Chapter 9, Chapter 10

The maximum SATA-device cable length is _______________ inches.

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What is the maximum PATA device cable length? A. 18 inches B. 1 meters C. 2 meters D. 3 meters

A. 18 inches

The CD-RW format essentially takes CD-media to the functional equivalent of a(n) _______________flash-media drive. A. 650-MB B. 700-MB C. 850-MB D. 4.37 GB

A. 650-MB

Virtually all optical drives are _______________-compliant, meaning they plug into the ATA controllers on the motherboard. A. ATAPI B. UDF C. NTFS D. SCSI

A. ATAPI

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

A. Disk duplexing

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

A. Disk striping

Which unit measures hard drive spindle speed? A. Revolutions per minute (RPM) B. Bytes per second (BPS) C. Reads per second (RPS) D. Writes per second (WPS)

A. Revolutions per minute (RPM)

What hard drive technology typically implements a 1.8-, 2.5-, or rarely a 3.5-inch form factor? A. SSD B. PATA C. SCSI D. SATA

A. SSD

You are installing two PATA drives. How should you set the jumpers? A. Set one to master and the other to slave. B. Set one to primary and the other to secondary. C. Set one to first and the other to second. D. Set one to master and the other stand-alone.

A. Set one to master and the other to slave.

What device is used to scan the chip embedded in devices such as ID badges? A. Smart card reader B. FireWire controller C. USB bridge D. USB reader

A. Smart card reader

How many tiny read/write heads service each platter in a traditional hard disk drive (HDD)? A. Two B. Three C. Five D. Eight

A. Two

How many failures can RAID 0 withstand and remain functional? A. Zero B. One C. Two D. Up to three

A. Zero

On USB 1.1 and 2.0 cables, the A and B ports and connectors use _______________ pins. A. four B. five C. six D. nine

A. four

What is the maximum SATA device cable length? A. 18 inches B. 1 meter C. 2 meters D. 3 meters

B. 1 meter

At what speed does the SATA 1.0 specification perform? A. 1.0 GBPS B. 1.5 GBPS C. 2.0 GBPS D. 2.5 GBPS

B. 1.5 GBPS

How many devices can a single USB host controller theoretically support? A. 63 B. 127 C. 255 D. 256

B. 127

The highest capacity DVD versions store roughly _______________ of data. A. 8 GB B. 16 GB C. 24 GB D. 32 GB

B. 16 GB

What is the storage capacity of a single-layer Blu-ray Disc? A. 7.8 GB B. 25 GB C. 35 GB D. 50 GB

B. 25 GB

What is the maximum data transfer speed that USB 3.0 can handle? A. 1.5 Gbps B. 5 Gbps C. 10 Mbps D. 10 Gbps

B. 5 Gbps

FireWire supports a maximum of _______________ devices. A. 15 B. 63 C. 127 D. 128

B. 63

What type of cable does a 66 MBps or faster PATA drive require? A. 40-pin ribbon cable B. 80-wire cable C. 4-pin Molex D. 32-bit twisted pair

B. 80-wire cable

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

B. ATA-3

What is the maximum eSATA device cable length? A. 18 inches B. 1 meters C. 2 meters D. 3 meters

C. 2 meters

At what speed does the SATA 2.0 specification perform? A. 1.5 GBPS B. 2.0 GBPS C. 3.0 GBPS D. 6.0 GBPS

C. 3.0 GBPS

What is the storage capacity of a Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) card? A. 4 MB to 4 GB B. 4 GB to 32 GB C. 32 GB to 2 TB D. 128 MB to 2 GB

C. 32 GB to 2 TB

What is the maximum data transfer speed that USB 2.0 can handle? A. 5 Mbps B. 5 Gbps C. 480 Mbps D. 480 Gbps

C. 480 Mbps

What is the maximum cable length allowed by USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 specifications? A. 1.5 meters B. 3 meters C. 5 meters D. 10 meters

C. 5 meters

How much data can a dual-layer Blu-ray disc store? A. 16 GB B. 25 GB C. 50 GB D. 80 GB

C. 50 GB

Which characteristic of sound refers to its loudness? A. Wavelength B. Frequency C. Amplitude D. Timbre

C. Amplitude

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

C. Hardware RAID intelligent controllers

What is another term for FireWire? A. eSATA B. CDFS C. IEEE 1394 D. Thunderbolt

C. IEEE 1394

The Disk Management program in Windows Server versions can configure drives for _______________, and it works with PATA or SATA. A. RAID 0+1 B. RAID 0 or 10 C. RAID 0, 1, or 5 D. RAID 5 or RAID 10

C. RAID 0, 1, or 5

Which SATA variety runs at 6 GBPS? A. SATA 2.0 B. SATA 1.0 C. SATA 3.0 D. SATA 6.0

C. SATA 3.0

How many wires are in the SATA interface? A. Four B. Eight C. Seven D. Eighty

C. Seven

_______________ technology is commonly used in desktop and laptop hard drives, memory cards, cameras, USB thumb drives, and other handheld devices. A. Terminal B. Magnetic C. Solid-state D. Copper

C. Solid-state

What is the minimum number of drives needed to implement RAID 5? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

C. Three

What type of USB ports and connectors are used for interfacing with a PC? A. Macro ports and micro connectors B. Micro ports and macro connectors C. USB A ports and connectors D. USB B ports and connectors

C. USB A ports and connectors

Because both CD-R and CD-RW drives require a powerful _______________, making a drive that could burn CD-Rs and CD-RWs became a simple process, and plain CD-R drives disappeared almost overnight. A. disk B. driver C. laser D. light

C. laser

Which term represents a standardized form factor used in portable devices? A. pSATA B. SATAp C. mSATA D. pdSATA

C. mSATA

The amount of information that a particular camera or camcorder model can capture is expressed in terms of _______________ in the digital world. A. radiants B. pixels C. megapixels D. gigapixels

C. megapixels

All modern CD-R drives are _______________, such that you can go back and burn additional data onto the CD-R disc until the disc is full. A. multi-CD-Rs B. multiburner drives C. multisession drives D. single-session drives

C. multisession drives

Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode is enabled at the _______________ level and generally needs to be enabled before you install the operating system.

CMOS

Motherboards provide support for the SATA hard drive controllers via the system BIOS, but they require configuration in _______________ for the specific hard drives attached.

CMOS

What is the storage capacity of a DVD-18 DVD-ROM? A. 4.37 GB B. 7.95 GB C. 8.74 GB D. 15.90 GB

D. 15.90 GB

An 8×4×32× CD-RW drive reads at a speed of _______________. A. 4× B. 8× C. 24× D. 32×

D. 32×

Thunderbolt 3 offers throughput up to _______________ Gbps at half the power consumption of Thunderbolt 2. A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40

D. 40

What is the wavelength of Blu-Ray's blue-violet laser? A. 128-nm B. 700-nm C. 650-nm D. 405-nm

D. 405-nm

Most root hubs provide _______________ per port. A. 250 mA B. 300 mA C. 400 mA D. 500 mA

D. 500 mA

What is the minimum number of drives needed to implement RAID 6? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five

D. Five

What common file extension refers to the Fraunhoffer MPEG-1 Layer 3 codec? A. MOV B. MIDI C. WAV D. MP3

D. MP3

What type of USB cable is especially popular on smartphones? A. FireWire connections B. CODEC connections C. Macro connections D. Micro connections

D. Micro connections

What group of compression standards are used for both audio and video? A. Microsoft Picture Experts Group (MPEG) B. Monitor Picture Experts Group (MPEG) C. Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) D. Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)

D. Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)

Which term specifies a type of nonvolatile flash memory that current SSD devices use to retain data when power is turned off or disconnected? A. ATAPI-6 B. ATA-7 C. AHCI D. NAND

D. NAND

SSDs can install as add-on _______________ cards. A. ISA B. PCI C. AGP D. PCIe

D. PCIe

Which SATA variety runs up to 16 GBPS? A. SATA 1.0 B. SATA 2.0 C. SATA 3.0 D. SATA 3.2

D. SATA 3.2

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

D. SATAe

What is the most common removable storage media used in modern digital cameras? A. Compact flash (CF) unit B. CD ROM C. USB flash drive D. Secure Digital (SD) card

D. Secure Digital (SD) card

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

D. Small computer system interface (SCSI)

Thunderbolt 3 uses a USB _______________ connector. A. Type A B. micro-B C. micro-B D. Type-C

D. Type-C

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

D. data throughput

To install solid-state drives into a desktop or tower with 3.5-inch drive bays, _______________ are available to make the job easy. A. magnetic pins B. channel fillers C. three-inch nylon screws D. form-factor adapters

D. form-factor adapters

CDs store data by using _______________ pits burned into a glass master CD with a powerful laser. A. bubble B. synthetic C. wave D. microscopic

D. microscopic

SATA creates a point-to-point connection between the SATA device and the SATA controller, the _______________.

HBA

_______________ is the ability to replace a bad drive without disturbing the operating system.

Hot-swapping

ATA hard drives are often referred to as _______________ drives.

IDE

_______________is a disk-optimization feature for SATA drives that enables faster read and write speeds.

NCQ

The _______________ specification supports a communication connection between the operating system and the SSD directly through a PCIe bus lane, reducing latency and taking full advantage of the wicked-fast speeds of high-end SSDs.

Non-Volatile Memory Express

Software RAID means the _______________ is in charge of all the RAID functions.

OS

The latest version of SATA, SATA Express (SATAe) or SATA 3.2, ties capable drives directly into the _______________ bus on motherboards.

PCIe

_______________ is also called RAID 1+0 and sometimes called a "stripe of mirrors."

RAID 10

RAID that distributes data and parity information evenly across all the drives is known as _______________.

RAID 5

PATA drives dominated the industry for more than a decade, but have been replaced by _______________ drives that send data in serial, using only one wire for data transfers.

SATA

The process of reading and writing data at the same time to two drives is called _______________.

disk mirroring

_______________ extends the SATA bus to external devices.

eSATA

Regardless of the external interface, you will find an ordinary SATA drive inside the _______________ (the name used to describe the casing of external hard drives).

external enclosure

Drive bay _______________ sit at the front of a bay and blow air across the drive.

fans

Windows supports _______________, drives that combine flash memory and spinning platters to provide fast and reliable storage.

hybrid hard drives

The _______________ on SATA controller and power cables makes it impossible to install either incorrectly.

keying

A traditional hard disk drive (HDD) is composed of individual disks, or aluminum platters that are coated with a(n) _______________ medium.

magnetic

With a PATA hard drive that uses a jumper setting called cable select, the position at the end of the cable is the _______________ and the one in the middle is the slave.

master

Faster drives mean better system performance, but they can also cause the computer to_______________.

overheat

Disk striping with parity protects data by adding extra information, called _______________ data, that can be used to rebuild data if one of the drives fails.

parity

Hard drive cables have a colored stripe that corresponds to the number-one pin—called _______________—on the connector.

pin 1

Many folks refer to traditional HDDs as magnetic hard drives, or sometimes _______________-based hard drives.

platter

In technical terms, _______________ technology and devices are based on the combination of semiconductors and transistors used to create electrical components with no moving parts.

solid-state

Hard drives run at a set _______________, with the spinning platters measured in revolutions per minute (RPM).

spindle speed

As per the PATA standard, if there is only one hard drive, the drive's jumper is set to master or _______________.

standalone

Disk _______________, spreading data across multiple drives, by itself provides no redundancy.

striping

How many functional failures can RAID 10 withstand and remain functional? A. One B. Up to two C. Up to four D. Up to 10

B. Up to two

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

B. channels

Webcams measure their resolution in _______________. A. radiants B. pixels C. megapixels D. gigapixels

B. pixels

If the controllers are enabled and the drive is properly connected, the drive should appear in CMOS through a process called_______________.

autodetection

Digital cameras plug directly into a(n) _______________ port. A. VGA B. USB C. HDMI D. DVI-D

B. USB

DVD-ROM is the DVD-equivalent of the standard _______________ data format. A. CD-RAM B. CD-ROM C. CD-RW D. CD-R

B. CD-ROM

Why did CD-ROM makers invent the ISO-9660 file system? A. FAT and NTFS formats failed on CD-ROM media. B. CD-ROM makers wanted non-PC devices to read CDs. C. The royalties required by Microsoft and Apple were becoming prohibitive. D. CD-ROM makers wanted to collect royalties with the ISO technology.

B. CD-ROM makers wanted non-PC devices to read CDs.

Which type of DVD media has a storage capacity of 7.95 GB? A. DVD-5 B. DVD-9 C. DVD-10 D. DVD-18

B. DVD-9

What tool can you use in Windows to configure and manage hard drives and RAID levels? A. FDISK B. Disk Management C. AHCI D. Device Manager

B. Disk Management

Disk mirroring/duplexing is also known as _______________. A. RAID 0 B. RAID 1 C. RAID 2 D. RAID 3

B. RAID 1

What type of power connector do all PATA drives use? A. Mini B. Standard Molex C. P1 D. Sub

B. Standard Molex

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

B. Two