Chapter 6: Working with File Systems
Exam Objectives
Working with file systems
Managing partitions and volumes
Securing data with RAID
Troubleshooting and management tools
Now that you have an understanding of the different drive technologies, I’ll move forward by looking into how to partition the disk and format the partition. In this chapter, you also find out about the purpose of a file system and what the different file systems are that Windows supports.
This chapter is also designed to introduce you to the concepts of RAID and how to put fault tolerance on your data using the Windows disk management tools. The chapter closes by giving you a listing of tools that you can use to troubleshoot and manage your drives.
Understanding File Systems
The file system dictates how information is organized on the disk. For example, the file system determines how large the allocation unit, or storage unit, of a file is. If you create a 12K file, how much space is that file really using — 12K, 16K, or 32K? Such organizational issues are what the file system deals with.
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