The system partition and the boot partition
T or F? The boot partition contains boot files
such as boot.ini and ntdetect.com.
The Windows 2003 system partition contains a file that is used to indicate the physical location of the folder that contains the operating system files. what is the name of this file? ntdetect.com autoexec.bat config.sys boot.ini
Which of the following partitions does a Windows 2003 operating system need as long as the server is running?
1. the boot partition 2. the system partition
a.1 only b.2 only c.both 1 and 2 d.neither 1 nor 2
Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) Paths
The ARC specification for volumes and partitions (ARC path) defines physical location based on four parameters: the disk controller, the physical hard drive on the controller, the partition on the physical hard drive, and the folder on the partition.
Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) Paths
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\ospath or
scsi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\ospath
Which of the following is used to determine the arc path for parameters such as the disk controller and the hard drive?
a.the physical location of the hard drive
b.the ip address of the hard drive c.the file format used by the volume or
partition d.the logical structure of the drive
In an arc path, which of the following parameters denotes a controller? (Select two)
a.ctrl b.scsi c.disk d.rdisk e.multi
In your boot.ini, you have the arc path, shown here. Which parameter value is significant in identifying the hard drive?
In an arc path, which of the following determines the values used to represent hard drives?
a. their physical location on the cable attached to the controller
b. the physical position of the controller to which they are attached
c. the MAC address of the network card d. the number of primary or logical
partitions on the disk
Which of the following can be used to correct an incorrect arc path?
a.use the ‘export arc’ command to update the boot.ini file
b.boot to safe mode and copy the boot.ini file from the installation CD
c.boot to the recovery console and use the ‘map arc’ command to find the correct path and then update the boot.ini file
d.right-click boot.ini in Windows explorer and select update ARC
[boot loader]timeout=20default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2003 Server" /fastdetect Multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=”Windows 98”
Disk Basics
How many primary partitions are supported in a basic disk structure?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 6
In a basic disk structure, which partition types are bootable?
1. primary partitions 2. extended partitions
a. 1 onlyb. 2 onlyc. both 1 and 2d. neither 1 nor 2
In a basic disk structure, which of the following is an advantage of an extended partition over a primary partition?
a. it is fault tolerant b.it allows for multiple operating
systems to exist c. it can be divided into an
endless number of logical drives
d.it is used to boot the operating system
T or F? In Windows 2003 server, a basic disk structure supports simple, spanned, mirrored, and striped volumes
In Windows 2003, which disk structure supports fault tolerance?
a. Basicb. Dynamicc. Both basic and dynamic
A simple volume that was converted from a primary or logical partition on a basic disk has special properties in that it can house either the system or boot partition (or both).
If you create a simple volume from scratch, it cannot have a valid ARC path (it was never a primary partition) and, therefore, cannot be used to boot the system.
Assume that during initial configuration of your Windows 2003 server, you created a partition on a basic disk. Later, you converted this partition to a simple volume on a dynamic disk. Which of the following is true?
1. this volume can be resized. 2. this volume cannot be used in a spanned
volume. a.1 only b.2 only c.both 1 and 2 d.neither 1 nor 2
You are using a simple volume that was converted from a primary partition on a basic disk.
T of F? Your simple volume can house the system and boot partitions.
Which of the following are true of spanned volumes in Windows 2003? (Select two.)a.They are fault tolerant they can
consist of fragments of up to 64 hard drives
b.Segments of a spanned volume do not need to be the same size
c.One segment is filled before the next is populated
d.Segments must be initially created as basic partitions
What are the advantages of mirrored volumes? (Select three.)
a.fault tolerance b.improved read capabilityc.uses segments of up to 32 hard
drivesd.individual segments can be any size e.redundant backup
In a striped volume, data is written in blocks across each segment of the volume. What is the size of each of these blocks?
a.16 kb b.32 kb c.64 kb d.128 kb
Characteristic Simple SpannedMirrored
Striped RAID-5
System partition Yes No Yes No No
Boot partition Yes No Yes No No
Fault tolerant No No Yes No Yes
Space utilization 100% 100% 50% 100% [(n-1)/n]
Drives required 1 2 2 2 3
Number of pieces included 1–32 2–32 2 2–32 3–32
Pieces must be on different drives
No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Formats supported All All All All All
Accessible locally by non-2000 OS if FAT
No No No No No
Read performance Average Average Up Up Up
Write performance Average Average Down Up Down
You want to configure fault tolerance on your Windows 2003 server. Which of the following volume types gives the best data storage capacity while ensuring that a single disk failure will not destroy all
data?
You want to configure data redundancy on your Windows 2003 server. Which of the following volume types gives the best data storage capacity while allowing you to make the system/boot partition fault
tolerant?
You are considering converting to a fault-tolerant raid-5 volume.
T or F? Converting to a fault-tolerant disk volume will decrease the read performance of your Windows 2003 server.
You want to implement mirroring on your system, but first you need to know how this might affect the performance of your Windows 2003 server. Which of the following is a good way to see if the change in performance will significantly affect your system?
a. implement mirroring on your production system, then run performance monitor.
b. implement mirroring on a computer, then run performance monitor.
c. set up two identical computers, implement mirroring on one and not the other, then run performance monitor on both.
d. you don't need to test performance, because implementing mirroring does not have any significant impact on performance.
You need to create a new partition on a basic disk using disk manager. Which of the following are types of partitions that can be created with the disk manager? (Select two.)
a.simple b.primary c.spanned d.logical
You have created a partition with the disk manager, but you did not assign a label to the partition. Which of the following is true of this partition? a.The partition is unusable. b.The partition is hidden. c.The partition is automatically
assigned the next available drive letter.
d.The partition becomes swap space for virtual memory
Feature FAT FAT32 NTFS5
Maximum filename length 255 255 255
8.3 filename compatibility Yes Yes Yes
Maximum file size 4 GB 2 TB 16 EB
Maximum partition size 4 GB 2 TB 16 EB
Recommended volume size <500 MB 512 MB – 32 GB
>500 MB
Directory structure Linked list Linked list B-tree
Intrinsic local security No No Yes
Intrinsic local encryption No No Yes
Intrinsic compression No Yes Yes
Supports disk quotas No No Yes
Transaction tracking No No Yes
Hot fixing No No Yes
Overhead 1 MB 1 MB 4.5-10 MB
Feature FAT FAT32 NTFS5
Locally accessible MS-DOS Yes No No
Locally accessible Win 95 OSR2 Yes Yes No
Locally accessible Win 98 Yes Yes No
Locally accessible OS/2 Yes No No
Locally accessible Windows 2000 Yes Yes Yes
Locally accessible Windows NT 4.0
Yes No Limited
Locally accessible Windows NT 3.5x
Yes No No
Case-sensitive filenames No No POSIX only
Case-preserving filenames Yes Yes Yes
Fragmentation level High High Low
Used on floppy disk Yes No No
Which of the following file systems can be used to format a partition used by Windows 2003 server?
a.FAT b.FAT32 c.NTFS4 d.NTFS5 e.ufs
Windows 2003 comes with a utility called convert.exe. What does this utility accomplish?
1. converts FAT and FAT32 partitions to NTFS5
2. converts NTFS5 partitions to FAT a.1 only b.2 onlyc.both 1 and 2 d.neither 1 nor 2
The disk manager in Windows 2003 allows you to change the drive letter of a partition. However, changing the drive letter of a partition may cause a problem with the system. Which of the following are likely to occur if you change a drive letter?
a.the bios will not know which partition to boot
b.some programs will not run c.the partition becomes unusable d.the partition becomes hidden
Which of the following statements is true about the partition known as the active partition?
a.It is always assigned the drive letter c.
b.It is the largest partition on the system.
c.It is the most heavily used partition.
d.It is the partition the bios will try to boot from.
Which of the following is true of dynamic disks?
1. They cannot contain partitions or logical drives.
2. They can only be accessed by Windows NT and Windows 2003.
a.1 only b.2 only c.both 1 and 2d.neither 1 nor 2
You upgrade a basic disk that contains a mirrored partition to a dynamic disk. What happens to the mirrored partition? a.It becomes a simple volume and
mirroring is lost.b.It becomes an empty volume. c.It becomes a mirrored volume. d.You cannot upgrade a disk containing
a mirrored partition.
Mounting and Troubleshooting
Which of the following is the result of mounting a volume or partition on your Windows 2003 server?
a.increased disk speed b.primary partitions are extended c.the disk's free space is
increased d.simple volumes are mirrored
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