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Two types of SCSI

Narrow SCSI




Wide SCSI

What is Narrow SCSI bus speed and how many devices does it support?

8bit




Up to 7 devices

Wide SCSI bus speed and how many devices does it support?

16bit




Up to 15 devices

What is a Daisy chain?

A daisy chain is an interconnection of computer devices, peripherals, or network nodes in series, one after another.

The host adapter is assigned which SCSI ID?

ID 7

Every daisy chain should have what on the end and why?

A terminating resistor




It will reduce electrical noise or interference on the cable

Name three SCSI standards and their speeds.

SCSI-1 10MBps (SCSI)




SCSI-2 20 MBps (FAST SCSI)




SCSI-3 40MBps (ULTRA SCSI)

Fibre channel SCSI data transfer rate and how many devices can it support?

16GBps




Supports up to 126 devices

JBOD stands for?

Just a Bunch Of Disks

What Raid level requires two HDD's and gives you the best performance?

RAID 0 (striped)

What requires two HDD's and gives you the best fault tolerance?

RAID 1 (mirroring)

What requires at least three disk to operate and provides parity and fault tolerance?

RAID 5 (Parity)

Hardware RAID is configured in the ?

BIOS

Software RAID is set up in the?

The OS

RAID drives preform better if these three things match?

Identical brand, size and speed.

What does LBA stand for?

Logical block addressing

What is a sector?

Subdivision of a track on a magnetic disk or optical disc

What is a track?

Each HDD platter is divided into concentric rings called "Tracks"

Initializing disk means?

Formatting the disk to hold information.

What are the three speeds of USB?

USB 1.1 - 12Mbps




USB 2.0 - 480Mbps




USB 3.0 - 5Gbps

What SAS stand for?

Serial attached SCSI

What is the data transfer rate of SAS?

6 Gbps

Name three advantages of SAS

Allows up to 127 devices on a single chain




It uses smaller round cables




Its compatible with SATA

If a motherboard has the SCSI controller built in, what is the controller called?




A. Host adapter


B. Primary


C. Master


D. Embedded

D. Embedded

Two of the terms below identify a version of RAID in which two hard drives configured as a single volume.Identify the two terms.




A. Striping


B. Spanning


C. Mirroring


D. JBOD

B. Spanning




D. JBOD

Linking a folder from one hard drive to another hard drive in order to increase the storage capacity for the folder is called what?




A. Mounted drive


B. Swap file


C. Temporary storage


D. Flash storage

A. Mounted drive

What is the maximum cable length for IEEE 1394b?




A. 1 Meter


B. 4.5 Meters


C. 5 Meters


D. 10 Meters

B. 4.5 Meters

How many devices can be daisy chained together using a single port with a IEEE 1394b connection?




A. 10


B. 63


C. 126


D. 127

B. 63

A computer begins to behave erratically and you notice that the system time is not correct.What action must be taken to correct this issue?




A. Reinstall Windows


B. Replace the CMOS battery


C. Replace the CPU


D. Replace the hard drive

B. Replace the CMOS battery

Which two terms listed below indicate that the computer has booted after it was turned off and then the power button was pushed?




A. Hard boot


B. Soft boot


C. Warm boot


D. Cold boot

A. Hard boot



D. Cold boot

What is the process called where the hardware components test themselves and report back to ensure the computer can boot?




A. MBR


B. POST


C. CMOS


D. BIOS

B. POST

Which file system is used with Blu-ray discs and disc players?




A. CDFS


B. UDF


C. NTFS


D. UDF v2.5

D. UDF v2.5

What is the maximum storage capacity for a double-sided dual-layer DVD?




A. 8.5 GB


B. 17 GB


C. 25 GB


D. 50 G

B. 17 GB

What is the maximum storage capacity for a double-sided dual-layer BD?




A. 8.5 GB


B. 17 GB


C. 25 GB


D. 50 GB

D. 50 GB

What type of disc technology is also known as WORM technology?




A. CD-ROM


B. DVD-R


C. CD-RW


D. BD-RE

B. DVD-R

What is the PSU serving as when it coverts AC current to DC?




A. Transformer


B. Adapter


C. Rectifier


D. Amp converter

C. Rectifier

What is the PSU serving as when it steps the voltage down from 110 V to 3.3 V?




A. Transformer


B. Adapter


C. Rectifier


D. Amp converter

A. Transformer