Exam 12: Implementing Hard Drives

What is the function of the master boot record (MBR)?

Windows can create partitions using the ____ disk.

A bad sector is marked as bad in the drive's internal error map by the ____________________.

What are the two different styles of partitioning in use by Windows systems?

In Windows Vista,what can't you create unless you already have three primary partitions?

A GPT is not limited to any number of __________ partitions.

To change a basic disk to dynamic,right-click the drive icon and select ____.

What does high-level formatting do?

__________ creates a file system and root directory.

While drive geometry is needed by the hardware in the computer,the operating system can't use the drive until it is ____________________ and ____________________.

What is a boot sector?

The ____________________ tool checks for bad clusters in the hard disk.

When Windows Vista and 7 create volumes,what type are the first three you create?

Which consumer versions of Windows support dynamic disks?

In Windows,each ____ is assigned a drive letter from c: to Z:.

One of the benefits of mount points is that they don't require a(n)___________.

Disk Management will show a System disk as ____________________ if it is healthy and communicating properly with the computer.

What is the difference between Disk Management and FDISK?

How many partitions has Microsoft limited Windows to under GPT partitioning?

The process of dividing a physical hard disk into logical groups of cylinders is known as ____________________.