Exam 101-500 topic 1 question 74 discussion

Actual exam question from LPI's 101-500

Question #: 74
Topic #: 1

What are the main differences between GPT and MBR partition tables regarding maximum number and size of partitions? (Choose two.)

A. MBR can handle partition sizes up to 4 TB, whereas GPT supports partition sizes up to 128 ZB.
B. By default, GPT can manage up to 128 partitions while MBR only supports four primary partitions.
C. By default, GPT can manage up to 64 partitions while MBR only supports 16 primary partitions.
D. MBR can handle partition sizes up to 2.2 TB, whereas GPT supports sizes up to 9.4 ZB.
E. Both GPT and MBR support up to four primary partitions, each with up to 4096 TB.

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Suggested Answer: BD 🗳️

by dspaula at Nov. 4, 2021, 6:45 p.m.

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RV025

2 months, 1 week ago

Selected Answer: AB

According to the LPIC study materials: "But MBR has a series of limitations that hinder its use on modern systems, like the inability to address disks of more than 2 TB in size, and the limit of only 4 primary partitions per disk". So AB

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Amycert

1 year, 10 months ago

Selected Answer: BD

B and D are correct

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dspaula

3 years, 1 month ago

Correct

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