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What is a disk partition? And what does Windows call formatted partitions? Answer-A
section of a hard disk drive that is treated as a separate storage unit. Windows calls these
Volumes
What are the two system bit formats? Answer-32-bit and 64-bit
What are the 3 Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 processor requirements? Answer-PAE
(Physical Address Extension)
NX Processor Bit
SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2)
Minimum RAM and Storage for Windows 8 and Windows 10 Answer-Windows 8: 1 GB
RAM, 16 GB Storage
Windows 10: 2 GB RAM, 20 GB Storage
Which version of Windows 8 provides all features and functions? Answer-Windows 8
Enterprise
Which version of Windows 10 gives all functions and features? Answer-Windows 10
Enterprise
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What is Bitlocker and what does EFS stand for? Answer-Bitlocker is a function of
Windows that encrypts everything on a drive including the OS. EFS stands for Encrypting File
System.
Name 3 different external boot methods Answer-USB Storage, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM,
PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment)
If a user would like to install Windows and erase all files and configurations what type of
installation is this? Answer-Clean Install
If you would like for a Windows installation to go through all setup procedures without needing
to be present for them what would you use? Answer-An Unattended Installation
What does MBR stand for and what is it? Answer-Master Boot Record. It is an old standby
format for partitions (but it is still used)
What're the maximum partitions MBR and GPT can have? Answer-4 and 128
What does GPT stand for and what does it mean? Answer-GUID Partition Table. The
latest format standard for partitions and requires a UEFI BIOS.
What must be done to a new partition before data can be written to it? Answer-Format
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What are the 2 most common formats? Answer-NTFS, FAT32
What is the maximum volume size and file size the FAT32 format can hold? Answer-
Volume Size: 2 TB
File Size: 4 GB
Which format type has extensive improvements in all areas over the FAT32 format?
Answer-NTFS format
What OSes commonly use ext3 or ext4 format? Answer-Linux or Android OS
What does NFS stand for and what is it? Answer-Network File System. Allows you to
access files across a network as if the were located locally
What Format is common to Mac OS systems? Answer-HFS+/HFS Plus
What is the difference between a quick format and a full format? Answer-A quick format
creates a new file table but does not truly delete the old data, it just appears to be erased. A full
format creates a new file table and also writes zeros over the whole drive to truly delete all data
that was on the drive. A full format also checks a disk for bad sectors (this method takes a long
time)