Exam 8: Macintosh and Linux Boot Processes and File Systems

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Explain the relation between allocation blocks and logical block on a Mac OS file system.

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Volumes have allocation blocks and logical blocks.A logical block is a collection of data that cannot exceed 512 bytes.When you save a file, File Manager assigns the file to an allocation block, which is a group of consecutive logical blocks.On a floppy disk, an allocation block is usually one logical block.As the volumes increase in size, one allocation block might be composed of three or more logical blocks.

Match each item with a statement below: -older Linux boot manager utility

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The Macintosh file system has ____________________ descriptors for the end of file (EOF).

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What problems can hidden partitions on IDE devices cause to forensic investigators?

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On Mac OSs, File Manager uses the ____ to store any information not in the MDB or Volume Control Block (VCB).

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Explain the use of forensic tools for Macintosh systems.

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LILO uses a configuration file named ____ located in the /Etc directory.

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The maximum number of allocation blocks per volume that File Manager can access on a Mac OS system is ____.

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When you turn on the power to a UNIX workstation, instruction code located in firmware on the system's CPU loads into RAM. This firmware is called ____________________ code because it's located in ROM.

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Older Macintosh computers use the same type of BIOS firmware commonly found in PC-based systems.

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Match each item with a statement below: -groups of contiguous allocation blocks

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The ____ provides several software drivers that allow communication between the OS and the SCSI component.

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Write a brief history of SCSI.

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Explain the use of B*-trees on Mac OS 9 file system.

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Match each item with a statement below: -maintains relationships between files and directories on a volume on a Mac OS

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Match each item with a statement below: -Macintosh tool that works with the OS to keep track of files and maintain users' desktops

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If a file contains information, it always occupies at least one allocation block.

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Match each item with a statement below: -the first data after the superblock on a UNIX or Linux file system

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Before OS X, Macintosh uses the ____________________, in which files are stored in directories, or folders, that can be nested in other folders.

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ATA-66,ATA-____, and ATA-133 can use the newer 40-pin/80-wire cable.

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