|
The 2.5" size hard drive is typically used in devices such as MP3 players. True or False |
False |
|
The read/write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk. True or False |
True |
|
Hard drives that can be used for hot-swapping cost significantly less than regular hard drives. True or False |
False |
|
The SATA drive technology utilizes a serial data path. True or False |
True |
|
The faster the spindle rotates on a traditional magnetic drive, the better performance it will have. True or False |
True |
|
Which statement regarding hard drives is incorrect? -the 3.5" size is typically used in desktops |
solid state drives are less expensive than magnetic hard drives |
|
What process writes sector markings to a hard drive? partitioning |
low-level formatting |
|
What hard drive technology is used to predict when a drive is likely to fail? S.S.D. |
S.M.A.R.T. |
|
What SATA standard provides a transfer rate of 3 Gb/sec? SATA1 |
SATA2 |
|
Which statement regarding the selection of a hard drive is accurate? -a faster spindle speed keeps the drive cooler but doesn’t improve performance |
magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives |
|
If you are adding a hard drive to a system that already has a drive with Windows installed on it, what should you do? -you should boot from the Windows setup DVD to prepare the new drive |
boot Windows and use Disk Management to prepare the new drive |
|
Why might you want to use a RAID 0 disk configuration? -to improve overall disk performance |
to improve overall disk performance |
|
What statement best describes a RAID 5? -data from one drive is mirrored to another |
it requires 3 or more drives and uses parity checking |
|
What type of RAID is a combination of mirroring and striping? RAID0 |
RAID10 |
|
Which rotation speed is not a typical spindle rotation speed for magnetic hard drives? 3100 |
3100 |
|
What is the current maximum storage capacity limit of a magnetic tape? 500GB |
185TB |
|
A DAT72 tape is also known by what term? DDS-2 |
DDS-5 |
|
How many layers of data can exist on a single side of a Blu-ray disc? 1 |
2 |
|
If a computer is performing slowly due to file fragmentation, what Windows tool can be utilized to rearrange fragments? Computer Management |
defragmentation tool |
|
What command line utility can be used to repair the BCD on a Windows installation? chkdsk |
bootrec |
|
Which type of RAID volume is used for fault tolerance and only requires two drives? RAID0 |
RAID1 |
|
The SATA/600 standard is also known by what other name? SATAI |
SATAIII |
|
What technology is used to assure that the logical block addressing on a solid state drive does not always address the same physical blocks, in order to distribute write operations? wear leveling |
wear leveling |
|
The hard drive firmware, UEFI/BIOS, and the OS address the sectors on a hard drive utilizing what technology? logical sector addressing |
logical block addressing |
|
A SATA data cable has how many pins? 4 pins |
7 pins |
|
How much data can an LTO Ultrium 5 tape hold, native and compressed? 1.5TB native |
1.5TB native 3.0TB compressed |
|
What two different file systems can be used on a Compact Disc (CD)? EXT-FS |
CDFS UDF |
|
What two SD standards utilize the FAT file system? SD |
SD SDHC |
|
What two optical disc drive standards support writing discs with a total capacity of 8.5GB? DVD-R |
DVD-R DL DVD+R DL |
|
What two optical disc drive standards allow for rewritable discs? DVD-ROM |
DVD-RAM BD-RE |
|
a computer’s ability to respond to a hardware failure |
fault tolerance |
|
assures that data written onto a tape will not be deleted or overwritten |
WORM drive / cartridge |
|
a hardware component that facilitates a hardware RAID implementation |
… |
|
a chip that contains grids of rows and columns with two transistors at each intersection that hold a zero or one bit |
NAND flash memory |
|
a file system used by DVD and Blu-ray Discs |
UDF |
|
uses two hard drives to hold a single Windows volume |
spanning |
|
a storage configuration in which data is duplicated on one drive to another drive |
mirrored volume |
|
a feature in startup BIOS that detects a new drive and selects the correct drive configuration |
autodetection |
|
the overall structure an OS uses to name, store, and organize files on a drive |
file system |
|
a type of volume that writes data to all physical disk members evenly for the purpose of improving performance |
striped volume |
Share This
Flashcard
