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WorksheetsCHFI Module 3 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Hard Disk drive (HDD) is a ___________, random access digital data storage device.
volatile
non-volatile
Solid-State Drive (SSD) uses _____________ to hold data in non-volatile memory chips.
gigabytes
microchips
megabytes
flashchips
Solid-state Drives can retain memory even without power.
True
False
Solid-state Drive (SSD) has volatile RAM that provides slower access
True
False
The logical structure of a hard disk is the __________ and ____________ utilized to control access to the storage disk
spindle, platter
file system, software
Which of the following is unique to SSDs?
spindle
read/write heads
NAND chips
platters
Which of the following is NOT used in the calculation of HDD density?
area density
bit density
block density
track density
Track numbering on a hard disk begins at 0 from the outer edge and moves towards the center, typically reaching a value of __________
1033
1023
1322
2023
A sector is the __________ physical storage unit on a disk platter
largest
smallest
Sectors are almost always _________ in size and a few additional bytes for drive control and error correction.
312 bytes
250 bytes
64 bytes
512 bytes
A cluster is the ___________ on a hard disk.
largest logical storage unit
smallest logical storage unit
Slack space is defined as the area of a disk cluster between the end of the file and the end of the cluster.
True
False
A lost cluster is a ________________
FAT file system error
Bad cluster on a HDD
Lost sector on a hard drive
None of the above
Bad sector is a damaged portion of a disk on which no read/write operation can be performed.
True
False
___________ can be used to recover data from bad sectors on the HDD.
CHCKSUM
CHKDRV
CHKDSK
None of the above. They cannot be recovered.
A _______ is the smallest unit of data stored in a computer.
byte
kilabyte
bit
minibyte
A Byte is a group of 8 bits and is twice the size of a nibble.
True
False
A disk drive has ____________ cylinders.
512
16,384
12,684
80
The _________ partition holds the information regarding the operating system, system area and other information required for booting.
Extended
Primary
Initial
Logical
A master boot record (MBR) is the last sector of a data storage device, such as a hard disk
True
False
GUIDS are displayed as how many hexadecimal digits with groups separated by hyphens?
64
128
32
256
Which LBA stores the protective MBR?
LBA 2
LBA 3
LBA 0
LBA 1
In the GUID Partition table, which Logical Block Address contains the Partition Entry Array?
LBA 2
LBA 0
LBA 3
LBA 1
Which LBA is the first usable sector?
LBA 36
LBA 33
LBA 35
LBA 34
Which cmdlet can investigators use in Windows PowerShell to parse GPTs of both types of hard disks including the ones formatted with either UEFI or MBR?
Get-GPT
Get-MBR
Get-BootSector
Get-Partition Table
