True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or
false.
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| 1. | On a hard
disk the master boot record and the DOS boot record are the same record.
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| 2. | All floppy
disk MBRs are the same, regardless of whether the disk is bootable or not.
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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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| 3. | The DOS
command FORMAT A: /U ____. a. | prepares the disk in the A: drive use | b. | formats the subdirectories on the disk in drive
A: | c. | performs a more
thorough format by erasing all data | d. | prepares the disk in the A: drive use and then copies the OS to
it | | |
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| 4. | This
cable is for a: a. | IDE hard
drive | c. | Floppy
drive | b. | SATA hard
drive | d. | CD
Drive | | | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
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| | 5. | Data is
first written to the ____________________ side of a floppy disk.
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| | 6. | A
file that has been written to different portions of the disk so that it is not in contiguous
clusters.
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| | 7. | On a
disk surface, one segment of a track, which almost always contains 512 bytes of data. Sometimes a
single wedge of the disk surface is also called a ____.
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Matching
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Match
the following vocabulary words to their definitions.
a. | File allocation table (FAT)
| e. | Emergency startup disk (ESD) | b. | XCOPY command | f. | Internal DOS commands | c. | Removable drives | g. | Directory | d. | Master boot record (MBR) | h. | Formatting (a floppy disk) | | | | |
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| 8. | High-capacity drives, such as Zip or Jaz drives, that have disks
that
can be removed like floppy disks.
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| 9. | A
Windows 9x system disk that also contains some Windows 9x diagnostic and utility files.The ESD serves
Windows 9x as a rescue disk.
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| 10. | The
record written near the beginning of a floppy disk, containing information about the disk as well as
the startup operating system programs.
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