5.6.7 Practice Questions File System Creation

Indicates that the disk is turned on and can be accessed and the volume on the disk is valid and has no errors.

Healthy

You have four volumes on a basic hard disk. You convert the disk to dynamic. After the conversion, which of the following do you expect to see as the status of the fourth volume if it is valid and has no errors?

Healthy Explanation If a basic disk gets converted to dynamic, the status of all partitions on that disk would be changed to show just Healthy. There are no Primary or Logical partitions on a dynamic disk. A basic hard disk can only have 4 primary partitions. To get around this limitation on basic disks, the fourth partition is automatically configured as an extended partition that can hold logical drives. So, the fourth partition would show a status of Healthy (Logical Drive).

You have four volumes on a basic hard disk. Which of the following do you expect to see as the status of the fourth volume if it is valid and has no errors?

Healthy (Logical Drive) A basic hard disk can only 4 primary partitions. To get around this limitation on basic disks, the fourth partition is automatically configured as an extended partition that can hold logical drives. So, the fourth partition would show a status of Healthy (Logical Drive). The first three partitions would show a status of Healthy (Primary Partition). If the disk had been a dynamic disk the status would just be Healthy. If the disk gets converted from basic to dynamic, the status would be changed to show just Healthy.

Shows while a disk is being converted from a basic disk to a dynamic disk.

Initializing

You have a DVD-ROM disc with no label and you want to know if it has any important files on it. You insert the DVD-ROM into your optical media drive, then you double-click the drive letter for the optical drive to see the contents of the disc. If the DVD-ROM is not a valid disc, which error message will you see?

No Media Explanation The No Media status shows for an optical or removable media drive that does not contain a valid disc. A Foreign disk is a dynamic disk that was created in one system and moved to another system. The Unreadable status indicates a hardware failure, I/O errors, or other corruption but might also be caused by a delay in reading the disk in Disk Management. The Missing status shows when a dynamic disk has failed.

You have a disk in your system that is displayed in the Disk Management utility as shown in the image below. The disk icon includes a red arrow that is pointing down. Which of the following would you expect to see in the space where the red outline is, as the status of this disk?

Not Initialized Explanation When Disk Management shows a disk icon that includes a red arrow that is pointing down, it indicates that the disk is Not Initialized. The disk status would say Initializing if the disk is being converted from a basic disk to a dynamic disk. A Foreign disk is a dynamic disk that was created in one system and moved to another system. The Unreadable status indicates a hardware failure, I/O errors, or other corruption but might also be caused by a delay in reading the disk in Disk Management.

Shows when a dynamic disk has been removed or turned off.

Offline

Explanation

The Healthy or Online status indicates that the disk is turned on and can be accessed. The volume on the disk is valid and has no errors. The Initializing process shows while a disk is being converted from a basic disk to a dynamic disk. After the conversion, the status for the volume changes to Healthy. The Unavailable status indicates that errors have occurred on physical or dynamic disks. The Missing status shows when a dynamic disk has been removed or turned off.

You have just finished installing Windows on a system that contains four physical hard disk. The installation process has created system volume and a C: volume on the first disk (Disk 0). The installation process also initialized the second disk (Disk 1) and the third disk (Disk 2) but did not create any volumes on these disks. Which of the following would you expect to see as the status of Disk 1 and Disk 2?

Unallocated Explanation A disk that has been initialized will show as Unallocated if no volumes have been created. The Healthy or Online status indicates that the disk is turned on and can be accessed. The volume on the disk is valid and has no errors. The Formatting status is shown for volumes during the formatting process. After formatting, the status for the volume changes to Healthy. The Initializing process shows while a disk is being converted from a basic disk to a dynamic disk. After the conversion, the status for the volume changes to Healthy. The Unavailable status indicates that errors have occurred on physical or dynamic disks. The Unreadable status indicates a hardware failure, I/O errors, or other corruption but might also be caused by a delay in reading the disk in Disk Management.

Indicates that errors have occurred on physical or dynamic disks.

Unavailable