Question 1

The 2.5" size hard drive is typically used in devices such as MP3 players.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What should you keep in mind when installing hard drives?

Accepted Answer

A)  PATA and SATA won't be found on the same motherboard 
B)  jumpers on SATA drives determine the primary and secondary drive 
C)  a PATA drive has master and slave settings 
D)  you need to connect power to both connectors on SATA drives 
A)  PATA and SATA won't be found on the same motherboard 
B)  jumpers on SATA drives determine the primary and secondary drive 
C)  a PATA drive has master and slave settings 
D)  you need to connect power to both connectors on SATA drives

Question 3

To reduce the amount of electrical ___________ on a SCSI cable, each end of the SCSI chain has a terminating resistor.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To reduce the amount of electrical ___________...

Question 4

Match between columns
                        Premises: used at each end of the SCSI chain
a computer's ability to respond to a hardware failure
the gateway from the SCSI bus to the system bus
uses two hard drives to hold a single Windows volume; sometimes called JBOD
a storage configuration in which data is duplicated on one drive to another drive
a chip that contains grids of rows and columns with two transistors at each intersection that hold a zero or one bit
a standard for communication between a subsystem of peripheral devices and the system bus
a hybrid drive technology supported by Windows 7\Vista
a RAID 0 volume
a feature in startup BIOS that detects a new drive and selects the correct drive configuration

Accepted Answer

The Answer of host adapter and autodetection and ReadyDrive and is...

Question 5

Which process writes sector markings to a hard drive?

Accepted Answer

A)  partitioning 
B)  low-level formatting 
C)  high-level formatting 
D)  sector provisioning 
A)  partitioning 
B)  low-level formatting 
C)  high-level formatting 
D)  sector provisioning

Question 6

Why is DMA a better transfer mode than PIO for PATA drives?

Accepted Answer

A)  DMA has direct access to the CPU 
B)  The DMA bus is faster than the PIO bus 
C)  DMA data transfers don't involve the CPU 
D)  DMA drives cost less than PIO drives 
A)  DMA has direct access to the CPU 
B)  The DMA bus is faster than the PIO bus 
C)  DMA data transfers don't involve the CPU 
D)  DMA drives cost less than PIO drives

Question 7

___________________ access makes recovering files slow and inconvenient when using tape drives.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________________ access makes recovering files slow and...

Question 8

List three differences between PATA and SATA drives?

Accepted Answer

PATA drives transfer data in parallel fa

Question 9

Each IDE header on a motherboard can support up to two IDE devices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is true about disk drive interfaces?

Accepted Answer

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 cable 
D)  the ATAPI standard was developed for optical SATA drives 
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 cable 
D)  the ATAPI standard was developed for optical SATA drives

Question 11

What do you need to keep in mind about the system BIOS when selecting a hard drive?

Accepted Answer

When selecting a hard drive, keep in min

Question 12

Which of the following best describes RAID 5?

Accepted Answer

A)  data from one drive is mirrored to another 
B)  it improves performance but not fault tolerance 
C)  it requires 3 or more drives and uses parity checking 
D)  it takes at least four disks and data is striped and mirrored 
A)  data from one drive is mirrored to another 
B)  it improves performance but not fault tolerance 
C)  it requires 3 or more drives and uses parity checking 
D)  it takes at least four disks and data is striped and mirrored

Question 13

Which is true about installing a PATA drive?

Accepted Answer

A)  each IDE channel supports a single drive 
B)  a motherboard can support up to four EIDE devices 
C)  each IDE cable has four connectors for drives 
D)  you need to set the jumpers to Master when you have only one drive 
A)  each IDE channel supports a single drive 
B)  a motherboard can support up to four EIDE devices 
C)  each IDE cable has four connectors for drives 
D)  you need to set the jumpers to Master when you have only one drive

Question 14

The read\write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How is data organized on a magnetic hard drive?

Accepted Answer

Data is organized on a magnetic hard dri

Question 16

Which interface is not typically used for an internal tape drive?

Accepted Answer

A)  SATA 
B)  FireWire 
C)  PATA 
D)  SCSI 
A)  SATA 
B)  FireWire 
C)  PATA 
D)  SCSI

Question 17

Which of the following is true about hardware RAID?

Accepted Answer

A)  Microsoft recommends only using software RAID for the Windows volume 
B)  it's best to install Windows first and then create the RAID array 
C)  you can only create a RAID 0 or a RAID 5 with hardware RAID 
D)  RAID controllers have their own BIOS 
A)  Microsoft recommends only using software RAID for the Windows volume 
B)  it's best to install Windows first and then create the RAID array 
C)  you can only create a RAID 0 or a RAID 5 with hardware RAID 
D)  RAID controllers have their own BIOS

Question 18

If you connect the floppy cable in the wrong direction, the floppy drive light stays on continuously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is true about selecting a hard drive?

Accepted Answer

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 drives 
D)  magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives 
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 drives 
D)  magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives

Question 20

With __________________, you can connect and disconnect a drive while the system is running.

Accepted Answer

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The 2.5" size hard drive is typically used in devices such as MP3 players.

What should you keep in mind when installing hard drives?

To reduce the amount of electrical ___________ on a SCSI cable, each end of the SCSI chain has a terminating resistor.

Which process writes sector markings to a hard drive?

Why is DMA a better transfer mode than PIO for PATA drives?

___________________ access makes recovering files slow and inconvenient when using tape drives.

List three differences between PATA and SATA drives?

Each IDE header on a motherboard can support up to two IDE devices.

Which of the following is true about disk drive interfaces?

What do you need to keep in mind about the system BIOS when selecting a hard drive?

Which of the following best describes RAID 5?

Which is true about installing a PATA drive?

The read\write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk.

How is data organized on a magnetic hard drive?

Which interface is not typically used for an internal tape drive?

Which of the following is true about hardware RAID?

If you connect the floppy cable in the wrong direction, the floppy drive light stays on continuously.

Which of the following is true about selecting a hard drive?

With __________________, you can connect and disconnect a drive while the system is running.

First Look at Computer Parts and Tools

Working Inside a Computer

Introducing Windows Operating Systems

All About Motherboards

Supporting Processors and Upgrading Memory

Installing Windows

Supporting Io and Storage Devices

Satisfying Customer Needs

Maintaining Windows

Optimizing Windows

Troubleshooting Windows and Applications

Troubleshooting Hardware Problems

Troubleshooting Windows Startup Problems

Connecting to and Setting up a Network

Networking Types, Devices, and Cabling

Windows Resources on a Network

Security Strategies

Supporting Notebooks

Mobile Devices and Client-Side Virtualization

Supporting Printers

Filters

Exam 6: Supporting Hard Drives

The 2.5" size hard drive is typically used in devices such as MP3 players.

What should you keep in mind when installing hard drives?

To reduce the amount of electrical ___________ on a SCSI cable, each end of the SCSI chain has a terminating resistor.

Which process writes sector markings to a hard drive?

Why is DMA a better transfer mode than PIO for PATA drives?

___________________ access makes recovering files slow and inconvenient when using tape drives.

List three differences between PATA and SATA drives?

Each IDE header on a motherboard can support up to two IDE devices.

Which of the following is true about disk drive interfaces?

What do you need to keep in mind about the system BIOS when selecting a hard drive?

Which of the following best describes RAID 5?

Which is true about installing a PATA drive?

The read\write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk.

How is data organized on a magnetic hard drive?

Which interface is not typically used for an internal tape drive?

Which of the following is true about hardware RAID?

If you connect the floppy cable in the wrong direction, the floppy drive light stays on continuously.

Which of the following is true about selecting a hard drive?

With __________________, you can connect and disconnect a drive while the system is running.

First Look at Computer Parts and Tools

Working Inside a Computer

Introducing Windows Operating Systems

All About Motherboards

Supporting Processors and Upgrading Memory

Installing Windows

Supporting Io and Storage Devices

Satisfying Customer Needs

Maintaining Windows

Optimizing Windows

Troubleshooting Windows and Applications

Troubleshooting Hardware Problems

Troubleshooting Windows Startup Problems

Connecting to and Setting up a Network

Networking Types, Devices, and Cabling

Windows Resources on a Network

Security Strategies

Supporting Notebooks

Mobile Devices and Client-Side Virtualization

Supporting Printers

Filters