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PC Virtualization
Administrative Tools
OS Preventive Maintenance
OS Terms & Characteristics
Hard Drive Setup Procedures
100
What is the software that creates and manages a virtual machines on a host machine?
Hypervisor/VMM (Virtual Machine Manager)
100
Displays the usage of computer resources
Performance Monitor
100
Which 2 Windows utilities can be used to help maintain hard disks on computers that had long periods of normal use?
1) Disk Cleanup 2) Disk Defragmenter
100
Define "multi-user"
2 or more users have individual accounts that allow them to work with programs at the same time
100
Define "partition"
When a hard drive is logically divided into 1 or more areas
200
Name 2 types of hypervisors
Type 1 and Type 2
200
Use to browse and manage event logs
Event Viewer
200
What does the "TASKLIST" command do?
Displays a list of currently running applications
200
Define "multitasking"
Operating multiple applications at the same time
200
Define 2 characteristics of the primary partition
1)Usually the 1st partition 2) Can't be divided into smaller sections
300
Which of these programs is an example of a type 2 hypervisor? 1) Virtual PC 2) Open GL 3) Direct X
Virtual PC
300
Use to view, enable and disable devices
Device Manager
300
What does the "AT" command do?
Schedules a program to run at a specific time
300
Define "multithreading"
Allows different parts of a program to be run at the same time
300
Define 2 characteristics of the active partition
1)The partition is used by the OS to boot the computer 2) Usually the C: drive
400
True or False: The OS of a virtual machine is dependent of the OS installed on the host machine
False
400
Allows you to manage all the services on your computer
Services Console
400
What does the "TASKKILL" command do?
Kills or stops a running application
400
Define "dual-core system"
Several applications can each access a separate processor core at the same time
400
Define 2 characteristics of the extended partition
1) Uses remaining free space 2) Takes the place of a primary partition
500
True or false: Virtual machines are not susceptible to threats and malicious attacks
False
500
What is a service?
A type of application that runs in the background
500
True or False: Restore points 1) Restore the computer to an earlier time when the system worked 2) Back up personal data files
False! Restore points DO NOT back up personal data files.
500
Define what the "core" does
The part of the processor that performs the reading and executing of instructions
500
What is the CONVERT.EXE utility used for?
To convert a FAT32 partition to an NTFS partition without losing data