Module 5 - Managing Disks and File Systems

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

access control entry (ACE)

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

access control list (ACL)

Question 3

A command-line utility to manage attributes for files and folders.

Answer 3

attrib

Question 4

A storage type that supports dividing a hard disk into multiple partitions, but doesn’t support advanced features such as fault tolerance.

Answer 4

basic disk

Question 5

A command-line utility to manage encryption attributes for files and folders in the NTFS file system.

Answer 5

cipher

Question 6

A command-line utility to manage compression attributes for files and folders in the NTFS file system.

Answer 6

compact

Question 7

An MMC console snap-in used to administer hard disks in Windows 10.

Answer 7

Disk Management console

Question 8

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.

Answer 8

disk quotas

Question 9

A command-line tool for managing disks that allows you to perform advanced operations that are not available in Disk Management.

Answer 9

DiskPart

Question 10

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.

Answer 10

dynamic disks

Question 11

A feature of the NTFS file system that allows users to encrypt files and folders for additional security.

Answer 11

Encrypting File System (EFS)

Question 12

A file system used to organize files and folders in a partition or volume. ___ doesn’t include security permissions.

Answer 12

File Allocation Table (FAT)

Question 13

A dynamic disk moved to another computer is flagged as a ____________ in Disk Management.

Answer 13

Foreign Disk

Question 14

A command-line utility to perform tasks related to managing FAT and NTFS file systems.

Answer 14

fsutil

Question 15

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.

Answer 15

GUID Partition Table (GPT)

Question 16

A directory entry that associates with a different file on a file system, in addition to the file’s original directory entry.

Answer 16

hard link

Question 17

A command-line utility capable of displaying and updating NTFS permissions for files and folders.

Answer 17

icacls

Question 18

A process that prepares a new disk for use with Windows by configuring the MBR or GPT partition style.

Answer 18

initialize

Question 19

A special type of symbolic link that points to another directory in the NTFS file system.

Answer 19

junction point

Question 20

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.

Answer 20

Master Boot Record (MBR)

Question 21

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.

Answer 21

MBR2GPT

Question 22

A command-line utility to create symbolic links or hard links for files and folders in the NTFS file system.

Answer 22

mklink

Question 23

A legacy command-line utility used to manage a variety of network settings, including network shares, printers, and users.

Answer 23

net command-line utility

Question 24

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.

Answer 24

New Technology File System (NTFS)

Question 25

The data structure on a basic disk that contains information about where partitions are located.

Answer 25

partition table

Question 26

A file system that supports basic NTFS-like features but is optimized for very large volumes. Windows 10 supports ______ only with Storage Spaces technology.

Answer 26

Resilient File System (ReFS)

Question 27

A network sharing protocol implemented in Windows to share resources between a client and server.

Answer 27

Server Message Block (SMB)

Question 28

A logical collection of disks that have been allocated to Storage Spaces. Disks must be assigned to a _____________ before Storage Spaces can use them.

Answer 28

storage pool

Question 29

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.

Answer 29

Storage Spaces

Question 30

A virtual disk created from the space made available by a storage pool in Storage Spaces.

Answer 30

Storage Spaces volume

Question 31

A file that contains a reference to another file in the file system, using an absolute or relative path as a shortcut.

Answer 31

symbolic link

Question 32

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.

Answer 32

takeown

Question 33

A ____ path specifies how to locate a resource, such as a shared folder, on a network.

Answer 33

Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path

Question 34

A file that is internally structured to store data like a file system. You attach a ____ file in Windows 10 to access its contents.

Answer 34

virtual hard disk (VHD)

Question 35

Empty folders in an NTFS-formatted file system that are used to point to other FAT, FAT32, or NTFS partitions.

Answer 35

volume mount points

Question 36

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.

Answer 36

volumes