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Core 2: Windows Disk Management Flashcards

1
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Which of the following launches a GUI system utility for managing HDDs in Windows?

diskpart. exe
control. exe
diskmgmt. msc
compmgmt. msc
devmgmt. msc

A

diskmgmt.msc

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Which of the following can be used to launch the Disk Management utility in Windows? (Select 3 answers)

  • Computer Management
  • Disk Management shortcut icon in the Administrative Tools folder
  • Windows Run dialog box
  • Device Manager
  • Storage Spaces menu item in Windows Control Panel
  • Quick Access Menu (displayed after right-clicking on the Windows Start button)
A
  • Computer Management
  • Windows Run dialog box
  • Quick Access Menu (displayed after right-clicking on the Windows Start button)
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Which of the following disk status options in Windows Disk Management utility indicates that a basic or dynamic disk is not accessible and might have experienced hardware failure, corruption, or I/O errors?

  • Foreign
  • Unreadable
  • Offline
  • Initializing
A

Unreadable

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4
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In Windows Disk Management utility on a local computer, a dynamic disk that has been moved from another computer and found by the OS is labeled as:

  • Offline
  • Foreign
  • Connected
  • Online
A

Foreign

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5
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Which of the following disk status options in Windows Disk Management utility indicates that a dynamic disk might be corrupted or intermittently unavailable?

  • Foreign
  • Unallocated
  • Offline
  • Disconnected
A

Offline

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6
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In Windows Disk Management utility, a normal disk status indicating that the disk is ready for read/write operations is labeled as:

  • Accessible
  • Online
  • Ready
  • Initialized
A

Online

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In Windows Disk Management utility, a dynamic disk status set to Offline/Missing indicates that the missing disk may be: (Select 3 answers)

  • Powered down
  • Unallocated
  • Corrupted
  • Not initialized
  • Disconnected
A

Powered down
Corrupted
Disconnected

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Which of the following disk status options in Windows Disk Management utility indicates Input/Output (I/O) errors on a dynamic disk/volume? (Select 2 answers)

  • Failed
  • Unreadable
  • Online (Errors)
  • Unknown
  • Healthy (At Risk)
A

Online (Errors)

Healthy (At Risk)

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In Windows Disk Management utility, a disk status set to Failed indicates that the basic or dynamic volume: (Select 3 answers)

  • Cannot be started automatically
  • Is damaged
  • Experiences (I/O) errors
  • Requires assignment of a mount point folder path
  • Contains corrupted file system
A

Cannot be started automatically
Is damaged
Contains corrupted file system

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10
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Which of the following enable a newly added disk to show up in Windows File Explorer? (Select 3 answers)

  • The disk needs to be initialized
  • The disk needs to be converted to a dynamic volume
  • The disk requires a drive letter
  • The disk needs to be converted to a dynamic disk
  • The disk can be mounted as a folder
A

The disk needs to be initialized
The disk requires a drive letter
The disk can be mounted as a folder

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11
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In Windows Disk Management utility, a volume status set to Failed Redundancy indicates that the data on a mirrored or RAID 5 volume is no longer fault tolerant because one of the underlying disks is not online.

True or False?

A

True

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12
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In Windows Disk Management utility, assigning a mount point folder path to a drive enables a newly added drive to show up in File Explorer as a regular folder.

True or False?

A

True

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In Windows Disk Management utility, initializing a disk: (Select 2 answers)

Keeps data stored on disk intact
Converts a basic disk to dynamic disk
Prepares a newly added disk for use by Windows
Changes a dynamic disk back to a basic disk
Erases data on disk

A

Prepares a newly added disk for use by Windows

Erases data on disk

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14
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In Windows Disk Management utility, a partition’s size can be extended into: (Select 2 answers)

Adjacent space on the same disk
Disk space formatted with any file system
Any available space on any of the installed disks
Unallocated space on the same disk
Any available space on the same disk

A

Adjacent space on the same disk

Unallocated space on the same disk

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15
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Which of the following enables partition split in Windows Disk Management utility?

  • Right-click on a disk and set the disk space limits on the Quota tab in the Properties menu
  • Shrink a volume, then create a new simple volume from the adjacent unallocated space
  • Right-click on a disk and select the Split Volume menu option
  • Select a disk, then choose Split Volume from the Disk Management Action menu
A

Shrink a volume, then create a new simple volume from the adjacent unallocated space

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16
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Which of the following enables decreasing partition size in Windows Disk Management utility?

  • Right-click on a disk and select the Shrink Volume menu option
  • Right-click on a disk and set the disk space limits on the Quota tab in the Properties menu
  • Select a disk, then choose Shrink Volume from the Disk Management Action menu
  • Right-click on a disk and select Shrink Volume on the Tools tab in the Properties menu
A

Right-click on a disk and select the Shrink Volume menu option

17
Q

A drive letter in Windows can be changed by:

  • Accessing Disk Management, right-clicking on a drive and selecting Change Drive Letter and Paths from the context menu
  • Accessing File Explorer, clicking on a drive and selecting Change Drive Letter and Paths from the Drive Tools menu
  • Accessing Disk Management, right-clicking on a drive and selecting new drive letter on the General tab in the Properties menu
  • Accessing File Explorer, right-clicking on a drive and selecting Change Drive Letter and Paths from the context menu
A

Accessing Disk Management, right-clicking on a drive and selecting Change Drive Letter and Paths from the context menu

18
Q

Which volume type in Windows Disk Management utility uses RAID 0 setup for performance gains?

 Simple volume
 Spanned volume
 Striped volume
 Mirrored volume
 Striped with parity volume
A

Striped volume

19
Q

Which of the volume types available in Windows Disk Management utility do not offer fault tolerance? (Select 3 answers)

 Simple volume
 Spanned volume
 Striped volume
 Mirrored volume
 Striped with parity volume
A

Simple volume
Spanned volume
Striped volume

20
Q

Which volume type in Windows Disk Management utility uses RAID 5 setup for performance gains and fault tolerance?

 Simple volume
 Spanned volume
 Striped volume
 Mirrored volume
 Striped with parity volume
A

Striped with parity volume

21
Q

Which of the following tools enable creation of disk arrays in Windows? (Select 2 answers)

 Device Manager
 Programs and Features
 Storage Spaces
 Disk Management
 Backup and Restore
A

Storage Spaces

Disk Management

22
Q

In Windows Disk Management utility, disk arrays can be created by right-clicking on a disk and selecting array type from the context menu.

True or False?

A

True

23
Q

Windows 8 introduces a virtualization technology that enables organization of multiple physical disks into logical volumes in a fashion similar to RAID levels. What is the name of the Control Panel applet providing access to this functionality?

Disk Management
Storage Spaces
Administrative Tools
Sync Center

A

Storage Spaces

CompTIA A+ 2019 (40 decks)

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