20+ practice questions focused on Storage Forensics and File System Analysis — one of the most tested topics on the Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator CHFI exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start Storage Forensics and File System Analysis PracticeAn analyst recovers a hard drive from a suspect's computer. The drive has a partition table that uses a 32-bit identifier and a maximum partition size of 2 TB. Which partition table type is present?
Explanation: The Master Boot Record (MBR) partition table uses a 32-bit identifier for partition entries and, with traditional 512-byte sectors, supports a maximum partition size of 2 TB. This matches the description exactly, making MBR the correct answer.
During a forensic investigation, an examiner wants to recover deleted files from a FAT32 file system. Which structure is most critical for file recovery?
Explanation: In FAT32, the File Allocation Table (FAT) is the primary structure that tracks cluster allocation chains for files. When a file is deleted, the directory entry is marked as available, but the FAT entries (cluster chains) often remain intact until overwritten, making the FAT the most critical structure for recovering deleted files by reconstructing their cluster sequences.
A forensic investigator is analyzing a Linux ext4 file system. They suspect a file was deleted but its inode may still be intact. Which tool can be used to recover the file by referencing the inode?
Explanation: debugfs is an interactive file system debugger for ext2/ext3/ext4 that allows direct manipulation of inode structures. When a file is deleted but its inode remains intact, debugfs can recover the file by using the `lsdel` command to list deleted inodes and the `dump` command to extract the file contents by referencing the inode number.
During a forensic examination of an NTFS drive, an investigator finds that a file 'notes.txt' has an additional data stream named 'hidden.txt' attached. Which feature of NTFS allows this?
Explanation: C is correct because NTFS supports Alternate Data Streams (ADS), a feature that allows multiple data streams to be associated with a single file. The 'hidden.txt' stream attached to 'notes.txt' is a classic example of ADS, which can be used to hide data or store metadata without affecting the file's primary content.
A security analyst is investigating a compromised Windows system and wants to see which processes were running at the time of memory capture. Which Volatility command should they use?
Explanation: The `pslist` plugin in Volatility enumerates processes from the Windows kernel's EPROCESS structure list, showing all active processes at the time of memory capture. This is the correct command to identify running processes from a memory dump, as it directly parses the doubly-linked list of process objects maintained by the kernel.
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