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WorksheetsWindows Tools and Disk Management
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins
Which of the following launches a GUI system utility for managing HDDs in Windows?
diskpart.exe
control.exe
diskmgmt.msc
compmgmt.msc
devmgmt.msc
Which of the following can be used to launch the Disk Management utility in Windows? (Select 3 answers)
Computer Management
Windows Run dialog box
Quick Access Menu
Device manager
Storage Spaces menu
Which of the following disk status options in Windows Disk Management utility indicates that a basic or dynamic disk is not accessible and might have experienced hardware failure, corruption, or I/O errors?
Foreign
Unreadable
Offline
Initializing
In Windows Disk Management utility on a local computer, a dynamic disk that has been moved from another computer and found by the OS is labeled as:
Foreign
Offline
Connected
Online
Which of the following disk status options in Windows Disk Management utility indicates that a dynamic disk might be corrupted or intermittently unavailable?
Foreign
Unallocated
Offline
Disconnected
In Windows Disk Management utility, a normal disk status indicating that the disk is ready for read/write operations is labeled as:
Accessible
Online
Ready
Initialized
In Windows Disk Management utility, a dynamic disk status set to Offline/Missing indicates that the missing disk may be: (Select 3 answers)
Powered down
Corrupted
Disconnected
Unallocated
Not initialized
Which of the following disk status options in Windows Disk Management utility indicates Input/Output (I/O) errors on a dynamic disk/volume? (Select 2 answers)
Online (errors)
Healthy (At Risk)
unknown
Unreadable
Failed
In Windows Disk Management utility, a disk status set to Failed indicates that the basic or dynamic volume: (Select 3 answers)
Cannot be started automatically
Is damaged
Contains corrupt file system
Experiences errors
Requires assignment of mount point folder path
Which of the following enable a newly added disk to show up in Windows File Explorer? (Select 3 answers)
The disk needs to be initialized
The disk requires a drive letter
The disk can be mounted as a folder
The needs needs to be converted to a dynamic disk
The disk needs to be converted to a volume
True/False: In Windows Disk Management utility, a volume status set to Failed Redundancy indicates that the data on a mirrored or RAID 5 volume is no longer fault tolerant because one of the underlying disks is not online.
(a)
True/False: In Windows Disk Management utility, assigning a mount point folder path to a drive enables a newly added drive to show up in File Explorer as a regular folder.
(a)
In Windows Disk Management utility, initializing a disk: (Select 2 answers)
Keeps data stored on disk intact
Prepares a newly added disk for use by Windows
Erases data on disk
Converts a basic disk to dynamic
Changes a dynamic disk back to basic
In Windows Disk Management utility, a partition's size can be extended into: (Select 2 answers)
Adjacent space on the same disk
Unallocated space on the same disk
Disk space formatted with any file system
Any available space on any of the installed disks
Any available space on the same disk
Which of the following enables partition split in Windows Disk Management utility?
Right-click on a disk and set the disk space limits on the Quota tab in the Properties menu
Shrink a volume, then create a new simple volume from the adjacent unallocated space
Right-click on a disk and select the Split Volume menu option
Select a disk, then choose Split Volume from the Disk Management Action menu
Which of the following enables decreasing partition size in Windows Disk Management utility?
Right-click on a disk and select the Shrink Volume menu option
Right-click on a disk and set the disk space limits on the Quota tab in the Properties menu
Select a disk, then choose Shrink Volume from the Disk Management Action menu
Right-click on a disk and select Shrink Volume on the Tools tab in the Properties menu
Which volume type in Windows Disk Management utility uses RAID 0 setup for performance gains?
Simple volume
Spanned volume
Striped volume
Mirrored volume
Striped with parity volume
Which of the volume types available in Windows Disk Management utility do not offer fault tolerance? (Select 3 answers)
Simple volume
Spanned volume
Striped volume
Mirrored volume
Striped with parity volume
Which volume type in Windows Disk Management utility uses RAID 5 setup for performance gains and fault tolerance?
Striped with parity volume
Simple volume
Mirrored volume
Spanned volume
Striped volume
Which of the following tools enable creation of disk arrays in Windows? (Select 2 answers)
Disk Management
Storage Spaces
Programs and Feature
Device Manager
Backup and Restore
True/False: In Windows Disk Management utility, disk arrays can be created by right-clicking on a disk and selecting array type from the context menu.
(a)
Windows 8 introduces a virtualization technology that enables organization of multiple physical disks into logical volumes in a fashion similar to RAID levels. What is the name of the Control Panel applet providing access to this functionality?
Disk Management
Storage Spaces
Administrative Tools
Sync Center
Which of the following is a Windows built-in software component that monitors network traffic and depending on the configuration settings applied to each data packet either blocks it or allows it to pass through?
Security Center
Windows Firewall
Action Center
Windows Defender
True/False: Introduced in Windows Vista, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security MMC snap-in offers more detailed configuration options allowing system administrators to execute more granular control over inbound and outbound network traffic.
(a)
The practice of allowing a program through a firewall is described as creating a(n):
Tunnel
Static route
Exception
Event
Which of the following Control Panel applets provides access to the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security tool?
Internet Option > Security tab
Windows Firewall > Advanced settings
Network and Sharing Center
Internet Options > Advanced tab
True/False: In Windows 10, the Windows Firewall system component was renamed to Windows Defender Firewall. In similar fashion, the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security known from previous Windows versions changed its name to Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security.
(a)
When a program installed in Windows stops responding or encounters an error, logs describing the error can be examined with the use of:
Event Viewer
System Information utility
Resource Monitor
System menu in Control Panel
Which of the following Microsoft Windows components allow system administrators to enable/disable user accounts? (Select 2 answers)
User Accounts in the Administrative Tools folder
Local Users and Groups in Control Panel
Local Users and Groups in Computer Management
User Accounts in Control Panel
User Account Control (UAC)
Windows Vista and newer releases of the Microsoft OS offer a security feature which limits privileges of software applications and access to administrative tasks. When a program makes a change that requires administrator-level permission or a user attempts to modify system settings that require administrative access, it triggers an on-screen prompt requiring an administrator password to proceed. This functionality is known as:
User Account Control (UAC)
Windows Defender real-time protection
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
The System Configuration utility in MS Windows can be launched by: (Select 3 answers)
Double-clicking on the System Configuration icon shortcut in the Administrative Tools folder
Typing msconfig (or msconfig.exe) in the Command Prompt and pressing Enter
Pressing simultaneously the Windows and R keys, typing msconfig (or msconfig.exe) in the Run window, and pressing Enter
Typing msconfig.msc in the Command Prompt and pressing Enter
Typing sysconfig (or sysconfig.exe) in the Command Prompt and pressing Enter
Which tab of the MSConfig utility in Windows lists choices for startup configuration modes?
Services
Boot
General
Startup
Tools
Which of the configuration features listed below can be managed through the MSConfig Boot tab? (Select all that apply)
Boot logging
Default OS to load in a multiboot environment
Amount of hardware resources to be used by the chosen OS in a multiboot environment (e.g. the maximum amount of RAM)
Safe boot options
Diagnostic startup
The System Configuration utility tab containing a list of background applications that can be enabled/disabled during system startup is called:
Boot
Applications
Services
General
Tools
True/False: Prior to Windows 8, the MSConfig Startup tab contained a list of user applications that could be enabled/disabled during system boot. The contents of this tab are not available in the MSConfig utility shipped with Windows 8/8.1/10.
(a)
In Windows 8 and newer releases of the Microsoft OS, contents of the MSConfig's Startup tab can be viewed and managed via:
Task Manager
Performance Monitor
Programs and Features
Device Manager
The System Configuration tab in MS Windows providing access to MMC snap-ins is called:
Services
Tools
Applications
Programs
Which of the following describe(s) the function of Windows Task Manager? (Select all that apply)
Allows system administrators for managing the currently logged-in users
Provides real-time reports on how a computer running Windows OS is using system resources
Allows to schedule the launch of programs or scripts at pre-defined times or after specified time intervals
Displays information on programs, processes, and services that are currently running on the computer
Allows to close a non-responsive application in Windows
Windows Task Manager can be launched by: (Select all that apply)
Ctrl+Shift+Esc key combination
Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete and selecting the Task Manager option from the menu screen
Right-clicking on the Windows Taskbar and selecting Task Manager
Typing taskmgr (or taskmgr.exe) in the Command Prompt and pressing Ente
Pressing simultaneously the Windows and R keys, typing taskmgr (or taskmgr.exe) in the Run window, and pressing Enter
What is the correct sequence of steps required to close a non-responsive user application in Task Manager in Windows 7?
On the Processes tab, right-click the program that isn't responding, click End Task button
On the Applications tab, right-click the program that isn't responding, click End Task button
On the Performance tab, right-click the program that isn't responding, click End Task button
On the App history tab, right-click the program that isn't responding, click End Task button
Which of the following answers describes the correct sequence of steps required to close a non-responsive user application or process in Task Manager in Windows 8/8.1/10?
On the App history tab, right-click the program/process that isn't responding, click End Task button
On the Performance tab, right-click the program/process that isn't responding, click End Task button
On the Processes tab, right-click the program/process that isn't responding, click End Task button
On the Applications tab, right-click the program/process that isn't responding, click End Task button
In Windows 8 and newer releases of the Microsoft OS, the real-time information about resources used by user applications and system processes in Task Manager can be found grouped in one place under the Processes tab.
(a)
Which of the Windows Task Manager tabs in Windows 8/8.1/10 includes the information about the network resources usage listed under Networking tab in previous releases of the Microsoft OS?
Applications
Processes
Performance
Services
The Task Manager utility in Windows 8/8.1/10 contains a tab previously included as part of the System Configuration (MSConfig) utility. The tab allows system administrators to control user applications that should be enabled/disabled during system boot. This tab is called:
Boot
Startup
App history
Details
True/False: The Task Manager's Users tab in MS Windows allows system administrators to disconnect a user (invoke a Windows lock screen) or to sign them off (force a user to log off)
(a)
Which of the following launches a GUI system utility for managing HDDs in Windows?
Diskpart.exe
control.exe
diskmgmt.msc
compmgmt.msc
devmgmt.msc
