Task 1 Provide a Brief Description of Their Use and Purpose

Unit 2 Computer Systems

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Task - Hard Disk Tools

Identify the describe the use and purpose of the following Windows based Hard disk maintenance tools using the web links provided:

Task 1 – provide a brief description of their use and purpose:

Tool / Your description:
Disk Defragmenter tool
Check Disk
Disk clean up tool
Disk Management
Using previous notes

Task 2 - Practical

Task / Your findings:
1.  CheckDisk Command Line.
First use the command CHKDSK/? to find out how to run a CheckDisk that will automatically fix errors.
2.  Research and explain what the CHKDSK switches
/F and /I do:
3.  Run CHKDSK without any switches, record any errors and how much free space is available?
4.  Carry out a Disk Cleanup (Start, Programs, accessories, System tools, Disk Clean). Record how many MB’s can be saved by using the tool?

The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities have been rolled up into a single Suite of tools. This file contains the individual troubleshooting tools and help files.

(These tools are available here) \\192.168.1.105\Docs2\Apps\Disk Tools\Additional Microsoft tools

Example Tools

Disk view –Graphical disk sector utility.

S Delete – Securely overwrite your sensitive files and cleanse your free

space of previously deleted files using this DoD-compliant secure delete

program.

NTFS info - Use NTFS Info to see detailed information about NTFS

volumes, including the size and location of the Master File Table (MFT)

and MFT-zone, as well as the sizes of the NTFS meta-data files.

AccessChk - This tool shows you the accesses the user or group you

specify has to files, Registry keys or Windows services.

Disk Partition tools

There are a variety of Disk partition/Format tools available; for the purpose of the unit we will be utilizing the following tools:

·  G-Parted

·  Partition Magic

·  Microsoft Disk management (Embedded into the O/S)

G Parted (http://gparted.sourceforge.net/)

The GParted application is the GNOME partition editor for creating, reorganizing, and deleting disk partitions. GParted is developed on GNU/Linux. It can be used on other operating systems, such as Windows, by booting from media containing GParted Live.
GParted is free and open source software available under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

Key Features

·  Create a partition table on a disk device.

·  Enable and disable partition flags such as boot and hidden.

·  Perform actions with partitions such as:

·  create or delete

·  resize or move

·  check

·  label

·  copy and paste

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