Chapter 10 Maintaining Windows

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What type of storage drive contains SPINNING platters?
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MAGNETIC hard disk drives
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What is Pagefile.sys used for in Windows?
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VIRTUAL memory
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What is another name for a file ALLOCATION unit?
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CLUSTER
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How often does Windows 7/Vista automatically defragment a hard drive?
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Once a week
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What command should you use to REAARANGE parts of files on the drive so they are contiguous?
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DEFRAG
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In order to ensure DRIVE HEALTH, what command should you use to search for and repair file system errors?
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Chkdsk
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What is a SNAPSHOT of the system settings and configuration called?
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RESTORE point
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Restore points are created at REGULAR INTERVALS and just before you install software or hardware by what utility?
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SYSTEM PROTECTION
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What is the FOURTH partition on a hard drive called?
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EXTENDED partition
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USING WHAT Windows 7 utility allows you to create a backup schedule that can include any folder on the hard drive and the system image?
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BACKUP and RESTORE
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What partition is the BOOTABLE PARTITION that startup BIOS turns to when searching for an operating system to start up on an MBR partitioned drive?
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ACTIVE partition
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If you enter a command and want to TERMINATE its execution before it is finished, what key press should you use?
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Ctrl+C
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What command creates a subdirectory UNDER a directory?
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MD
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How much storage does a DYNAMIC disk require for the disk management database?
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ONE MB
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You can use what utility to CONVERT two or more basic disks to dynamic disks?
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Disk MANAGEMENT
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If a storage POOL is configured as if it has more virtual storage than the physical drives actually offer, what feature is being used?
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THIN provisioning
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What option, when passed to the shutdown command, will RESTART the local computer?
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/r
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VOLUMES WITHIN an EXTENDED partition are known by what term?
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LOGICAL drives
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On a magnetic drive, what is the most COMMON sector size?
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512 bytes
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What term is used to describe the UNUSED space at the end of the last cluster?
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SLACK