True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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All
personal computers contain at least one hard disk drive.
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2.
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Periodic maintenance of your computer’s hard drive helps to prevent data losses
and system failures.
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3.
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Windows XP Professional does not provide any program to handle routine
backups.
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4.
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A
differential backup is the same thing as an incremental backup.
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5.
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The
Windows XP Disk Cleanup utility helps protect your computer from getting a virus.
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6.
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Files
removed with the Windows XP Disk Cleanup utility are permanently deleted.
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7.
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System Restore cannot restore files removed by the Windows XP Disk Cleanup
utility.
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8.
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To
run the Windows XP Disk Cleanup utility: From the Start menu, choose All Programs, then choose
Accessories, then choose System Tools, and finally, choose Disk Cleanup.
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9.
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A
file system error occurs only when running a backup.
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10.
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A bad
sector is the name for an unverified Web address on the Internet.
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11.
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Errors discovered when running the Windows XP error-checking tool require the user to
decide how to handle each problem individually.
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12.
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The
Windows XP error-checking tool can attempt to recover information that is located on bad sectors of
your computer’s hard disk drive.
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13.
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Files
that are split into smaller pieces of data and stored in different locations on your computer’s
hard disk drive are said to be discrete.
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14.
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Defragmentation is the process of reassembling the pieces of files on your hard disk
drive and storing each file so its pieces are next to one another.
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15.
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Fragmented files on your computer’s hard disk drive make your computer run more
rapidly.
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16.
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To
keep your hard drive running smoothly, you should analyze your disk regularly, up to one or more
times each month depending on how much you use the computer.
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17.
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There
is no way to set up a program you use frequently so that it launches each time you start your
computer.
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18.
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Tasks
that you schedule require you to enter your user name and password.
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19.
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You
can set scheduled tasks to run only daily or weekly; there are no other options in the Scheduled Task
Wizard.
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20.
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The
most likely reasons that a task you’ve scheduled did not run is that you did not include your
password or that you keyed in your password incorrectly.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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21.
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All
personal computers contain at least one magnetic storage device—which holds the computer’s
operating system, programs, and the files you create—and is called the: a. | Link | c. | Active
matrix | b. | Hard disk drive | d. | Monitor | | | | |
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Before you perform any disk maintenance, you should make sure your important data
files are: a. | Defragmented | c. | Backed
up | b. | Fragmented | d. | None of the
above | | | | |
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Windows XP keeps track of the files that have changed since your last backup by
marking or unmarking the files with a(n): a. | Archive attribute | c. | Drive letter | b. | Key | d. | Byte | | | | |
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24.
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The
backup type that copies all selected files but does not change the archive attributes of the files
and does not affect other backup operations is the: a. | Fragmented
backup | c. | Copy
backup | b. | Last backup | d. | Incremental backup | | | | |
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25.
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The
backup type that copies files created or changed since the last normal or incremental backup and does
not change the archive attributes of the files, is the: a. | Incremental
backup | c. | Normal
backup | b. | Differential backup | d. | Monitor backup | | | | |
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26.
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When
you use the backup utility to recover files you previously copied to a backup file, copying them back
to your computer’s hard disk drive so you can use them again, you: a. | Restore
them | c. | Fragment
them | b. | Defragment
them | d. | Link
them | | | | |
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27.
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Web
pages stored on your hard drive for quick viewing are called: a. | Directories | c. | Temporary
Internet files | b. | Menus | d. | Shortcuts | | | | |
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28.
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Among
the categories of files you can remove by using the Disk Cleanup utility are: a. | Downloaded
program files | c. | Recycle Bin
files | b. | Temporary Internet files | d. | All of the above | | | | |
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29.
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Files
removed with the Disk Cleanup utility are permanently: a. | Labeled | c. | Fragmented | b. | Deleted | d. | Defragmented | | | | |
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30.
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What
occurs when a piece of information is not stored correctly on your hard disk drive due to an error in
the way the file is stored or an error in the hard disk drive’s index that keeps track of the
file’s physical location? a. | File system error | c. | Defragmentation | b. | Link
error | d. | System
break | | | | |
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31.
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A
small physical storage unit on your hard disk drive that contains a physical defect is called a
bad: a. | Byte | c. | Sector | b. | Bit | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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32.
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Which
of the following options can you choose when you check a disk drive for errors? a. | Incremental
backup | c. | Daily
backup | b. | Differential backup | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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33.
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The
process of splitting up files and storing them in different locations on the hard disk is
called: a. | Fragmentation | c. | Division | b. | Filing | d. | Sorting | | | | |
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34.
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The
process of reassembling the pieces of files on your hard disk drive and storing each file so its
pieces are next to one another is known as: a. | Fragmentation | c. | Linking | b. | Sorting | d. | Defragmentation | | | | |
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35.
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Disk
Defragmenter requires at least what percent of free space on your hard drive? a. | 15
percent | c. | 25
percent | b. | 20 percent | d. | 30 percent | | | | |
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36.
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To
keep your hard drive running smoothly, you should analyze your disk regularly—depending on use,
at least once: a. | Yearly | c. | Weekly | b. | Monthly | d. | Daily | | | | |
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37.
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The
Scheduled Task window enables you to set up programs to run: a. | Automatically
one time in the future | c. | Each time you
log on the computer | b. | Periodically | d. | All of the above | | | | |
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38.
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If
your scheduled task did not run, it is likely that you: a. | Selected the
wrong disk drive. | b. | Sorted the items incorrectly. | c. | Did not include
your password or keyed your password incorrectly when you set up the
schedule. | d. | Used the wrong menu when you logged
on. | | |
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39.
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You
can change Disk Cleanup settings, including the time when a task will run, by opening
the: a. | Recycle
Bin | c. | File
menu | b. | Disk Cleanup
Properties dialog box | d. | Console | | | | |
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40.
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If a
scheduled task is no longer needed or if it doesn’t work, you can: a. | Do nothing about
it. | b. | Search for other
users who can make use of the task. | c. | Log on by using a different username and
password. | d. | Remove it from the scheduled task
list. | | |
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