alt.certification.a-plus - SOMEONE TEST ME, I AM TAKING MY EXAM ON 9th OCTOBER

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SOMEONE TEST ME, I AM TAKING MY EXAM ON 9th OCTOBER

RMrcry

2002-09-27, 3:29 am

I am finally taking my exam on 9th OCTOBER, found away around the credit card
issue with comptia :-)

Could fellow A+ students and Certified professionals post test questions and
see what i know, i would be very grateful.

Cheers

Rob Mercury

Dan Cox

2002-09-27, 6:28 am

What is the "credit card issue"?

"RMrcry" <rmrcry@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20020927033105.00848.00006156@mb-ms.aol.com...
> I am finally taking my exam on 9th OCTOBER, found away around the credit
card
> issue with comptia :-)
>
> Could fellow A+ students and Certified professionals post test questions
and
> see what i know, i would be very grateful.
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob Mercury

Dan Cox

2002-09-27, 7:28 am

Phil Clark

2002-09-27, 7:28 am

Go to http://www.freecomptia.com for several sets of sample questions.

--
Phil Clark

"RMrcry" <rmrcry@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20020927033105.00848.00006156@mb-ms.aol.com...
> I am finally taking my exam on 9th OCTOBER, found away around the credit
card
> issue with comptia :-)
>
> Could fellow A+ students and Certified professionals post test questions
and
> see what i know, i would be very grateful.
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob Mercury

Phil Clark

2002-09-27, 8:28 am

Adam Leinss

2002-09-27, 9:31 am

rmrcry@aol.com (RMrcry) wrote in
news:20020927033105.00848.00006156@mb-ms.aol.com:

> I am finally taking my exam on 9th OCTOBER, found away around the
> credit card issue with comptia :-)
>
> Could fellow A+ students and Certified professionals post test
> questions and see what i know, i would be very grateful.
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob Mercury

Hey, I'm taking mine October 2nd! It's been long overdue. Everyone
seems to want A+ just for about anything.

Ok, here's one: what's the difference between a differential and
incremental backup? I got that one wrong.

How many files can be in the root directory of a HD floppy disk?
It's not 512!

How many wires does serial use to send data? Parallel?

How many registry hives are in NT 4.0?

Some of these questions seem quite silly. I was even asked what the
I/O address of the primary hard drive was. By luck, I got it right.
Hopefully the real test isn't so silly.

Adam
--
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and
I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein

Adam Leinss

2002-09-27, 10:28 am

Barry Watzman

2002-09-27, 3:28 pm

None of the questions are silly, but some are obscure.

An incremental backup resets the archive bits, a differential backup
does not.

The max. number of files in the root directory is not absolutely fixed,
but for a garden variety 1.44 MB 3.5" diskette formatted with MS-DOS
it's 224 (surprised me also). For reference, 14 directory sectors of
512 bytes = 7,168 bytes, at 32 bytes per directory entry = 224 entries.

A serial port can SEND data with two wires (send ONLY .... how literally
do I take your question ?). For send/receive, the minimum is 3 but
that's without any handshaking at all (still, this is sometimes actually
used). There are a number of handshaking lines, and different ways to
use them. A normal serial port with full handshaking uses 9 wires (1-8
and 20 on a DB-25, or all 9 of a DB-9).

A parallel port would need at least 8 data lines plus ground and at
least one "strobe" line. Lots more handshaking lines exist in a normal
PC implementation, however, and the question is open to a bit of
interpretation. Ten would be the absolute minimum answer.

[In both of the above questions, the fact that it's multiple choice
helps, you can only select an answer choice that is given].

There are 5 registry hives in NT.

Know the I/O assignments for the serial ports, parallel ports and the
disk drive.

Get a good general PC reference book (or a few) on PCs (hardware and
software). "Upgrading and Repairing PCs", by Mueller is probably my
single favorite, also "The Winn-Rosch Hardware Bible" (may be out of
print). NONE of these books has everything that you might ultimately
want, so it's best to have several. Old editions can be had quite
cheaply, and sometimes are worth having because material gets dropped
when it seems no longer relevant (e.g. some newer editions no longer
discuss 5.25" drives).

Adam Leinss wrote:
> rmrcry@aol.com (RMrcry) wrote in
> news:20020927033105.00848.00006156@mb-ms.aol.com:
>
>
>>I am finally taking my exam on 9th OCTOBER, found away around the
>>credit card issue with comptia :-)
>>
>>Could fellow A+ students and Certified professionals post test
>>questions and see what i know, i would be very grateful.
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Rob Mercury
>
>
> Hey, I'm taking mine October 2nd! It's been long overdue. Everyone
> seems to want A+ just for about anything.
>
> Ok, here's one: what's the difference between a differential and
> incremental backup? I got that one wrong.
>
> How many files can be in the root directory of a HD floppy disk?
> It's not 512!
>
> How many wires does serial use to send data? Parallel?
>
> How many registry hives are in NT 4.0?
>
> Some of these questions seem quite silly. I was even asked what the
> I/O address of the primary hard drive was. By luck, I got it right.
> Hopefully the real test isn't so silly.
>
> Adam

Barry Watzman

2002-09-27, 4:29 pm

RMrcry

2002-09-27, 4:29 pm

when i originally booked my exam date i was told that i need a credit card and
that my switch card was no good to book with, so i have had to find an
alternate method!!!

RMrcry

2002-09-27, 5:28 pm

when i originally booked my exam date i was told that i need a credit card and
that my switch card was no good to book with, so i have had to find an
alternate method!!!

Adam Leinss

2002-09-27, 9:28 pm

Barry Watzman <Watzman@neo.rr.com> wrote in
news:3D94C473.8050202@neo.rr.com:

> None of the questions are silly, but some are obscure.

So you would use these every day in repairing computers, eh?

> Get a good general PC reference book (or a few) on PCs (hardware
> and software). "Upgrading and Repairing PCs", by Mueller is
> probably my single favorite, also "The Winn-Rosch Hardware Bible"
> (may be out of print).

I own the 12th, 10th and 6th edition of Mueller's famous book. Never
heard of the Winn-Rosch Hardware Bible.

I just watched the Mike Meyers 8 CD video series. Very interesting
and entertaining. I'm complementing that with a 5 CD set from Course
Technology. Some of these questions seem a bit stupid, like the
customer service questions. And then there are those with which I
would like to argue. For example: What key would you press to have
Windows use Standard VGA? I said F5, because that takes you right
into safe mode, but it said F8 was the right answer?

P.S. You got all the questions right, very good!

Adam
--
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and
I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein

Adam Leinss

2002-09-27, 10:28 pm

Scott S

2002-09-28, 4:29 am

>
> How many files can be in the root directory of a HD floppy disk?
> It's not 512!
>
how about a fat32 partition?

Scott S

2002-09-28, 4:29 am

how many primary partitions can you create with fdisk?

Scott S

2002-09-28, 5:28 am

>
> How many files can be in the root directory of a HD floppy disk?
> It's not 512!
>
how about a fat32 partition?

Scott S

2002-09-28, 5:28 am

how many primary partitions can you create with fdisk?

Lanceallott

2002-09-28, 8:28 am

>Subject: SOMEONE TEST ME, I AM TAKING MY EXAM ON 9th OCTOBER
>From: rmrcry@aol.com (RMrcry)
>Date: 9/27/02 3:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Joystick data transfer uses a _____ bus?

a. usb
b. serial
c. parallel
d. pci
e. isa
f. analog
g. polling

Lanceallott

2002-09-28, 9:28 am

Barry Watzman

2002-09-28, 10:28 am

Where the hell did you come up with that one ? I don't like the
question, but the 15-pin joystick connector connects directly to the
analog potentiometers of a joystick. It's not a digital signal at all.
But it's also not a bus.

Please note that in doing my studying, I found a LOT of bogus questions
floating around, and a lot of valid questions with WRONG answers (sure,
SVGA is 1024x768, but not on this planet).

Lanceallott wrote:
>>Subject: SOMEONE TEST ME, I AM TAKING MY EXAM ON 9th OCTOBER
>>From: rmrcry@aol.com (RMrcry)
>>Date: 9/27/02 3:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time
>
>
> Joystick data transfer uses a _____ bus?
>
> a. usb
> b. serial
> c. parallel
> d. pci
> e. isa
> f. analog
> g. polling

Adam Leinss

2002-09-28, 10:28 am

"Scott S" <sws2000@earthlink.net> wrote in news:vYel9.4717$Rt5.457903
@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net:

> how many primary partitions can you create with fdisk?
>
>

1. Mike Meyers claims you can create 4 with Windows 2000.

Adam
--
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm
not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein

Barry Watzman

2002-09-28, 11:28 am

Adam Leinss

2002-09-28, 11:28 am

Tom MacIntyre

2002-09-28, 12:28 pm

On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:16:33 GMT, Barry Watzman <Watzman@neo.rr.com>
wrote:

>Where the hell did you come up with that one ? I don't like the
>question, but the 15-pin joystick connector connects directly to the
>analog potentiometers of a joystick. It's not a digital signal at all.
> But it's also not a bus.

It has to be a bus of some description at the other end, though? It
has to deliver data, and if the signal is analog, an A/D converter
accomplishes that, and delivers it to a ??? bus. Is the signal analog
when it leaves the joystick? The fact that a joystick and a MIDI
device can share the same port should offer some indication as to
where the A/D conversion happens...

>
>Please note that in doing my studying, I found a LOT of bogus questions
>floating around, and a lot of valid questions with WRONG answers (sure,
>SVGA is 1024x768, but not on this planet).
>

This is where original correct definitions may get pushed aside for
accepted usage. SVGA was what, 800x600, when it first arrived on the
scene? What name would be attributed to 1024x768, if it is compatible
with the 800x600 standard? XVGA? 1280 would then be YVGA...why,
indeed? Change two letters and you have a Village People song.

More and more stuff that has less and less to do with expeditiously
taking care of a computer problem, which is what the A+ is all about.

Recent experience...let's put some emphasis on actually taking an
unknown box apart, because...that's where a lot of time might be
wasted, and time is money. They don't all just slide apart when we
wiggle our noses, and some proprietary boxes are diabolical in their
[Fort Knox-like] designs.

Tom

>
>
>Lanceallott wrote:
>>>Subject: SOMEONE TEST ME, I AM TAKING MY EXAM ON 9th OCTOBER
>>>From: rmrcry@aol.com (RMrcry)
>>>Date: 9/27/02 3:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time
>>
>>
>> Joystick data transfer uses a _____ bus?
>>
>> a. usb
>> b. serial
>> c. parallel
>> d. pci
>> e. isa
>> f. analog
>> g. polling

Tom MacIntyre

2002-09-28, 1:28 pm

Barry Watzman

2002-09-28, 2:28 pm

A joystick is not on a bus, and does not deliver data. It's an analog
interface to the sound card, which converts the analog input to data,
but at that point (after it's converted) it's just part of the sound
card. The question sucks as it was written. In truth, the joystick
does not supply a "signal" in the usual sense, it's just a variable
resistance that is measured by the joystick interface circuits on the
sound card (or joystick interface).

Of course, most of the "new" joysticks are USB devices, but that's a
whole other story.

Regarding the joystick and the Midi interface, they are not really the
same interface, they just use different pins of the same socket.
Physically the connector is the same, but logically they have nothing to
do with each other, the joystick and midi functions are on different
pins of that connector.

And no, it's just not acceptable to call SVGA 1024x768. It's just plain
wrong, period. Each of these resolutions have names, unique names, and
1024x768 is XGA, not SVGA. 800x600 is SVGA.

Tom MacIntyre wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:16:33 GMT, Barry Watzman <Watzman@neo.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Where the hell did you come up with that one ? I don't like the
>>question, but the 15-pin joystick connector connects directly to the
>>analog potentiometers of a joystick. It's not a digital signal at all.
>> But it's also not a bus.
>
>
> It has to be a bus of some description at the other end, though? It
> has to deliver data, and if the signal is analog, an A/D converter
> accomplishes that, and delivers it to a ??? bus. Is the signal analog
> when it leaves the joystick? The fact that a joystick and a MIDI
> device can share the same port should offer some indication as to
> where the A/D conversion happens...
>
>
>>Please note that in doing my studying, I found a LOT of bogus questions
>>floating around, and a lot of valid questions with WRONG answers (sure,
>>SVGA is 1024x768, but not on this planet).
>>
>
>
> This is where original correct definitions may get pushed aside for
> accepted usage. SVGA was what, 800x600, when it first arrived on the
> scene? What name would be attributed to 1024x768, if it is compatible
> with the 800x600 standard? XVGA? 1280 would then be YVGA...why,
> indeed? Change two letters and you have a Village People song.
>
> More and more stuff that has less and less to do with expeditiously
> taking care of a computer problem, which is what the A+ is all about.
>
> Recent experience...let's put some emphasis on actually taking an
> unknown box apart, because...that's where a lot of time might be
> wasted, and time is money. They don't all just slide apart when we
> wiggle our noses, and some proprietary boxes are diabolical in their
> [Fort Knox-like] designs.
>
> Tom
>
>
>>
>>Lanceallott wrote:
>>
>>>>Subject: SOMEONE TEST ME, I AM TAKING MY EXAM ON 9th OCTOBER
>>>>From: rmrcry@aol.com (RMrcry)
>>>>Date: 9/27/02 3:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time
>>>
>>>
>>>Joystick data transfer uses a _____ bus?
>>>
>>>a. usb
>>>b. serial
>>>c. parallel
>>>d. pci
>>>e. isa
>>>f. analog
>>>g. polling
>>
>

Barry Watzman

2002-09-28, 3:28 pm

Russ S

2002-09-28, 4:28 pm

Hmmm Barry - I think time to go back at read the book dude.

All of the monitors in my training establishment are running 1024 x 768. If
800 x 600 you can not use certain controls on the CBT tests and if 1280 x
1024 the font is too small to read.
FYI with my GeForce 420 I have 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x960,
1280x1024, 1600x900, 1600x1024, 1600x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200
resolutions - all SVGA.

RussS
A+, Net+

Tom MacIntyre

2002-09-28, 4:28 pm

On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 20:03:47 GMT, Barry Watzman <Watzman@neo.rr.com>
wrote:

>A joystick is not on a bus, and does not deliver data. It's an analog
>interface to the sound card, which converts the analog input to data,
>but at that point (after it's converted) it's just part of the sound
>card. The question sucks as it was written. In truth, the joystick
>does not supply a "signal" in the usual sense, it's just a variable
>resistance that is measured by the joystick interface circuits on the
>sound card (or joystick interface).

In order to measure that resistnce, the sound card must output a
calibrated voltage, and measure what returns...an analog function, an
ohmmeter.

>
>Of course, most of the "new" joysticks are USB devices, but that's a
>whole other story.
>
>Regarding the joystick and the Midi interface, they are not really the
>same interface, they just use different pins of the same socket.
>Physically the connector is the same, but logically they have nothing to
>do with each other, the joystick and midi functions are on different
>pins of that connector.

The MIDI pins are a single input, a single output...serial.

>
>And no, it's just not acceptable to call SVGA 1024x768. It's just plain
>wrong, period. Each of these resolutions have names, unique names, and
>1024x768 is XGA, not SVGA. 800x600 is SVGA.
>

XGA? Or is it XVGA? EVGA? What is 1280x1024's unique name? How about
1600x1200? I was not talking about calling SVGA 1024x768...I was
talking about referring to 1024x768 as SVGA, and it isn't the same
thing. SVGA has become a catch-all for the higher VESA resolutions, I
think.

Tom

>
>
>Tom MacIntyre wrote:
>> On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:16:33 GMT, Barry Watzman <Watzman@neo.rr.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Where the hell did you come up with that one ? I don't like the
>>>question, but the 15-pin joystick connector connects directly to the
>>>analog potentiometers of a joystick. It's not a digital signal at all.
>>> But it's also not a bus.
>>
>>
>> It has to be a bus of some description at the other end, though? It
>> has to deliver data, and if the signal is analog, an A/D converter
>> accomplishes that, and delivers it to a ??? bus. Is the signal analog
>> when it leaves the joystick? The fact that a joystick and a MIDI
>> device can share the same port should offer some indication as to
>> where the A/D conversion happens...
>>
>>
>>>Please note that in doing my studying, I found a LOT of bogus questions
>>>floating around, and a lot of valid questions with WRONG answers (sure,
>>>SVGA is 1024x768, but not on this planet).
>>>
>>
>>
>> This is where original correct definitions may get pushed aside for
>> accepted usage. SVGA was what, 800x600, when it first arrived on the
>> scene? What name would be attributed to 1024x768, if it is compatible
>> with the 800x600 standard? XVGA? 1280 would then be YVGA...why,
>> indeed? Change two letters and you have a Village People song.
>>
>> More and more stuff that has less and less to do with expeditiously
>> taking care of a computer problem, which is what the A+ is all about.
>>
>> Recent experience...let's put some emphasis on actually taking an
>> unknown box apart, because...that's where a lot of time might be
>> wasted, and time is money. They don't all just slide apart when we
>> wiggle our noses, and some proprietary boxes are diabolical in their
>> [Fort Knox-like] designs.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>>
>>>Lanceallott wrote:
>>>
>>>>>Subject: SOMEONE TEST ME, I AM TAKING MY EXAM ON 9th OCTOBER
>>>>>From: rmrcry@aol.com (RMrcry)
>>>>>Date: 9/27/02 3:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Joystick data transfer uses a _____ bus?
>>>>
>>>>a. usb
>>>>b. serial
>>>>c. parallel
>>>>d. pci
>>>>e. isa
>>>>f. analog
>>>>g. polling
>>>
>>

Russ S

2002-09-28, 5:28 pm

Tom MacIntyre

2002-09-28, 5:28 pm

Barry Watzman

2002-09-28, 7:28 pm

No, SVGA is a very specific term as it relates to resolution, and it's
800x600. That is the VESA definition (Video Electronics Standards
Association), I'm in the display business, I'm a product manager for
displays (as well as some other things).

There are names for all of the other resolutions, for example 1024x768
is XGA, and 640x480 is just plain VGA. These are accepted
industry-standard definitions.

Russ S wrote:
> Hmmm Barry - I think time to go back at read the book dude.
>
> All of the monitors in my training establishment are running 1024 x 768. If
> 800 x 600 you can not use certain controls on the CBT tests and if 1280 x
> 1024 the font is too small to read.
> FYI with my GeForce 420 I have 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x960,
> 1280x1024, 1600x900, 1600x1024, 1600x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200
> resolutions - all SVGA.
>
>
> RussS
> A+, Net+
>
>

Barry Watzman

2002-09-28, 8:28 pm

Scott S

2002-10-01, 12:28 pm

I guess I'll answer this....there is no limit

Scott

> >
> > How many files can be in the root directory of a HD floppy disk?
> > It's not 512!
> >
> how about a fat32 partition?
>
>

Scott S

2002-10-01, 1:28 pm

I guess I'll answer this....there is no limit

Scott

> >
> > How many files can be in the root directory of a HD floppy disk?
> > It's not 512!
> >
> how about a fat32 partition?
>
>

Barry Watzman

2002-10-01, 1:28 pm

Wrong, you flunked. It's 224.

[No Limit ? That's not even a reasonable answer, much less a correct
answer.]

Scott S wrote:
> I guess I'll answer this....there is no limit
>
> Scott
>
>>>How many files can be in the root directory of a HD floppy disk?
>>>It's not 512!
>>>
>>
>>how about a fat32 partition?
>>
>>
>
>
>

Scott S

2002-10-01, 1:28 pm

I was talking about a FAT32 partition

Scott

"Barry Watzman" <Watzman@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3D99EB0D.8080900@neo.rr.com...
> Wrong, you flunked. It's 224.
>
> [No Limit ? That's not even a reasonable answer, much less a correct
> answer.]
>
>
> Scott S wrote:
> > I guess I'll answer this....there is no limit
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >>>How many files can be in the root directory of a HD floppy disk?
> >>>It's not 512!
> >>>
> >>
> >>how about a fat32 partition?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Philip Black

2002-10-01, 1:28 pm

Actually if you read your A+ Cert book you'll find there is a limit my
friend.
How do you people have jobs.

"Scott S" <sws2000@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:aJkm9.3105$lV3.281461@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> I guess I'll answer this....there is no limit
>
> Scott
> > >
> > > How many files can be in the root directory of a HD floppy disk?
> > > It's not 512!
> > >
> > how about a fat32 partition?
> >
> >
>
>

Barry Watzman

2002-10-01, 2:28 pm

Scott S

2002-10-01, 2:28 pm

Philip Black

2002-10-01, 2:28 pm

Scott S

2002-10-01, 2:28 pm

FAT12= 224 (diskettes)
FAT16=512
FAT32=no limit (unless you run out of HD space)

Scott

"Philip Black" <philip_black@hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:Qemm9.501$3h6.8493@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
> Actually if you read your A+ Cert book you'll find there is a limit my
> friend.
> How do you people have jobs.
>
> "Scott S" <sws2000@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:aJkm9.3105$lV3.281461@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> > I guess I'll answer this....there is no limit
> >
> > Scott
> > > >
> > > > How many files can be in the root directory of a HD floppy disk?
> > > > It's not 512!
> > > >
> > > how about a fat32 partition?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>

Scott S

2002-10-01, 2:28 pm

> Actually if you read your A+ Cert book you'll find there is a limit my
> friend.
> How do you people have jobs.
>
do you have a ref or page number
I have both meyers 4th edition and david groth's book and I can't any
mention of this.

Scott

JimW

2002-10-01, 2:28 pm

You CAN create 4 primary partitions in NT4 & W2K & XP -- but not by =
using FDISK

"Adam Leinss" <aleinss@toughguy.net> wrote in message =
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ughguynet@toughguy.net...
> "Scott S" <sws2000@earthlink.net> wrote in news:vYel9.4717$Rt5.457903
> @newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net:
>=20
> > how many primary partitions can you create with fdisk?
> >=20
> >=20
>=20
> 1. Mike Meyers claims you can create 4 with Windows 2000.

Philip Black

2002-10-01, 2:28 pm

Yes this is correct.
"JimW" <JimWae-NO-SPAM-NO-Wae@hootmail.pshawcable> wrote in message
news:2ymm9.458757$f05.20771220@news1.calgary.shaw.ca...
You CAN create 4 primary partitions in NT4 & W2K & XP -- but not by using
FDISK

"Adam Leinss" <aleinss@toughguy.net> wrote in message
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ughguynet@toughguy.net...
> "Scott S" <sws2000@earthlink.net> wrote in news:vYel9.4717$Rt5.457903
> @newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net:
>
> > how many primary partitions can you create with fdisk?
> >
> >
>
> 1. Mike Meyers claims you can create 4 with Windows 2000.

Tom MacIntyre

2002-10-01, 2:28 pm

On Tue, 01 Oct 2002 19:06:22 GMT, "Scott S" <sws2000@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>FAT12= 224 (diskettes)
>FAT16=512
>FAT32=no limit (unless you run out of HD space)

How can anything that requires finite resources have no limit?

Tom

>
>Scott
>
>
>"Philip Black" <philip_black@hotpop.com> wrote in message
>news:Qemm9.501$3h6.8493@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
>> Actually if you read your A+ Cert book you'll find there is a limit my
>> friend.
>> How do you people have jobs.
>>
>> "Scott S" <sws2000@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:aJkm9.3105$lV3.281461@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
>> > I guess I'll answer this....there is no limit
>> >
>> > Scott
>> > > >
>> > > > How many files can be in the root directory of a HD floppy disk?
>> > > > It's not 512!
>> > > >
>> > > how about a fat32 partition?
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>

Adam Leinss

2002-10-02, 12:48 pm

"Philip Black" <philip_black@hotpop.com> wrote in
news:Qemm9.501$3h6.8493@newscontent-01.sprint.ca:

> Actually if you read your A+ Cert book you'll find there is a
> limit my friend.
> How do you people have jobs.

Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 12th edition, page 1454:

"Another important difference in FAT32 partitions is the nature of
the root directory. In a FAT32 partition, the root directory does not
occupy a fixed position on the disk as in a FAT16 partition.
Instead, it can be located anywhere in the partition and expand to
any size. This eliminates the preset limit on root directory entries
and provides the infrastructure needed to make FAT32 partitions
dynamically resizable. Microsoft has not yet implemented this feature
in Windows 9x, but there are third-party products such as
PowerQuest’s PartitionMagic that take advantage of this capability."

There was an argument on this topic about six months
ago. Go to google.groups.com and plug in "255 files in root dir."
Values range from 255 to 65,535 to unlimited as being valid answers
for the root directory file limit under FAT32. According to
Microsoft's own knowledgebase (Q154997), there is no limit on the
number of files that can reside in the root directory.

Let's see if I can royally screw up here: assume a 10GB hard drive
formatted with FAT32. That's 10,000,000 KB. Divide that by 16KB,
the minimum space that can be allocated to a file (I think FAT-32
uses a cluster size of 16KB for hard drives between 8GB and 16GB).
That's 625,000 possible files. Of course, I'm not accounting for the
space taken up by the 2 copies of the FAT, MBR, etc., but you get the
picture.

So, it's not unlimited, but probably limited by cluster slack, space
taken by operating system (MBR, FAT/NTFS) and size of the hard drive.

Adam
--
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and
I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein

JimW

2002-10-02, 12:48 pm

Is there an echo in here?

"Philip Black" <philip_black@hotpop.com> wrote in message =
news

0nm9.502$3h6.8257@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
> Yes this is correct.
> "JimW" <JimWae-NO-SPAM-NO-Wae@hootmail.pshawcable> wrote in message
> news:2ymm9.458757$f05.20771220@news1.calgary.shaw.ca...
> You CAN create 4 primary partitions in NT4 & W2K & XP -- but not by =
using
> FDISK

Scott S

2002-10-02, 12:48 pm

Is there an echo in here?

"JimW" <JimWae-NO-SPAM-NO-Wae@hootmail.pshawcable> wrote in message
news:vpom9.451092$Ag2.18911136@news2.calgary.shaw.ca...

Is there an echo in here?

Russ S

2002-10-30, 6:24 pm

Barry Watzman

2002-10-30, 6:24 pm

Tom MacIntyre

2002-10-30, 6:24 pm

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