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Question 21

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What command should you use to change the name of an existing volume?

A) setvol
B) attrib /volname
C) volname
D) format /v

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Question 22

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Which of the following is NOT an element of the MBR on a Windows system?

A) partition table
B) boot program
C) master file table
D) disk signature

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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While Unix/Linux and Windows OSs use filename extensions to identify file types, what does the Mac OS use?

A colleague of yours uses Windows 7 and wants to organize her files so that files stored in several different folders can be easily grouped together and accessed as if they were in a single location. What feature of the Windows 7 file system do you suggest she use?

You have just purchased a new hard drive to install in your Linux system. Before you can begin using the drive to store files, which of the following task must you complete?

Briefly describe the concept of inodes used in native Linux file systems.

Briefly discuss what block allocation is and how it is organized.

Match each item with a statement below.

Since FAT-16 had a number of limitations, FAT-32 is now the dominant Windows file system since it supports built-in security features and better file compression.

You have a very large hard disk that is 1 TB. You want to organize your data into ten volumes on this disk. Your system is running Windows 10. What can you do to accommodate this?

What structure does the Linux ext3 file system use to keep track of files in the file file system?

What is partitioning?

Match each item with a statement below.

One of the tasks of a file system is to provide a structure to organize files.

Match each item with a statement below.

Match each item with a statement below.

Which of the following folders in a Windows file system is NOT typically located directly off the root?

Describe how the Linux/Unix directory structure is organized including how multiple volumes are accessed.

Describe the problem that occurs when a disk becomes fragmented.

You have created a movie that is on a file that is almost 6 GB in size. You want to put the movie file on a flash drive so you can bring it to a friend's house to show him. Your computer and your friend's computer are both running Windows 10. Which file system should you use to format your 16 GB thumb drive?