Chapter 13 Flashcards
(25 cards)
What does the “Add hardware” applet do in the control panel?
Adds and configures new hardware. p. 611
What does the “internet options” applet do in the control panel?
Sets a number of internet connectivity options. p. 611
What does the Network applet do in the control panel?
Sets options for connecting to other computers. p.611
In windows 7 which applet can you change the language?
The Region and Language. p. 613
What is the internet options applet in the control panel for?
Used when you want to configure the browser environment and choose programs used to work with files found online. p. 613
What is the computer name tab in the system properties control panel aplet on windows 7 for?
Used to define if the computer is in a workgroup or domain environment. p. 616
Define workgroup.
Loosely associated computers, each of which has its own security authority that share a common workgroup lname. p. 616
Define Domain.
A group of computers that is tightly connected or associated and share a common domain name. It has a single authority called a domain controller that manages security for all the computers. p. 616
What can you do to minimize the risk of damge when installing new hardware drivers onto the sytem?
Install only drivers that have been signed. There is a risk involved with adding third party software to your machine. p. 616
True or false: when using plug and play systems you don’t have to worry about when you unplug your device.
False. p. 617
What tab in the system properties control panel applet allows you to change how the hardware on your machine is used?
The Hardware tab. p. 616
When installing a new device what should you do to make sure its likely to be bug free?
Go to the manufactures website and update the driver. p. 617
If a windows machine will be working primarily as a server what may you have to do so that it can run as a server?
Change the performance option to background services. p. 618
Define User variables.
Things specific to individual and do not effect others logging on. p. 618
Define System variables.
Set for all users on the machine. USed to provide info needed by the system when running apps or perfomring tasks. p. 618
If you disable the menu on a dual boot system what will happen?
In the fture if you want to boot into another OS you no longer have that choice. So let the boot menu appear for 2-3 seconds if you are dual booting. p. 618
What does the remote tab in the systems properties control panel applet do?
IT lets you enable or disable Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop. p. 619
What are some major file systems run with windows?
File alocation table (FAT), Virtual FAT
FAT32, NT File System (NTFS) and CD Rom File System (CDFS) p.654
What are some charachteristics of FIle allocation table (FAT)?
Uses the 8.3 naming convention It uses a 16 bit binary number to hold cluster numbering information. p. 653
What are some charachteristics of Virtual FAT?
It augmented the 8.3 file naming convention and allowed filenams with up to 255 charachters. It used a 32 bit code for improved disk access and backward compatibvle with FAT. 2GB disk partition limitationp. 653
What are some charachteristics of FAT 32?
32 bit cluster addressing and max parttion size of 2TB. It is included in current windows versions. p. 653
What are some charachteristics of NTFS?
Available on windows 7 it is much more advanced. It includes deatures such as individual file security and compression and RAID. p. 654
What are the three main states of power?
Hibernate, standby and suspend/sleep. p. 651
What does the event viewer do?
Shows any system errors and events and methods to conigure the software components of the hardware. p. 644
