Jessica wants to purchase a new hard drive. She wants a drive that has fast access because she will use it to edit videos on her PC. She also needs a lot of storage and wants to have at least 4 TB available to save her videos. Jessica wants to keep the cost down as much as possible possible. What type of hard drive should Jessica purchase?

Keion works as a freelancer creating websites and designing logos for clients. He recently had a hard drive failure and lost work for a client, and he would like to prevent the same type problem from happening again. Keion does not want to rely on a backup but would like a way to ensure that his data is safe on his computer. You recommend that he create a RAID array that will duplicate his work onto two disks. What RAID configuration should you recommend to Keion?

Terry came into work and turned on his computer. During the boot process, the computer shut down. When he tried again, the computer showed the error message, OS not found. Terry called the help desk and explained the computer issue. The help desk technician asked Terry to open the computer. As a help desk technician, what would you have Terry check on his computer with the case cover removed?

You recently installed a new RAID controller card in a PCIe expansion slot on your computer. After setting up the controller, you transfer data from the backup you created over to the computer. When you finish the setup, you turn the computer off and return it to its normal location. When you turn the computer on, you immediately receive the error message, “RAID not found.” What might be the problem?

This morning when Paul turned on his computer at work, it would not boot. Instead, Paul reported that he heard a loud clicking noise coming from inside his computer. What might be the problem with Paul’s computer?

When installing a SATA hard drive, is it true or false that you need to move the jumpers on the back of the drive to instruct the computer on which hard drive is the bootable drive?

If you receive a S.M.A.R.T. error on your computer, the hard drive has failed and must be replaced in order for the system to boot. Is this statement true or false?

You and a friend decide to watch a movie on your computer. The movie is saved on a second hard drive on your system. When you are ready to watch the movie, you can’t find it on your computer. You try to locate the second hard drive, and it is no longer listed in Windows. What might be the problem with the movie and the hard drive?

Tim has an old server computer that his company uses as a backup. One of the hard drives has gone bad and needs to be replaced. The cable that the hard drive uses is not one that Tim has ever seen before, so he posts a picture of it on the company collaboration board to get help in deciding what type of hard drive he will need to order. Identify the type of cable from the picture