Extended MCQs on Partitioning and Cloning

A partition on a hard drive is best described as:

• A physical separation of the hard disk

• A logical division of the hard disk

• A backup copy of the hard disk

• A separate physical drive

Which partition contains the boot loader and must be marked active?

• Extended Partition

• Logical Partition

• Active/Boot Partition

• Recovery Partition

The file system used by Windows for internal drives is usually:

• FAT32

• NTFS

• Ext4

• HFS+

What is the main purpose of an Extended Partition?

• To store the OS

• To hold multiple logical partitions

• To increase physical disk size

• To serve as backup storage

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of partitioning?

• Better data organization

• Ability to dual boot multiple OS

• Protection against malware

• Faster backups

Logical Partitions (LPARs) are commonly used in:

• Mobile phones

• Virtualized servers

• Removable USB drives

• CD-ROMs

In disk cloning, what is copied in addition to normal files?

• Only images

• Hidden and system files

• Temporary files only

• User profiles only

Which of the following is a disadvantage of disk cloning?

• Cannot copy hidden files

• It is time-consuming

• It cannot be used for system recovery

• It always reduces disk performance

Which tool in Windows is used to create or manage partitions?

• File Explorer

• Control Panel

• Disk Management

• Device Manager

A recovery partition is mainly used to:

• Increase system performance

• Restore the computer to factory settings

• Provide security against malware

• Extend disk capacity