Section 5.7 File System

You remove a hard disk from a Windows 7 system and put it in another system and put in another system that is running Windows 98. You are unable to read the disk. What is most likely the problem?

a. Newer hard drives are not backward compatible with Windows 98.
b. Windows 98 does not support NTFS.
c. The hard drive was physically damaged or shocked during the move.
d. Windows 98 cannot read hard disks that have Windows 7 installed.

Windows 98 does not support NTFS.

Which disk types does Windows support? (Select Two.)

a. Extended
b. Primary
c. Static
d. Dynamic
e. Basic

Dynamic Basic

What is required to control access to the file system using file and folder permissions on a Windows-based computer?

a. EFS
b. FAT32-formatted partition
c. NTFS-formatted partition
d. Ext4-formatted partition

NTFS-formatted partition

You have physically installed a new hard disk drive into your computer, configured the disk in the BIOS using the CMOS setup program, and partitioned the disk. You try to access the hard disk drive in Windows Explorer, but can an error message. Which utility will you most likely use to solve the problem?

a. format
b. fdisk
c. chkdsk
d. sfc

format

You have a computer running Windows 7. You need to format a 64 GB flash drive as a single volume. You want the drive to support quick removal, and minimize memory and processor use when reading and writing to the drive. Which file system should you choose?

a. NTFS
b. FAT32
c. FAT16
d. FAT64

FAT64

Which tool would you use to create and delete partitions or hard drives?

a. Disk Management
b. Services
c. Device Manager
d. Explorer

Disk Management

What is an advantage of the exFAT file system over NTFS?

a. Lower memory and processor resource use
b. Access control lists and permissions
c. Support for volumes over 32 GB
d. Support for files over 4 GB

Lower memory and processor resource use

If you want to boot from a hard drive, what must it have?

a. Extended partition
b. Dynamic partition
c. Active partition
d. Passive partition

Active partition

Where is Disk Management located within Windows?

a. Device Manager
b. Administrative Tools
c. Computer Management
d. Control Panel

Computer Management

Which of the following is true about primary partitions?

a. The active partition must be a primary partition.
b. Primary partitions exist on dynamic disks.
c. You can have a maximum of three primary partitions on a single disk.
d. Primary partitions are subdivided into logical drives.

The active partition must be a primary partition.

You have an extra disk on your system that has three primary partitions and an extended partition with two logical drives. You want to convert the partitions to simple volumes, preferably without losing any data. What should you do?

a. Run the convert command.
b. Delete the partitions and re-create them as simple volumes.
c. Run the fixboot command to convert the partition type to GPT.
d. Upgrade the disk to a dynamic disk.

Upgrade the disk to a dynamic disk.

You have a hard disk that has a single primary partition and has been assigned D: as the drive letter. Which tool would you use to configure the drive to use the FAT32 file system?

a. msconfig
b. chkdsk
c. convert
d. fdisk
e. format

format

You’re formatting a newly-installed hard disk with Disk Management and are at the point where you need to select the type of file system to be used. What scenario would require selecting the FAT32 file system?

a. You need the disk to be backwards-compatible with older versions of Windows.
b. You need to create software RAID 0 array with Disk Management.
c. You plan on implementing dynamic volumes.
d. You plan on implementing multiple users and groups.
e. You plan on implementing permissions.

You need the disk to be backwards-compatible with older versions of Windows.

You have a computer running Windows 7 Home Premium and need to access the contents of a flash drive. The flash drive has been formatted with the exFAT file system. You want to read the flash drive on your computer as quickly as possible with the last amount of effort. What should you do?

a. Install the latest Windows 7 service pack.
b. Install an exFAT reader application on your computer.
c. Run convert.exe on the flash drive to convert it to FAT32 instead of exFAT.
d. Do nothing. Windows 7 can natively access exFAT file systems .
e. Upgrade the computer to Windows 7 Ultimate.

Do nothing. Windows 7 can natively access exFAT file systems .

You have added two new hard disks to a Windows computer. The disks are configured as basic disks. Which of the following could be configured on these disks? (Select Two.)

a. Primary partitions
b. Simple volumes
c. Spanned volumes
d. Striped volumes
e. Extended partitions with logical drives

Primary partitions Extended partitions with logical drives

How can you reformat a drive from FAT32 to NTFS without losing the existing data?

a. Use the format command with the /p switch
b. Use the convert command at a command prompt.
c. In Disk Management, delete the existing partition or volume. Recreate the partition of volume with the same settings, choosing NTFS instead of FAT32.
d. Reformat the drive using Disk Management.

Use the convert command at a command prompt.

What is a characteristic of extended partitions?

a. They can be set to active.
b. There can be multiple extended partitions per drive.
c. They are bootable.
d. They are subdivided into logical drives.

They are subdivided into logical drives.

Under what conditions should you choose exFAT over FAT32 or NTFS? (Select Two.)

a. When formatting removable flash devices
b. When the device needs to be readable by other operating system, such as MacOS or Linux
c. When formatting removable hard drives
d. When creating a volume less than 10MB in size
e. When creating a volume over 32 GB in size

When formatting removable flash devices When creating a volume over 32 GB in size

Which partition type identifies the partition as one that holds the boot loader program used to start the operating system?

a. Active
b. Primary
c. System
d. Extended

Active

You want to combine storage space from two different hard disks into a single logical storage unit on your Windows computer. What should you do?

a. Use basic disks and an extended partition
b. Use basic disks and a primary partition
c. Use dynamic disks and a spanned volume
d. Use dynamic disks and a simple volume

Use dynamic disks and a spanned volume

You have a computer where a removable disk drive has been formatted with NTFS. You want the drive to use FAT32 to be compatible with more OS. The drive is currently configured using drive letter D:. What should you do?

a. Back up the data on the D: drive. Run convert.exe.
b. Backup the data on the D: drive. Reformat the D: drive using FAT32. Restore the data.
c. Upgrade the disk to a dynamic disk.
d. Back up the data on the D: drive. Run format /fs:NTFS.

Backup the data on the D: drive. Reformat the D: drive using FAT32. Restore the data.