Intro to Operating Systems

Exam Three Review Chapter 10 and 11

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Backup Program: Copies and compresses files and folders into a single file.
Backup File: compressed file Backup Medium: storage device
Tape Cartridge Zip Disk Cd Writable Disk 3 inch Disk (would not use on large quantities)

You can choose what to backup Located in System Tools Submenu

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Backup Strategies:
Full Backup:
Compressed copy of ALL files Foundation of backup strategy
Must have full backup prior to any Differential or Incremental

Wouldnt want to perform daily (timing issue)

Partial Backup:
follows full backup and only copies files that have changed
Differential Backup: only files that have changed since last full backup. Incremental Backup: only files that have changed since last full or Partial backup.

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Backup Facts:
Differential backup is quicker to restore than Incremental backup. Incremental backup is quicker to backup than Differential backup. Backup files do not have to be restored to their original location.

Restore order:
Full, Differential then Incremental

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Copy vs. Backup
Copying can create multiple files, backing up creates a single compress file. Copy occupies same space as original, backup is usually much smaller than original Backups are much quicker Copy cannot split files, backup can Backup can accommodate changed files Backup files are easier to recover

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Can backup only selective files
Blue check: entire folder or file will backup Gray check: only parts of a folder or drive will be backed up.

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Users:
All users on the system must have an account Account Types:
Administrator Limited Guest

A good Password would consist of

7 characters long, numerals and mixed case letters

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Hardware: Any physical piece of equipment (device) connected or controlled by your computer.
External: Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner or Printer Internal: Disk Drives, Modems or Network adapters

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Computer Ports (external connectors)
Serial (oldest) Parallel USB (newest and fastest)

MicroProcessor
Serves as computers brain

Motherboard
Main circuit board

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Software
System Software Application Software Device Drivers

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Print queue
Storage area for files waiting to be printed More than one print job can be generated at a time

Printer Test Page

listing of technical specifications

Printers Memory

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Disk files can be damaged by:
Power Outage Disk Defect Virus

Damaged sector is called a Bad Sector