computer ch 7

You have installed a new disk and created a volume on it. What should you do before you can store files on it?

a. Format it.

Which of the following is true about a page file?

a. It should be stored on a separate disk from the Windows folder.

What does a storage area network use to identify units of storage?

a. LUN

You are ordering eight new desktop computers for your small business. Which of the following hard drive technologies is likely to be used in the new computers?

a. SATA

Which of the following is an example of non-volatile storage? (Choose all that apply.)

a. magnetic tape c. SSD

What is created automatically when you install Windows Server 2019 on a system with a disk drive that has never had an OS installed on it before?

a. system volume

Which of the following is an example of the types of information that a computer stores? (Choose all that apply.)

a. virtual memory b. log files d. documents

You have a server with Windows Server 2016 installed on Disk 0, a basic disk. You use the server to store users' documents. You have two more disks that you can install in the server. What should you do if you want to provide fault tolerance for users' documents?

b. Create a RAID 1 volume from Disk 1 and Disk 2.

Which of the following is true about an SSD?

b. It has no moving parts.

You have four servers that need access to shared disk storage because you're configuring them in a cluster. Which storage solution should you consider for this application?

b. SAN

You want shared network storage that's easy to set up and geared toward file sharing with several file-sharing protocols. What should you consider buying?

c. NAS

Which disk interface technology is specific to SSDs and uses the PCIe bus?

c. NVMe

You need a disk system that provides the best performance for a new application that frequently reads and writes data to the disk. You aren't concerned about disk fault tolerance because the data will be backed up each day; performance is the main concern. What type of volume arrangement should you use?

c. RAID 0 volume

On your Windows server, you're planning to install a new database application that uses an enormous amount of disk space. You need this application to be highly available, so you need a disk system with the capability to auto-correct from disk errors and data corruption. You also want a flexible storage solution that makes it easy to add space and supports deduplication. Which of the following is the best option?

c. ReFS format and Storage Spaces

Which of the following is true about GPT disks?

c. They use CRC protection for the partition table.

What type of volumes or partitions can be created on a basic disk? (Choose all that apply.)

c. extended partition d. simple volume

Which of the following commands can verify a new partition you have configured in Linux? (Choose all that apply.)

c. fdisk d. sfdisk

You come across a file with a .vhdx extension on your Windows 10 computer's hard disk. What should you do to see this file's contents?

d. Mount the file.

Which disk interface technology transfers data over a parallel bus?

d. SCSI

What type of interface are you likely to find that externally connects a DAS device to the server that uses it?

d. eSATA