Module 5 - Managing Disks and File Systems Flashcards
A specific entry in a file or folder’s ACL that uniquely identifies a user or group by its security identifier and the action it is allowed or denied to take on that file or folder.
access control entry (ACE)
A collection of ACE items that explicitly defines what actions are allowed to be taken on the file or folder to which it is attached.
access control list (ACL)
A command-line utility to manage attributes for files and folders.
attrib
A storage type that supports dividing a hard disk into multiple partitions, but doesn’t support advanced features such as fault tolerance.
basic disk
A command-line utility to manage encryption attributes for files and folders in the NTFS file system.
cipher
A command-line utility to manage compression attributes for files and folders in the NTFS file system.
compact
An MMC console snap-in used to administer hard disks in Windows 10.
Disk Management console
A system of tracking owners for file data within an NTFS-formatted partition or volume and the total disk space consumed by each owner. Limits or warnings can be established to restrict disk space usage.
disk quotas
A command-line tool for managing disks that allows you to perform advanced operations that are not available in Disk Management.
DiskPart
A method for organizing disks that was introduced in Windows 2000 as a replacement for basic disks but was never very popular. ______________ can have a large number of volumes and also support some fault-tolerant disk configurations.
dynamic disks
A feature of the NTFS file system that allows users to encrypt files and folders for additional security.
Encrypting File System (EFS)
A file system used to organize files and folders in a partition or volume. ___ doesn’t include security permissions.
File Allocation Table (FAT)
A dynamic disk moved to another computer is flagged as a ____________ in Disk Management.
Foreign Disk
A command-line utility to perform tasks related to managing FAT and NTFS file systems.
fsutil
A partition style that supports up to 128 partitions on a disk in Windows 10. Windows 10 can boot from GPT disks when using UEFI firmware.
GUID Partition Table (GPT)
A directory entry that associates with a different file on a file system, in addition to the file’s original directory entry.
hard link
A command-line utility capable of displaying and updating NTFS permissions for files and folders.
icacls
A process that prepares a new disk for use with Windows by configuring the MBR or GPT partition style.
initialize
A special type of symbolic link that points to another directory in the NTFS file system.
junction point
The legacy partition style required to start Windows 10 when using BIOS firmware. Disk size is limited to 2 TB with a maximum of four partitions.
Master Boot Record (MBR)
A utility to convert a disk from Master Boot Record (MBR) to the GUID Partition Table (GPT) partition style without modifying or deleting data on the disk.
MBR2GPT
A command-line utility to create symbolic links or hard links for files and folders in the NTFS file system.
mklink
A legacy command-line utility used to manage a variety of network settings, including network shares, printers, and users.
net command-line utility
The most commonly used file system for Windows 10. ______ supports advanced features to add reliability, security, and flexibility that file systems such as FAT do not have.
New Technology File System (NTFS)
The data structure on a basic disk that contains information about where partitions are located.
partition table
A file system that supports basic NTFS-like features but is optimized for very large volumes. Windows 10 supports ______ only with Storage Spaces technology.
Resilient File System (ReFS)
A network sharing protocol implemented in Windows to share resources between a client and server.
Server Message Block (SMB)
A logical collection of disks that have been allocated to Storage Spaces. Disks must be assigned to a _____________ before Storage Spaces can use them.
storage pool
A Microsoft software-based disk pooling technology that allows for different levels of resiliency to disk failure and provides virtualized volume storage within the disk pool.
Storage Spaces
A virtual disk created from the space made available by a storage pool in Storage Spaces.
Storage Spaces volume
A file that contains a reference to another file in the file system, using an absolute or relative path as a shortcut.
symbolic link
A legacy command-line utility that allows the administrator to take over ownership of a file by making the administrator the owner of the file.
takeown
A ____ path specifies how to locate a resource, such as a shared folder, on a network.
Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path
A file that is internally structured to store data like a file system. You attach a ____ file in Windows 10 to access its contents.
virtual hard disk (VHD)
Empty folders in an NTFS-formatted file system that are used to point to other FAT, FAT32, or NTFS partitions.
volume mount points
Regions of disk space reserved to store file data. The term is used to generically refer to both dynamic disk volumes and basic disk partitions.
volumes
