IT Terminology Definitions

A USB device containing software licenses that must be plugged into the system for software to run is known as a(n) _______________.

A combination of using a mouse, touchpad, or finger movements and mouse clicks to perform a function is known as a(n) _______________.

A complete copy of a hard drive volume on which an operating system and any desired application software programs have been pre-installed is known as a(n) _______________.

A corrective program meant to fix a problem is called a(n) _______________.

A counter tracks specific information about a(n) ________________.

A list of things you need before you can run software are known as the software's _______________.

A named group of functions that defines what you can do with an object is called a ________________.

A password _______________ policy forces users to select a new password periodically.

A small, hidden partition to the primary hard drive containing an image of the factory-fresh version of Windows is known as a _______________.

A strong password is at least _______________ characters long and contains letters, numbers, and punctuation symbols.

A type of installation that is very popular for re-creating standard configurations is a(n) _______________.

A(n) _______________ enables you to use your existing folders to store more data that can fit on a single drive or partition/volume.

A(n) _______________ volume is similar to a primary partition, but in fact, is not a primary partition.

Actions or schedules that start a program are called _______________ in Task Scheduler.

All basic hard drive partition tables support up to _______________ partitions.

An 8×4×32× CD-RW drive reads at a speed of _______________.

An MBR has four different operating systems installed. What is this setup called?

An entire physical drive can be added to another drive as a folder by creating a _______________.

An unpopular, but necessary, security feature introduced in Windows Vista was _______________.

Authorization for Windows' files and folders is controlled by the _______________ file system, which assigns permissions to users and groups.

Because both CD-R and CD-RW drives require a powerful _______________, making a drive that could burn CD-Rs and CD-RWs became a simple process, and plain CD-R drives disappeared almost overnight.

By default, Windows creates a ___________ every time new software is installed.

By default, all new user accounts are automatically added to the _______________ group.

By default, what is the maximum partition size NTFS supports on a dynamic disk?

By default, who has complete control over a folder or file?

CDs store data by using _______________ pits burned into a glass master CD with a powerful laser.

Created automatically by Windows, _______________ give local administrators access to resources whether they log on locally or remotely.

DVD-ROM is the DVD-equivalent of the standard _______________ data format.

Destroying data on a hard drive while still allowing the hard drive to function is known as _______________.

Digital cameras plug directly into a(n) _______________ port.

During installation, one may decide to go with the default drivers because they _______________.

Each released version of an OS will pass through a few phases that we call its ________________.

External optical drives often use USB or _______________ connections.

Feature updates in Windows are controlled by what ________________ you are on.

How do you install a macOS application bundle (.app) file?

How is the Registry organized?

How many GB of RAM does Windows 10 Home support?

How many devices can a single USB host controller theoretically support?

How many extended partitions can be created in a hard drive?

How many master boot records can exist on an MBR disk?

How many notification levels of UAC did Microsoft include in modern Windows versions?

How many partitions can be active at any given point in time?

How many root keys are in the Registry?

How much data can a dual-layer Blu-ray disc store?

If you are using an administrator account during a software installation and you get prompted by the UAC, you should _______________.

If you move a dynamic disk from one computer to another, how will this drive be displayed in Disk Manager?

In Windows, each _______________ is assigned a drive letter from C: to Z:.