Deck 5: Managing Disks and File Systems

Question 1

When a new hard disk is added to a computer, it is initially configured as which type of disk?

A) A dynamic disk
B) A basic disk
C) A storage pool
D) A Storage Spaces volume

Answer 1

A basic disk

Question 2

Which of the following is not true of the NTFS file system?

A) Each file and folder has its own custom system access control list.
B) Files can have their contents compressed.
C) Bad clusters that fail to store data are not tracked.
D) Files and folder names can contain international symbols, not just ASCII characters.

Answer 2

Bad clusters that fail to store data are not tracked.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is not true of basic disks?

A) When a new hard disk is added to a computer, it is initially configured as a basic disk.
B) Basic disks are an older technology that were introduced as an alternative to dynamic disks.
C) A basic disk is organized into one or more defined areas of storage called partitions.
D) Most of a basic disk's partition attributes are stored in a data table on the disk that is part of the MBR or GPT specifications.

Answer 3

Basic disks are an older technology that were introduced as an alternative to dynamic disks.

Question 4

You must right-click the disk name in Disk Management and select which of the following from the menu to initiate the import process?

A) Unknown Disk
B) Foreign Disk
C) Import Foreign Disk
D) Corrupt Disk

Question 5

Which NTFS feature allows an administrator to track how much data is used on the file system by a user and potentially apply storage limits?

A) EFS
B) Disk quotas
C) Audit controls
D) Transactional NTFS

Question 6

Which NTFS feature allows you to link an empty folder in one volume to another volume?

A) Disk quotas
B) EFS
C) Symbolic links
D) Volume mount points

Question 7

To see the permissions a user has to a file that takes into account their group memberships, which tab should you display in the Advanced Security Settings dialog box?

A) Effective Access
B) Auditing
C) Special Permissions
D) Standard Permissions

Question 8

_____ is used with newer computers that use UEFI firmware to start the computer.

A) MBR
B) VHD
C) The GUID Partition Table
D) MBR2GPT

Question 9

Which of the following technologies combines selected physical disks into a managed logical group called a storage pool?

A) Basic disks
B) Dynamic disks
C) Volume disks
D) Storage Spaces

Question 10

Which of the following best describes a file format that can be used by the operating system to emulate the function of a hard drive, with all the data and structural elements of a drive?

A) A virtual hard disk
B) A logical disk
C) An internal disk
D) An external disk

Question 11

Which of the following is not true of GPT?

A) It is bootable from BIOS or UEFI firmware.
B) It is used with newer computers that use UEFI firmware.
C) It can support up to 128 partitions on a disk in Windows 10.
D) It can support disks larger than 2 TB.

Question 12

Which of the following is not true of DiskPart?

A) It is a command-line tool.
B) It is considered a low-level tool that is routinely used for day-to-day administration.
C) It enables operations to be performed from a text-based screen interactively or from within a scripted file using command-line parameters.
D) Operations in the DiskPart utility are driven b a sequence of commands, each of which must have a specific object on which to focus its action.

Question 13

Storage Spaces technology combines selected individual disks into a managed logical group called a _____.

A) DiskPart
B) junction point
C) volume
D) storage pool

Question 14

Maya, a graphic designer, has many files stored on her laptop and the hard drive is running out of space. She decides to move some of these files to another storage device. She plugs in an SSD into the USB port, transfers some of the older files to it, and unplugs the SSD.
Which of the following disk technologies does the SSD exemplify?

A) Internal disk
B) External disk
C) Virtual hard disk
D) Multiple disks as one logical disk

Question 15

Marshall, an IT administrator, wants to make changes to the disk configuration on a user's computer. He prefers using a tool that will give him a graphical view of the disks and volumes/partitions on the computer.
Which of the following tools should Marshall use?

A) DiskPart
B) Disk Management console
C) Encrypting File System
D) Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell

Question 16

Anya, an amateur photographer, has uploaded the photos stored on one of the partitions on her hard drive to the cloud. She intends to wipe the partition and regain some storage space. She starts the DiskPart utility and runs the DELETE command. However, she soon realizes that she specified the incorrect partition number, 3 instead of 2.
What of the following is the most likely outcome in this scenario?

A) If Anya does not restart her computer, the changes will not take effect.
B) The DiskPart utility will only mark the partition as inactive.
C) Anya can recover the data of partition 3 from the cloud.
D) The data on partition 3 will be deleted and may not be recoverable.

Question 17

Marques wants to create a new partition on a hard disk using the DiskPart utility. He is unsure about the correct command to be used in this scenario. He knows that it is either CREATE or FORMAT.
Which of the following commands should Marques type into the DiskPart command prompt?

A) help CREATE
B) DiskPart FORMAT
C) DiskPart CREATE
D) help

Question 18

Yemi wants to transfer some files from her PC to an external storage device. She connects a USB drive to her PC, but the device is not recognized. She verifies that the appropriate driver is loaded by Windows 10.
How can Yemi resolve the issue?

A) By verifying that the USB port is enabled in firmware
B) By bringing the disk online using the Set-Disk cmdlet
C) By using the DiskPart utility to scan for disks
D) By restarting the PC

Question 19

Ahva purchases a new hard disk to expand the storage on her PC.
In which of the following scenarios should Ahva skip initializing the disk?

A) Ahva intends to add the hard disk to a storage pool.
B) The hard disk will be connected using a SATA port.
C) Ahva intends to use the GPT partition style.
D) The hard disk will be used as an external hard drive.

Question 20

Daniel's friends gifted him a hard drive on his birthday. Daniel connected the hard drive to his laptop. He then used the Initialize-Disk cmdlet to initialize the disk without specifying a partition style. However, Daniel did not notice that the hard drive contained a video of his friends and family wishing him on his birthday.
Which of the following is most likely to occur in this scenario?

A) The hard disk will be marked as Unknown.
B) The video on the disk will be deleted.
C) The hard disk will not be initialized.
D) The Initialize-Disk cmdlet will not run.

Question 21

Brian, a photographer, recently lost his data that was stored on a hard disk after it crashed. To prevent this from happening again, he wants to implement a storage space volume combined with fault tolerance. He decides to implement a three-way mirror resiliency.
Which of the following is true of this scenario?

A) Brian will need a minimum of three drives to implement this.
B) The storage space volume will be able to handle multiple drive failures.
C) The supported volume size is limited to the size of the smallest disk.
D) Brian prioritizes performance more than resilience.

Question 22

Frida is running out of space on her local hard drive, so she purchases an external hard drive. However, she wants to preserve the structure of the folders on the old drive. She needs to integrate the new drive in a way that it she can store data on it while appearing to access it via folders on the old drive.
Which of the following can Frida use in this scenario?

A) A symbolic link
B) A junction point
C) Hard links
D) Volume mount points

Question 23

Iba is modifying the basic NTFS permissions for a folder. She wants to enable the permission that is the equivalent of enabling Write and Read & execute permissions combined.
Which of the following options is the best choice?

A) Full Control
B) Modify
C) List folder contents
D) Special permissions

Question 24

Nicole, a system administrator, is configuring basic NTFS permissions on folders on a common computer used for miscellaneous tasks such as printing or browsing social networking sites.
What is the scope that is automatically configured scope in this scenario?

A) This folder
B) This folder and subfolders
C) This folder, subfolders, and files
D) This folder and files

Question 25

Ariella is viewing the permission settings for a folder, D:\Labs\TestFolder, in the Advanced Security Settings window. She wants to identify where the permission setting was first applied to this particular folder.
Which of the following columns will give her this information?

A) Principal
B) Access
C) Applies to
D) Inherited from

Question 26

Wemimo creates a new folder named NewFolder in D:\Labs\Test. In the Permissions tab in advanced security settings, he disables inheritance for this folder.
Which of the following is true of the permission inheritance in this scenario?

A) This blocks inheritance of permissions for NewFolder from higher levels in D:\Labs\Test.
B) This blocks all subfolders created within NewFolder from inheriting permissions from NewFolder.
C) All subfolders created within NewFolder will inherit permissions from the root folder.
D) All previously inherited permissions will be retained, but further modifications will not be reflected.

Question 27

Chieh is assigned the Read permission to a shared folder as user. She is also part of the Marketing group that has List Folder permissions to the shared folder.
What is Chieh's effective permission to this folder?

A) Read
B) Read & Execute
C) Write
D) Modify

Question 28

Marsha and Moira belong to the Sales group that has full control permissions to the K:\Sales folder. Within this folder, Marsha is assigned read permission to a file named SalesPipeline. Moira is assigned read and execute permissions to the same file. Marsha also belongs to the Marketing group that has read permissions denied to the K:\Sales folder, while Moira also belongs to the Legal group that has write permissions denied to the K:\Sales folder.
Which of the following is true of the effective permissions in this scenario?

A) Marsha can modify the SalesPipeline file.
B) Moira can modify the SalesPipeline file.
C) Marsha cannot open the Sales folder.
D) Moira cannot open the Sales folder.

Question 29

Ruzwana creates a folder K:\Test. She edits the permissions of the folder to explicitly deny modify permissions to the folder.
Which of the following actions will Ruzwana be able to perform on the folder as its owner?

A) Write attributes
B) Create files
C) List folder
D) Change permissions

Question 30

Chao creates a file YTDReport and places it a folder titled TownHall. Only the Managers group has full control permissions to the TownHall folder. Later, Chao moves this folder to the Presentations folder on the same NTFS volume. The Managers group does not have any explicit permissions to the content in the Presentations folder.
Which of the following is true of this scenario?

A) The Managers group will have full control permissions to the TownHall folder.
B) The Managers group will not be able to modify content within the TownHall folder.
C) Users outside the Managers group will be able to view content within the TownHall folder.
D) Chao will not be able to make further modifications to the YTDReport.

Question 31

After returning from a vacation, Yunha transferred some photos from her smartphone to a folder on her laptop. She uses the Share tab in File Explorer to share this folder with her friend Kseniia.
Which of the following is true of this scenario?

A) Kseniia will be able to see the new photos added to the folder after Yunha has shared the folder.
B) Kseniia will receive a copy of the folder's contents rather than the original folder itself.
C) If Yunha deletes the folder, Kseniia will no longer be able to access the photos.
D) Yunha can prevent Kseniia from accessing the shared content at a later date.

Question 32

You are configuring sharing options for the Public folder on a Windows 10 computer. In Advanced sharing settings in the Network and Sharing Center, you enable the option Turn on sharing so that anyone with network access can read and write files in the Public folders.
Which of the following is a valid observation if you choose the option Turn on password protected sharing?

A) You can restrict access to the shared Public folder to valid user accounts, but you cannot select which user accounts have access.
B) Anyone can access the information in the Public folder, even if they do not have a valid user account on the sharing computer.
C) Network users can access the shared folder by using a local user account and not a domain user account.
D) Network users do not need to sign in to the sharing computer to access the contents of the Public folder.

Question 33

Ablorde is a tax advisor at TEXMII Consultants, a small business that hands tax filing for freelancers. Ablorde wants to share a folder on her computer with Rajesh. He has a Windows 10 computer that is connected to the same workgroup as Ablorde's computer.
Which of the following is a requirement for successful sharing of files in this scenario?

A) Ablorde must have a user account on Rajesh's computer.
B) Rajesh must have a user account on Ablorde's computer.
C) Both computers must be connected to the Internet.
D) Neither computer needs to be connected to the network.

Question 34

Mei's opens File Explorer on her Windows 10 laptop. She opens the simple sharing options for a folder. She selects another local user, Melissa, and changes the permission level to Read/Write.
Which of the following is highest level of permission given to Melissa?

A) Melissa will have the Full Control NTFS permission.
B) Melissa will have ownership of this folder.
C) Melissa will have the Read & Execute NTFS permission.
D) Melissa will have the Modify NTFS permission.

Question 35

Nikita intends to use the folder sharing wizard to create a share named Proposals on her computer, Desktop20. She navigates to the location D:\Sales\. There, she right-clicks the Proposals folder and creates the share using the folder sharing wizard. She wants to share this folder with other users in the same workgroup.
Which of the following will allow other users to access the share on Nikita's computer?

A) D:\Sales\Proposals
B) \\Desktop20\Proposals
C) \\Desktop20\ D:\Sales\Proposals
D) \\Desktop20\Sales\Proposals

Question 36

Ayaka is assigned Read share permissions to a folder and Full control NTFS permissions. She signs in to the computer holding this folder and tries accessing the folder by navigating via File Explorer.
What is the effective permission to the folder in this scenario?

A) Read
B) Read & Execute
C) Full control
D) Owner

Question 37

Jordan is assigned Full Control share permissions to a folder and Read NTFS permissions. He accesses the share by using the UNC path from his computer over the network.
What is Jordan's effective permission level to the share in this scenario?

A) Owner
B) Read & Execute
C) Full control
D) Read

Question 38

Nanxi wants to create a share on her computer. She decides to use the Create A Shared Folder Wizard to accomplish this task.
Which of the following tools will launch this wizard?

A) shrpubw
B) cipher
C) compact
D) fsutil