disk

What utility can free disk space?

Your hard drive is getting a bit full, so you’d like to run the Windows Disk Cleanup program to remove some temporary files and other optional files. How can you start the Disk Cleanup utility from the command prompt?

Will this computer run Windows 2000 Professional?

Your organization maintains a group of Windows 2000 systems that are used for client access to an important corporate application. You need to build five more Windows 2000 Professional systems, and you’ve been given a set of computers that have 300 MHz processors, have 64 MB of RAM, support video up to 1024×768 resolution, and include 20 GB hard drives. Which one of these specifications meets the minimum requirements but not the recommended requirements for a new installation of Windows 2000 Professional?

Why can’t you copy this large file?

You’ve been asked to backup a large video file that is just over 5 gigabytes of disk space. You have a new empty 500 gigabyte external USB hard drive to store the backup file. However, when you try to copy the file to the empty USB drive, you get an error message that there’s not enough disk space to complete the file transfer. What’s the most likely cause of this error?

How can you view the details of a disk partition?

You’ve recently purchased a used hard drive to use in one of your desktop computers. After installing the drive, you notice that the drive has not been erased and it already has an existing partition. What Windows utility can you use to examine the details of the disk and its partitions?

Disk Management

The management of disks and their data is a priority for any CompTIA A+ certified professional. In this video, we’ll discuss disk formatting, the check disk process, disk defragmentation, disk backup, and freeing up disk space.