WorksheetsModule 9 - Storage Devices 3
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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...?
SATA hard drives are incompatible with RAID
You need a minimum of 3 drives for RAID 5
Hard drives need to have matching RPM speeds to do RAID
RAID 5 is designed for servers, not desktops
Your motherboard will not support RAID
A Hard Drive has many parts some moving, some not.... Whcy part actually stores the DATA...?
Head Actuator
Platter
Track
Cylinder
Actuator Arm
A SATA II drive has a maximum throughput of....
1 Gbps
1.5 Gbps
3 Gbps
4 Gbps
5 Gbps
The "type" of Hard Drive that resists electrical shock the best is a(n)
IDE Drive
NAS Drive
SATA Drive
SSD
NVMe
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...?
Run CHKDSK on it.
Run anti-virus software on it.
Run Disk Defragmenter on it.
Take it to a professional data recovery company
Plug it directly into another drive
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...?
Failing second hard drive
Failing system hard drive
Bad CMOS chip
Bad CPU fan
You have a RAT inside trying to get out
Sally's laptop died on her, however, her Hard Drive is still working. How can Sally still access and edit her data...?
Burn her data to DVDs
Use a SCSI to USB adapter
A USB hard drive enclosure
Copy her data to a USB flash drive
Plug it into an external hard driver reader
The RAID array that provides data redundancy because it writes to two disks at the same time is called...
RAID 5
RAID 1
JBOD
RAID 0
RAID 6
You must have a RAID controller in order to ....
Speed up your PC
Add a second HDD to your PC
To provide fault tolerance from a data backup
To create a mirrored volume of two disks
To set one drive as the bootable drive
What RAID level creates Disk striping on a Desktop PC...?
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 10
RAID 6
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?
Flash the motherboard BIOS
Verify the cables are connected
Replace the optical drive
Reset the boot sequence to check optical drives first
Reboot the computer again as it probably needs more time to do the configuration.
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...?
Video Card
Hard Drive
CD-ROM
Power Supply
Processor
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?
BSOD
OS not found on boot
Hard drive failure
RAID array failure
Processor failing to communicate with Keyboard
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?
Check the hard drive manufacturer in the BIOS
The motherboard power connection on the hard drive
Review the boot sequence settings in the BIOS
The hard drive jumper settings
Check to see if the BIOS needs flashing
A single Serial ATA Controller can have how many devices attached...?
1
2
48
64
127
Which two types of cables would Sam most likely use to connect his new external hard drive...?
Molex
SPDIF
eSATA
HDMI
USB 3.0
