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Week 2: Storage and Formatting Flashcards

1
Q

.What does SATA stand for?

A

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

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2
Q

Which Drives type have no moving parts?

A

Solid State, Thumb drives

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3
Q

Thumb drives use what kind of memory to retain data?

A

Flash Memory

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4
Q

GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) is the default Partition Scheme used for ___

A

Intel-Based Macs

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5
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The default Partition Scheme used for PowerPC-based macs.

A

APM (Apple Partition Map)

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6
Q

What is the default partition scheme used for non-mac based computers.

A

MBR (Master Boot Record)

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7
Q

What is the default volume format for mac computers?

A

Mac OS Extended Journaled

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8
Q

Define Partitions

A

The boundaries on the storage medium.

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9
Q

Define volume

A

How the files and folders are actually stored on the hardware.

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10
Q

Define Formatting

A

The act of creating a file system on a volume.

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11
Q

A ______ is a non-volatile random access device for digital data storage.

A

Hard Disk drive (HD)

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12
Q

A ____ drive is a data storage device that uses flash memory to store data. It was designed to replace HDD’s in computers to improve performance

A

solid-state drive (SSD)

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13
Q

TRUE or FALSE: Most SSD’s use the same SATA interface as HDD’s, but some are designed to use a PCIe and MicroPCIe interface.

A

TRUE

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14
Q

____ are small PCB’s that contain non-volatile memory chips that store data like a HDD or SSD.

A

Flash memory cards

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15
Q

TRUE or FALSE: Portable hard drives allow connectivity through USB, Firewire and eSATA

A

TRUE

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16
Q

The speed of USB 2.0 (Universal serial Bus)

A

480Mb/s

17
Q

The speed of Firewire (IEEE 1394)

A

400Mb/s or 800Mb/s

18
Q

The speed of eSATA (External SATA)

A

3GB/s or 6GB/s

19
Q

The speed of thunderbolt

A

10GB/s

20
Q

The most current type of interface used by hard drives to connect to motherboards

A

SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment)

21
Q

Storage capacity of a CD

A

700MB

22
Q

Storage capacity of a DVD

A

4.7GB

23
Q

Storage capacity of a DVD-DL

A

8.5GB (approx.)

24
Q

Storage capacity of a Blu Ray Disk

A

25GB

25
Q

TRUE or FALSE: Free space on a drive must be partitioned before it can be used by an operating system.

A

TRUE

26
Q

What is used to partition a disk into volumes on a Mac?

A

Disk Utility

27
Q

TRUE or FALSE: You can store data on a volume before formatting.

A

FALSE, Volumes must be formatted with a file system BEFORE data can be stored on them.

28
Q

What is created on a volume when it is formatted?

A

A file system

29
Q

TRUE or FALSE: Intel-Based Macs can start up from both USB and FireWire external drives

A

TRUE

30
Q

TRUE or FALSE: PowerPc-based Macs can start up from both USB and FireWire external drives

A

FALSE; PowerPC-based Macs can only start up from FireWire external drives.

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