The 2.5" size hard drive is typically used in devices such as MP3 players.
(1pts)
True
False
answer
False
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The read/write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk.
(1pts)
True
False
answer
True
question
Hard drives that can be used for hot-swapping cost significantly less than regular hard drives.
(1pts)
True
False
answer
False
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The SATA drive technology utilizes a serial data path
(1pts)
True
False
answer
True
question
The faster the spindle rotates on a traditional magnetic drive, the better performance it will have
(1pts)
True
False
answer
True
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Which statement regarding hard drives is incorrect?
(1pts)
the 3.5" size is typically used in desktops
solid state drives are less expensive than magnetic hard drives
tracks on a hard drive are divided into sectors
a solid state drive has no moving parts
answer
solid state drives are less expensive than magnetic hard drives
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What process writes sector markings to a hard drive?
(1pts)
high-level formatting
low-level formatting
sector provisioning
partitioning
answer
low-level formatting
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What hard drive technology is used to predict when a drive is likely to fail?
(1pts)
S.M.A.R.T.
E.E.P.R.O.M.
N.A.N.D.
S.S.D.
answer
S.M.A.R.T.
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What SATA standard provides a transfer rate of 3 Gb/sec?
(1pts)
SATA1
SATA4
SATA2
SATA3
answer
SATA2
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Which statement regarding the selection of a hard drive is accurate?
(1pts)
magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives
USB drives are a good choice for fast internal drives
PATA drives are backward compatible with SATA drives
a faster spindle speed keeps the drive cooler but doesn't improve performance
answer
magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives
question
If you are adding a hard drive to a system that already has a drive with Windows installed on it, what should you do?
(1pts)
use the BIOS setup screen to partition and format the new drive
boot Windows and use Disk Management to prepare the new drive
check that the new hard drive must use the same standard as the Windows drive
you should boot from the Windows setup DVD to prepare the new drive
answer
boot Windows and use Disk Management to prepare the new drive
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Why might you want to use a RAID 0 disk configuration?
(1pts)
to prevent data loss in case of a drive failure
to improve overall disk performance
RAID 0 drives are less expensive than other RAID drives
because RAID 0 provides an automatic disk backup
answer
to improve overall disk performance
question
What statement best describes a RAID 5?
(1pts)
data from one drive is mirrored to another
it requires 3 or more drives and uses parity checking
it improves performance but not fault tolerance
it takes at least four disks and data is striped and mirrored
answer
it requires 3 or more drives and uses parity checking
question
What type of RAID is a combination of mirroring and striping?
(1pts)
RAID0
RAID5
RAID10
RAID1
answer
RAID10
question
Which rotation speed is not a typical spindle rotation speed for magnetic hard drives?
(1pts)
7200
5400
10000
3100
answer
3100
question
What is the current maximum storage capacity limit of a magnetic tape?
(1pts)
15TB
300TB
500GB
185TB
answer
185TB
question
A DAT72 tape is also known by what term?
(1pts)
DDS-5
DDS-3
DDS-4
DDS-2
answer
DDS-5
question
How many layers of data can exist on a single side of a Blu-ray disc?
(1pts)
2
3
4
1
answer
2
question
If a computer is performing slowly due to file fragmentation, what Windows tool can be utilized to rearrange fragments?
(1pts)
Computer Management
Disk cleanup
defragmentation tool
defraggler
answer
defragmentation tool
question
What command line utility can be used to repair the BCD on a Windows installation?
(1pts)
chkdsk
dfrgl
fsutil
bootrec
answer
bootrec
question
Which type of RAID volume is used for fault tolerance and only requires two drives?
(1pts)
RAID5
RAID1
RAID0
RAID10
answer
RAID1
question
The SATA/600 standard is also known by what other name?
(1pts)
SATAII
SATAIII
SATA revision 4
SATAI
answer
SATAIII
question
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?
(1pts)
wear leveling
block sliding
data migration
bit shifting
answer
wear leveling
question
The hard drive firmware, UEFI/BIOS, and the OS address the sectors on a hard drive utilizing what technology?
(1pts)
logical block addressing
high level formatting
logical sector addressing
low level formatting
answer
logical block addressing
question
A SATA data cable has how many pins?
(1pts)
7 pins
4 pins
15 pins
10 pins
answer
7 pins
question
How much data can an LTO Ultrium 5 tape hold, native and compressed? (Choose two)
(1pts)
1.5TB compressed
3.0TB native
3.0TB compressed
1.5TB native
answer
3.0TB compressed
1.5TB native
question
What two different file systems can be used on a Compact Disc (CD)? (Choose two)
(1pts)
CDFS
UFS
EXT-FS
UDF
answer
CDFS
UDF
question
What two SD standards utilize the FAT file system? (Choose two)
(1pts)
SD
SDHC
SDXC
SDHE
answer
SD
SDHC
question
What two optical disc drive standards support writing discs with a total capacity of 8.5GB? (Choose two)
(1pts)
DVD-R
DVD-RAM
DVD-R DL
DVD+R DL
answer
DVD-R DL
DVD+R DL
question
What two optical disc drive standards allow for rewritable discs? (Choose two)
(1pts)
BD-RE
BD-ROM
DVD-ROM
DVD-RAM
answer
BD-RE
DVD-RAM
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