A+ Essentials Chapter 10

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    To make your files unreadable by others, what should you use?A. B. C. D.

    • Clustering
    • Compression
    • Disk quotas
    • Encryption
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A+ Essentials Chapter 10 - Quiz
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Implementing Hard Drives

In this chapter, you will learn how to

• Explain the partitions available in Windows
• Discuss the formatting options
• Partition and format hard drives
• Maintain and troubleshoot a hard drive

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  • 2. 

    Which is the most complete list of file systems that Windows 2000 and XPcan use?

    • FAT16, FAT32, NTFS

    • FAT16, FAT32, FAT64, NTFS

    • FAT16, FAT32

    • FAT16, NTFS

    Correct Answer
    A. FAT16, FAT32, NTFS
    Explanation
    Windows 2000 and XP can use FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS.

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  • 3. 

    What program does Microsoft include with Windows 2000 and Windows XPto partition and format a drive?

    • Format

    • Disk Management console

    • Disk Administrator console

    • System Commander

    Correct Answer
    A. Disk Management console
    Explanation
    Windows 2000 and XP use the Disk Management console to partition and format a drive.

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  • 4. 

    Which volume configuration uses parity for fault tolerance?

    • RAID 5

    • Mirrored set

    • Spanned volume

    • Striped volume

    Correct Answer
    A. RAID 5
    Explanation
    RAID 5 uses parity for fault tolerance.

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  • 5. 

    What does NTFS use to provide security for individual files and folders?

    • Dynamic disks

    • ECC

    • Access Control List

    • MFT

    Correct Answer
    A. Access Control List
    Explanation
    Because NTFS views individual files and folders as objects, it can provide security for those objects through an Access Control List.

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  • 6. 

    You will almost certainly destroy your hard drive if you reverse which of thefollowing?

    • Power cable

    • Data cable

    • Jumpers

    • Pins

    Correct Answer
    A. Power cable
    Explanation
    You will almost certainly destroy your hard drive if you reverse the power cable.

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  • 7. 

    Jaime wants to check her hard drive for errors. What tool should she use?

    • FDISK

    • Format

    • Disk Management

    • Error-Checking

    Correct Answer
    A. Error-Checking
    Explanation
    Error-Checking is used to check a drive for errors.

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  • 8. 

    How can you effectively expand the capacity of an NTFS drive?

    • Create an extended partition to extend the capacity.

    • Install a second drive and mount it to a folder on the original smaller NTFS drive.

    • Convert the drive to a dynamic disk and create a mirrored set.

    • Format the drive with the Quick Format option.

    Correct Answer
    A. Install a second drive and mount it to a folder on the original smaller NTFS drive.
    Explanation
    You can effectively expand the capacity of an NTFS drive by installing a
    second drive and mounting it to a folder on the original smaller NTFS drive.

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