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220-802 · Question #347

A technician notices multiple disk errors in the Event Viewer. Which of the following tools would BEST diagnose this issue?

The correct answer is A. CHKDSK. CHKDSK scans a disk volume for file system errors and bad sectors, making it the best tool for diagnosing disk errors seen in Event Viewer.

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Question

A technician notices multiple disk errors in the Event Viewer. Which of the following tools would BEST diagnose this issue?

Options

  • ACHKDSK
  • BFDISK
  • CBOOTREC
  • DDISKPART

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    90% (36)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    5% (2)

Why each option

CHKDSK scans a disk volume for file system errors and bad sectors, making it the best tool for diagnosing disk errors seen in Event Viewer.

ACHKDSKCorrect

CHKDSK (chkdsk.exe) analyzes the file system integrity and scans for bad sectors on a disk volume, directly addressing the types of disk errors that appear in Event Viewer under sources like Disk or NTFS. It can also attempt to repair logical file system errors and mark bad sectors to prevent future writes, making it the most targeted diagnostic and repair tool for this scenario.

BFDISK

FDISK is a legacy DOS-era partitioning tool used to create and delete disk partitions; it does not scan for or diagnose file system errors.

CBOOTREC

BOOTREC is used to repair the Master Boot Record, boot sector, or Boot Configuration Data - it addresses boot failures, not general disk read/write errors.

DDISKPART

DISKPART is a command-line disk and partition management utility used for creating, deleting, and formatting partitions, not for diagnosing file system or sector-level errors.

Concept tested: CHKDSK for disk error diagnosis and repair

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/chkdsk

Topics

#CHKDSK#disk errors#Event Viewer#disk diagnostics

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