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Computer Engineering Technology Vocab
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Answer 46 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A Microsoft system utility used to display or change device drivers
Fragmentation
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
Device Manager
WINRESUME.EXE
2. Created either automatically by Windows or manually by users - these provide the time frames through which System Restore works
WINLOAD.EXE
Disk Manager
System Restore Point
Offline Disk
3. The name given to the secondary partitions created on an extended partition
System Monitor
Disk Manager
Offline Disk
Logical Partition
4. A required boot file for Windows Vista - which reads the boot configuration data and displays an operating system selection menu
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
BOOTMGR.EXE
Task Manager
Remote Desktop
5. 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
Windows Compatibility Mode
FIXBOOT
DEFRAG
WINLOAD.EXE
6. A Recovery Console command that writes a new master boot record to the hard disk drive that you specify
Application Log
FIXMBR
WINLOAD.EXE
Device Manager
7. The location in the operating system's directory structure where a mounted drive appears
Task Scheduler
Task Manager
Mount Point
Unsigned Driver
8. 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
Unsigned Driver
Performance Monitor
Sidebar
Event Viewer
9. 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
System Monitor
Task Scheduler
Windows Compatibility Mode
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
10. Created by Event Viewer to record events logged as a result of security- related events
Task Manager
Logical Partition
NTBACKUP
Security Log
11. Created by Event Viewer to record events logged system- related events
Performance Monitor
System Log
DEFRAG
Logical Partition
12. The primary partition which contains the operating system files
Dynamic Disk
Active Partition
System Monitor
Indexing Services
13. Microsoft's terminology for a mounted drive
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Aero
Task Scheduler
Mapped Drive
14. Allows you to control another user's computer - or allows them to control yours
Remote Assistance
Primary Partition
Basic Disk
Mount Point
15. Contains one file system - for older systems the OS is installed here
Primary Partition
Task Manager
DEFRAG
Active Partition
16. A new technology introduced with Vista designed to help protect computers against malware attacks by requiring Administrator permission before most applications can run
Fragmentation
Active Partition
User Account Control (UAC)
NTLDR
17. A hard drive not converted to Dynamic Disk - with one primary partition - and one extended partition - and a limited number of logical drives
System Log
Disk Manager
Basic Disk
BOOTMGR.EXE
18. Allows users to create backups of data to a variety of devices
Mount Point
Logical Partition
NTBACKUP
FIXMBR
19. A Windows utility that provides information about programs and processes running on your computer
Windows Compatibility Mode
Task Manager
DEFRAG
Remote Assistance
20. 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
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Online Disk
Basic Disk
Device Manager
21. A system utility for Windows XP that provides a picture of system performance
DEFRAG
Performance Monitor
System Log
Basic Disk
22. A desktop theme new with Windows Vista - which features transparent windows
Mapped Drive
FIXMBR
Aero
Active Partition
23. Created by Event Viewer to record events logged by programs - or applications
Application Log
System Monitor
Task Scheduler
FIXBOOT
24. 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
Sidebar
Dynamic Disk
System Restore Point
Application Log
25. 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
Extended Partition
Sidebar
Task Manager
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
26. DOS command used to launch Disk Defragmenter
Mount Point
Application Log
DEFRAG
Offline Disk
27. DOS command that launches the Check Disk utility - which checks hard drive volumes for problems
Fragmentation
CHKDSK
User Account Control (UAC)
Task Scheduler
28. A system utility for Windows 95/98/ME that provides a picture of system performance - replaced by Performance Monitor for XP
Online Disk
System Monitor
Logical Partition
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
29. An interface for disk management found in Administrative Tools or through the DOS command DISKMGMT.MSC - it is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Disk Manager
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
Task Manager
FIXBOOT
30. A hard disk that is currently unavailable for use in Windows
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
Offline Disk
NTLDR
System Restore Point
31. A required boot file for Windows operating systems through XP - containing configuration information for a boot menu
Security Log
Device Manager
BOOT.INI
NTDETECT.COM
32. Displayed when the Windows operating system crashes - Microsoft's official term for this is a 'stop error.'
Mapped Drive
Task Manager
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
Indexing Services
33. Enables users to create a catalog of documents and document properties on your disks and store that information
Basic Disk
Indexing Services
Unsigned Driver
System Monitor
34. Designates a hard drive that is accessible and functioning properly
Foreign Drive
Online Disk
Device Manager
FIXBOOT
35. 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
Driver Signing
Basic Disk
BOOTMGR.EXE
Primary Partition
36. 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
System Monitor
FIXMBR
Windows Compatibility Mode
Foreign Drive
37. Allows user access to files on their computers from a different physical location
NTLDR
Remote Desktop
Mapped Drive
Indexing Services
38. Used to log error messages generated by applications - security issues - or system events
Event Viewer
Sidebar
Dynamic Disk
System Restore Point
39. A Recovery Console command that writes a new partition boot sector to the system partition that you specify
Mapped Drive
FIXBOOT
BOOT.INI
Dynamic Disk
40. A secondary primary partition where additional secondary partitions reside
Application Log
Online Disk
Extended Partition
Active Partition
41. A required boot file for Windows operating systems through XP - responsible for detecting hardware necessary for a successful boot into Windows
NTDETECT.COM
FIXBOOT
Unsigned Driver
Task Manager
42. A required boot file for Windows operating systems through XP - containing the main Windows boot loader itself
CHKDSK
FIXBOOT
Windows Compatibility Mode
NTLDR
43. A required boot file for Windows Vista - which continues the boot process if BOOTMGR.EXE determines that the computer IS in standby or hibernation
WINRESUME.EXE
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
Remote Assistance
Foreign Drive
44. Used to set up reoccurring events on your computer
Mount Point
Foreign Drive
Task Scheduler
Offline Disk
45. Allows your computer's configuration settings to be reset to those of another earlier time
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
System Restore
WINRESUME.EXE
CHKDSK
46. 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
Fragmentation
Application Log
Active Partition
WINLOAD.EXE