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Title: A+ File Systems

Description: Operating systems file systems

Total Flash Cards: 7

Created: 12/14/2009 19:54:47

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What are the file systems used by windows operating systems.
Definition

Windows 9.x-fat 16,Fat32

 

Windows NT 4-Fat16 NTFS

 

Windows 2000-Fat16,Fat32,NTFS

 

Windows 2003-Fat16,Fat32,NTFS

 

Windows XP-Fat12,Fat16,Fat32,NTFS

Term
what is Fat 16
Definition

Entires are 16 bit in lengh

 

max hard disk size is 2GB

 

 BIOS must support LBA( logical Block Addressing)

 

This file system is no longer used

 

Term
What is FAT32
Definition

Allows more efficient use of the hard drive.

 

max disk size is 2 terabytes

 

BIOS supports INT13 interface

 

Large disk support must be enable when starting fdisk

 

Fat32 not compatible with 95a and NT.

 

Run cvt1.exe to convert fat 16 to fat32 in NT

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What is NTFS 4
Definition

Used by Winnt to provide increase security and reliability.

 

ability to boot from a DOS disk.

 

cannot format floppy disk as NTFS

 

to convert Fat to NTFS have to run convert.exe

Term
what are the various copy features
Definition

Full-copies all files and marks them as being backed up

 

incremental-copies only files created/changed since last backup and marks them as being backed up.

 

differential-copies only files created/changed since last full backup and doesnt mark them as being backed up.

 

Daily-copies only files created/changed today and doesnt mark them as backed up.

 

 

Term
what is the command for dos backup
Definition

backup /s-forces all files and directories to be backed up.

 

backup /m-only modified files are backed up

 

backup /d-backs up files modified after a specific date

 

Backup /t-backs up files modified after a specific time.

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