Chapter 2

2-1
Some advantages of upgrading are enhanced security features,
Enhanced User controls, and continued Microsoft support. Windows 7
also offers battery control and 64bit support. Windows 7 supports
virtual hard disks and added support for Home networks.
Some disadvantages are the cost, needing to update drivers, and some
features have been removed
2-2
Yes. The accounting department will still be able to run a legacy 16-bit
program using compatibility mode
2-3
The latest operating system that the department can update to is OS X
10.10 Yosemite.
This OS is redesigned for added security. OS 10.10 allows you to switch
between computer and mobile. OS x 10.10 allows better performance
use and Microsoft integration
2-4
To determine if the processor is overloaded you can view task manager
2-5
The advantage of upgrading to windows vista instead of windows 7
from windows xp would be familiarity. The disadvantages are that you
will miss out on the new features of windows 7 and also miss the
performance updates. Windows 7 also offers faster load and boot
times. Windows 7 offers a cheaper cost to own. Microsoft still offers
support for windows 7 and it is cheaper to buy that windows vista.
2-6
Windows server 2012 offers a significant upgrade over server 2003.
Server 2012 offers an array of new features including server
deployment, client deployment. User group management, office 365
distribution group management, data protection, health reports, Mobile
integration remote web access and Microsoft online integration. The
recommended OS would be windows 7 as is fully integrated with this
server version
Chapter 4
4-1
To access the files left:

Double click the Macintosh icon, double click the users folder, select
the appropriate user account, folders and files under the user can be
viewed by double clicking on them.
To create a new folder:
Double click the Macintosh icon, double click the users folder, then
select the folder for the desired user account, click the file menu and
then click new folder, finally type the folder name then press enter
The folder structure should be:
Users/VPFinancials . The subfolders would be Board of director Rulings,
Spreadsheets, Division Documents , Senior Management Documents ,
and Marketing reports.
4-2
under command prompt type mount and press enter
DVD/CD-ROM uses the file system iso9660
4-3
The best file system to use would be NTFS
NTFS offers the capability to recover from some disk errors, improved
support for larger hard disks, and has better security compatibilities
For the folder structure can be placed under \documents and settings
with the folder names Reports, Documents, Memos, and Evaluations
4-4
NTFS is a file system for the windows NT operating system.
NTFS offers faster access speed by minimizing the amount of disk
required to find one file. NTFS allows for file permissions to be set on
files and folders. NTFS supports encrypting file system. NTFS allows for
dis quotas to be set. NTFS also offers enhanced Recoverability and
compression.
4-5
Using command prompt type chkdsk and press enter. Here you will be
able to see any errors that this tool will find. Files with errors will be
labeled .chk; the .chk file can be edited with a text editor
Chapter 7
7-1
Some advantages of dynamic drives are that they are more powerful
and less vulnerable to attacks; Dynamic drives are easy to update;
Dynamic drives offer more storage options; Dynamic drives support
fault tolerance
The windows disk management tool can be used to convert a drive
7-2
the OS x disk utility can be used to repair a damaged disk

1. Open Finder 2. Click Go in the menu 3. Click Disk Utility 4. Select the
hard drive 5. Click the First aid tab 6. Click the repair Disk Button.
7-3
LTO tape cartridges give you the ability to store data for 15 to 30
years.
LTO tapes use less energy and are durable. Lto tapes also have a low
cost to own and can be stored easily.
7-4
NAS devices can be used. NAS devices can be used by multiple
Operating systems. NAS includes fast file access for multiple clients,
ease of data sharing and drive mirroring, expandable storage capacity,
data redundancy and flexible consolidation of resources
7-5
You can use the fdisk command
1. Open terminal
2. Type su and press enter (enter password if needed)
3. Type fdisk l and press enter
Chapter 11
11-1
if the budget is tight and you are looking to reduce unnecessary you
can use the disk clean up tool.. Unnecessary files can be deleted such
as recycle bin, temporary Internet files, downloaded program files,
temporary files, and offline web pages. A user can also use the Internet
options to delete temporary files and cookies.
11-2
fsck is used in linux to check file systems.
Disk utility has first aid on Mac OS x verify and to repair the disk.
Chkdsk can find and fix disk and file problems in windows 7 and vista.
11-3
I would suggest for the CFO to do a file-by-file back up. The CFO can
back up his files on a portable hard drive that can be stored in a safe
place. Windows 7 enables the CFO to do scheduled back ups.
11-4
she should back up her computer then empty her trash folder and
delete unnecessary files. She can also run the first aid tool under the
disk utility to check for errors.
11-5

1. Click start and click control panel 2. Click System 3. Click advanced
system settings 4. On the advance tab in the system properties, click
settings under performance. 5. Click the advance tab on the
performance options box. 6 click change under virtual memory 7. Make
your changes then press ok