How can you verify the contents of two disks?



You’ve duplicated the contents of a floppy drive using the sector-by-sector DISKCOPY utility. What program can you use to verify that the duplicated content matches the original disk content?

A) CHKDSK

B) DISKCOMP

C) XCOPY

D) COMPDISK

The answer: B) DISKCOMP

The DISKCOMP utility compares the contents of two separate drives, thereby verifying that a copy matches the original.



The incorrect answers:

A) CHKDSK
The CHKDSK program is used to check a drive for logical and physical errors.

C) XCOPY
The XCOPY utility is a copy program that includes functionality to copy multiple files and directories at a time.

D) COMPDISK
COMPDISK is the incorrect spelling of DISKCOMP, and doesn’t exist on your computer.

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