Hard Drives

Hard Drives

By Mike Paquette

Types of hard drives explained

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What does Pata stand for?

• Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
• Parts Advanced Technology Drive
• Parallel Advanced Teaching Aide
• Post Advanced Technology Attachment

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Which drive has large ribbon cables?

• pata
• sata
• data
• vata

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Which drive has movable parts?

• Sata
• Pata
• Vata
• Data

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What does SATA stand for?

• Serial Advance Technology Attachment
• Serial Administration Technology Attachment
• Serial Attachment Technology Advance
• Serial Attentive Technology Attachment

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Which drive is developed for computer cooling purposes?

• PATA
• SATA
• IDE
• ATX

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What is the speed of a computer hard drive measured in?

• Ghertz
• Megahertz
• rpm
• nano seconds

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Which hard drive is the fastest?

• IDE
• SATA
• PATA
• ATX

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This is an image of which type of drive?

• Hard Disk Drive

• Optical Drive

• Solid State Drive

• CD Drive

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True or False: Hard Drives are Waterproof

• TRUE

• FALSE

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How many bits are in 1 byte?

• 1

• 8

• 1,000

• 1,000,000

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This drive has no moving parts. SSD or HDD?

• SSD

• HDD

• neither

• both

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This drive is more expensive per gigabyte. SSD or HDD?

• SSD

• HDD

• they are both the same price

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This type of drive does not experience wear leveling. SSD or HDD?

• SSD

• HDD

• neither

• both

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This type of drive is superior in random reading performance. SSD or HDD?

• SSD

• HDD

• neither

• both

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This type of drive is best suited for mobile devices (laptops, tablets, etc). SSD or HDD?

• SSD

• HDD

• neither

• both

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On average how many platters does a normal 3.5 inch HDD have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What is the arm inside the magnetic HDD called?

• Read/Write Arm

• HDD Arm

• Spindle Arm

• Actuator Arm

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What is on the tip of the actuator arm?

• Read / Write Head

• Actuator Arm tip

• Reader

• Writer

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What causes heat buildup inside the HDD?

• High speeds of the platters

• High Speeds of the spindle

• High Speeds of the Actuator Arm

• Lack of air conditioning

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What is the normal lifespan of a 3.5inch HDD?

• 1 year

• 2-4 years

• 4-5 years

• 5-6 years

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What are the two types of HDDs?

• Rotational Drives & Solid State Drives

• Magnetic Drives & Non-Magnetic Drives

• Heat generated Drives & No-Heat Drives

• Fast Drives & Slower Drives