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Computer Engineering Technology Vocab
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1. A new technology introduced with Vista designed to help protect computers against malware attacks by requiring Administrator permission before most applications can run
Performance Monitor
User Account Control (UAC)
Unsigned Driver
Task Manager
2. A hard disk that is currently unavailable for use in Windows
Aero
Offline Disk
Mapped Drive
Fragmentation
3. Created by Event Viewer to record events logged by programs - or applications
NTBACKUP
Application Log
DEFRAG
FIXMBR
4. A Microsoft feature that helps to ensure that only approved - or 'signed' drivers are installed under Windows XP or Vista - Driver Signing either forbids 'unsigned' drivers from being loaded - or is set to ask user permission before doing so - accord
FIXMBR
Basic Disk
Driver Signing
Offline Disk
5. A required boot file for Windows operating systems through XP - containing the main Windows boot loader itself
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
Remote Assistance
System Restore Point
NTLDR
6. A desktop theme new with Windows Vista - which features transparent windows
Online Disk
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
NTBACKUP
Aero
7. A Microsoft system utility used to display or change device drivers
Foreign Drive
Device Manager
CHKDSK
Logical Partition
8. A system utility for Windows XP that provides a picture of system performance
BOOTMGR.EXE
Performance Monitor
System Restore Point
Windows Compatibility Mode
9. Created either automatically by Windows or manually by users - these provide the time frames through which System Restore works
System Restore Point
WINLOAD.EXE
Windows Compatibility Mode
Fragmentation
10. DOS command used to launch Disk Defragmenter
Foreign Drive
BOOTMGR.EXE
DEFRAG
Performance Monitor
11. A required boot file for Windows Vista - which continues the boot process if BOOTMGR.EXE determines that the computer IS in standby or hibernation
NTLDR
Unsigned Driver
WINRESUME.EXE
CHKDSK
12. A feature of Windows Vista also known as Windows Desktop Gadgets - a widget engine that allows 'gadgets' to be installed to perform a variety of tasks ranging from simple tasks like displaying the time to more complex tasks like tracking system perfo
Offline Disk
Sidebar
Application Log
Remote Assistance
13. Used to set up reoccurring events on your computer
Driver Signing
Performance Monitor
Task Scheduler
CHKDSK
14. A system utility for Windows 95/98/ME that provides a picture of system performance - replaced by Performance Monitor for XP
Sidebar
Remote Desktop
Mount Point
System Monitor
15. Allows users to install or run programs under an 'emulation mode -' where the program will function as if it were running on an older - legacy operating system
Windows Compatibility Mode
Indexing Services
WINRESUME.EXE
Aero
16. An interface for disk management found in Administrative Tools or through the DOS command DISKMGMT.MSC - it is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Windows Compatibility Mode
Basic Disk
Disk Manager
Event Viewer
17. A Microsoft utility that allows you to join several hard drives together into one 'virtual drive -' and can also be partitioned in real time without having to reboot Windows
System Restore
Offline Disk
Dynamic Disk
Remote Desktop
18. A secondary primary partition where additional secondary partitions reside
Remote Desktop
Performance Monitor
Extended Partition
CHKDSK
19. A required boot file for Windows Vista - which continues the boot process if BOOTMGR.EXE determines that the computer IS NOT in standby or hibernation
WINLOAD.EXE
Primary Partition
Event Viewer
Foreign Drive
20. Created by Event Viewer to record events logged as a result of security- related events
Security Log
Task Scheduler
BOOT.INI
Driver Signing
21. A Recovery Console command that writes a new partition boot sector to the system partition that you specify
FIXBOOT
Unsigned Driver
Aero
Online Disk
22. Designates a hard drive that is accessible and functioning properly
Online Disk
Disk Manager
Security Log
Aero
23. Used to log error messages generated by applications - security issues - or system events
Logical Partition
System Log
NTDETECT.COM
Event Viewer
24. Allows you to control another user's computer - or allows them to control yours
WINRESUME.EXE
Remote Assistance
DEFRAG
Sidebar
25. Microsoft's terminology for a mounted drive
System Restore
Mapped Drive
System Monitor
System Log
26. Created by Event Viewer to record events logged system- related events
System Log
WINLOAD.EXE
FIXMBR
Task Scheduler
27. Allows users to create backups of data to a variety of devices
Task Scheduler
NTBACKUP
Offline Disk
CHKDSK
28. A Windows utility that provides information about programs and processes running on your computer
FIXMBR
Task Manager
Windows Compatibility Mode
Security Log
29. A driver which has not been approved for use with the Windows operating system - not an indication of whether or not it will work - just an indication that it is unknown to Microsoft
FIXMBR
BOOT.INI
Remote Desktop
Unsigned Driver
30. Allows user access to files on their computers from a different physical location
Remote Assistance
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
Performance Monitor
Remote Desktop
31. An error message that may occur when you move a dynamic disk to your local computer that was originally on a Windows 2000 or Windows XP computer
Foreign Drive
NTDETECT.COM
Dynamic Disk
Event Viewer
32. DOS command that launches the Check Disk utility - which checks hard drive volumes for problems
Basic Disk
Indexing Services
Task Manager
CHKDSK
33. Contains one file system - for older systems the OS is installed here
Primary Partition
Application Log
Remote Desktop
Mapped Drive
34. Used to display computer information - MMC's may be created by users for specific purposes - or may be default tools that are integral to Windows - like the 'Computer Management' MMC. MMC's may also be edited or changed to suit individual user needs
Device Manager
System Log
Disk Manager
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
35. A required boot file for Windows operating systems through XP - responsible for detecting hardware necessary for a successful boot into Windows
Foreign Drive
System Restore Point
Disk Manager
NTDETECT.COM
36. Occurs when the operating system cannot or will not allocate enough contiguous space to store a complete file as a unit - but instead stores pieces of the file in gaps between other files on the hard drive
Disk Manager
BOOTMGR.EXE
Remote Desktop
Fragmentation
37. The primary partition which contains the operating system files
Application Log
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Active Partition
Dynamic Disk
38. Allows your computer's configuration settings to be reset to those of another earlier time
Disk Manager
FIXMBR
Application Log
System Restore
39. A required boot file for Windows Vista - which reads the boot configuration data and displays an operating system selection menu
Primary Partition
BOOTMGR.EXE
FIXBOOT
System Restore Point
40. Displayed when the Windows operating system crashes - Microsoft's official term for this is a 'stop error.'
System Monitor
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
Performance Monitor
Task Scheduler
41. A Recovery Console command that writes a new master boot record to the hard disk drive that you specify
FIXMBR
System Restore Point
Logical Partition
Indexing Services
42. Enables users to create a catalog of documents and document properties on your disks and store that information
Unsigned Driver
System Restore
Indexing Services
NTLDR
43. A required boot file for Windows operating systems through XP - containing configuration information for a boot menu
Active Partition
System Restore
BOOT.INI
Device Manager
44. The location in the operating system's directory structure where a mounted drive appears
Mount Point
Online Disk
NTBACKUP
Windows Compatibility Mode
45. The name given to the secondary partitions created on an extended partition
Logical Partition
Fragmentation
Disk Manager
Online Disk
46. A hard drive not converted to Dynamic Disk - with one primary partition - and one extended partition - and a limited number of logical drives
NTLDR
FIXBOOT
Performance Monitor
Basic Disk