Core 2: Windows Disk Management Flashcards
Which of the following launches a GUI system utility for managing HDDs in Windows?
diskpart. exe
control. exe
diskmgmt. msc
compmgmt. msc
devmgmt. msc
diskmgmt.msc
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)
- Computer Management
- Windows Run dialog box
- Quick Access Menu (displayed after right-clicking on the Windows Start button)
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
Unreadable
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
Foreign
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
Offline
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
Online
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
Powered down
Corrupted
Disconnected
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)
Online (Errors)
Healthy (At Risk)
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
Cannot be started automatically
Is damaged
Contains corrupted file system
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
The disk needs to be initialized
The disk requires a drive letter
The disk can be mounted as a folder
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?
True
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?
True
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
Prepares a newly added disk for use by Windows
Erases data on disk
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
Adjacent space on the same disk
Unallocated space on the same disk
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
Shrink a volume, then create a new simple volume from the adjacent unallocated space
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
Right-click on a disk and select the Shrink Volume menu option
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
Accessing Disk Management, right-clicking on a drive and selecting Change Drive Letter and Paths from the context menu
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
Striped volume
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
Simple volume
Spanned volume
Striped volume
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
Striped with parity volume
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
Storage Spaces
Disk Management
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?
True
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
Storage Spaces
