A+ Certification Week 5

You are in the process of purchasing several new Windows-based computers to replace broken or outdated computers. You have heard that solid state drives (SSDs) can significantly increase the overall performance of the system. Which of the following BEST describes the features of solid state drives (SSDs) compared to hard disk drives (HDDs)? (Select TWO).

-An SSD opens files faster than an HDD. -An SSD uses flash technology to store data.

Which of the following are optical storage devices? (Select THREE.)

-CD -DVD -BD

Which disk types does Windows support? (Select TWO.) -Extended -Static -Dynamic -Basic -Primary

-Dynamic -Basic

List the steps you need to follow to add more disk space to a Storage Space in Windows 10. Drag the correct steps from the left to the correct step number on the right. Not all steps on the left will be used.

-Install a new storage device to the system. -Add free space on a new storage device to a storage pool. -Allocate space from the storage pool to an existing storage space.

Which of the following are advantages of solid state storage compared to hard drives? (Select TWO.) -No moving parts -Larger storage capacity -Proprietary disk interface -Lower power requirements -Inexpensive

-No moving parts -Lower power requirements

On a Windows 10 workstation, you want to use the Storage Spaces feature to create a logical drive. Which of the following components are used to configure Storage Spaces? (Select THREE.) -Thin provisioning, which allows you to allocate more space than is available. -Parity, which allows you to reconstruct data if device failure occurs. -Pools of storage, which are logically created from free space on storage devices. -Mirrored data resiliency, which provides storage redundancy. -Storage spaces, which are logically defined units created from a pool of storage. -Storage devices, which are physical drives such as SATA drives or external drives.

-Pools of storage, which are logically created from free space on storage devices. -Storage spaces, which are logically defined units created from a pool of storage. -Storage devices, which are physical drives such as SATA drives or external drives.

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). -Striped volumes -Primary partitions -Spanned volumes -Simple volumes -Extended partitions with logical drives

-Primary partitions -Extended partitions with logical drives

On Windows 10, using Storage Spaces eliminates the need for which of the following tasks? (Select TWO). -Repartitioning drives -Using Disk Cleanup -Formatting hard drives -Running defragmentation -Creating RAID arrays -Resizing volumes

-Repartitioning drives -Resizing volumes

Your system volume is running out of disk space. You need to extend the system volume to give it more space. Which of the following conditions MUST be met to extend the system volume? (Select TWO). -The system volume must formatted with NTFS. -The system volume must be on a basic disk. -The volume must be spanned to use disk space on a different disk. -The disk must have contiguous free space on the same disk. -The system volume must be on a dynamic disk.

-The disk must have contiguous free space on the same disk. -The system volume must formatted with NTFS.

You have been asked to implement a RAID 5 solution for an engineer's desktop workstation. What is the minimum number of hard disks that can be used to configure RAID 5?

3

One of the video editors in your company is worried that he may lose a lot of data if his hard drive fails. He has asked you to come up with a solution. To do this, you have decided to implement a RAID 10 solution on his desktop workstation. Which of the following is the MINIMUM number of hard disks that can be used?

4

You are building a new computer and have purchased a motherboard that includes four built-in SATA connectors. Which of the following MOST accurately lists the maximum number of SATA devices you can connect to the motherboard using the integrated ports?

4

You have a CD-RW drive that advertises speeds of 32x/12x/48x. What is the read speed of the drive? -48x -32x -Depends upon the manufacturer's speed designation standards

48x

Which partition type identifies the partition as one that holds the boot loader program used to start the operating system? -Primary -Extended -System -Active

Active

If you want to boot from a hard drive, what must it have? -Dynamic partition -Extended partition -Active partition -Passive partition

Active partition

Which Blu-ray standard defines rewritable disks? -BD-R -BD-ROM -BD-RE -BD-R/RW

BD-RE

A portion of the hard disk that cannot be used.

Bad sector

Are supported by all operating systems.

Basic Disks

Only support volumes made up of contiguous disk space.

Basic Disks

Use primary and extended partitions

Basic Disks

Was originally developed for high-definition video (and expanded content on movie discs), but can also be used for data storage.

Blu-ray Disc (BD)

Uses blue laser light. which has a short wavelength, allowing data to be packed more tightly onto the disc and is rewritable.

Blu-ray Disc (BD-RE)

Which of the following disk maintenance utilities optimizes the performance of your hard drive by verifying the file system integrity of a hard disk and fixing the errors it detects? -Disk Management -Check Disk -Disk Cleanup -Disk Defragmenter

Check Disk

First developed to store digital music. Later, was adapted to store digital computer data.

Compact Disc (CD)

Can be written, read many times, erased, rewritten, and has a capacity of about 650 MB.

Compact Disc (CD-RW)

You are running Windows 10 on your computer. You want to decrease the time it takes to write data to your drives. To do this, you have decided to create a Windows software RAID system using a striped volume. Before you create the striped volume, which action MUST you take?

Convert basic disks to dynamic disks.

Your computer has a single hard disk with a single volume used by the C:\ drive. You have previously upgraded the disk to a dynamic disk. The disk has run out of disk space. You need to add more space to the C:\ volume. You add a new hard disk to the computer. Which of the following is the BEST step to complete while adding space to the C:\ drive? -Span the C:\ volume to the second disk. -Create a mount point using space on the second disk. -Extend the C:\ volume to the second disk. -Strip the C:\ volume to the second disk.

Create a mount point using space on the second disk.

Occurs when two files claim the same cluster.

Cross-linked file

You have a computer with three hard disks. A RAID 0 volume uses space on Disk 1 and Disk 2. A RAID 1 volume uses space on Disk 2 and Disk 3. Disk 2 fails. Which of the following is true?

Data on the RAID 1 volume is accessible; data on the RAID 0 volume is not.

Single-sided discs can hold about 4.7 GB of data. Dual-layer discs can hold up to 8.5 GB of data.

Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)

Dual-layer version employs two recordable dye layers, each capable of storing data.

Digital Versatile Disc (DVD-RW)

Which of the following disk maintenance utilities locates and disposes of files that can be safely removed from the disk? -Check Disk -Disk Defragmenter -Disk Cleanup -Disk Management

Disk Cleanup

Which of the following disk maintenance utilities optimizes the performance of your hard drive by joining parts of files that are in different locations on your hard drive into a single location? -Disk Management -Disk Cleanup -Disk Defragmenter -Check Disk

Disk Defragmenter

Which tool would you use to create and delete partitions on hard drives? -Explorer -Disk Management -Services -Device Manager

Disk Management

While configuring a computer, you find that you need to create, format, and manage the partitions and volumes on your hard drives. Which of the following is the BEST command line utility to use? -DiskPart -chkdsk -DiskMan -format -Disk Management

DiskPart

Store partitioning information in a hidden database on all such disks in the system.

Dynamic Disks

Support up to 128 volumes.

Dynamic Disks

Support volumes that use discontiguous disk space.

Dynamic Disks

You have just purchased a new USB drive that you want to use to troubleshoot the computers in your company as well as other network devices, such as printers and projectors. You need to format this new drive with a file system that will be recognized and used on all devices. When formatting your USB drive, which of the following file system types would meet MOST, if not all, of your needs? -NTFS -NFS -FAT32 -CDFS

FAT32

You are installing Windows 10 on a drive that was previously used for Windows 8.1. This drive has one primary partition. While installing Windows, you want to ensure that the old files are deleted and any bad sectors are located and marked as bad. To achieve your desired goal, which of the following is the BEST option to run? -DiskPart -Quick format -Bootrec -Full format

Full format

Which of the following is a magnetic storage devices?

Hard disk

Which storage device uses aluminum platters for storing data?

Hard disk

You need a storage device that has very large storage capacity, is fast, and is relatively inexpensive. Which storage device will best suit your needs?

Hard disk

A thick magnetic disk made of aluminum platters. Uses read/write heads to access data stored on the platters.

Hard disk drive (HDD)

Provides up to several terabytes in storage capacity, and cost per megabyte is very low.

Hard disk drive (HDD)

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 are you MOST likely to see as the status of the fourth volume if it is valid and has no errors? -Healthy (Basic) -Healthy (Logical Drive) -Healthy -Healthy (Primary Partition) -Healthy (Dynamic)

Healthy

You have four volumes on a basic hard disk. Which of the following are you MOST likely to see as the status of the fourth volume if it is valid and has no errors? -Healthy (Basic) -Healthy (Primary Partition) -Healthy -Healthy (Dynamic) -Healthy (Logical Drive)

Healthy (Logical Drive)

Which of the following is not an advantage of SSDs over HDDs?

Inexpensive

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

Initializing

You have an existing computer running Windows 10. You want to configure a RAID 1 array in the computer. You install two new SATA drives, then use the RAID controller integrated in the motherboard to define a RAID 1 array using them. When you boot the computer, Windows does not show the logical RAID drive. What should you do?

Install the drivers for the RAID controller.

You are configuring a new system, and you want to use a RAID 0 array for the operating system using SATA disks and the RAID functionality built into the motherboard. Which of the following BEST describes the action you will take as part of the configuration?

Load the RAID drivers during operating system installation.

A series of used clusters on the hard disk drive that are not associated with a specific file.

Lost clusters

You are in the process of preparing a storage device and must determine which file system to use. Which of the following BEST describes the advantage of using the exFAT file system rather than NTFS? -Lower memory and processor resource use -Support for volumes over 32 GB -Access control lists and permissions -Support for files over 4 GB

Lower memory and processor resource use

A sales person requires that a large number of document, data, presentation, image, and video files be accessible on their personal mobile device when making sales pitches to new customers. A cloud solution is not feasible, since cellular and internet connections are not always guaranteed at a customer site. Which of the following accessories would a technician suggest to BEST meet the sales person's requirements?

Micro SD Card

What is required to control access to the file system using file and folder permissions on a Windows-based computer? -Ext4-formatted partition -EFS -NTFS-formatted partition -FAT32-formatted partition

NTFS-formatted partition

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? -Foreign -Unreadable -No Media -Missing

No Media

What method does an SD card use for storing data?

Non-volatile memory chips

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? -Foreign -Initializing -Unreadable -Not initialized

Not initialized

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

Offline

You have a computer with a single hard disk configured as a basic disk with a single partition formatted with NTFS. The computer runs Windows 10. The disk has run out of space. You need to add space to the disk. You install a new hard drive and start Disk Management. Which of the following is a required task to add space to the existing volume? -Extend the C:\ volume. -Upgrade both disks to dynamic. -Create an empty folder on the new hard disk. -On the new hard disk, create a new partition without a drive letter.

On the new hard disk, create a new partition without a drive letter.

Ideal for music and video. Portable and cheap with a long shelf life.

Optical disc

Uses lasers to read and write information stored in the form of pits in their reflective coating.

Optical disc

Files that exist on the hard drive but are not associated with a directory in the index.

Orphaned files

-Requires that you have at least three storage devices. -Allows you to reconstruct data if one of the storage devices fails.

Parity

Which of the following tasks would you complete as part of a SATA installation? -Complete a low-level format of the drive. -Plug the 15-pin power connector into the SATA drive. -Use the 4-pin molex power connector. -Set the master/slave relationship using a jumper. -Configure the device ID using a jumper.

Plug the 15-pin power connector into the SATA drive.

Due to a blackout, power is no longer coming from the wall outlet, and your computer is now off. You do not have a UPS, and you need to remove a disc out of the DVD drive. What is the easiest method for retrieving the disc? -Push an unbent paper clip into the hole on the front of the drive. -Remove the drive and carefully pry open the tray. -Add a UPS between the wall outlet and the computer. -Press the drive's eject button while pressing the computer's restart button.

Push an unbent paper clip into the hole on the front of the drive.

You are building a new computer that will contain two hard disks. To provide increased performance, you have decided to configure the drives using RAID technology. Which of the following will BEST meet your needs?

RAID 0

You have been asked to configure the drives in a computer. The end user wants to use striping without incorporating any fault tolerance. Which of the following will BEST meet these requirements?

RAID 0

Ben is concerned about losing data due to a hard disk failure. His computer will only support a maximum of three disks. To protect his data, you have decided to use RAID (redundant array of independent disks). Which of the following RAID types would give Ben the BEST mirrored data protection?

RAID 1

One of your customers wants you to build a personal server that he can use in his home. One of his concerns is making sure he has at least one backup of their data stored on the server in the event that a disk fails. You have decided to back up his data using RAID. Since this server is for personal use only, the customer wants to keep costs down. Therefore, he would like to keep the number of drives to a minimum. Which of the following RAID systems would BEST meet the customer's specifications?

RAID 1

A computer being used by the HR department needs to ensure that all of the data on that computer is protected from a single hard disk failure. The data needs to be read as quickly as possible, and the HR department would like to maximize drive use as much as possible. This computer can use up to three hard drives. Which of the following RAID types would meet these requirements and provide the BEST data protection?

RAID 5

Which of the following drive configurations uses striping with parity for fault tolerance?

RAID 5

What is an advantage of RAID 5 over RAID 1?

RAID 5 improves performance over RAID 1

Which interface is primarily used for internal hard drives in modern desktop PC systems?

SATA

Which of the following is the most common disk interface used for optical drives on home and office computers? -SCSI -SATA -IDE/EIDE (ATAPI) -Parallel port -Sound card (proprietary)

SATA

Which generation of SATA storage devices does the following? -Supports up to 6 Gbps data transfer rates -Addresses solid state drives

SATA3

You want to set up a Windows system to also be able to boot to Linux. To be able to dual boot, the system needs a partition on which to install Linux. However, you don't have an extra hard disk that can be used for the Linux partition. The existing disk has no unpartitioned space available, but it has about 300 GB of free space. Which of the following disk management operations will BEST prepare your hard disk for dual boot? -Shrink the primary partition. -Convert the disk from basic to dynamic. -Reformat the disk with the partitions needed for a dual boot system. -Convert the disk from physical partitions to logical partitions.

Shrink the primary partition.

-Does not provide redundancy. -Does not provide protection from a single storage device failure.

Simple

Which optical media has the greatest storage capacity? -Dual-layer, double-sided DVD -Compact disc -Single-layer, single-sided Blu-ray disc -Dual-layer, single-sided DVD

Single-layer, single-sided Blu-ray disc

A flash device and storage capacity similar to a small hard drive.

Solid state drive (SSD)

Faster than other devices. No moving parts. Lasts longer than other storage devices.

Solid state drive (SSD)

Which of the following is true about primary partitions? -Primary partitions are subdivided into logical drives. -The active partition must be a primary partition. -Primary partitions exist on dynamic disks. -You can have a maximum of three primary partitions on a single disk.

The active partition must be a primary partition.

You have just added a brand new hard disk to your Windows-based computer. When you power on the computer, the disk is not shown in File Explorer. To troubleshoot this issue, you open the Windows Disk Management console and see that the disk is present, but is shown as Unknown. Which of the following disk management steps is MOST likely required first? -The disk needs to be wiped. -The disk needs to be formatted. -The disk needs to be initialized. -The disk needs to be partitioned.

The disk needs to be initialized.

Which of the following is a characteristic of extended partitions? -They can be set to active. -They are subdivided into logical drives. -There can be multiple extended partitions per drive. -They are bootable.

They are subdivided into logical drives.

-Requires at least five storage devices. -Protects your data if two storage devices fail at one time.

Three-way mirror

You have just finished installing Windows on a system that contains four physical hard disks. The installation process has created a 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? -Formatting -Healthy -Unallocated -Initializing -Unavailable -Unreadable

Unallocated

Indicates that errors have occurred on physical or dynamic disks.

Unavailable

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. Which of the following is the BEST step to perform? -Upgrade the disk to a dynamic disk. -Run the fixboot command to convert the partition type to GPT. -Run the convert command. -Delete the partitions and re-create them as simple volumes.

Upgrade the disk to a dynamic disk.

You want to combine storage space from two different hard disks into a single logical storage unit on your Windows computer. Which of the following is the BEST step to perform? -Use basic disks and a primary partition. -Use basic disks and an extended partition. -Use dynamic disks and a simple volume. -Use dynamic disks and a spanned volume.

Use dynamic disks and a spanned volume.

You work for a small company as the human resources specialist. Since the company is fairly small, you are maintaining all of the employee information on your desktop computer, which is running Windows 10. This computer has two high-capacity hard disks. You want to ensure that this information is protected from a hard disk failure, so you want to set up a Windows software RAID system. Which of the following would be your BEST solution?

Use mirrored volumes.

Your computer's hard drive is currently formatted as FAT32, but you want to take advantage of the features offered to NFTS drives. Which of the following steps would MOST likely allow you to do this without losing the existing data? -Use the convert command at a command prompt. -Reformat the drive using Disk Management. -Use the format command with the /p switch. -In Disk Management, delete the existing partition or volume. Recreate the partition or volume with the same settings and choose NTFS instead of FAT32.

Use the convert command at a command prompt.

You have a hard disk that is formatted with the FAT32 file system. You would like to implement file and folder permissions on the Design folder that apply when files are accessed both locally and remotely. Which of the following BEST describe the next step you need to perform? -At a command prompt, use the attrib command to configure permissions. -Use Explorer to edit the permissions on the folder. -Use the convert command to convert from FAT32 to NTFS and then configure NTFS permissions. -Share the folder and then use share permissions to control access.

Use the convert command to convert from FAT32 to NTFS and then configure NTFS permissions.

Which of the following conditions would prevent you from using a GUID Partition Table (GPT) when setting up a disk drive? -You need to be able to create up to 128 partitions on the drive. -You're setting up the drive to boot 64-bit Windows 7 on a UEFI-based computer. -You're setting up the drive to boot Windows 10 on a computer that uses traditional BIOS. -You need to set up the drive as a dynamic disk.

You're setting up the drive to boot Windows 10 on a computer that uses traditional BIOS.

You are an IT administrator troubleshooting a computer from within the Windows command prompt. You are trying to execute the chdsk command line tool, but it keeps failing. Which of the following command switches would give you the BEST information or help on how to run this command? 1. chkdsk /help 2. chkdsk /? 3. chkdsk /info 4. chkdsk /i

chkdsk /?

Windows 10 features a storage solution called Storage Spaces. What is the name of the Storage Spaces feature that allows you to allocate space for redundant information using options that include two-way mirroring, three-way mirroring, and parity?

data resiliency

Which of the following Windows command line utilities would you use to realign the file structure on the disk to optimize performance? -fdisk -defrag -Disk Management -chkdsk

defrag

Joseph has started using virtual machines (VMs) to help his software development process. As the number of VMs has increased, Joseph has noticed that his hard drive is almost full. He would like you to buy and connect an external hard drive where additional VMs can be stored. When the drive arrives, you find it has the type of connector shown in image 1. Which type of connector is on the external hard drive?

eSATA

You want a storage device that has the ability to: -Integrate data and device power into a single cable. -Use a connector and port that is neither L-shaped nor rectangular. Which of the following SATA devices is the BEST to use?

eSATAp

Requires at least two storage devices.

two-way mirror