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Review Questions
1. Which of the following is an objective of a file system? (Choose all that apply.)
c. Schedule access to applications.
2. A cluster is composed of which of the following?
a. One or more 512-bit blocks
b. Two or more 2K-byte sectors
3. Large cluster sizes can result in which of the following on a disk drive?
c. More fragmentation, faster performance for large files
d. Less fragmentation, more wasted space for large files
4. Which of these file systems includes file and folder permissions? (Choose all that apply.)
a. FAT32
b. FAT16
5. What feature of a file system makes it possible to find a file based on keywords in it?
a. Quotas
d. Block size
6. Which of the following is best described as a program loaded into memory that has no user
interface but communicates with other programs?
a. Process
b. Task
8. Which best describes context switching?
a. Dividing computing cycles equally among processes
d. Changing from one OS to another in a virtual environment
9. The most common form of multitasking in current OSs is cooperative multitasking. True or
10. Which OS component schedules processes to run?
a. File system
b. User interface
11. Which best describes a thread?
a. A process you can view in Task Manager
d. A multiprocessing computer
12. Which of the following is true about the kernel?
c. The kernel sets user permissions.
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d. The kernel is an optional part of the OS.
13. Which component of a file-sharing client intercepts requests to determine whether the
requested resource is local or remote?
a. Disk sector
b. NTFS
14. Which of the following is a high-speed network storage solution that can replace locally
attached storage on a server?
a. NAS
d. SMB
15. What should you use to provide fault tolerance so that if one server fails, the other
immediately takes over its functions with little or no downtime?
a. Failover cluster
b. Storage area network
c. Round-robin load balancing
d. Load-balancing cluster
16. Which is the correct syntax for mapping drive letter W to a shared folder named Accounting
on the Finance server?
a. net use W: \\Finance\Accounting
b. net share W: \\Accounting\Finance
c. net use W: \\Accounting\Finance
d. net share W: \\Finance\Accounting
17. A text file containing a list of commands is called which of the following?
a. Logon process file
b. Service file
c. Task file
d. Batch file
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18. The default protocol Windows uses to share folders is which of the following?
a. NFS
b. SMB
c. WPA
d. FTP
19. Which of the following refers to a Windows server with Active Directory installed?
a. Member server
b. NIS server
c. Domain controller
d. LDAP controller
20. Which of the following best describes an NAS?
a. A dedicated device designed to provide shared storage for network users
b. A high-speed network storage solution that can replace locally attached drives on servers
c. A storage solution in which some or all data is stored on offsite servers
d. A SATA or SCSI drive connected to a server
21. Which of the following is a partial copy of a VM made at a particular moment that enables
you to restore the VM’s state?
a. Incremental backup
b. Virtual disk
c. Load balancing
d. Snapshot
22. If you want to configure disks on a server so that data is preserved if a disk fails, what should
you use?
a. RAID
b. Failover cluster
c. Redundant array of servers
d. Load-balancing disk system
23. Software that creates and monitors the virtual hardware environment is called what?
a. Host computer
d. Guest OS
24. Bare-metal virtualization is best for desktop virtualization. True or False?
25. If you want your virtual machine to have direct access to the physical network, which virtual
network option should you configure?
c. Host-only
d. Internal
Hands-On Projects
Hands-On Project 11-1
Step 13:
Hands-On Project 11-2
Step 17:
Hands-On Project 11-3
Hands-On Project 11-5
Step 13:
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Challenge Labs
Challenge Lab 11-1
• What virtual network setting did you use? This setup calls for host-only networking.
• List the configuration tasks you performed and state the values and settings you used: Answers will
Challenge Lab 11-2
• List the commands you used to navigate the file system and create the folder hierarchy. What’s the
• List the commands you used to create the master ReadMe file and the commands you used to copy the
Challenge Lab 11-3
• What advantages do you see in using an ISO file instead of a physical DVD to install an OS? Answers
• List three examples of using hosted virtualization in a business environment: Answers will vary, but
• What do you see as the major differences between installing Ubuntu Linux and Windows Server 2019?
Case Projects
Case Project 11-1
Answers will vary. Students should include information about the maximum volume sizes of each file
system and special attributes, such as whether they support permissions, compression, quotas, encryption,
and other features.
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Case Project 11-2
• Automatic IP address configuration: Requires the DHCP service
Case Project 11-3
This situation calls for virtualization. Virtual machines for each OS can be created on a host computer, and
Case Project 11-4
Answers will vary. Some questions might include the following:
• What applications will the server need to run?