Module 9: Implementing Mass Storage
Week of Tue, Sep 22 · module closes Thu, Sep 24 · 10 points
Take Meerk's quiz for Module 9
This module's items
- M9 Discussiondue Thu, Sep 24 · 10 pts
Exact due times are in Canvas.
Know these cold
- MBR: up to 4 primary partitions, drives up to 2 TB — legacy BIOS standard.
- GPT: up to 128 partitions, drives up to 9.4 ZB — required for UEFI boot.
- NTFS: Windows default — supports permissions, journaling, encryption, files up to 16 TB.
- exFAT: cross-platform removable media standard — no file size limit, no permissions.
- TRIM informs the SSD which blocks are freed so it can pre-erase them and maintain write speed.
- Disk cloning copies sector-by-sector to a destination drive; imaging saves to a file.
Meerk's quiz — open the Module 9 gate
10 questions, no time limit. 85% on your first attempt in a 24-hour window opens the gate. Retakes inside the window are practice — they help you learn, they don't count. Work alone; the point is to know it, not to have seen it.
Dinner Table Question
Ask at home: A client wants to clone Windows 11 from a 256 GB SATA SSD to a 1 TB NVMe. What must you verify about the partition table before booting the new drive?
En español: Un cliente quiere clonar Windows 11 de un SSD de 256 GB a un NVMe de 1 TB. Que verificas sobre la tabla de particiones antes de arrancar el nuevo disco?