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 install a RAID controller card. The RAID built into motherboards is always inferior.

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

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

Which version of Windows enables you to set up software RAID 0+1? Select the best answer.

Windows does not support RAID 0+1.

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?

In CMOS setup, set the SSD to Boot device and the HDD to Storage device.

He should first make sure the jumper on the SSD and HDD are on the correct setting.

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.

Which of the following represent common solid-state drive form factors?

8-inch, 2.5-inch, and 5.25-inch

Which of the following error messages would you likely see if one of the drives in a RAID array fails?

This drive has not been partitioned

You receive an “Invalid media” error when trying to access a hard drive. What is the most likely cause of the error?

The drive has not been formatted.

The drive has not been partitioned.

The drive has not been set to active.

Which of the following statements apply to MBR drives? (Select two.)

Maximum partition size of 2.2 TB

Cannot span partitions across multiple drives

Can stripe partitions across multiple drives

How can you effectively expand the capacity of an NTFS drive?

Install a second drive and mount it to a folder on the original smaller NTFS drive.

Create an extended partition to extend the capacity.

Convert the drive to a dynamic disk and create a mirrored set.

Format the drive with the NTFS option.

For what purpose can you use disk quotas?

Limit users’ space on a drive

Limit users to a specific drive

Extend the capacity of a volume

Martha the tech adds a new hard drive to a user’s system for extra storage. She’s installed the drive, and it shows up in the system setup utility. When she opens File Explorer, naturally the drive does not appear. What’s her next step?

Run Disk Management and initialize the drive.

Run Disk Management and format the drive.

Run Disk Management and partition the drive.

Reboot the computer. Windows will prepare the drive automatically.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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?

Add additional case fans and ensure that the drives are getting adequate airflow.

Enable AHCI in the CMOS setup utility.

Enable NCQ in the CMOS setup utility.

There’s nothing she can do; additional crashes are the trade-off with faster drives.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following SSD form factors might you expect to find in a portable device?

3.5-inch

mSATA

SATAm

eSATA

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an advantage of an NVMe SSD?

Lower cost

Higher potential storage capacity

Faster read/write speeds

The ability to hot-swap the drive

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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?

3 Gbps

6 Gbps

NVMe

SATAe

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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?

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.

It can’t be done. Portable computers can only use internal drives.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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?

Enable AHCI in CMOS setup.

Enable NCQ in CMOS setup.

Disable HBA in CMOS setup.

Disable RAID in CMOS setup.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

RAID 0

RAID 1

RAID 5

RAID 10

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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?

Which of the following SSD form factors might you expect to find in a portable device?

Which of the following is an advantage of an NVMe SSD?

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?

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?

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?

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

Which level of RAID is disk striping?

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