Windows Architecture and Operations Flashcards
It is a software that handles all of the communication between the hardware and the kernel
Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
It is the core of the operating system and has control over the entire control over the entire computer
Kernel
This is a simple file system supported by many different operating systems
exFAT
FAT has limitations to the number of partitions, partition sizes, and file sizes that it can address, so it is not usually used for hard drives or solid-state drives anymore
exFAT
Bot FAT16 and FAT32 are available to use, with FAT32 being the most common because it has many fewer restrictions than FAT16
exFAT
This file system is used on MAC OS X computers and allows much longer filenames, file sizes, and partition sizes than previous file systems
Hierarchical File System Plus (HFS+)
Although it is not supported by Windows without special software, Windows is able to read data from HFS+ partitions.
Hierarchical File System Plus (HFS+)
This file system is used with Linux-based computers
Extended File System (EXT)
Although it is not supported by Windows, Windows is able to read data from EXT partitions with special software
Extended File System (EXT)
This is the most commonly used file system when installing Windows. All version of Windows and Linux support this.
New Technology File System (NTFS)
Mac-OS X computers can only read an NTFS partition. They are able to write to this partition after installing special drivers.
New Technology File System (NTFS)
This is the first 16 sectors of the drive. It contains the location of the MFT. The last 16 sectors contain a copy of the boot sector
Partition Boot Sector
This table contains the locations of all the files and directories on the partition, including file attributes such as security information and timestamps
Master File Table (MFT)
These are hidden files that store information about other volumes and file attributes
System Files
The main area of the partition where files and directories are stored.
File Area
