{"id":17166,"date":"2024-04-15T05:09:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=17166"},"modified":"2024-04-15T05:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:09:51","slug":"which-of-the-following-tool-is-used-to-partition-your-hard-drive-a-mkfs-b-fdisk-c-fsck-d-mount-e-none-of-the-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-tool-is-used-to-partition-your-hard-drive-a-mkfs-b-fdisk-c-fsck-d-mount-e-none-of-the-above\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following tool is used to partition your hard drive? A. mkfs B. fdisk C. fsck D. mount E. 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