using terminal in Ubuntu:

1. Add a new virtual disk

a)Edit VMware player settings to add a new virtual hard disk.

b)Start or reboot the virtual machine and the system will recognize the new disk.

2)Check device and partition information

a)Use ls -l" command to view device files in the /dev directory. How many files are related to harddisk devices and partitions? Display them.

b)Use df and du command to check disk usage.

c)Use the following command to view partition information. Examine the information presented.

i)fdisk -l

ii)parted /dev/sda print

d)Take a screenshot in which the second hard disk is displayed.

2. Add new partitions using fdisk, mkfs, and mount

4)Try cfdisk to manage partitions

a)Delete all partitions on the disk, and recreate a primary partition and an extended partition with 2logical partitions.

b)Take a screenshot that shows all new partitions.