A+ 5.8.7 Disk Optimization (Practice Questions)

Check Disk detects disk integrity errors and fixes them. Match each type of integrity error with its description on the right. Integrity Errors: ->Cross-linked file ->Lost clusters ->Bad sector ->Orphaned files Descriptions: ->A series of used clusters on the hard disk drive that are not associated with a specific file. [ ] ->When two files claim the same cluster. [ ] ->Files that exist on the hard drive, but are not associated with a directory in the index. [ ] ->A portion of the hard disk that cannot be used. [ ]

->A series of used clusters on the hard disk drive that are not associated with a specific file. [Lost clusters] ->When two files claim the same cluster. [Cross-linked file] ->Files that exist on the hard drive, but are not associated with a directory in the index. [Orphaned files] ->A portion of the hard disk that cannot be used. [Bad sector]

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

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 into a single location? [ ] Disk Defragmenter [ ] Disk Management [ ] Disk Cleanup [ ] Check Disk

Disk Defragmenter

You notice that the hard drive on your iMac Pro is running slower than before. You decide to run the First Aid utility to optimize the drive. Which of the following is recommended to make sure that the First Aid utility is 100% effective? [ ] Make sure that the hard drive is at 80% or less capacity. [ ] Run First Aid by booting into Recovery Mode. [ ] Check Disk Usage in the Storage tab. [ ] Defragment the hard drive first.

Run First Aid by booting into Recovery Mode.

You have decided to optimize the hard drive on your Windows laptop by running the Error Checking utility. What are the things that you can expect the Error Checking utility to perform? (Select two.) [ ] Defragmentation [ ] Fix cross-linked files [ ] Delete temporary files [ ] Fix lost clusters [ ] Compress old files

[x] Fix cross-linked files [x] Fix lost clusters

Your computer currently uses a 5,400 RPM hard disk. You want to improve your computer's overall performance by optimizing your hard disk performance. Which of the following would be the MOST effective means to optimize your hard disk performance? (Select two.) [ ] Implement RAID 0 on the current hard disk. [ ] Upgrade to a 7,200 RPM hard disk. [ ] Upgrade to a 10,000 RPM hard disk. [ ] Upgrade your hard disk interface to SATA 3. [ ] Upgrade your hard disk interface to SATA 2. [ ] Upgrade your hard disk interface to eSATAp.

[x] Upgrade your hard disk interface to SATA 3. [x] Upgrade to a 10,000 RPM hard disk.

Which of the following utilities would you use to correct cross-linked clusters within the file system on a Windows workstation? [ ] attrib [ ] DiskScan [ ] fdisk [ ] chkdsk

chkdsk

You are an IT administrator who is troubleshooting a computer from within Windows Command Prompt. You are trying to execute the chkdsk command line tool, but it keeps failing. Which of the following command switches would give you the BEST information on how to run this command? [ ] chkdsk /help [ ] chkdsk /i [ ] chkdsk /? [ ] chkdsk /info

chkdsk /?

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

defrag

Which of the following commands would you run on a Linux system to find out how much disk space is being used on each of the file systems? [ ] df -h [ ] umount [ ] ls -R [ ] fsck

df -h