Lesson 13: Using Storage Devices

Question 1

Your computer has 4 SATA ports. How many hard drives can be installed?

Answer 1

Four drives (each SATA supports one drive)

Question 2

How is a hard disk drives performance determined?

Answer 2

How quickly it can read and write data. The speed at which the disk spins ( RPM - revolution per minute)

Question 3

On an HDD (Hard disk drive) , the higher the RPM the faster the

Answer 3

drive is

Question 4

Does a DVD or Blu-Ray disc have a greater capacity?

Answer 4

Blu-Ray

Question 5

What does SSD card stand for?

Answer 5

Solid state drive

Question 6

What sort of device could you use to explains the storage capacity of a smartphone?

Answer 6

A flash memory card

Question 7

You have a motherboard that is designed for Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) memory that works at a bus speed of 533 MHz. You have some DDR3 memory modules that also work at a bus speed of 533 MHz. Are the modules compatible with the motherboard?

Answer 7

DDR3 modules can’t be used in DDR2?slots.

Question 8

What sort of device would you need to transfer data from a memory stick?

Answer 8

Memory card reader/multi-card reader

Question 9

Is memory card reader the same as multi-card reader?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

What’s the difference between SDRAM packaged for desktops and laptops?

Answer 10

Desktop - DIMM ( Dual Inline Memory Module)
Laptops - Small Outline DIMM ( SO-DIMM

Question 11

What is system memory?

Answer 11

Main storage area for programs and data when the computer is running.

Question 12

Why is system memory necessary?

Answer 12

Faster than accessing data on a hard disk or ( mass storage system)

Question 13

Why is Random Access Memory considered volatile

Answer 13

Data is only retained when the computer is powered on.