In this challenge lab, you explore the Windows Disk Management tool. You may hav

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In this challenge lab, you explore the Windows Disk Management tool. You may have to research how to do some of the tasks. Once you are finished, you will answer some questions. You will need a second disk of at least 20 GB installed on your Windows computer.

Install a second disk on your Windows computer of at least 20 GB, if necessary.

Delete any existing partitions from the new disk.

1. Discussion Question

a. What type of disk is it: basic or dynamic?

Create a new 3 GB volume named Vol1 and format it using a file system that supports file and folder permissions. Use the default drive letter.

2. Discussion Questions

a. What format did you choose?

b. What type of partition was created (primary, extended, logical drive)?

Create three additional volumes of 3 GB each named Vol2, Vol3, and Vol4. Accept the default options each time.

3. Discussion Questions

a. For each partition, what was the partition type you created?

b. Explain what happened when you created the fourth volume.

Convert the disk to a dynamic disk. (Convert only the new disk you installed; do not convert Disk 0, which is the Windows boot disk.)

4. Discussion Question

a. How did this change the way the volumes and partitions are labeled?

Close Disk Management

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1. Discussion Question

a. What type of disk is it: basic or dynamic?

The 20 GB disk installed is a basic disc.

Create a new 3 GB volume named Vol1 and format it using a file system that supports file and folder permissions. Use the default drive letter.

2. Discussion Questions

a. What format did you choose?

The format system is NTFS for the 3 GB volume named Vol1. Default drive letter is C.

b. What type of partition was created (primary, extended, logical drive)?

Primary partition was created.

Create three additional volumes of 3 GB each named Vol2, Vol3, and Vol4. Accept the default options each time.

3. Discussion Questions

a. For each partition, what was the partition type you created?

Drive letters D,E,F named Vol2, Vol3, and Vol4 created each of 3 GB size created. Partition type of the disks is Basic.

b. Explain what happened when you created the fourth volume.

For the fourth volume, the Partition type is Logical.

Convert the disk to a dynamic disk. (Convert only the new disk you installed; do not convert Disk 0, which is the Windows boot disk.)

4. Discussion Question

a. How did this change the way the volumes and partitions are labeled?

Right Click on The Disk.

click convert to Dynamic disk.

The volume types changed to Simple Type.

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