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A command-line utility used to help fix startup issues on Windows-based systems. Bootrec can be accessed through the CMD Terminal. If Windows can't boot normally, access it through Safe Mode w/ Command Prompt. Options Description Usage fixmbr Rewrites t...

Boot Configuration Database: A detailed list of the programs the Windows OS is to load at boot time. BCD replaces the boot.ini file starting with Windows Vista. #VIII

aliases: MBR A hard disk partition style that holds information about how the disk has it's partitions setup and the file system that each partition is using. It's only able to address storage spaces less than 2 TB in size. In MBR, partitions are identifie...

An enumeration of the advanced boot options for Microsoft-Windows. Option Description Enable Debugging Starts Windows in advanced troubleshooting mode. Enable Boot Logging Creates a file called ntbtlog.txt in C:\Windows during startup that logs every ...

aliases: UEFI The modern firmware developed to replace BIOS. Also responsible for managing the PC's startup process, locating and loading an installed OS into memory. Features: provides support for storage sizes greater than 2.2 TB provides support for 64...

aliases: RFI A form of interference that interfere with wireless networking. It's usually caused by cordless phones, microwave ovens, and other wireless devices. Wireless networks that run in 2.4 GHz (gigahertz) are especially vulnerable to radio frequency...

File Allocation Table 32: file system introduced with Windows 95, replacing FAT16. Mainly used to format USB drives, SD cards, and other storage devices. Features: doesn't support files larger than 4GB very compatible less secure than exFAT and NTFS disallows...

A Windows 10 feature that enables data transfer capabilities for workstations part of a small private network, similar to domain groups. Workgroup accounts are a smaller version of domain accounts. They are made for networks in which every workstation in that ...

A virtual Linux file system that enables the system to access individual data and audio tracks stored on CDs. #IX

An enumeration of the common file systems used in Linux or Unix-based systems. File Systems ext2 ext3 ext4 swap (default swap file; also known as virtual memory on Windows-based systems) CDfs NFS NTFS (limited support) VFAT XFS BTRFS

Extended File System: a file system originally designed for the Silicon Graphics IRIX OS, but supported by Linux as well. Features: decently handles files of large sizes smooth data transfers journaling support can be hosted on a regular disk partition or on ...

Virtual File Allocation Table: a FAT32-based file system for Linux. Features: no support for journaling long name support requires a kernel implementation from the OS before it can be supported/recognized #IX

aliases: NFS A distributed network file system protocol used in Linux or Unix-based systems. NFS enables computers to access files stored on peer computers much like how local storage is accessed on their GUI. #IX

Third Extended File Table an updated version of ext2 that supports journaling. #IX

Second Extended File Table: the oldest Linux file system. Features uses standard file hierarchy and directory system supports max 2 TB file size supports max 4 TB volume size 255-char limit on file names supports Linux groups, users, and permissions does NOT ...

aliases: BTRFS B-Tree File System: a Linux file system with specialized features not found in other file systems. Features: copy-on-write technology storage pools snapshots - almost like integrated backups that can be configured to be ran at intervals #I...

A mechanism in which file systems will log incomplete write operations into a "journal" file before actually executing them, enabling faster recovery times in case of an insecure, unstable, or unclean system shutdown. The logs of the Journaling service can be ...

An enumeration of the different flags and properties files can take in Windows-based systems. Attribute Description Hidden Hides the file from the File Explorer and from showing up in results from the dir command. System Identifies this file as a prot...