Module 13 Flashcards
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.
Choose the following Storage Space features that describes this functionality without the need to also reconfigure the available space to users.
Thin provisioning
If a storage pool is configured as if it has more virtual storage than the physical drives actually offer, what is the name of the feature being used?
Thin provisioning
Which of the following utility creates restore points at regular intervals and before you install software?
System Protection
To ensure drive health, what command should you use to search for a repair file system error?
chkdsk
Working with data backups is an extremely important component of all IT-based technologies. Without solid backup and recovery plans, a lot of important work and data can be lost.
What is the most advantageous option for storing and recovering data?
Cloud based backups
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
What is a snapshot of the system settings and configuration called?
Restore point
What command creates a subdirectory under a directory?
md
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.
Understanding a device’s power needs and other elements of working with power needs for an organization is an important role for any technician or administrator. Saving files and reducing power use are types of settings for a system that can help any organization use less electricity.
Which of the following is also referred to as standby mode?
Sleep mode
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
Which option is used, when passed to the shutdown command, to restart the local computer?
/r
A user wants to rearrange parts of files on the drive, so they are contiguous. What command should be used?
defrag
Working with your system to ensure that it is functioning optimally is an important component of any administrator’s set of tasks. There are generally some common tasks which can help any technician or administrator to ensure that a system is functioning optimally.
Which of the following is one of those critical Windows settings you might need to verify?
Windows updates
What type of storage drive contains spinning platters?
Magnetic hard disk drives
Which Windows command will delete the files and directories at the destination that no longer exist at the source location?
robocopy /purge
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
Which of the following needs to be completed prior to creating a spanned, striped, or mirrored volume on an unallocated space in Windows?
Convert basic disks to dynamic disks
What utility can be used to convert two or more basic disks to dynamic disks?
Disk Management
Choose the type(s) of physical drives Windows disables defragmenting, but provides another method of optimization.
Solid-state drives
Tools and types of backups helps any administrator to know the timing and types of backups, in addition to when they should be run. The more backing up that is done means more time, so understanding when each type should be run can save time.
Choose the backup type that is considered a backup of the entire Windows volume.
System image
