Module 3, Chapter 13 Maintaining windows

MBR (master boot record)

-can track up to 4 partitions (1/2/3 are primary, 4th is called extended partition) -stored at the beginning of drive -Required when using a 32bit OS or legacy BIOS

Extended partition

4th partition in MBR partitioning system can hold one or more volumes (logical drives) treated by OS as if it were a physical drive/volume contains a file system

System Image Backup

A backup and recovery tool that creates a full system image backup from which you can restore your entire PC. backup of the entire windows volume best time to create the image is right after you've installed windows, hardware, apps, user accounts, and customized settings

NTFS (new technology file system)

A file system used on Windows-based systems. It is more efficient and provides much more security than older FAT32 file systems. (more efficient, reliable, and secure) Supports: -Encryption -disk quotas -file/folder compression -admin password required to gain access

System protection

A utility that automatically backs up system files and stores them in restore points on hard drive at regular intervals and just before you install software or hardware

Which tools are available in Windows 10 for backing up user data or complete system images? (

Backup and Restore File History

BIOS

Basic input/output system contains programs to load the hardware

Order the following routine maintenance tasks from most to least important when securing a computer. a. Verify anti-malware settings. b. Verify file sharing settings. c. Verify Windows Update settings. d. Verify that hard drives are being optimized weekly.

C. verify windows update A. verify anti-malware settings B. Verify file sharing settings D. Verify that hard drives are being optimized weekly

Carrie works on a help desk and is assigned a ticket that was automatically generated by a server because of an error. The error message states that the server has run out of storage space because logs were not set to delete at a certain age. Rather than going to the data center to physically access that server on the rack, what Windows tool might Carrie use to troubleshoot the server?

Carrie should use a remote desktop connection to troubleshoot the server, depending or type of drive used, optimize the drive and set a parameter to delete older files as space runs out

What must be performed prior to creating a spanned, striped, or mirrored volume on unallocated space in Windows?

Convert basic disks to dynamic disks

What type of storage drive contains multiple spinning platters?

Magnetic hard disk drives

GPT/GUID (globally unique identifier partition table)

Most new computers use this system today can support up to 128 partitions required for drives larger than 2.2TB requires a 64bit OS and UEFI firmware is needed to use secure boot

A technician requires a file system on an internal 1.5 TB Windows 10 boot drive that supports file encryption, disk quotas, and security features such as file and folder permissions. Which of the following will support these requirements?

NTFS (new technology file system)

Backup and restore

Offered on windows 10/7 to backup user data and create a system image Designed for technicians who prefer more granular control

Custom refresh image

Offered on windows 8 recimg command a type of system image

Primary partition

Partition on a Windows hard drive that can store a bootable operating system. 1st, 2nd, or 3rd partition in MBR partitioning system

Port 3389

RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) Provides network access for a remote user over an encrypted channel

A Windows user contacted the help desk with a problem that requires the technician to connect to the remote computer using Remote Assistance to view a very detailed and cryptic error message on the user's desktop. Each attempt the technician makes to connect to the remote computer results in a message stating the connection was refused. Which of the following protocol and port number combinations should be opened on the remote computer's firewall to allow this connection?

RDP, port 3389

What does RDP stand for and what does it do?

Remote desktop protocol uses port 3389 to enable remote connections to other computers

Restore points

Snapshots of system. Does not contain all user data You can manually create a restore point at anytime

A user wants to make sure he can quickly restore his computer after a drive failure to the state it was in when Windows and all its apps were initially installed. Which backup type will be most useful in this scenario?

System image backup

A user is attempting to format a 4 TB HDD using NTFS but only has the option to format the disk with a size of approximately 2 TB. What is the most likely reason the user is unable to format the disk to its full capacity?

The disk is using the MBR partitioning scheme

A technician would like to have the ability to add physical hard drives to a Storage Spaces storage pool at future times on an as-needed basis. Which of the Storage Spaces features describes this functionality without the need to also reconfigure the available space to users?

Thin provisioning

UEFI

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. A method used to boot some systems and intended to replace Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) firmware.

Thin provisioning

a technique where virtual storage space can be made available to users who do not have physical storage allotted. When virtual storage is close to depletion, admin is prompted to install more physical storage

parity checking

a way to check backed up data for loss and re-create compromised data through parity calculations

Simple windows storage space

combines multiple physical drives into single logical drive with no built in data backup offers no resiliancy

2-way mirror windows storage space

data is duplicated across multiple physical drives use to create a space (logical drive)

3-way mirroring

data is stored in triplicate to provide reiliancy against data loss. requires at least 5 physical drives be used to create a storage pool

File History Backup

designed to be an easy tool for users to manage their own backups backs up user data and creates a system image a snapshot mechanism for all files that users store in the primary folders or directories associated with their user accounts Windows 10/7

A Windows 10 user wants to display all the files in all the subdirectories on the E: drive with the file extension of doc. What command would perform this function?

dire e:\*.doc /s * = all directories /s = subdirectories

parity

provides even greater resiliency, maintains multiple copies of data plus parity checking

System restore

restores system to its condition at the time restore point was made

Which of the Windows commands will delete the files and directories at the destination location that no longer exist at the source location?

robocopy /purge