5.4 Managing Files- COMPTIA A+ Essentials

Filename

A complete ____ is made up of a file path combined with the name of the file itself. Extensions can be included in a filename to indicate a file type.

Attribute

A file ____ is metadata that gives certain qualities to a file after it has been assigned.

Association

A file extension ____ identifies the program that is used to create a file. When you open a file that has an associated program, the program is launched and the file is opened within the program.

.bat

Batch file extension is ____.

Windows

By default, ____ hides the extension for files with associations.

ACL (access control list)

Each file has an ____ that identifies users or groups and the actions they can perform on the file.

Commands

Executable files (.exe, .com) are program files that can be run. Batch files (.bat as well as other extensions) also run and execute a series of ____, but typically launch another program to interpret the commands in the batch or script file.

Associated

If you try to open a file type that is not ____ with a program, you will be prompted to identify the program to use to open the file.

NTFS

NTFS permissions are only available for files on a partition formatted with ____.

OS

NTFS permissions control access to folders and files through the Windows ____.

Both

Note: A file can either be encrypted or compressed, but not ____.

Attribute

Permissions are saved as an ____ of the file.

.exe .com

Program file extensions include ____ and ____.

.vxd (virtual device driver)

System files extensions include .dll (dynamic link library), .drv (device driver) and ____.

.drv (device driver)

System files extensions include .dll (dynamic link library), ____ and .vxd (virtual device driver).

.dll (dynamic link library)

System files extensions include ____, .drv (device driver) and .vxd (virtual device driver).

Compression

The ____ attribute causes a file to be compressed to save space on the hard drive.

Encrypted

The ____ attribute encrypts a file.

H (Hidden)

The ____ attribute hides a file within the file system so it cannot be viewed or accessed by users that do not have access to its specific filename.

S (System)

The ____ attribute identifies a file as a system file that cannot be deleted.

A (Archive)

The ____ attribute identifies if a file has been modified since the last backup.

R (Read only)

The ____ attribute marks a file as read-only meaning that the file cannot be altered by subsequent users.

Index

The ____ attribute specifies how a file is indexed that allows a system to quickly locate files using additional extensions assigned by the user.

FAT32

The ____ file system only supports the following attributes: R, H, S, and A.

Program

The extension identifies what the file is, what it contains and what ____ is used to create and modify the file

Long

The main types of filename systems are 1) ____ file names supported with FAT32 that allows 255 characters including spaces.

Unicode

The main types of filename systems are 2) ____ supported with NTFS that allows 255 characters including all characters except for /.

File Types

To change a program associated with a file extension: In Windows 2000/XP, use the ____ tab in Folder Options. In Windows Vista/7, use Default Programs in the Control Panel, or edit the properties of the file.

Attrib

To change file or folder attributes, edit the properties of the file or folder, or use the ____ command from the command prompt. (You cannot change permissions with this command.)

False

True or false, moving NTFS files to a non-NTFS partition preserves the permissions.

True

True or false, moving NTFS files to another NTFS partition preserves the permissions.

True

True or false, with Windows XP and Vista, Windows hides operating system files, even if the hidden attribute is not set for the file.

Folder Options

Use ____ to show protected operating system files, or to show compressed or encrypted files in a different color.

Folder Options

Use the settings in ____ to show file extensions for known file types.

FAT32

When you copy files from an NTFS partition to a FAT32 partition, attributes not available under ____ do not remain with the file.

Application

When you install an ____, file extension associations are created automatically for the file types the it uses.

.msi

Windows Installer file extension is ____.