9/22 Class

Question 1

hard drive types

Answer 1

the higher the RPM the more data per second can be read or written
type IDE(legacy, slower)
ATA (legacy, slower)
SATA (modern, common, fast, clients, servers)
SCSI (Modern, common, fast, servers)
removable storage (USB(3.0 is fast), FireWire)

Question 2

supported windows file systems

Answer 2

FAT (File Allocation Table): max file size is 4 GB up to 4.2 million files per volume
NTFS(NT File Systems): max file 16 TB up to 4.3 million files per volume

Question 3

Network Attached Storage (NAS)

Answer 3

dedicated file server(dedicated hardware), serving files

works over ethernet/TCP/IP using NFS (Network File System) or SMB (Server Message Block)

Question 4

Storage Area Network (SAN

Answer 4

block level file across the network (rather than files) appearing as a drive to the operating system
very high performance
works over Fibre Channel, requiring special adaptors (Host Bus Adapters)
Works over iSCSI, requiring a TCP/IP network
expensive and complex, but common

Question 5

distributed file system

Answer 5

where one server connects multiple servers

Question 6

Striping/Raid O

Answer 6

storing different data on two different servers

cons: twice the cost, single disc failure is catastrophic

Question 7

Raid 1

Answer 7

mirroring potentially reads fast

Question 8

Raid 5

Answer 8

parity bits, real time duplication

Question 9

volumes

Answer 9

had drives that are formatted

Question 10

basic disk type

Answer 10

nearly all windows features supported

Question 11

dynamic

Answer 11

advanced functions such as RAID

Question 12

Virtual Hard Disk(VHD)

Answer 12

Files that appear as physical hard drives to virtualization software
can be created and attached to the operating system, even if not used for virtualization
portable, easier to move around than a physical disk

Question 13

optical media

Answer 13

just like client OS

Question 14

Volume Shadow Copy

Answer 14

enables backup and versioning of local “open files”

Question 15

windows event log

Answer 15

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Question 16

windows firewall

Answer 16

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Question 17

add on services

Answer 17

provided by microsoft and already within the operating system, just need installation via a “Role” or “Feature”
provided by Microsoft as an additional product, Exchange server and sharepoint

Question 18

startup types

Answer 18

automatic
automatic
manual
disabled

Question 19

privileges

Answer 19

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Question 20

managing services

Answer 20

starting, stopping, and restarting
via command line or GUI
troubleshooting

Question 21

common service accounts

Answer 21

local service account - no password
network service account
local system account

Question 22

active directory

Answer 22

domain = centralized directory service providing control of objects on the network
domains contain 
   user accounts
   groups
   computers
   servers
   org unit
   built in containers