MD-100 File System and Storage

Question 1

Which file system is required to use features like file-level encryption (EFS) and disk quotas on Windows 10?

Accepted Answer

NTFS

Answer

NTFS (New Technology File System) supports advanced features including EFS encryption, disk quotas, compression, and granular permissions.

Question 2

A user wants to move a 10 GB file to a USB drive formatted as FAT32. What will happen?

Accepted Answer

The operation will fail because FAT32 has a 4 GB per-file size limit

Answer

FAT32 has a maximum single file size of 4 GB minus 1 byte, so a 10 GB file cannot be stored on it.

Question 3

Which Windows 10 tool provides a graphical view of disk partitions and allows you to shrink, extend, or format volumes?

Accepted Answer

Disk Management

Answer

Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) provides a GUI for partitioning disks, creating volumes, and assigning drive letters.

Question 4

What type of partition style supports drives larger than 2 TB and is required for UEFI boot disks?

Accepted Answer

GPT (GUID Partition Table)

Answer

GPT supports drives larger than 2 TB, allows up to 128 partitions, and is required for UEFI-based boot configurations.

Question 5

Which command-line utility can be used to check and repair file system errors on a Windows volume?

Accepted Answer

chkdsk

Answer

The 'chkdsk' command scans a volume for file system errors and bad sectors, and can repair them with the /f switch.

MD-100 - Microsoft Windows Client Practice Test