Windows XP Pro Windows XP Pro File System & Storage Management 3

Question 1

In Windows XP Pro, which type of volume spreads data across two or more dynamic disks to improve read/write performance (RAID-0)?

Accepted Answer

Striped volume

Answer

Mirrored volume

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Spanned volume

Answer

Simple volume

Question 2

What happens to existing data on a basic disk when it is converted to a dynamic disk in Windows XP Pro?

Accepted Answer

Existing data is preserved during the conversion

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All data is erased and must be restored from backup

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Only system files are kept; user data is deleted

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The disk must be re-formatted after conversion

Question 3

Which file attribute in Windows XP Pro is set automatically when a file is created or modified, indicating it should be included in the next backup?

Accepted Answer

Archive attribute

Answer

System attribute

Answer

Read-only attribute

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Hidden attribute

Question 4

What is a spanned volume in Windows XP Pro?

Accepted Answer

A single logical volume that extends across two or more dynamic disks

Answer

A volume that mirrors data across two disks for redundancy

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A compressed volume distributed across multiple folders

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A volume encrypted with EFS spanning multiple drives

Question 5

Which Recovery Console command in Windows XP Pro writes a new Master Boot Record to fix boot failures caused by MBR corruption?

Accepted Answer

FIXMBR

Answer

CHKDSK /R

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DISKPART /FIX

Answer

BOOTREC /FIXMBR

Question 6

What is the purpose of the BOOT.INI file in Windows XP Pro?

Accepted Answer

Control which operating system is loaded at startup

Answer

Store local user account credentials

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Define NTFS partition permissions

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Configure virtual memory settings

Question 7

Which Windows XP Pro tool provides real-time disk performance counters such as Avg. Disk Queue Length to help diagnose storage bottlenecks?

Accepted Answer

Performance Monitor (perfmon.exe)

Answer

Device Manager

Answer

Event Viewer

Answer

System Information (msinfo32)