Chapter 8 Quiz A+

What is the maximum SATA device cable length? 3 meters 2 meters 18 inches 1 meter

1 meter

At what speed does the SATA 1.0 specification perform? 1.0 GBPS 2.5 GBPS 1.5 GBPS 2.0 GBPS

1.5 GBPS

The current PATA standard provides support for _______________ at speeds of up to _______________. 144PB, 133MBps 144PB, 266MBps 144PB, 6Gbps 144TB, 66MBps

144PB, 133MBps

What is the maximum eSATA device cable length? 2 meters 1 meters 3 meters 18 inches

2 meters

Which of the following represent common solid-state drive form factors? 2.5-inch, M.2, and mSATA IEEE 1394, USB, and SCSI AT, ATX, and BTX 8-inch, 2.5-inch, and 5.25-inch

2.5-inch, M.2, and mSATA

Josephine discovers an old PATA drive sitting in the closet and wants to view the contents. What does she need to make that possible? NCQ controller, ribbon cable, Molex power connector ATA controller, ribbon cable, PCIe power connector AHCI controller, ribbon cable, Molex power connector ATA controller, ribbon cable, Molex power connector

ATA controller, ribbon cable, Molex power connector

Which ATA revision introduced Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)? ATA-3 ATA-6 ATA-2 ATA-7

ATA-3

A common SATA numbering method uses the term _______________ for each controller. pins lanes banks channels

Channels

John wants to install two drives in a new system, a small SSD and a large HDD. How should he install the drives to prep the system to use the SSD for Windows and the HDD for other applications and storage? Connect the SSD to channel 1 and the HDD to channel 2. It doesn't matter. Windows always installs on the faster drive by default. Set the jumper on the SSD to master and the jumper on the HDD to slave. In CMOS setup, set the SSD to Boot device and the HDD to Storage device.

Connect the SSD to channel 1 and the HDD to channel 2.

The most important advance in SATA involves _______________. data throughput magnetic interference platter oxidation ohm ratings

Data throughput

Which of the following techniques provides redundancy by using two disks and two controllers? Disk mirroring Disk duplexing Disk striping Disk striping with parity

Disk Duplexing

Which tool in Windows enables you to implement RAID? Disk Management Disk Duplicator RAID Management System Tools

Disk Management

Which term refers to the mirroring technique in which each drive has its own controller? Disk striping Disk striping with parity Super-disk mirroring Disk duplexing

Disk duplexing

Which term refers to the mirroring technique in which each drive has its own controller? Super-disk mirroring Disk striping Disk striping with parity Disk duplexing

Disk duplexing

_______________ (without parity) means spreading the data among multiple (at least two) drives. Disk mirroring Disk striping Disk duplexing Parity

Disk striping

What is the minimum number of drives needed to implement RAID 6? Two Five Three Four

Four

Which term is a type of controller that has chips with its own processor and memory? Software RAID virtual controllers CMOS Northbridge controller Hardware RAID intelligent controllers BIOS controller

Hardware RAID intelligent controllers

Alex discovered a bunch of SATA drives in a box at the office and needs to check the contents. What can he do so that Windows automatically recognizes each new drive? He needs to enable AHCI in CMOS setup. He needs to disable HBA in CMOS setup. He needs to enable NCQ in CMOS setup. He needs to disable RAID in CMOS setup.

He needs to enable AHCI in CMOS setup.

Jane replaced two 5400-RPM drives with a pair of 10,000-RPM drives, but now her system crashes under heavy use. What can she do to address this problem? There's nothing she can do; additional crashes are the trade-off with faster drives. Enable AHCI in the CMOS setup utility. Enable NCQ in the CMOS setup utility. Install drive bay fans to cool the new drives.

Install drive bay fans to cool the new drives.

Jeff installs a pair of 250-GB SSDs into his computer and wants to run them in a fast RAID array to speed up his gaming experience. The motherboard SATA controller supports RAID 1, 2, and 5. When he boots his computer, however, Windows sees the drives as individual 250-GB drives. What's up? Jeff needs to change the HBA configuration from AHCI to RAID. Jeff needs to change the HBA configuration from AHCI to SATA. Jeff needs to install a RAID controller card. The RAID built into motherboards is always inferior. Jeff needs to change the HBA configuration from SATA to AHCI.

Jeff needs to change the HBA configuration from AHCI to RAID.

Which of the following can SSDs use to retain data integrity when a system loses power or is turned off? DRAM DSDRAM NAND RAM drive

NAND

Jill wants to add an additional drive to her portable computer. She has a spare 1-TB SATA HDD. Given such scenario, what would enable her to accomplish her goal? It can't be done. Portable computers can only use internal drives. Put the drive into an external enclosure and plug it into a SATAe socket on the back of the portable. Put the drive into an external enclosure and plug it into a USB 3.0 socket on the back of the portable. Put the drive into an external enclosure and plug it into an AHCI socket on the back of the portable.

Put the drive into an external enclosure and plug it into a USB 3.0 socket on the back of the portable.

Which level of RAID is disk striping? RAID 1 RAID 6 RAID 5 RAID 0

RAID 0

Disk mirroring/duplexing is also known as _______________. RAID 3 RAID 2 RAID 0 RAID 1

RAID 1

Of the following RAID types, which offers the best redundancy with the fewest number of drives? RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 RAID 0

RAID 1

Which SATA variety runs at 6 GBPS? SATA 1.0 SATA 2.0 SATA 6.0 SATA 3.0

SATA 3.0

Which SATA variety runs up to 16 GBPS? SATA 2.0 SATA 3.0 SATA 1.0 SATA 3.2

SATA 3.2

André wants to install the fastest SATA drive he can into his new system. The clerk at the office store threw a bunch of numbers and letters at him. Given such a scenario, which should he choose? 6 Gbps 3 Gbps SATAe NVMe

SATAe

Which version of SATA ties capable drives directly into the PCI Express bus on motherboards? SATA 1.0 SATA 3.0 SATA 2.0 SATAe

SATAe

What hard drive technology typically implements a 2.5-inch, mSATA, or M.2 form factor? SCSI SSD PATA SATA

SSD

Which drive technology rules the roost the server market? Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) Small computer system interface (SCSI) Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks (RAID) Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

Small computer system interface (SCSI)

What type of power connector do all PATA drives use? P1 Sub Standard Molex Mini

Standard Molex

How many PATA drives—including hard drives, optical drives, and tape drives—can be connected to a single ATA controller? Two Six Four One

Two

How many functional failures can RAID 10 withstand and remain functional? Up to 10 Up to four One Up to two

Up to two

Which version of Windows enables you to set up software RAID 0+1? Select the best answer. Windows does not support RAID 0+1. Only Windows 10. Windows 7 and later. Windows 8 and later.

Windows does not support RAID 0+1

How many failures can RAID 0 withstand and remain functional? Two Zero Up to three One

Zero

Which of the following SSD form factors might you expect to find in a portable device? 3.5-inch eSATA SATAm mSATA

mSATA

Less expensive SSDs typically implement less reliable _______________ memory technology in place of the more efficient _______________ technology to cut costs. multi-level cell (MLC), single-level cell (SLC) dual-level cell (DLC), single-level cell (SLC) single-level cell (SLC), multi-level cell (MLC) single-level cell (SLC), dual-level cell (DLC)

multi-level cell (MLC), single-level cell (SLC)