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CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ (Exam FC0-U61)

Module 3 / Unit 5 / Using File Systems

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?Describe the properties of file systems and select an appropriate file system for a given OS and usage ?Use a file manager to create, open, move/copy, and delete files and folders/directories ?Use search tools and view options to locate files quickly

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Managing the File System

?Physical disks and drives

?Hard disk partitions

oDivide into logically separate storage areas oEach partition can have different file system oMust be at least one partition oActive/system partition

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?Logical partitions, optical drives, and other removable drives can be assigned separate drive letters

?Boot drive (usually "C:") contains the Windows system files

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In Windows, you can access data via letter-labeled "drives." Do these correspond exactly to physical disks?

Not necessarily in the case of hard disks, which can be configured with multiple partitions, each of which can be assigned a drive letter. Optical drives and flash memory cards cannot be partitioned, however.

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