Frag to the dee
One of your associates used the Windows “defrag” command to increase the performance of his computer. What does the defrag command actually do?
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Spanning the globe
You’d like to span two disks in Windows 7 to create a single large volume. What kind of disk must be used to support this feature?
Microsoft 70-680: 7.3 – Disk Tools
Windows 7 gives you many different utilities to help keep your disks in peak operating condition. In this video, you’ll learn how to defragment your drives, how to check your disk for errors, and how to configure your Group Policies to provide control over removable storage media.
Microsoft 70-680: 7.2 – Managing Disks
Installing and managing disk volumes and RAID configurations is an important skill to have in Windows 7. In this video, you’ll learn how to manage disk volumes, decide between MBR and GPT partitions, convert between disk types, and build Windows 7 software-based RAID arrays.
Your partition is primary
You are planning on installing multiple bootable operating systems on a single hard drive. What is the maximum number of primary partitions per hard drive?
Did you feel the ground shake?
After starting your computer this morning, you find that Deathwing has destroyed your hard drive while you slept. You now need to rebuild your computer from backup, but first you have to install a new drive. Which of these processes should you follow to properly rebuild the file system on your new hard drive?
This. Seems. Slower. Today.
You’ve been working with some very large spreadsheets and presentations on your computer for a few months. Lately, you’ve started to notice that loading and saving the files takes longer and longer as time goes on, even though the file size hasn’t changed much over that time. Which of these would be the best way to improve your loading and saving time?
If traveling by airline, print the airline’s name and flight number.
When working with Windows Disk Management, you see that one of your disks is identified as a “Foreign Drive.” What is a foreign drive?
If traveling by airline, print the airline’s name and flight number. Read More »