Mass Storage Technologies Application

Which of the following is a common spindle of speed for an HDD?

• 5200

• 7200

• 9200

• Not applicable. HDDs have no moving parts

Which form factor connects directly to a dedicated motherboard socket?

• 2.5 inch SSD

• 3.5 inch SSD

• M.2 SSD

• eSATA SSD

How many PATA hard drives can you have on a system with two PATA hard drive controllers?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How do you differentiate two PATA drives on the same cable?

• The flat ribbon cable has a seven-wire twist that determines which is which.

• You set jumpers on the individual drives to determine which is master and which is a slave.

• The PATA controller determines the hierarchy.

• Both drives are considered equal.

What happens if you cable a PATA hard drive incorrectly?

• You can destroy that hard drive.

• The data will be erased, but the hard drive will be okay.

• The system will not be able to communicate with that hard drive.

• The drive installs in compatibility mode.

What is the maximum cable length of an internal SATA device?

• 2 meters

• 12 inches

• 18 inches

• 1 meter

What is the maximum number of SATA drives you can have on a system?

• One master, one slave

• Two, with no master/slave distinction

• Eight

• There is no maximum other than the limitations of your motherboard/host card.

Which SATA version offers the least overhead (and thus best performance)?

• AHCI

• SATA 2.0

• PATA 3.0

• SATAe

Which standard supports magnetic SATA drives most efficiently?

• AHCI

• CMOS

• SATA-IO

• SATA 3.2

Which RAID standard requires at least four drives?

• RAID 1

• RAID 4

• RAID 5

• RAID 10