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Module 9 - Storage Devices 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On a traditional Spinning Hard Drive each platter has how many tiny read/write heads?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Five

d)

Eight

e)

Ten

2.

PATA drive (which include HDDs, DVDs, Tape Drives) can have a maximum number of how many connected to a single ATA controller?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Four

d)

Six

e)

Ten

3.

The Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) was introduced in which ATA revision?

a)

ATA-2

b)

ATA-3

c)

ATA-6

d)

ATA-7

e)

ATA-10

4.

A SATA interface contains how many wires?

a)

Two

b)

Four

c)

Seven

d)

Nine

e)

Fifteen

5.

A SATA device cable's length cannot exceed.....

a)

18 inches

b)

1 meter

c)

2 meters

d)

3 meters

e)

5 meters

6.

A PATA's device cable length can not exceed....

a)

18 inches

b)

1 meter

c)

2 meters

d)

3 meters

e)

5 meters

7.

An eSATA's device Cables length cannot exceed....

a)

18 inches

b)

1 meter

c)

2 meters

d)

3 meters

e)

5 meters

8.

What was the most important advance in SATA technology from PATA technology?

a)

platter oxidation

b)

ohm ratings

c)

magnetic interference

d)

data throughput

e)

ease of installation

9.

The version of SATA that ties capable drives directly into the PCI Express bus on a motherboard is....

a)

SATA 1.0

b)

SATA 2.0

c)

SATA 3.0

d)

SATAe

e)

SATAp

10.

SATA 1.0 performs at what speed?

a)

1.0 GBPS

b)

1.5 GBPS

c)

2.0 GBPS

d)

2.5 GBPS

e)

3.0 GBPS

11.

Hard Drive Spindle speed is measured how....?

a)

Bytes per second (BPS)

b)

Reads per second (RPS)

c)

Writes per second (WPS)

d)

Revolutions per minute (RPM)

12.

This relatively new technology is now used in Desktops & Laptop Hard Drives as well as USB thumb drives...

a)

Terminal

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid-state

d)

Copper

e)

Gold

13.

1.8, 2.5, or rarely a 3.5-inch form factor is associated with what Hard Drive Technology...?

a)

SSD

b)

PATA

c)

SCSI

d)

SATA

14.

Which listed term is used as a Form Factor in portable devices???

a)

pSATA

b)

SATAp

c)

mSATA

d)

pdSATA

15.

Some SSDs can be installed as add-on ____________ cards.

a)

ISA

b)

PCI

c)

AGP

d)

PCIe

16.

A Type of nonvolatile flash memory that current SSD devices use to retain data when power is turned off or disconnected is called.....?

a)

ATAPI-6

b)

ATA-7

c)

AHCI

d)

NAND

17.

All PATA drives use which type of Power Connector...?

a)

Mini

b)

Standard Molex

c)

P1

d)

P4

e)

Sub

18.

A PATA drive that runs at 66MBps or faster requires this type of cable

a)

40-pin ribbon cable

b)

80-wire cable

c)

4-pin Molex

d)

32-bit twisted pair