Module 5 Quiz

Question 1

Zone bit recording is how disk manufacturers ensure that a platter’s outer tracks store as much data as possible.

True

False

Answer 1

False

Question 2

File and directory names are some of the items stored in the FAT database.

True

False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What happens when you copy an encrypted file from an EFS-enabled NTFS disk to a non-EFS disk or folder?

The file can no longer be encrypted.

EFS protection is maintained on the file.

The file is unencrypted automatically.

Only the owner of the file can continue to access it.

Answer 3

The file is unencrypted automatically.

Question 4

An image of a suspect drive can be loaded on a virtual machine.

True

False

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What does the Ntuser.dat file contain?

File and directory names

Starting cluster numbers

File attributes

MRU files list

Answer 5

MRU files list

Question 6

CHS stands for cylinders, heads, and sectors.

True

False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Areal density refers to which of the following?

Number of bits per disk

Number of bits per partition

Number of bits per square inch of a disk platter

Number of bits per platter

Answer 7

Number of bits per square inch of a disk platter

Question 8

EFS can encrypt which of the following?

Files, folders, and volumes

Certificates and private keys

The global Registry

Network servers

Answer 8

Files, folders, and volumes

Question 9

BIOS boot firmware was developed to provide better protection against malware than EFI does developed?

True

False

Answer 9

False

Question 10

List two features NTFS has that FAT does not.

MRU records and file attributes

Master File Table and MRU records

Unicode characters and better security

MRU records and less fragmentation

Answer 10

Unicode characters and better security

Question 11

What is the space on a drive called when a file is deleted?

Disk space

Unallocated space

Drive space

None of the above

Answer 11

Unallocated space

Question 12

In Windows 7 and later, how much data from RAM is loaded into RAM slack on a disk drive?

5%

10%

15%

None of the above

Answer 12

None of the above

Question 13

On a Windows system, sectors typically contain how many bytes?

256

512

1024

2048

Answer 13

512

Question 14

Clusters in Windows always begin numbering at what number?

1

2

3

4

Answer 14

2

Question 15

Which of the following Windows 8 files contains user-specific information?

User.dat

Ntuser.dat

System.dat

SAM.dat

Answer 15

Ntuser.dat

Question 16

A virtual cluster number represents the assigned clusters of files that are nonresident in the MFT.

True

False

Answer 16

True

Question 17

How many sectors are typically in a cluster on a disk drive?

1

2 or more

4 or more

8 or more

Answer 17

4 or more

Question 18

Virtual machines have which of the following limitations when running on a host computer?

Internet connectivity is restricted to virtual Web sites.

Applications can be run on the virtual machine only if they’re resident on the physical machine.

Virtual machines are limited to the host computer’s peripheral configurations, such as mouse, keyboard, CD/DVD drives, and other devices.

Virtual machines can run only OSs that are older than the physical machine’s OS.

Answer 18

Virtual machines are limited to the host computer’s peripheral configurations, such as mouse, keyboard, CD/DVD drives, and other devices.

Question 19

Device drivers contain instructions for the OS on how to interface with hardware devices.

True

False

Answer 19

True

Question 20

In FAT32, a 123-KB file uses how many sectors?

123

185

246

255

Answer 20

246

Question 21

In NTFS, files smaller than 512 bytes are stored in the MFT.

True

False

Answer 21

True

Question 22

MFT stands for Master File Table.

True

False

Answer 22

True