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Flashcards by Thomas Russell U, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Thomas Russell U
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Spyware Protection | software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another's computer activities by transmitting data covertly from their hard drive. |
| Firewall | protect (a network or system) from unauthorized access with a firewall |
| Disk Formatting | Disk formatting is the process of preparing a data storage device such as a hard disk drive, solid-state drive, floppy disk or USB flash drive for initial use. In some cases, the formatting operation may also create one or more new file systems. |
| Anti-Virus Software | Antivirus or anti-virus software (often abbreviated as AV), sometimes known as anti-malware software, is computer software used to prevent, detect and remove malicious software. Antivirus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer viruses, hence the name. |
| File transfer | File transfer is a generic term for the act of transmitting files over a computer network like the Internet. There are numerous ways and protocols to transfer files over a network. Computers which provide a file transfer service are often called file servers. |
| de-fragmentation | In the maintenance of file systems, de-fragmentation is a process that reduces the amount of fragmentation. It does this by physically organizing the contents of the mass storage device used to store files into the smallest number of contiguous regions (fragments). |
| system clean-up | Disk Clean-up (cleanmgr.exe) is a computer maintenance utility included in Microsoft Windows designed to free up disk space on a computer's hard drive. The utility first searches and analyses the hard drive for files that are no longer of any use, and then removes the unnecessary files. |
| system restore | System Restore is a feature first introduced in Windows XP. It allows users to restore their computers to a previous state without losing personal data files. System Restore automatically creates restore points, which you can use to revert your system to the way it was at a previous time. |
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