Deck 12: Storage Devices

Question 1

Floppy disk drives are automatically detected by the system BIOS when added to the system.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Live File System refers to data on a USB drive.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Before installing a SATA hard disk drive, the host adapter on the motherboard must be enabled within the system BIOS.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

When implementing a raid array, if one hard disk drive capacity is larger than the others, the additional capacity will be used.

Question 5

Busmaster drivers can be used to bypass the CPU for data transfer between memory and the hard disk.

Question 6

Internal tape drives can be connected through the use of SCSI, PATA, and SATA interfaces.

Question 7

Flash memory requires a constant flow of continuous electricity to retain information and its contents.

Question 8

If more than one PATA drive is attached to a single 40-pin ATA/ID cable, both drives must be jumpered as either Master or as Slave.

Question 9

A hard disk diagnostic program can be used to test for errors or any potential problems within a drive.

Question 10

Removable media drives that plug into PnP interfaces, such as USB 1.1/2.0 or IEEE1394, should be recognized by the system as soon as they are connected to the port.

Question 11

There are three different types of floppy disk media, all of which have a different capacity. What is the maximum capacity of a standard DSHD floppy disk?

A) 520kb
B) 720kb
C) 1.44MB
D) 2.88MB

Question 12

Which of the following are current internal hard disk interface types? (Choose all that apply.)

A) SATA
B) Component
C) PATA
D) USB

Question 13

PATA drives, also known as IDE, use a ______ or ______ data cable for connection between its interface and the motherboard. (Choose all that apply.)

A) 25-pin
B) 35-pin
C) 40-pin
D) 80-pin

Question 14

PATA hard disks have integrated jumper settings to identify the disk's role within a system. Which of the following are jumper settings on a disk drive circuit board?

A) Master/Primary.
B) Slave/Secondary.
C) Cable Select.
D) All answers provided are correct.

Question 15

PATA hard disk drives require a five-pin ______ power cable for proper connectivity.

A) Kevlar
B) Lead
C) Molex
D) L-shaped

Question 16

Which of the following information must the BIOS provide concerning PATA drives controlled by the motherboard BIOS? (Choose all that apply.)

A) LBA mode
B) Raid configuration
C) Drive access mode
D) Hard drive geometry

Question 17

Hard disks are divided into concentric circles called tracks. Each track is responsible for containing multiple sectors. A sector is the smallest data storage area composed of ______ bytes of data.

A) 128
B) 256
C) 512
D) 728

Question 18

Which RAID level treats two or more drives as a single drive, simultaneously containing different portions of a file on each drive?

A) 0
B) 1
C) 0+1
D) 5

Question 19

Which RAID level mirrors each other on two drives, causing changes from one hard disk to reflect on the other drive?

A) 0
B) 1
C) 0+1
D) 5

Question 20

The ______ mode enables a PATA drive to read multiple sectors, or blocks, of data before an IRQ is sent to the CPU.

A) Block
B) UDMA
C) Busmaster
D) PIO

Question 21

All the following types of media are considered writeable/erasable except ________?

A) DVD+RW
B) DVD-RAM
C) DVD+R
D) DVD-RW

Question 22

Tape drives are primarily used by servers for storing backups, and their capacity ranges from a few megabytes to hundreds of gigabytes. The capacities for tapes are listed in two ways. Which of the following make up the two forms of capacity?

A) Tape capacity
B) Buffer capacity
C) Native capacity
D) Compressed capacity

Question 23

Which of the following external hard disk form factors requires an AC adapter to provide adequate power to drive mechanisms? (Choose all that apply.)

A) 1.8-inch.
B) 2.5-inch.
C) 3.5-inch.
D) All answers provided are correct.

Question 24

Which of the following file systems do flash memory drives come preformatted as? Choose all that apply.

A) FAT
B) FAT16
C) FAT32
D) exFAT

Question 25

Which of the following ports do external hard disks use for connectivity? (Choose all that apply.)

A) SCSI.
B) USB.
C) IEEE-1394.
D) All answers provided are correct.

Question 26

Matching

-Floppy disk drive

A) A data storage medium that accepts low capacity, removable magnetic disk, usually
3 1/2 inches in size
B) A nonvolatile storage medium that provides storage for the operating system and data
C) An interface standard that uses a 40-pin or 80-pin data cable for connection to storage devices
D) An interface standard that uses a thin L-shaped data and power cable for connection to storage devices
E) SATA setup option in BIOS that supports native command queuing and all other advanced features
F) A family of standards for PATA and (in ATA-7 and above) SATA interfaces
G) A PATA jumper setting that enables the 80-wire cable to determine primary and secondary drives
H) A single file that contains the layout of an optical disc
I) A memory device that requires electricity to change its contents but does not require electricity to maintain its contents
J) Hard drive that uses flash memory instead of magnetic storage platters

Question 27

Matching

-Hard disk drive

A) A data storage medium that accepts low capacity, removable magnetic disk, usually
3 1/2 inches in size
B) A nonvolatile storage medium that provides storage for the operating system and data
C) An interface standard that uses a 40-pin or 80-pin data cable for connection to storage devices
D) An interface standard that uses a thin L-shaped data and power cable for connection to storage devices
E) SATA setup option in BIOS that supports native command queuing and all other advanced features
F) A family of standards for PATA and (in ATA-7 and above) SATA interfaces
G) A PATA jumper setting that enables the 80-wire cable to determine primary and secondary drives
H) A single file that contains the layout of an optical disc
I) A memory device that requires electricity to change its contents but does not require electricity to maintain its contents
J) Hard drive that uses flash memory instead of magnetic storage platters

Question 28

Matching

-PATA

A) A data storage medium that accepts low capacity, removable magnetic disk, usually
3 1/2 inches in size
B) A nonvolatile storage medium that provides storage for the operating system and data
C) An interface standard that uses a 40-pin or 80-pin data cable for connection to storage devices
D) An interface standard that uses a thin L-shaped data and power cable for connection to storage devices
E) SATA setup option in BIOS that supports native command queuing and all other advanced features
F) A family of standards for PATA and (in ATA-7 and above) SATA interfaces
G) A PATA jumper setting that enables the 80-wire cable to determine primary and secondary drives
H) A single file that contains the layout of an optical disc
I) A memory device that requires electricity to change its contents but does not require electricity to maintain its contents
J) Hard drive that uses flash memory instead of magnetic storage platters

Question 29

Matching

-SATA

A) A data storage medium that accepts low capacity, removable magnetic disk, usually
3 1/2 inches in size
B) A nonvolatile storage medium that provides storage for the operating system and data
C) An interface standard that uses a 40-pin or 80-pin data cable for connection to storage devices
D) An interface standard that uses a thin L-shaped data and power cable for connection to storage devices
E) SATA setup option in BIOS that supports native command queuing and all other advanced features
F) A family of standards for PATA and (in ATA-7 and above) SATA interfaces
G) A PATA jumper setting that enables the 80-wire cable to determine primary and secondary drives
H) A single file that contains the layout of an optical disc
I) A memory device that requires electricity to change its contents but does not require electricity to maintain its contents
J) Hard drive that uses flash memory instead of magnetic storage platters

Question 30

Matching

-AHCI

A) A data storage medium that accepts low capacity, removable magnetic disk, usually 3 1/2 inches in size
B) A nonvolatile storage medium that provides storage for the operating system and data
C) An interface standard that uses a 40-pin or 80-pin data cable for connection to storage devices
D) An interface standard that uses a thin L-shaped data and power cable for connection to storage devices
E) SATA setup option in BIOS that supports native command queuing and all other advanced features
F) A family of standards for PATA and (in ATA-7 and above) SATA interfaces
G) A PATA jumper setting that enables the 80-wire cable to determine primary and secondary drives
H) A single file that contains the layout of an optical disc
I) A memory device that requires electricity to change its contents but does not require electricity to maintain its contents
J) Hard drive that uses flash memory instead of magnetic storage platters

Question 31

Matching

-ATA

A) A data storage medium that accepts low capacity, removable magnetic disk, usually 3 1/2 inches in size
B) A nonvolatile storage medium that provides storage for the operating system and data
C) An interface standard that uses a 40-pin or 80-pin data cable for connection to storage devices
D) An interface standard that uses a thin L-shaped data and power cable for connection to storage devices
E) SATA setup option in BIOS that supports native command queuing and all other advanced features
F) A family of standards for PATA and (in ATA-7 and above) SATA interfaces
G) A PATA jumper setting that enables the 80-wire cable to determine primary and secondary drives
H) A single file that contains the layout of an optical disc
I) A memory device that requires electricity to change its contents but does not require electricity to maintain its contents
J) Hard drive that uses flash memory instead of magnetic storage platters

Question 32

Matching

-Cable select

A) A data storage medium that accepts low capacity, removable magnetic disk, usually
3 1/2 inches in size
B) A nonvolatile storage medium that provides storage for the operating system and data
C) An interface standard that uses a 40-pin or 80-pin data cable for connection to storage devices
D) An interface standard that uses a thin L-shaped data and power cable for connection to storage devices
E) SATA setup option in BIOS that supports native command queuing and all other advanced features
F) A family of standards for PATA and (in ATA-7 and above) SATA interfaces
G) A PATA jumper setting that enables the 80-wire cable to determine primary and secondary drives
H) A single file that contains the layout of an optical disc
I) A memory device that requires electricity to change its contents but does not require electricity to maintain its contents
J) Hard drive that uses flash memory instead of magnetic storage platters

Question 33

Matching

-ISO image

A) A data storage medium that accepts low capacity, removable magnetic disk, usually
3 1/2 inches in size
B) A nonvolatile storage medium that provides storage for the operating system and data
C) An interface standard that uses a 40-pin or 80-pin data cable for connection to storage devices
D) An interface standard that uses a thin L-shaped data and power cable for connection to storage devices
E) SATA setup option in BIOS that supports native command queuing and all other advanced features
F) A family of standards for PATA and (in ATA-7 and above) SATA interfaces
G) A PATA jumper setting that enables the 80-wire cable to determine primary and secondary drives
H) A single file that contains the layout of an optical disc
I) A memory device that requires electricity to change its contents but does not require electricity to maintain its contents
J) Hard drive that uses flash memory instead of magnetic storage platters

Question 34

Matching

-Flash memory

A) A data storage medium that accepts low capacity, removable magnetic disk, usually
3 1/2 inches in size
B) A nonvolatile storage medium that provides storage for the operating system and data
C) An interface standard that uses a 40-pin or 80-pin data cable for connection to storage devices
D) An interface standard that uses a thin L-shaped data and power cable for connection to storage devices
E) SATA setup option in BIOS that supports native command queuing and all other advanced features
F) A family of standards for PATA and (in ATA-7 and above) SATA interfaces
G) A PATA jumper setting that enables the 80-wire cable to determine primary and secondary drives
H) A single file that contains the layout of an optical disc
I) A memory device that requires electricity to change its contents but does not require electricity to maintain its contents
J) Hard drive that uses flash memory instead of magnetic storage platters

Question 35

Matching

-SSD

A) A data storage medium that accepts low capacity, removable magnetic disk, usually
3 1/2 inches in size
B) A nonvolatile storage medium that provides storage for the operating system and data
C) An interface standard that uses a 40-pin or 80-pin data cable for connection to storage devices
D) An interface standard that uses a thin L-shaped data and power cable for connection to storage devices
E) SATA setup option in BIOS that supports native command queuing and all other advanced features
F) A family of standards for PATA and (in ATA-7 and above) SATA interfaces
G) A PATA jumper setting that enables the 80-wire cable to determine primary and secondary drives
H) A single file that contains the layout of an optical disc
I) A memory device that requires electricity to change its contents but does not require electricity to maintain its contents
J) Hard drive that uses flash memory instead of magnetic storage platters