WorksheetsCIP Task 201 - Categorize Storage Devices, Backup Media and RAID
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is a characteristic of a solid-state drive (SSD)?
Uses spinning platters
Slower than HDDs
No moving parts
Requires defragmentation
What is the main disadvantage of RAID 0?
Expensive hardware
Poor performance
No fault tolerance
Limited storage capacity
Which optical disc format can hold up to 25 GB per layer?
CD-ROM
DVD
Blu-ray
Zip disk
A technician needs redundancy so that if one drive fails, data is still accessible. Which RAID type should they recommend?
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 10
Which removable media type is MOST commonly used for quick data transfer today?
Floppy disk
USB flash drive
Magnetic tape
Zip disk
Which RAID type requires a minimum of 3 drives and provides fault tolerance with striping and parity?
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 10
An office needs high performance and high redundancy. Which RAID level is BEST?
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 10
What is the primary difference between HDDs and SSDs?
HDDs store more data than SSDs
SSDs have faster read/write speeds and no moving parts
HDDs are more reliable than SSDs
SSDs require magnetic heads to read data
A technician wants to archive data for long-term storage and minimal cost. Which media type is BEST?
USB flash drive
Tape backup
SSD
Blu-ray disc
Which statement about RAID is TRUE?
RAID replaces the need for backups
RAID guarantees data cannot be lost
RAID provides redundancy and/or performance improvements
RAID only works on solid-state drives
