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true or false. The 2.5” size hard drive is typically used in devices such as MP3 players. |
false |
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true or false.The read/write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk. |
True |
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true or false. The 80-conductor IDE cable has 80 pins and 40 wires. |
False |
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true or false.Each IDE header on a motherboard can support up to two IDE devices. |
False |
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true or false. If you connect the floppy cable in the wrong direction, the floppy drive light stays on continuously. |
True |
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Which of the following is NOT true about hard disk drives? a. the 3.5” size is typically used in desktops b. a solid state drive has no moving parts c. sold state drives are less expensive than magnetic hard drives d. tracks on a hard drive are divided into sectors |
sold state drives are less expensive than magnetic hard drives |
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Which process writes sector markings to a hard drive? a. partitioning b. low-level formatting c. high-level formatting d. sector provisioning |
low-level formatting |
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Which hard drive technology is used to predict when a drive is likely to fail? a. S.S.D. c. N.A.N.D. b. S.M.A.R.T. d. E.E.P.R.O.M. |
S.M.A.R.T. |
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Which of the following is true about disk drive interfaces? a. PATA allows for two connectors on a motherboard b.SATA is the older and slower technology c. four IDE drives can be connected to a single 80-pin data cableb. SATA is the older and slower technology d. the ATAPI standard was developed for optical SATA drives |
PATA allows for two connectors on a motherboard |
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Which type of cable is required by ATA/66 and above? a. 40 pins, 66 wires c. 66 pins, 40 wires b. 80 pins, 40 wires d. 40 pins, 80 wires |
40 pins, 80 wires |
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Why would you use a round PATA ribbon cable instead of traditional flat cable? a. round cables cost a lot less c. round cables provide a better connection than flat cables b. round cables obstruct air flow less inside the case d. round cables are more resistant to interference |
round cables obstruct air flow less inside the case |
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Why is DMA a better transfer mode than PIO for PATA drives? a. DMA has direct access to the CPU c. DMA data transfers don’t involve the CPU b. The DMA bus is faster than the PIO bus d. DMA drives cost less than PIO drives |
DMA data transfers don’t involve the CPU |
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Which SATA standard provides a transfer rate of 3 Gb/sec? a. SATA1 c. SATA3 b. SATA2 d. SATA4 |
SATA2 |
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Which of the following is true about SCSI drives? a. SCSI ID 7 has a higher priority than SCSI ID 10 c. one end of the SCSI chain needs a terminator b. each logical device requires a unique SCSI ID d. SCSI devices are typically found in SOHO servers and desktops |
SCSI ID 7 has a higher priority than SCSI ID 10 |
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Which of the following is true about selecting a hard drive? a. a faster spindle speed keeps the drive cooler but doesn’t improve performance b. PATA drives are backward compatible with SATA drives c. FireWire 800 drives are a good choice for fast internal drivesb. PATA drives are backward compatible with SATA drives d. magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives |
magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives |
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What should you keep in mind when installing hard drives?
a. PATA and SATA won’t be found on the same motherboard c. a PATA drive has master and slave settings b. jumpers on SATA drives determine the primary and secondary drive d. you need to connect power to both connectors on SATA drives |
a PATA drive has master and slave settings |
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If you are adding a hard drive to a system that already has a drive with Windows installed on it, which of the following is true? a. you should boot from the Windows setup DVD to prepare the new drive c. use the BIOS setup screen to partition and format the new drive b. boot Windows and use Disk Management to prepare the new drive d. the new hard drive must use the same standard as the Windows drive |
boot Windows and use Disk Management to prepare the new drive |
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Which is true about installing a PATA drive? a. each IDE channel supports a single drive c. each IDE cable has four connectors for drives b. a motherboard can support up to four EIDE devices d. you need to set the jumpers to Master when you have only one drive |
a motherboard can support up to four EIDE devices |
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Why might you want to use a RAID 0 disk configuration? a. to improve overall disk performance c. to prevent data loss in case of a drive failure b. RAID 0 drives are less expensive than other RAID drives d. because RAID 0 provides an automatic disk backup |
to improve overall disk performance |
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Which of the following best describes RAID 5? a. data from one drive is mirrored to another c. it requires 3 or more drives and uses parity checking b. it improves performance but not fault tolerance d. it takes at least four disks and data is striped and mirrored |
it requires 3 or more drives and uses parity checking |
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Which of the following is true about hardware RAID? a. Microsoft recommends only using software RAID for the Windows volume c. you can only create a RAID 0 or a RAID 5 with hardware RAID b. it’s best to install Windows first and then create the RAID array d. RAID controllers have their own BIOS |
RAID controllers have their own BIOS |
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Which interface is not typically used for an internal tape drive? a. SATA c. PATA b. FireWire d. SCSI |
FireWire |
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How is data stored on magnetic tape? a. in parallel c. sequentially b. in random access form d. as optical bits |
sequentially |
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How much data does a 3.5” floppy disk drive hold? a. 144 KB c. 14.4 GB b. 1.44 MB d. 1440 MB |
1.44 MB |
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What does a twist in a 34-pin data cable mean? a. it indicates drive A: c. it should be connected to the primary IDE drive b. the cable has been damaged d. it is used for USB floppy |
it indicates drive A: |
