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Module 9 - Storage Devices 3

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cheryl is setting up a RAID 5 array on her Computer. She has two %%)-GB SATA HDD's. However, one operates at 7200 RPM and one at 5400 RPM. Why can't Cheryl get this to work on her computer...?

a)

SATA hard drives are incompatible with RAID

b)

You need a minimum of 3 drives for RAID 5

c)

Hard drives need to have matching RPM speeds to do RAID

d)

RAID 5 is designed for servers, not desktops

e)

Your motherboard will not support RAID

2.

A Hard Drive has many parts some moving, some not.... Whcy part actually stores the DATA...?

a)

Head Actuator

b)

Platter

c)

Track

d)

Cylinder

e)

Actuator Arm

3.

A SATA II drive has a maximum throughput of....

a)

1 Gbps

b)

1.5 Gbps

c)

3 Gbps

d)

4 Gbps

e)

5 Gbps

4.

The "type" of Hard Drive that resists electrical shock the best is a(n)

a)

IDE Drive

b)

NAS Drive

c)

SATA Drive

d)

SSD

e)

NVMe

5.

Mary turns on her computer and immediately notices a loud clicking noise from inside. Mary has important files that she can't afford to lose on the drive. How can Mary make sure she doesn't lose any of her files...?

a)

Run CHKDSK on it.

b)

Run anti-virus software on it.

c)

Run Disk Defragmenter on it.

d)

Take it to a professional data recovery company

e)

Plug it directly into another drive

6.

When Jim arrives at his office he notices a "loud clicking noise" but his computer keeps on running (Like the Energizer Bunny). The speed of his system doesn't seem to be affected, however, he no longer has access to some of his files. What's probably wrong...?

a)

Failing second hard drive

b)

Failing system hard drive

c)

Bad CMOS chip

d)

Bad CPU fan

e)

You have a RAT inside trying to get out

7.

Sally's laptop died on her, however, her Hard Drive is still working. How can Sally still access and edit her data...?

a)

Burn her data to DVDs

b)

Use a SCSI to USB adapter

c)

A USB hard drive enclosure

d)

Copy her data to a USB flash drive

e)

Plug it into an external hard driver reader

8.

The RAID array that provides data redundancy because it writes to two disks at the same time is called...

a)

RAID 5

b)

RAID 1

c)

JBOD

d)

RAID 0

e)

RAID 6

9.

You must have a RAID controller in order to ....

a)

Speed up your PC

b)

Add a second HDD to your PC

c)

To provide fault tolerance from a data backup

d)

To create a mirrored volume of two disks

e)

To set one drive as the bootable drive

10.

What RAID level creates Disk striping on a Desktop PC...?

a)

RAID 0

b)

RAID 1

c)

RAID 5

d)

RAID 10

e)

RAID 6

11.

A technician is setting up a new workstation with a clean install of Windows on a new hard drive using an OEM DVD. When booting, the computer does not recognize the optical disc and a “non-system disk or disk error” is observed. What should the technician do FIRST?

a)

Flash the motherboard BIOS

b)

Verify the cables are connected

c)

Replace the optical drive

d)

Reset the boot sequence to check optical drives first

e)

Reboot the computer again as it probably needs more time to do the configuration.

12.

Mike Mike Mike comes to work on a Wednesday and turns on his computer. When the computer is doing its "Startup" he gets a "SMART" error. Which device is responsible...?

a)

Video Card

b)

Hard Drive

c)

CD-ROM

d)

Power Supply

e)

Processor

13.

XYZ Corporation has a RAID 5 array on one of its servers. A tech walks by and hears a clicking noise. What's probably wrong?

a)

BSOD

b)

OS not found on boot

c)

Hard drive failure

d)

RAID array failure

e)

Processor failing to communicate with Keyboard

14.

After upgrading a motherboard BIOS of a computer running multiple hard drives, the system will no longer boot to the operating system. Upon boot, it displays “Operating system not found.” What is the FIRST thing the technician should review?

a)

Check the hard drive manufacturer in the BIOS

b)

The motherboard power connection on the hard drive

c)

Review the boot sequence settings in the BIOS

d)

The hard drive jumper settings

e)

Check to see if the BIOS needs flashing

15.

A single Serial ATA Controller can have how many devices attached...?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

48

d)

64

e)

127

16.

Which two types of cables would Sam most likely use to connect his new external hard drive...?

a)

Molex

b)

SPDIF

c)

eSATA

d)

HDMI

e)

USB 3.0