Exam 4: Operating Systems and File Management

An external hard disk drive typically connects to your computer's ____ port.

Case 2 Formulating a backup plan allows you to restore your computing environment to its pre-disaster state with a minimum of fuss. You need to decide how much of your data you want, need, and can afford to back up. There are backup plans for the entire computing environment and for a single file. A(n) ____ backup makes a backup of the files that were added or changed since the last backup.

You should try to avoid storing your data files in subdirectories and should instead store them in the root directory of your hard disk.

Your roommate wants to regain peak performance on her disk. You suggest she uses a(n) ____ utility to rearrange the files on a disk so that they are stored in contiguous clusters.

The original IBM PCs shipped with a single floppy disk drive and it was designated drive ____.

In the tree structure storage metaphor shown in the above figure, the leaves at the end of the branches represent ____.

The Windows Explorer window is divided into ____ window panes.

A(n) ____________________ backup makes a backup of only those files that were added or changed since your last full backup session.

A memory ____ is a situation in which instructions and data from one area of memory overflow into memory allocated to another program.

What is the difference between the Save and Save As options?

To transfer Mac files to a PC requires a conversion process that bundles the resource fork information with the ____ fork.

In the file specification in the figure above, C is the ____.

To speed up the process of storing and retrieving data, a disk drive usually works with a group of sectors called a ____.

On a PC, the root directory is typically identified by the device letter followed by a(n) ____.

Case 5 It is one year since Audrey purchased her new computer. By now, she has many files on the computer. Organization of her computer files is her top priority. For example, work and personal files need to be separate. With the many different projects and subjects of her computer files, how best should she organize the different folders?

Internet Explorer helps you delete, copy, move, and rename files.

Three operating systems dominate the realm of handheld computers. One of them is ____.

Which of the following contains the operating system, device drivers, utilities, and even software that was bundled with your computer when it shipped from the manufacturer?

Using the ____ key as you click each item works well to select files that are not listed consecutively.