You work as an administrator at ABC.com. The ABC.com network consists of a single domain
named ABC.com. All servers on the ABC.com network have Windows Server 2012 installed.
You have received instructions to convert a basic disk to a GPT disk.
Which of the following is TRUE with regards to GPT disks? (Choose all that apply.)
A.
To convert a basic disk to a GPT disk, the disk must not contain any partitions or volumes.
B.
You can convert a basic disk to a GPT disk, regardless of partitions or volumes.
C.
GPT is required for disks larger than 2 TB.
D.
GPT is required for disks smaller than 2 TB.
E.
The GPT partition style can be used on removable media.
F.
GPT disks make use of the standard BIOS partition table.
This is a poorly worded question. The question asks about converting a “basic disk”, which is a reference to a disk type, to a GPT disk, which is a reference to a partition type. In Windows, disks can either be basic or dynamic. Partition types can be either MBR or GPT. When configuring a disk, you choose a disk type, and then choose the partition type to use on that disk. This gives you four combinations (ignoring file system type for now) of, 1) basic MBR, 2) basic GPT, 4) dynamic GPT, and 4) basic GPT.
Source: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=199648
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302873
Assuming the question meant MBR to GPT, then A and C are the only true options. There are some third-party tools that will allow you to covert a MBR disk to GPT without removing partitions and volumes, but we know the test is just asking about Microsoft Windows technologies.
B is false because A is true (the two options are mutually exclusive)
D is false because C is true (again, mutually exclusive), but is poorly worded. Technically, you can use MBR on a disk larger than 2TB, but MBR will only see the first 2TB of space.
E is false and it’s easiest to just assume it can’t be done unless you get into the details of how the media was manufactured. (see the second source link above).
F. I’m not quite sure how to address this option. GPT is it’s own partitioning table, so I guess it wouldn’t make use of the BIOS table.
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With F. In fact BIOS only knows about MBR, the MBR sector is modified to point to GPT 😉
This is the reason why third-party tools are able to modify where MS does NOT.
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