CPS 201 TEST 2 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When a new hard disk is added to a computer, it is initially configured as which type of disk? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A basic disk
Which of the following is not true of the NTFS file system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Bad clusters that fail
to store data are not tracked.
Which of the following statements is not true of basic disks? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Basic disks are an
older technology that were introduced as an alternative to dynamic disks.
Most of a basic disk's partition attributes are stored in a data table that is part of the MBR or GPT
specification. What is this table commonly called? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A partition table
Which of the following storage space types can only be created with three or more physical disks? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Parity
Until a new disk is initialized, what is its status reported as? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Unknown
What will the Disk Management console report as the status of a disk when it recognizes that the disk
does not belong to that computer? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A Foreign Disk
You must right-click the disk name in Disk Management and select which of the following from the menu
to initiate the import process? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Import Foreign Disk
Which file system is designed to verify and autocorrect data faults on a volume without having to bring
the volume down for maintenance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ReFS
Which feature of NTFS encrypts the contents of files? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅EFS
Which feature of NTFS allows a file or folder to point to another file or folder located somewhere else in
the file system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Symbolic links
,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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Disk quotas
Which NTFS feature allows you to link an empty folder in one volume to another volume? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Volume mount points
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Effective
Access
_____ is used with newer computers that use UEFI firmware to start the computer. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The GUID Partition Table
Which of the following technologies combines selected physical disks into a managed logical group
called a storage pool? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Storage Spaces
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A virtual hard disk
Which of the following is not true of GPT? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It is bootable from BIOS or UEFI
firmware.
Which of the following is not true of DiskPart? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It is considered a low-level tool
that is routinely used for day-to-day administration.
Storage Spaces technology combines selected individual disks into a managed logical group called a
_____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅storage pool
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅External disk
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Disk Management console
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The data on
partition 3 will be deleted and may not be recoverable.
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅help CREATE
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅By restarting the PC
Ahva purchases a new hard disk to expand the storage on her PC.
When a new hard disk is added to a computer, it is initially configured as which type of disk? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A basic disk
Which of the following is not true of the NTFS file system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Bad clusters that fail
to store data are not tracked.
Which of the following statements is not true of basic disks? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Basic disks are an
older technology that were introduced as an alternative to dynamic disks.
Most of a basic disk's partition attributes are stored in a data table that is part of the MBR or GPT
specification. What is this table commonly called? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A partition table
Which of the following storage space types can only be created with three or more physical disks? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Parity
Until a new disk is initialized, what is its status reported as? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Unknown
What will the Disk Management console report as the status of a disk when it recognizes that the disk
does not belong to that computer? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A Foreign Disk
You must right-click the disk name in Disk Management and select which of the following from the menu
to initiate the import process? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Import Foreign Disk
Which file system is designed to verify and autocorrect data faults on a volume without having to bring
the volume down for maintenance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ReFS
Which feature of NTFS encrypts the contents of files? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅EFS
Which feature of NTFS allows a file or folder to point to another file or folder located somewhere else in
the file system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Symbolic links
,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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Disk quotas
Which NTFS feature allows you to link an empty folder in one volume to another volume? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Volume mount points
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Effective
Access
_____ is used with newer computers that use UEFI firmware to start the computer. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The GUID Partition Table
Which of the following technologies combines selected physical disks into a managed logical group
called a storage pool? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Storage Spaces
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A virtual hard disk
Which of the following is not true of GPT? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It is bootable from BIOS or UEFI
firmware.
Which of the following is not true of DiskPart? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It is considered a low-level tool
that is routinely used for day-to-day administration.
Storage Spaces technology combines selected individual disks into a managed logical group called a
_____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅storage pool
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅External disk
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Disk Management console
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The data on
partition 3 will be deleted and may not be recoverable.
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅help CREATE
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅By restarting the PC
Ahva purchases a new hard disk to expand the storage on her PC.
