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WorksheetsModule 9 - Storage Devices 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
On a traditional Spinning Hard Drive each platter has how many tiny read/write heads?
Two
Three
Five
Eight
Ten
PATA drive (which include HDDs, DVDs, Tape Drives) can have a maximum number of how many connected to a single ATA controller?
One
Two
Four
Six
Ten
The Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) was introduced in which ATA revision?
ATA-2
ATA-3
ATA-6
ATA-7
ATA-10
A SATA interface contains how many wires?
Two
Four
Seven
Nine
Fifteen
A SATA device cable's length cannot exceed.....
18 inches
1 meter
2 meters
3 meters
5 meters
A PATA's device cable length can not exceed....
18 inches
1 meter
2 meters
3 meters
5 meters
An eSATA's device Cables length cannot exceed....
18 inches
1 meter
2 meters
3 meters
5 meters
What was the most important advance in SATA technology from PATA technology?
platter oxidation
ohm ratings
magnetic interference
data throughput
ease of installation
The version of SATA that ties capable drives directly into the PCI Express bus on a motherboard is....
SATA 1.0
SATA 2.0
SATA 3.0
SATAe
SATAp
SATA 1.0 performs at what speed?
1.0 GBPS
1.5 GBPS
2.0 GBPS
2.5 GBPS
3.0 GBPS
Hard Drive Spindle speed is measured how....?
Bytes per second (BPS)
Reads per second (RPS)
Writes per second (WPS)
Revolutions per minute (RPM)
This relatively new technology is now used in Desktops & Laptop Hard Drives as well as USB thumb drives...
Terminal
Magnetic
Solid-state
Copper
Gold
1.8, 2.5, or rarely a 3.5-inch form factor is associated with what Hard Drive Technology...?
SSD
PATA
SCSI
SATA
Which listed term is used as a Form Factor in portable devices???
pSATA
SATAp
mSATA
pdSATA
Some SSDs can be installed as add-on ____________ cards.
ISA
PCI
AGP
PCIe
A Type of nonvolatile flash memory that current SSD devices use to retain data when power is turned off or disconnected is called.....?
ATAPI-6
ATA-7
AHCI
NAND
All PATA drives use which type of Power Connector...?
Mini
Standard Molex
P1
P4
Sub
A PATA drive that runs at 66MBps or faster requires this type of cable
40-pin ribbon cable
80-wire cable
4-pin Molex
32-bit twisted pair
