Special feature of Windows that enables
users to span a single volume across two or more drives.

Today's hard drives have a built-in ______________________________ that constantly checks the drive for bad sectors.

Tiny bit of code that takes control
of the boot process from the system BIOS

The MBR checks the partition table to find the _____________ or bootable partition

6. The ______________________________________ partitioning scheme enables you to create more than four primary partitions without needing to use dynamic disks

Encryption tool found in NTFS 5 and later

Type of non-bootable hard disk partition. Purpose is to divide a large disk into smaller partitions, each with a separate drive letter

Sections of an extended partition on a hard
drive that are formatted and (usually) assigned a drive letter, each of which is presented to the user as if it were a separate drive.

If a file is not stored in contiguous clusters, you can improve hard drive performance by using a tool to _______________ the drive

A logical drive must be created inside a _____________________________.

Volume that is mirrored on another volume.

Hidden table that records how files on a hard disk are stored in distinct clusters; the only way DOS knows where to access files. Address of first cluster of a file is stored in the directory file.

Format that sets up a file system on
a drive.

Instead of using a FAT, NTFS uses a ___________________ with a backup copy placed in the middle of the disk for better security

Only a single ___________________ may be set to active on one drive

A type of mirrored volume created by Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions

Enhanced file allocation table used by NTFS

Partitioning scheme that enables you to create more than four primary partitions without needing to use dynamic disks

On modern versions of Windows, the best file system to choose is ________________________________________

The _____________________ utility is useful for purging your system of unnecessary temporary files.

Windows graphical tool that scans and
fixes hard drive problems. Often referred to by the name of the executable, chkdsk, or Check Disk

Scheme that directs how an OS stores and
retrieves data on and off a drive

Procedure in which all the files
on a hard disk are rewritten on disk so that all parts of each file reside in contiguous clusters. The result is an improvement
in disk speed during retrieval operations.

The Windows tool that attempts to fix invalid file names, erases lost clusters, and seals off bad clusters is called ______________________________________

A ___________________ requires exactly two volumes and is extremely fault tolerant.