Ch 10 Windows Installation Quiz

What are two advantages of the NTFS file system compared with FAT32? (Choose two.)

• NTFS allows faster access to external peripherals such as a USB drive.

• NTFS supports larger partitions.

• NTFS allows the automatic detection of bad sectors.

• NTFS allows faster formatting of drives.

• NTFS provides more security features.

Answer explanation

The file system has no control over the speed of access or formatting of drives, and the ease of configuration is not file system-dependent.

The correct answers are: NTFS supports larger partitions., NTFS provides more security features.

Which key or key sequence pressed during the boot process will allow a user to start a Windows PC using the last known good configuration?

• Alt-Z

• F12

• F1

• F8

• Windows key

Which location on a hard disk is used by the BIOS to search for operating system instructions in order to boot a PC?

• the Windows partition

• the active partition

• the extended partition

• the logical drive

Answer explanation

On a hard disk, up to four primary partitions can be created. Alternatively, up to three primary partitions plus an extended partition can be created, and the extended partition can further be divided into multiple logical drives, if desired. Only one primary partition can be made the active partition at any time. It is the active partition that used by the operating system to boot a PC.

Which type of user account is created automatically during a Windows 8.1 installation?

• Standard user

• Guest

• Remote Desktop user

• Administrator

Answer explanation

During a Windows 8.1 installation the Administrator account is created automatically. All other accounts have to be created manually.

What type of file system allows the use of files larger than 5 GB and is mostly used on internal hard drives?

• CDFS

• NTFS

• FAT32

• exFAT

• FAT64

Answer explanation

The file system exFAT, also known as FAT64, is used to address some of the shortcoming of FAT32 and is mainly used for USB flash drives. CDFS is used for optical drives. FAT32 allows the storage of files up to 4 GB in size. NTFS allows the storage of files up to 16 TB in size.

A technician is attempting to create multiple partitions on a hard disk that is using the boot sector standard that supports a maximum partition size of 2TB. What is the maximum number of primary partitions allowed per hard drive?

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 32

• 16

Answer explanation

Master boot record (MBR) is the boot sector standard that supports a maximum primary partition size of 2TB. MBR allows four primary partitions per drive. The globally unique identifier (GUID) partition table standard (GPT) can support enormous partitions with a theoretical maximum size of 9.4ZB (9.4 x 10 to the 24th bytes). GPT supports a maximum of 128 primary partitions per drive.

What term is used to describe a logical drive that can be formatted to store data?

• partition

• track

• volume

• sector

• cluster

Answer explanation

Hard disk drives are organized by several physical and logical structures. Partitions are logical portions of the disk that can be formatted to store data. Partitions consist of tracks, sectors, and clusters. Tracks are concentric rings on the disk surface. Tracks are divided into sectors and multiple sectors are combined logically to form clusters

What are two types of computer user interface? (Choose two.)

• OpenGL

• PnP

• CLI

• API

• GUI

Answer explanation

Two types of computer operating system user interfaces are CLI and GUI. CLI stands for command-line interface. In a command-line interface, a user enters commands at a prompt using a keyboard. The second type is the GUI, or graphical user interface. With this type of user interface, a user interacts with the operating system by working with icons and menus. A mouse, finger, or stylus can be used to interact with a GUI. PnP is the name of a process by which an OS assigns resources to different hardware components of a computer. The other answers are examples of Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs.

What is the maximum amount of physical RAM that can be addressed by a PC running 32-bit Windows 10 Pro?

• 4 GB

• 16 GB

• 8 GB

• 2 GB

Answer explanation

The term 32-bit and 64-bit refers to the amount of memory space that an OS can address at a time. A 32-bit OS can address 2^32 bytes of memory, which is 4 GB. A 64-bit OS can address 2^64 bytes of memory.

What contains information on how hard drive partitions are organized?

• BOOTMGR

• Windows Registry

• MBR

• CPU

Answer explanation

MBR