Deck 6: Supporting Hard Drives

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Why would you use a round PATA ribbon cable instead of traditional flat cable?

A) round cables cost a lot less
B) round cables obstruct air flow less inside the case
C) round cables provide a better connection than flat cables
D) round cables are more resistant to interference

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Why might you want to use a RAID 0 disk configuration?

A) to improve overall disk performance
B) RAID 0 drives are less expensive than other RAID drives
C) to prevent data loss in case of a drive failure
D) because RAID 0 provides an automatic disk backup

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is true about SCSI drives?

A) SCSI ID 7 has a higher priority than SCSI ID 10
B) each logical device requires a unique SCSI ID
C) one end of the SCSI chain needs a terminator
D) SCSI devices are typically found in SOHO servers and desktops

Question 5

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
B) boot Windows and use Disk Management to prepare the new drive
C) use the BIOS setup screen to partition and format the new drive
D) the new hard drive must use the same standard as the Windows drive

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

What should you keep in mind when installing hard 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 9

Which is true about installing a PATA 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 10

Which type of cable is required by ATA\66 and above?

A) 40 pins, 66 wires
B) 80 pins, 40 wires
C) 66 pins, 40 wires
D) 40 pins, 80 wires

Question 11

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

Question 12

Which hard drive technology is used to predict when a drive is likely to fail?

A) S.S.D.
B) S.M.A.R.T.
C) N.A.N.D.
D) E.E.P.R.O.M.

Question 13

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

Question 14

Which SATA standard provides a transfer rate of 3 Gb\sec?

A) SATA1
B) SATA2
C) SATA3
D) SATA4

Question 15

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

Question 16

Which of the following best describes RAID 5?

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 17

Which process writes sector markings to a hard drive?

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

Question 18

The 80-conductor IDE cable has 80 pins and 40 wires.

Question 19

Why is DMA a better transfer mode than PIO for PATA 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 20

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

Question 21

Which of the following is true about hardware RAID?

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 22

What are the four possible configurations for a drive that is installed in a system with four EIDE devices?

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

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

Question 26

How much data does a 3.5" floppy disk drive hold?

A) 144 KB
B) 1.44 MB
C) 14.4 GB
D) 1440 MB

Question 27

What does a twist in a 34-pin data cable mean?

A) it indicates drive A:
B) the cable has been damaged
C) it should be connected to the primary IDE drive
D) it is used for USB floppy

Question 28

How is data stored on magnetic tape?

A) in parallel
B) in random access form
C) sequentially
D) as optical bits

Question 29

What do you need to do after you install a new hard drive in an existing system that already has a hard drive with Windows installed?

Question 30

How is data organized on a magnetic hard drive?

Question 31

List three differences between PATA and SATA drives?

Question 32

Describe the parts of a magnetic hard disk.

Question 33

What is the difference between the two data transfer methods DMA and PIO?

Question 34

A _____________________ has no moving parts and is built using nonvolatile memory, which is similar to that used for USB flash drives.

Question 35

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

Question 36

Briefly describe SCSI technology.

Question 37

What are three of the factors you should consider when purchasing a hard drive that affect performance, use, and price?

Question 38

The top and bottom of each disk in a magnetic hard drive have a _______________ that moves across the disk surface.

Question 39

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

Question 40

Discuss how a solid state drive works.