Title: Perform disk management and file system initialization in an OS.
Course: Computer Systems Technology II (10002-II) > Section: Analyzing Operating Systems (OSs)

Performance should include installing/initializing and managing

- disks (e.g., active, primary, extended, logical partitions)
- file systems (e.g., file allocation table [FAT] 32, high performance file system [HPFS], new technology file system [NTFS])
- directory structures (e.g., create folders and navigate directory structures)
- files (e.g., creation, extensions, attributes, and permissions).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What resources are available to technicians when managing disks?
- What is the function of the active partition in a Microsoft OS?
- What are three different Linux file system types? What are three different Microsoft file system types?
- What is the reference of a hierarchical directory structure called?