disc
- DVD – _______ Optical Disc
- Disc c refers to _______ rom
- Disk k refers to _______ medium
- Format – prepares a file system to be _______.
- File Systems – comparable to _______ and plates, _______ they are organized.
- Hard disk drive
Minimum 64gb capacity
- SSD is 10x faster than HDD
- CD – Compact Disc
- DVD – Digital Optical Disc
- Disc c refers to cd rom
- Disk k refers to disk medium
- Format – prepares a file system to be stored.
- File Systems – comparable to clothes and plates, important they are organized.
Fat 32
File Allocation Table
It records the _______ of files on the disk using FAT and 32-bit addressing
NTFS (64 bit)
New technology file system
It uses a _______ system to record changes to the file system and a _______ file table to record information about each file.
Fat 32
File Allocation Table
It records the position of files on the disk using FAT and 32-bit addressing
NTFS (64 bit)
New technology file system
It uses a journaling system to record changes to the file system and a master file table to record information about each file.
Partition
Splitting a physical drive into _______ drives
Partition
Splitting a physical drive into logical drives
Terms used in hard drive setup
_______ partition is usually the first partition. There can only be up to _______ primary partitions per hard drive. A _______ partition can’t be subdivided into smaller sections.
_______ partition uses remaining free space on a hard drive or takes the place of primary partition. There can be only _______ extended partition per hard drive and can be subdivided into smaller sections called logical drives.
_______ partition is the partition used by operating system to boot the computer. Only _______ primary partition can be marked _______.
Terms used in hard drive setup
Primary partition is usually the first partition. There can only be up to four primary partitions per hard drive. A primary partition can’t be subdivided into smaller sections.
Extended partition uses remaining free space on a hard drive or takes the place of primary partition. There can be only one extended partition per hard drive and can be subdivided into smaller sections called logical drives.
Active partition is the partition used by operating system to boot the computer. Only one primary partition can be marked active.
Terms used in hard drive setup
_______ drive a section of an extended partition that can be used to separate information for _______ purposes.
_______ mapping is a _______ assigned to a physical or logical drive.
_______ or file allocation unit is the _______ unit of space used for storing data
_______ is one complete circle around a hard drive platter. A track broken into groups of _______ bytes, called sectors.
_______ is a stack of tracks lined up one on top of another to form a cylinder shape.
Terms used in hard drive setup
Logical drive a section of an extended partition that can be used to separate information for administrative purposes.
Drive mapping is a letter assigned to a physical or logical drive.
Cluster or file allocation unit is the smallest unit of space used for storing data
Track is one complete circle around a hard drive platter. A track broken into groups of 512 bytes, called sectors.
Cylinder is a stack of tracks lined up one on top of another to form a cylinder shape.
Installation Procedure for Windows OS and Operating System
The Windows OS can use one of two formats:
FAT32 (_______ Allocation Table) 32bits
NTFS (New _______ File System) 64bits
To Install Windows OS:
- Format and _______ the hard disk as required.
There are two options for the file system: Fat32 and NTFS.
- Create the _______ structure.
Installation Procedure for Windows OS and Operating System
The Windows OS can use one of two formats:
FAT32 (File Allocation Table) 32bits
NTFS (New Technology File System) 64bits
To Install Windows OS:
- Format and portion the hard disk as required.
There are two options for the file system: Fat32 and NTFS.
- Create the directory structure.
Installing OS:
- Standards and formats that _______ currency, dates, times, and numerals.
- Text input _______.
- _______ of person and company.
- Product _______.
- Computer _______.
- _______password.
- Date and time _______.
- Network _______.
- Domain or workgroup _______.
Installing OS:
- Standards and formats that define currency, dates, times, and numerals.
- Text input language.
- Name of person and company.
- Product key.
- Computer name.
- Administrator password.
- Date and time settings.
- Network settings.
- Domain or workgroup membership.
To create accounts
An administrator acc is _______ created when Windows OS is installed.
Create a _______ acc when prompted during the installation process, as shown on the slide.
It is _______ practice for an admin to create fictitious user accounts to test the system as a user.
Use _______ passwords.
To create accounts
An administrator acc is automatically created when Windows OS is installed.
Create a user acc when prompted during the installation process, as shown on the slide.
It is common practice for an admin to create fictitious user accounts to test the system as a user.
Use secure passwords.
To complete installation:
When Windows OS is finished with installation, the computer will _______ and prompt you to log in for first time.
To complete installation:
When Windows OS is finished with installation, the computer will reboot and prompt you to log in for first time.
Check device manager for conflicts
Verify that all hardware is installed _______ by using _______ manager to locate problems and to install the correct or updated drivers using:
_______>Settings>Control Panel> Performance & Maintenance
_______>Hardware>Device Manager
Check device manager for conflicts
Verify that all hardware is installed correctly by using device manager to locate problems and to install the correct or updated drivers using:
Start>Settings>Control Panel> Performance & Maintenance
System>Hardware>Device Manager
To describe directory structures:
In addition to file attributes, there are also file _______.
Windows XP and Windows 2000 use FAT32 and NFTS file systems. One of the most important differences between these systems, besides its size and number of files that can be accessed and compatibility with earlier versions of Windows, is _______.
To describe directory structures:
In addition to file attributes, there are also file permissions.
Windows XP and Windows 2000 use FAT32 and NFTS file systems. One of the most important differences between these systems, besides its size and number of files that can be accessed and compatibility with earlier versions of Windows, is security.
FAT32
Used in environments where the same files may be accessed by multiple versions of _______.
Earlier versions of _______ can be read and write to a FAT32 partition.
the _______ for FAT32 is not as rigorous as NTFS
FAT32
Used in environments where the same files may be accessed by multiple versions of Windows.
Earlier versions of Windows can be read and write to a FAT32 partition.
the security for FAT32 is not as rigorous as NTFS
NTFS can support more and larger _______ than fat32 and provides more flexible _______ features for folders, files and sizes.
NTFS can support more and larger files than fat32 and provides more flexible security features for folders, files and sizes.
Partitions
Can be converted from fat32 to NTFS using the _______.exe utility. This will provide extra security advantages of NTSF.
Convert.exe doesn’t work in _______ (NTSF to fat32)
To restore partition as a _______, the partition would have to be reformatted. Data would then be restored from _______
Before _______ remember to back up the data
Partitions
Can be converted from fat32 to NTFS using the converte.exe utility. This will provide extra security advantages of NTSF.
Convert.exe doesn’t work in reverse (NTSF to fat32)
To restore partition as a FAT32, the partition would have to be reformatted. Data would then be restored from backup
Before converting remember to back up the data
