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18 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following is true about disk drive interfaces? |
PATA allows for two connectors on a motherboard |
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Why might you want to use a RAID 0 disk configuration? |
to improve overall disk performance |
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What should you keep in mind when installing hard drives? |
a PATA drive has master and slave settings |
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Which interface is not typically used for an internal tape drive? |
FireWire |
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Which type of cable is required by ATA/66 and above? |
40 pins, 80 wires |
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Which SATA standard provides a transfer rate of 3 Gb/sec? |
SATA2 |
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The top and bottom of each disk in a magnetic hard drive have a ____________ that moves across the disk surface. |
read/write head |
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A _____________ has no moving parts and is built using nonvolatile memory, which is similar to that used for USB flash drives. |
solid state drive |
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Which of the following is true about selecting a hard drive? |
magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives |
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Which process writes sector markings to a hard drive? |
low-level formatting |
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The read/write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk. |
True |
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How much data does a 3.5" floppy disk drive hold? |
1.44 MB |
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How is data stored on a magnetic tape? |
sequentially |
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If you connect the floppy cable in the wrong direction, the floppy drive light stays on continuously. |
True |
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What does a twist in a 34-pin data cable mean? |
it indicates drive A: |
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Why would you use a round PATA ribbon cable instead of traditional flat cable? |
round cables obstruct air flow less inside the case |
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With ___________, you can connect and disconnect a drive while the system is running. |
hot-swapping |
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Each IDE header on a motherboard can support up to two IDE devices. |
True |
