Chapter 10

Question 1

Which disk storage type should you use on a typical Windows desktop PC?

A. Dynamic
B. Basic
C. Primary
D. Extended

Answer 1

B. Basic

Dynamic is suited for servers, and Primary and Extended are partition types

Question 2

Which of the following describes a partition from which Windows can boot?

A. Primary Extended
B. Active Extended
C. Primary Active
D. Simple extended

Answer 2

C. Primary Active

Question 3

Which GUI tool should you use to create a partition on a new drive after installing Windows?

A. My Computer
B. Device Manager
C. Disk Defragmenter
D. Disk Management

Answer 3

D.

Question 4

How many logical drives are on a typical primary partition?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. Up to 24

Answer 4

A. 1

Question 5

What is the maximum number of volumes allowed on a dynamic disk?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. There is no limit.

Answer 5

D. There is no limit.

Question 6

Which of the following volume types combines areas of unallocated space from multiple physical disks?

A. striped
B. spanned
C. Mirrored
D. RAID 5

Answer 6

B. Spanned

Question 7

This start up phase, common to all PCs, tests system hardware, determines the amount of memory present, verifies that devices required for OS start up are working, and loads configuration settings from CMOS into memory.

A. Boot loader
B. POST
C. Detect and configure hardware
D. Kernel loading

Answer 7

B. POST

Question 8

In Windows XP, this file holds information used by NTLDR during the boot loader stage to locate the kernel and other operating system files.

A. BOOTMGR
B. BCD
C. NTOSKRNL.EXE
D. BOOT.INI

Answer 8

D. BOOT.INI

BOOTMGR is used for Vista and 7
BCD, also used for Win7/Vista
NTOSKRNL.EXE is THE kernel for Windows XP

Question 9

What is the name of the boot loader in Windows Vista and Windows 7?

A. BOOTMGR
B. BCD
C. NTOSKRNL.EXE
D. BOOT.INI

Answer 9

A. BOOTMGR

Question 10

Beginning with WIndows Vista, which file contains important boot settings available to Windows at startup before the OS is fully loaded?

A. BOOTMGR
B. BCD
C. NTOSKRNL.EXE
D. BOOT.INI

Answer 10

B. BCD (Boot Configuration Database) contains boot settings and that replaced the BOOT.INI file beginning in Windows Vista

Question 11

Which file system supports file and folder security?

A. FAT12
B. NTFS
C. FAT16
D. FAT32

Answer 11

B. NTFS

Question 12

Which of the following file attributes cannot be changed in a file’s Properties dialog box?

A. Read-only
B. Archive
C. System
D. Hidden

Answer 12

C. System

Question 13

Which file system supports file compression and encryption?

A. FAT32
B. FAT12
C. FAT16
D. NTFS

Answer 13

D. NTFS

Question 14

Which feature of NTFS file system stores a transaction-based database, with all file accesses treated as transactions?

A. MFT
B. FAT
C. Boot sector
D. Cluster

Answer 14

A. MFT

Question 15

Which feature of NTFS makes the file searches faster?

A. Compression
B. Encryption
C. Indexing
D. MFT

Answer 15

C. Indexing

Question 16

Which of the following can you use for managing files and folders?

A. Control Panel
B. Notepad
C. My Computer/Computer
D. Disk Management

Answer 16

C. My Computer/Computer

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the type of files you should not move, delete, edit, or try to manage directly?

A. Text
B. Spreadsheet
C. Program
D. Data

Answer 17

C. Program

Question 18

What is the correct syntax (command plus switch combination) that will analyze drive C:, looking for file fragmentation, without changing anything on the drive?

A. dir /ad
B. help | more
c. defrag c: -a
d. defrag a:

Answer 18

C. Defrag C: -a

Question 19

If your data is saved onto a Microsoft domain server, but you do not always have access to the network, which option should you enable?

A. Archive
B. Copy
C. Offline Files
D. Mirrored Volume

Answer 19

C. Offline Files

Question 20

What disk error-checking program can you run from the COmmand Prompt to analyze the disk for physical and logical errors?

A. CHKDSK
B. DEFRAG
C. FORMAT
D. ATRRIB

Answer 20

A. CHKDSK