Guide to Operating Systems - Chapter 4 (questions)

On a Windows-based system, which of the following are contained in the Master Boot Record? (Choose all that apply.) a. disk signature b. boot program c. boot block d. partition table for the active partition

(All) a. Disk signature b. Boot program c. Boot Block d. Partition Table for the active partition

Mac OS X files can contain which of the following? (Choose all that apply.) a. application generator b. data fork c. extension marker d. resource fork

(POSSIBLY) b. Data fork d. Resource fork

In what file system(s) would you find inodes? (Choose all that apply.) a. FAT16 b. ufs c. ext3 d. NTFS

(POSSIBLY) b. ufs c. ext3

Your colleague is trying to format a flash drive but has a question before starting. He wants to know which file system is best suited for a flash drive. Choose all that apply and justify your selection(s). a. FAT b. FAT 32 c. NTFS d. exFAT

(POSSIBLY) b. FAT 32

Which of the following is true about how disk drives are organized? A. tracks are divided into sectors B. cylinders are divided into tracks C. sectors are divided into clusters D. each platter has one read/write head

A. tracks are divided into sectors

You have a very large hard disk that is 1 TB. You want to organize your data into ten volumes on this disk. What can you do to accommodate this? A. use a dynamic disk scheme and create 10 volumes B. use the UDF file system and create 10 volume mount points C. use a basic disk scheme and create 10 primary partitions D. use a dynamic disk scheme and create an extended partition and 10 logical drives

A. use a dynamic disk scheme and create 10 volumes

Which of the following is true about Windows FAT and NTFS file systems? A. NTFS can be converted to FAT16 using the convert command B. FAT32 can be converted to NTFS using the convert command C. The maximum size of a file on a FAT16 is 4GB D. Extended FAT16 was released with Windows 95 Release 2

B. FAT32 can be converted to NTFS using the convert command

Which feature of the NTFS file system keeps a log of file system activity to help prevent loss of information if there is a power outage while you disk is in use? A. indexing B. journaling C. POSIX D. LFN

B. journaling

A colleague of yours uses Windows 7 and wants to organize her files so that files stored in several different folders can be easily grouped together and accessed as if they were in a single location. What feature of the Windows 7 file system do you suggest she use? A. folder nester B. libraries C. file tagging D. subdirectories

B. libraries

You have a new hard disk that you want to put two different OSs on but each OS requires a different file system. What procedure must you perform before you can istall the two OSs? A. install the first OS and then create a new folder off the root to install the second OS B. partition the disk into two logical drives and install an OS on each logical drive C. this is not possible; you need a second physical hard disk D. low-level format the disk and create two separate directory structures

B. partition the disk into two logical drives and install an OS on each logical drive

In a folder hierarchy, the top level is referred to as which of the following? A. /Windows B. root C. subdirectory D. trunk

B. root

You have just partitioned a new disk into three partitions and formatted them NTFS 5. You want to be able to access these partitions as folders on the current C: drive. What feature can you use? A. extended volumes B. volume mount points C. disk quotas D. journaling

B. volume mount points

You are troubleshooting a friend's computer and your diagnostic software reports a problem with the MFT. What file system is your friend's computer using? A. EXT3 B. FAT12 C. NTFS D. FAT16

C. NTFS

Which of the following statements is true about the FAT directory structure? A. the FAT tables and root directory are always stored at the end of each partition B. only 512 entries are allowed in the root on a FAT32 partition C. a backup of the FAT table is kept for each partition D. two copies of the root directory are kept for each partition

C. a backup of the FAT table is kept for each partition

Which of the following folders in a Windows file system is NOT typically located directly off the root? A. Program Files B. Users C. Windows D. Documents

D. Documents

Which of the following is accomplished by running the disk defragmenter on a hard drive? A. Master boot record is updated B. Drive is checked for errors C. Additional memory is released for use D. Ensures that file sectors are contiguous

D. Ensures that file sectors are contiguous

You have created a movie that is on a file that is almost 6 GB in size. You want to put the movie mile on a flash drive so you can bring it to a friend's house to show him. Your computer and your friend's computer are both running Windows 7. Which file system should you use to format your 16 GB thumb drive? A. EXT3 B. FAT128 C. FAT32 D. NTFS

D. NTFS

Which of the following is NOT a task typically performed by an OS's file system? A. partition and format disks B. establish file naming conventions C. provide for file and data integrity D. convert files between image formats

D. convert files between image formats

Which of the following elements of a file system connects the names of files to the file data stored on the disk? A. attribute B. LFN C. extension D. directory

D. directory

If you have a Windows computer with three hard drives, each with three partitions, what drive letter is assigned to the third partition on the third hard drive? A. h B. i C. j D. k

D. k

Which of the following is NOT an element of the MBR on a Windows system? A. disk signature B. partition table C. boot program D. master file table

D. master file table

You have just purchased a new hard drive to install in your Linux system. Before you can begin using the drive to store files, which of the following tasks must you complete? A. partition then low-level format B. low-level format then partition C. high-level format then partition D. partition then high-level format

D. partition then high-level format

Which of the following statements is true about file storage on a FAT file system? A. the final cluster is filled in with all 0's to indicate the end of file B. if a file only uses part of a cluster, the next file uses the rest of the cluster C. the filename is stored in the first cluster occupied by the file D. the clusters are organized as a linked-list

D. the clusters are organized as a linked-list

Originally, FAT-16 supported comparatively short filenames, referred to as 6.3 filenames. True or False?

False

Since FAT-16 had a number of limitations, FAT-32 is now the dominant Windows file system since it supports built-in security features and better file compression. True or False?

False

The native file system in Linux is called ufs. True or False?

False

One of the tasks of a file system is to secure the information contained in user's files. True or False?

True

What PC systems call clusters, Mac systems refer to as allocation blocks. True or False?

True

As you are using some files on a workstation running Linux, you determine that a few of the files seem to be corrupted. What should you do? a. Close all files and applications and run fsck. b. Start DiskScan to check for file links. c. Reformat your disk using the format command. d. Use the Disk Check utility, which can be run at any time.

a. Close all files and applications and run fsck.

The president of your company uses Mac OS X and wants to find out more about a file, such as whether or not the file is a TIFF document. What tool should she use? a. The Get Info option for that file b. Explorer c. Nautilus d. The Window options for the file

a. The Get Info option for that file

You need to find out more about the fdisk utility and the commands associated with it before you set up a new Linux system in addition to the one you are already using. What command can you use on your present system to find out more about fdisk? a. man fdisk b. fdisk /? c. fdisk /help d. find fdisk

a. man fdisk

Users on your organization's Windows Server 2008 R2 server are beginning to take up excessive disk space on the NTFS volumes. You have plenty of disk space now, but you're worried about the future. What can you do? a. Enforce stronger security so it is harder for users to write files to their home directories. b. Establish disk quotas. c. Encrypt portions of their home directories so that these can only be used by the Administrator account. d. Use bigger blocks for the partition.

b. Establish disk quotas.

What command can you use to make the file named private.txt read-only? A. set private.txt read-only B. status -r private.txt C. attrib +r private.txt D. format -read-only private.txt

b. attrib +r private.txt

What command in Windows Server 2008 can you use to format a disk for FAT32? a. fdisk:FAT32 b. format /fs:FAT32 c. part /FAT32 d. mkdisk FAT32

b. format /fs:FAT32

You need to create a new directory in a Linux system and you choose to do this from a terminal window. Which of the following commands enables you to create a directory? a. fdisk b. mkdir c. mkfs d. mkfsdir

b. mkdir

Your assistant has documentation showing how to modify a device file in Linux, but the documentation omits information about which folder to find the file in. You suggest looking in the folder. a. /mnt b. /var c. /dev d. /proc

c. /dev

_______ is a process that marks the location of tracks and sectors on a disk. a. Disk tracking b. A low-level format c. A high-level format d. Etching

c. A low-level format

You would find the Master File Table in __________________. a. FAT12 b. NFS c. NTFS d. ufs

c. NTFS

You are installing Windows 7 on a new disk that has only been low-level formatted. What is the first thing you need to do to prepare the disk? a. Use Disk Scrub to ensure there are no bad spots on the disk. b. Format the disk for NTFS. c. Partition the disk. d. Initialize the disk with the root directory.

c. Partition the disk

In FAT32, file characteristics such as Hidden and Read-only are examples of ______________. a. duster designations b. formatting properties c. file attributes d. properties applied only to files and folders in the root

c. file attributes

The _______ holds information about the layout of blocks and sectors in the UNIX file system. a. root b. file allocation table c. superblock d. directory flag

c. superblock

One of the tasks of a file system is to secure the information contained in user's files.

true

You run a computer support business and one of your customers calls to say he formatted his hard drive because it seemed to contain lots of bad dusters. The problem is that now the operating system won't start. What might be the problem? a. He performed a quick format that does not fix bad dusters. b. A hard disk can only be formatted once. c. He formatted using the wrong driver. d. Formatting the disk destroyed all files that were on the disk, including the operating system files.

d. Formatting the disk destroyed all files that were on the disk, including the operating system files.

What file system is used on a hard disk in a computer running Mac OS X? a. Macintosh Filing System (MFS) b. Macintosh Network File System (MNFS) c. Extended file system (ext) d. Mac OS Extended (HFS+) file system

d. Mac OS Extended (HFS+) file system

You need to copy files in UNIX to a floppy disk so that the disk is compatible with extended FAT16 and can be read by Windows XP Professional. Which of the following enables you to do this? a. Mount the floppy disk to use ufs. b. Format the floppy disk for ext. c. Initialize the floppy disk using nfs. d. Mount the floppy disk to use UmsMS/DOS.

d. Mount the floppy disk to use UmsMS/DOS.

You developed a proposal for the president of your company several months ago. You know you saved it, but you are not sure where. You created the proposal on your Mac using Snow Leopard. Which of the following is the easiest option for finding the document? (Choose all that apply) a. Use Get Info on each of the folders that you think the document might be in. Check the creation date. When you find dates that might look promising, open up the folder and check the documents. b. Use the search tool Sherlock to search for text within files. c. Use the UNIX command line prompt to search your Mac for the proposal using find or locate. d. Use Spotlight to search for the document you are looking for on your Mac.

d. Use Spotlight to search for the document you are looking for on your Mac

What command should you use to change the name of an existing volume?

format /v