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| What are the TWO disc types in Windows 7? |
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| How many Primary partitions does GUID support (GPT)? |
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Which of the following can support the largest amount of data in its volumes?
- Master Boot Record
- GUID
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GUID (18 Exabytes)
MBR (2 terabytes)
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| What are the TWO partitions that are created during the Windows 7 OS installation? |
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System Partion (Contains hardware related files used to start the computer)
Boot Partition (Contains OS Files, stored in the Windows folder) |
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| What is the DMSI (Disk Management Snap In)? |
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| A graphical tool used to manage hard disks. |
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| List the three views able to be displayed in the Disk Management Console. |
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Disk List
Volume List
Graphical View |
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What is the function of each one of the tabs on the Partition "Properties" sheet?
- General
- Tools
- Hardware
- Sharing
- Security
- Previous Versions
- Quota
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- General: Lists the volume label, type of disk, file system, used space, free space, and a graph of the total disk capacity.
- Tools: Enables you to the partition for errors.
- Hardware: Enables you to view all device drivers on your computer.
- Sharing: Enables you to set permissions and share drives/folders.
- Security: Enables you to set NTFS permissions to secure files and folders.
- Previous Versions: Displays shadow copies.
- Quota: Enables you to configure disk quota management.
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| What are the five types of Volumes? |
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Simple
Striped
Spanned
Mirrored
RAID-5 |
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| What are the two operational modes of Diskpart? |
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Script Mode
Interactive Mode |
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| Software that provides the operating system with information about the devices. |
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Why do hardware manufacturers release new driver updates (3 reasons)? |
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- To address problems with previous driver releases.
- To implement new features.
- To enhance performance of the device.
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| What Windows 7 feature allows you to return to an older driver after updating to a newer one? |
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| What key do you press to get to the safe mode screen as the system starts? |
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| A tool that enables you to create and modify VHD's and even boot windows 7 from a VHD. |
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| What does WHQL stand for? |
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| Windows Hardware Quality Labs |
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| What does the Device Manager tool do? |
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It is a tool for managing devices and their drivers. It can give you information about about the devices installed on the computer.
Contains features such as Install, Update, Roll Back, and Troubleshoot. |
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| Name 3 Ways to troubleshoot drivers. |
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- Launch "Troubleshooter" from the properties sheet of the device.
- Delete the device from the device manager and restart to allow it to be detected again.
- Use safe mode.
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| Splitting data into stripes and putting a little bit of each data on seperate drives. This will increase the speed of your machine. |
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| Making an exact replica of the data on another drive. This will ensure that you keep your data if one drive goes down. |
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Random Array of Inexpensive Disks
Striping with Parity |
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| A driver tested and passed by Windows. |
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| Define: GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) |
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| Used by windows to identify a particular OS component. |
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| Used to modify and create VHD's in Windows 7 and enables you to boot windows 7 from a VHD. |
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