Chapter 05: File Systems
Which file system was originally developed for computers running DOS and is currently supported by Windows 10 and Linux?
FAT
What program is used by CentOS 7 to manage partitions on the computer system?
GRUB
Which tab in the Local Disk Properties dialog box would a Windows 10 user select to perform disk cleanup?
General
What disk format was developed by the Optical Storage Technology Association for compatibility between rewritable and write-once media?
UDF
What partition in Windows 10 contains the files that start the operating system?
active primary
In Windows 10, what privileges will allow you to create additional shares for the entire contents of the local disk (C:)?
administrative
The Windows 10 operating system can benefit from the New Technology File System's ability to track access or attempted access to files. What NTFS option is being used to perform this task?
auditing
What option in NTFS supports reducing the amount of space needed to store a file?
compression
What tool in Windows 10 locates files scattered across a hard drive and arranges them to improve disk performance?
defragmentation
What process will cause each file and folder on your computer's hard drive to occupy a single contiguous space on the volume?
defragmenting
The Linux Extended 2 file system provides what type of protection to keep files safe from intruders who might gain unauthorized physical access to stored sensitive data?
encryption
What process places a file system on a disk by creating the root of the directory structure and the file system?
formatting
What command should a CentOS 7 system administrator use to display the amount of free and used memory in the system, and to manage swap space?
free
What command should a CentOS 7 system administrator use to check and repair file system errors?
fsck
The Linux Extended 3 file system added what feature to the Ext2 file system to provide a fail-safe mechanism to ensure data is written to the hard drive?
journalizing
What option in NTFS provides a fail-safe mechanism by using transactions to ensure that data is written to the hard drive?
journalizing
What specific file table does NTFS use for managing access to files in Windows 10?
master file table
In CentOS 7, if you need to create a mount point on the current file system you should first create a directory in the file system using the which command?
mkdir
What procedure allows a CentOS 7 file system to become available for use?
mounting
When a CentOS 7 system administrator issues the -r option in the mount command what file system option is performed?
mounts the file system as read-only
What is the process called that allows memory pages to be written to disk when physical memory is low and read back into physical memory when needed?
paging
In CentOS 7, what hidden file on the hard drive is used to hold parts of programs and data files that do not fit in memory?
swap
When an error checking scan is initiated on a Windows 10 volume what must the user be aware of regarding that volume?
the volume will not be available
The fsck command should only be run on file systems that are in what state?
unmounted or read-only
If you choose to initialize your Windows 10 hard drive into a dynamic disk, your disk will be divided up into what type of fixed storage configuration?
volumes
