Question 1

In Windows, what two terms describe the active partition on an MBR drive, and the location where the Windows operating system is stored, respectively?

Accepted Answer

A)   Primary partition
B)   Logical partition
C)   System partition
D)   Boot partitionE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following Windows commands will delete the files and directories at the destination location that no longer exist at the source location?

Accepted Answer

A)   copy /v
B)   xcopy /y
C)   robocopy /purge
D)   format /qE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

In order to ensure drive health, what command should you use to search for a repair file system error?

Accepted Answer

A)   defrag
B)   chkdsk
C)   Analyze
D)   OptimizeE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

Restore points are created at regular intervals and just before you install software or hardware by what utility?

Accepted Answer

A)   System Activation
B)   System Protection
C)   System Restoration
D)   System PreventionE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

What is a snapshot of the system settings and configuration called?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rollback point
B)   Restore unit
C)   Rollback unit
D)   Restore pointE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

A user wants to make sure he can quickly restore his computer after a drive failure to the state it was in when Windows and all its apps were initially installed.  
Which backup type will be most useful in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)   Restore points
B)   File History backup
C)   System image backup
D)   System RestoreE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

What types of physical drives does Windows disable defragmenting, but provides another method of optimization?

Accepted Answer

A)   Magnetic hard drives
B)   Virtual drives
C)   Solid-state drives
D)   Foreign drivesE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

What type of storage drive contains spinning platters?

Accepted Answer

A)   Optical hard drives
B)   Solid-state drives
C)   Floppy disk drives
D)   Magnetic hard disk drivesE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

What file system supported by Windows can be used for volumes and drives that don't hold the Windows installation? (Choose all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   FAT64
B)   FAT32
C)   exFAT
D)   NTFSE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

A Windows 10 user wants to display all the files in all the subdirectories on the E: drive with the file extension of doc. ​
What command would perform this function?

Accepted Answer

A)   cd..
B)   dir e:\*.doc /p
C)   dir *.doc
D)   dir e:\*.doc /sE) None of the above
F) All of the above D

Question 11

If you enter a command, what three key presses can you use to terminate its execution before it is finished?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ctrl+C
B)   Ctrl+S
C)   Ctrl+Break
D)   Ctrl+Pause
E)   Ctrl+EndF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

A user is attempting to format a 4 TB HDD using NTFS but only has the option to format the disk with a size of approximately 2 TB.  
What is the most likely reason the user is unable to format the disk to its full capacity?

Accepted Answer

A)   The disk is using the MBR partitioning scheme.
B)   The disk is using the GUID partitioning scheme.
C)   NTFS only supports up to 2.2 TB volume sizes.
D)   The user chose a primary partition instead of extended partition.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following must be performed prior to creating a spanned, striped, or mirrored volume on unallocated space in Windows?

Accepted Answer

A)   Shrink each disk volume to an equal size.
B)   Format the separate disks using the NTFS file system.
C)   Assign drive letters to each of the separate disks.
D)   Convert basic disks to dynamic disks.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

What command should you use to rearrange parts of files on the drive so they are contiguous?

Accepted Answer

A)   chkdsk
B)   format
C)   defrag
D)   shutdownE) All of the above
F) B) and C) C

Question 15

What Windows 10 utility allows you to create a backup schedule that can include any folder on the hard drive and system image? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   File History
B)   recimg
C)   Automated System Recovery
D)   Backup and RestoreE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

What option, when passed to the shutdown command, will restart the local computer?

Accepted Answer

A)   /h
B)   /i
C)   /s
D)   /rE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

A technician requires a file system on an internal 1.5 TB Windows 10 boot drive that supports file encryption, disk quotas, and security features such as file and folder permissions.  
Which of the following will support these requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)   NFS
B)   FAT32
C)   NTFS
D)   exFAT
E)   CDFSF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

If a storage pool is configured as if it has more virtual storage than the physical drives actually offer, what feature is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)   Thick provisioning
B)   Thin provisioning
C)   Lazy zeroing
D)   Implicit zeroingE) None of the above
F) B) and D) B

Question 19

How often does Windows automatically defragment a hard drive or trim a solid-state drive?

Accepted Answer

A)   Once a week
B)   Once a day
C)   Once a month
D)   Once an hourE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

What command creates a subdirectory under a directory?

Accepted Answer

A)   rd
B)   md
C)   cd
D)   makedirE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 4: Maintaining Windows

In Windows, what two terms describe the active partition on an MBR drive, and the location where the Windows operating system is stored, respectively?

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Which of the following Windows commands will delete the files and directories at the destination location that no longer exist at the source location?

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In order to ensure drive health, what command should you use to search for a repair file system error?

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Restore points are created at regular intervals and just before you install software or hardware by what utility?

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What is a snapshot of the system settings and configuration called?

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A user wants to make sure he can quickly restore his computer after a drive failure to the state it was in when Windows and all its apps were initially installed. Which backup type will be most useful in this scenario?

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What types of physical drives does Windows disable defragmenting, but provides another method of optimization?

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What type of storage drive contains spinning platters?

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What file system supported by Windows can be used for volumes and drives that don't hold the Windows installation? (Choose all that apply.)

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A Windows 10 user wants to display all the files in all the subdirectories on the E: drive with the file extension of doc. ​ What command would perform this function?

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If you enter a command, what three key presses can you use to terminate its execution before it is finished?

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A user is attempting to format a 4 TB HDD using NTFS but only has the option to format the disk with a size of approximately 2 TB. What is the most likely reason the user is unable to format the disk to its full capacity?

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Which of the following must be performed prior to creating a spanned, striped, or mirrored volume on unallocated space in Windows?

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What command should you use to rearrange parts of files on the drive so they are contiguous?

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What Windows 10 utility allows you to create a backup schedule that can include any folder on the hard drive and system image? (Select all that apply.)

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What option, when passed to the shutdown command, will restart the local computer?

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A technician requires a file system on an internal 1.5 TB Windows 10 boot drive that supports file encryption, disk quotas, and security features such as file and folder permissions. Which of the following will support these requirements?

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If a storage pool is configured as if it has more virtual storage than the physical drives actually offer, what feature is being used?

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How often does Windows automatically defragment a hard drive or trim a solid-state drive?

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What command creates a subdirectory under a directory?

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