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1. Backs up user-selected files to tape. This backup does not reset the archive bit.






2. Order of drives checked for an OS. Example: Floppy (1st) - CD-ROM (2nd) Hard Drive (3rd)






3. An IDE cable that has 40 pins but uses 80 wires - 40 of which are ground wires designed to reduce crosstalk on the cable.






4. The advantages of ______________: To reduce the likelihood that the events that causes PC failures will occur and to lessen the damage if they do.






5. How do you change a computer's Boot Sequence?






6. List managed by a network administrator that itemizes what a user is permitted to access and the type of access granted.






7. The overall structure an OS uses to name - store - and organize files on a drive. In it - a cluster is the smallest unit of space on a disk for storing a file and is made up of one or more sectors. A it tracks how these clusters are used for each fil






8. Commonly called the host adapter. The host adapter is inserted into an expansion slot on the motherboard and is responsible for managing all devices on the SCSI bus. A host adapter can support both internal and external SCSI devices - using one conne






9. A number from 0 to 15 assigned to each SCSI device attached to the daisy chain.






10. The duplication of everything written to a hard drive.






11. The volume is assigned a drive letter (such as drive C: or drive D:) and is formatted using a file system. Also called simple volume.






12. The one bootable partition.






13. Generally the label for the first hard drive in a computer system. Drive A and Drive B are reserved for floppy drives. Drive B is rarely used on current computers.






14. An ATAPI cabling method that uses a narrower and more reliable cable than the 80-conductor cable.






15. A fast interface between a host adapter and the CPU that can daisy chain as many as 7 or 15 devices on a single bus.






16. Cable that contains four pairs of wires - with a maximum data rate of 1 Gbps.






17. Having the ability to connect and disconnect a drive while the system is running. Also called hot-plugging.






18. Expansion card that increases the number of controllers and ports available on a computer.






19. POST means __________________.






20. Another name for the primary volume.






21. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






22. Temporary drop in AC power.






23. Fastener used to bundle cables inside and outside of a computer.






24. The top or bottom surface of one platter on a hard drive. Each platter has two of these.






25. The process - you specify the size of the partition and what file system it will use.






26. A method of data transfer between hard drive and memory that allows multiple data transfers on a single software interrupt.






27. A single hard drive that works independently of other hard drives.






28. You should write down or backup changes to CMOS/BIOS setup ____________________.






29. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






30. A standard for managing the interface between secondary storage devices and a computer system. A system can support up to six serial ATA and parallel ATA IDE devices or up to four parallel ATA IDE devices such as hard drives - CD-ROM drives - and DVD






31. A sealed - magnetic coil device that moves across the surface of a disk either reading data from or writing data to the disk.






32. Involves restarting the computer by pressing the on/off switch. Stressful on computers.






33. A process (usually performed at the factory) that electronically creates the hard drive tracks and sectors and tests for bad spots on the disk surface.






34. Standard that specifies full SATA cabling for external disks.






35. A set of tools - routines and protocols used to develop software applications that will be compatible with an operating system.






36. The latest SCSI standard - serial SCSI - also called serial attached SCSI - allows for more than 15 devices on a single SCSI chain - uses smaller - longer - round cables - and uses smaller hard drive form factors that can support larger capacities th






37. Speed at which bits are transmitted - usually expressed in bits per second (bps).






38. One or more sectors that constitute the smallest unit of space on a disk for storing data (also referred to as a file allocation unit). Files are written to a disk as groups of whole clusters.






39. Is a type of drive imaging. It duplicates data on one drive to another drive and is used for fault tolerance.






40. A Data Link layer device that connects and passes frames between two network segments. The frames are filtered and forwarded using MAC addresses.






41. Set of conductors - bundled and sheathed together - made of insulated copper or optical fiber that transport signals and power between electrical devices.






42. Memory that does not lose its data when the power is turned off.






43. A file system designed to provide greater security and to support more storage capacity than the FAT32 file system.






44. The resistor added at the end of a SCSI chain to dampen the voltage at the end of the chain.






45. A table on a hard drive or floppy disk that tracks how space on a disk is used to store files.






46. A nonprofit organization dedicated to creating trade and communications standards.






47. Physical connection between an interface processor or card - the data buses - and the power distribution buses inside a chassis.






48. The first sector of a floppy disk or logical drive in a partition; it contains information about the disk or logical drive. On a hard drive - if the THING is in the active partition - then it is used to boot the OS. Also called boot sector.






49. A transfer mode used by devices - including the hard drive - to transfer data to memory without involving the CPU.






50. A drive that uses both solid state and magnetic technologies.







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