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Windows Disk Cleanup is the utility to use whenever you want to defragment your hard drive. |
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Windows needs free space on the hard drive for normal operation, for defragmenting the drive, for burning CDs and DVDs, and for a variety of other tasks, so it’s important to delete unneeded files occasionally.
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Defragmenting is not recommended for solid-state hard drives.
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Using Windows 7 Backup and Restore, you can back up the volume on which Windows is installed.
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The chkdsk command will not fix anything on the drive unless the drive is unlocked.
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For optimal performance, how much free space does Windows need on a hard drive?
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15 percent
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Which hard drive type contains spinning platters?
1) optical hard drive 2) solid-state drives 3) floppy hard drives 4) magnetic hard disk drives |
4) 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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Use the ____ command to rearrange parts of files on the drive so they are contiguous.
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Defrag
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To make sure the drive is healthy, you need to search for and repair file system errors using the Windows ____ utility.
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chkdsk
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A snapshot of the system settings and configuration is called a ____.
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restore point
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____ creates restore points at regular intervals and just before you install software or hardware.
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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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Besides backing up user data or system files, you can also back up the entire volume on which Windows 7 is installed using __________.
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backup and restore
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Which partition is the bootable partition that startup BIOS turns to when searching for an operating system to start up?
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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, you can press ____ to do so.
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Ctrl+Break
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The ____ command creates a subdirectory under a directory.
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MD
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A dynamic disk requires ____ MB of storage for the disk management database.
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1
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You can use ____ to convert two or more basic disks to dynamic disks.
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Disk Management
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Which of the following status indicators apply only to dynamic disks? (Choose all that apply.)
1) Foreign drive 2) Unallocated 3) Healthy (At Risk) 4) Active |
Foreign drive
Healthy (At Risk) |
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Which of the following are file systems supported by Windows that you can choose for volumes and drives that don’t hold the Windows installation. (Choose all that apply.)
1) FAT64 2) FAT32 3) exFAT 4) NTFS |
FAT32
3) exFAT 4) NTFS |
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Which of the following are recommendations for freeing up disk space on a hard drive? (Choose all that apply.)
1) Format the hard drive 2) Delete the Windows\System directory 3) Uninstall software you no longer use 4) Use drive compression |
Uninstall software you no longer use
Use drive compression |
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Which of the following Windows settings are critical for keeping the system protected from malware and hackers? (Choose all that apply.)
1) Network location setting 2) Windows computer name 3) Antivirus software 4) Windows updates |
Network location setting
Antivirus software Windows updates |
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To _____________ is to rearrange parts of files on the drive so each file is stored on the drive in contiguous clusters.
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defrag
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____________________ restores the system to its condition at the time a snapshot was taken of the system settings and configuration.
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system restore
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As you work at the command prompt, you can use ____________________ characters in a filename to say that the command applies to a group of files or to abbreviate a filename if you do not know the entire name.
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wildcard
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A _______________ drive is a volume that can be accessed by way of a folder on another volume so that the folder has more available space.
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mounted
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Space on the disk is marked as ____________________ if it has not yet been partitioned.
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unallocated
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Searches for bad sectors on a volume and recovers the data from them if possible
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chkdsk utility
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An extra copy of a data or software file that you can use if the original file becomes damaged or destroyed
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backup
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A volume that can be accessed by way of a folder on another volume so that the folder has more available space
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mounted drive
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Overall structure an OS uses to name, store, and organize files on a drive
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file system
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Can span more than one hard drive
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dynamic volumes
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Rearranges files on the drive into as few segments as possible
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defragmenting
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A hidden file stored in the root directory of drive C
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pagefile.sys
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Can be partitioned and formatted as a stand-alone hard drive
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basic disk
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Used to enhance the amount of RAM in a system
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virtual memory
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Snapshots of the system and include Windows system files that have changed
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restore points
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