Ch. 3 NOS 230 CCCC IV – Flashcards
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After you create a new VHD, it appears as a _________ in the Disk Management snap-in and in Server Manager.
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uninitialized disk
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What is the new file system available in Windows Server 2012 R2?
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ReFS
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What RAID levels are supported by Windows Server 2012 R2?
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RAID levels 0,1, and 5
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What external storage functions as a file server?
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NAS
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Regarding both striped and spanned volumes, what is the maximum number of physical disks permitted to create a volume?
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32
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What is the current trend in server deployment?
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Virtualized servers
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What is the difference between striped and spanned volumes?
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With striped volumes, the system writes data one strip at a time per disk in the volume.
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You want to create a new storage pool from a disk enclosure using the Windows PowerShell New-StoragePool cmdlet. What parameter would you need to use with the cmdlet to specify that the disks are housed in a disk enclosure?
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EnclosureAwareDefault
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After you install your physical disks, you can concatenate their space together, from which you can create virtual disks of any size. This total space is called a ________.
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Storage pool
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What disk types can be extended?
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Virtual disks only
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What was the partition style(s) prior Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista for x86 (32-bit) systems?
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Master Boot Record (MBR) only
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Why does NAS have an inherent performance limitation that is not present with SAN or direct-attached storage?
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NAS are self-contained, not usually upgradable
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To extend or shrink a volume, of which built-in groups must you be a member?
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Backup Operators or Administrators
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What is the recommended space needed for a paging file. Consider in terms of percentage of the actual memory installed.
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150% of the amount of installed memory in the system.
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What is the preferred graphical tool in Windows Server 2012 R2 with which you can manage storage pools and create virtual disks?
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Server Manager
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What is the simplest and least expensive of external drive arrays?
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JBOD
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What do you call a separate network dedicated solely to storage devices?
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SAN, or Storage Area Network
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What is the minimum number of physical disks required to create a RAID 5 volume?
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3
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Windows Server 2012 R2 includes a new disk virtualization technology called ______, which enables a server to concatenate storage space from individual physical disks.
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Storage Spaces
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What RAID level is a stripe set with distributed parity? This RAID level is implemented in Windows Server 2012 R2?
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RAID 5
