Chapter 13 Quiz Flashcards
You can format a hard drive or other storage devices using the Disk ______________ utility.
management
Windows Disk Cleanup is the utility to use whenever you want to defragment your hard drive.
False
What is another name for a file allocation unit?
cluster
The term _____________ refers specifically to 64-bit Intel processors such as the Xeon or Itanium, which is used in servers or high-end workstations.
IA64
A Windows tool that allows a technician to remote in to a user’s computer while the user remains signed in, retains control of the session, and can see the screen:
Remote Assistance
What term is used to describe the unused space at the end of the last cluster?
slack
If you enter a command, what three key presses can you use to terminate its execution before it is finished?
Ctrl+Break
Ctrl+C
Ctrl+Pause
What type of storage drive contains spinning platters?
Magnetic hard disk drives
In order to ensure drive health, what command should you use to search for a repair file system error?
chkdsk
The process called _________-level formatting organizes hard drive space in a long series of logical blocks; this is called Logical Block Addressing (LBA).
low
What is the fourth partition on a hard drive called?
extended partition
Which of the following Windows commands will delete the files and directories at the destination location that no longer exist at the source location?
robocopy /purge
You can use what utility to convert two or more basic disks to dynamic disks?
Disk Management
To run WSL you must turn on _________________ Mode and then enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux feature.
developer
What option, when passed to the shutdown command, will restart the local computer?
/r
In Windows, what two terms describe the active partition on an MBR drive, and the location where the Windows operating system is stored, respectively?
Boot partition
System partition
Volumes within an extended partition are known by what term?
logical drives
A Windows 10 user wants to display all the files in all the subdirectories on the E: drive with the file extension of doc.
What command would perform this function?
dir e:*.doc /s
This is a client/server file system that supports file sharing over a network across platforms (including Linux and Windows 10)
NFS
Restore points are created at regular intervals and just before you install software or hardware by what utility?
System Protection
Which of the following must be performed prior to creating a spanned, striped, or mirrored volume on unallocated space in Windows?
Convert basic disks to dynamic disks.
When you run Command Prompt, and click Run as administrator, what is the default directory you are placed within (for a standard windows installation)?
C:\WINDOWS\system32>
A drive can have up to ____________ primary partitions.
3
Using a system image to recover a failed hard drive is called reimaging the drive.
True
What file system supported by Windows can be used for volumes and drives that don’t hold the Windows installation? (Choose all that apply.)
FAT32
exFAT
NTFS
What command should you use to rearrange parts of files on the drive so they are contiguous?
defrag
List the three critical Windows settings that keep the system protected from malware and hackers.
Windows update
Antivirus/anti-malware software
Backups of user data, the Windows volume, and system files
A user wants to make sure he can quickly restore his computer after a drive failure to the state it was in when Windows and all its apps were initially installed.
Which backup type will be most useful in this scenario?
System image backup
How much storage does a dynamic disk require for the disk management database?
1 MB
Commands issued in an ______________ command prompt window have administrative privileges.
elevated
A _________-level backup and allows granular control over which content is included in a backup.
file
Windows PowerShell processes objects called ____________ that essentially run prebuilt programs, similar to batch files
cmdlets
A user is attempting to format a 4 TB HDD using NTFS but only has the option to format the disk with a size of approximately 2 TB.
What is the most likely reason the user is unable to format the disk to its full capacity?
The disk is using the MBR partitioning scheme.
An ____________________ power supply can be strategically placed on the network to supply power when voltage drops during brownouts or short-term blackouts and ensure that routers, switches, and servers keep running during a power outage
uninterruptible
If a storage pool is configured as if it has more virtual storage than the physical drives actually offer, what feature is being used?
Thin provisioning
What types of physical drives does Windows disable defragmenting, but provides another method of optimization?
Solid-state drives
What Windows 10 utility allows you to create a backup schedule that can include any folder on the hard drive and system image? (Select all that apply.)
Backup and Restore
File History
What status indicators apply only to dynamic disks?
Healthy (At Risk)
Foreign drive
A technician requires a file system on an internal 1.5 TB Windows 10 boot drive that supports file encryption, disk quotas, and security features such as file and folder permissions.
Which of the following will support these requirements?
NTFS
A Windows user contacted the help desk with a problem that requires the technician to connect to the remote computer using Remote Assistance to view a very detailed and cryptic error message on the user’s desktop. Each attempt the technician makes to connect to the remote computer results in a message stating the connection was refused.
Which of the following protocol and port number combinations should be opened on the remote computer’s firewall to allow this connection?
RDP, port 3389
The term _____________ refers specifically to these hybrid AMD processors.
AMD64
The chkdsk command will not fix anything on the drive unless the drive is unlocked.
False
Using the Ubuntu Bash interface, you can enter Linux commands in a Windows shell and interact with the Windows system.
True
A technician would like to have the ability to add physical hard drives to a Storage Spaces storage pool at future times on an as-needed basis.
Which of the following Storage Spaces features describes this functionality without the need to also reconfigure the available space to users?
Thin provisioning
Which of the following tools are available in Windows 10 for backing up user data or complete system images? (Select TWO.)
Backup and Restore
File History
The term ________________ refers to CPUs, such as the Intel Core i5, that can process either 32 bits or 64 bits.
x86-64
Microsoft warns that when Windows is used for hardware RAID, the risk of catastrophic failure increases and can lead to data loss
False
What is a snapshot of the system settings and configuration called?
Restore point
How often does Windows automatically defragment a hard drive or trim a solid-state drive?
Once a week
A __________ drive is useful when a folder is on a volume that is too small to hold all the data you want in the folder.
mounted
What command creates a subdirectory under a directory?
md
