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4. Storage Solutions Flashcards

1
Q

Which storage devices are considered only external drives?

A

SSD Flash Drives

USB Flash Drives

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2
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What is the maximum transfer rate of a standard Ultra 3 SCSI?

A

160 MB/s

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3
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Connection standards of SATA

A

Transmits in Serial

One drive per port

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4
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Connection standards of SCSI

A

Connects up to 16 devices internal or external

Transmits in Parallel or Serial

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5
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Connection standards of PATA

A

Can be connected to two drives

Transmits in Parallel

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6
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Which term can be used to best describe RAID 10?

A

Stripe of Mirrors

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7
Q

How much data can be written to a single sided DVD disc that contains only one layer?

A

4.7 GB

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8
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Which type of optical computer storage disk allows you to write to it multiple times?

A

CD-RW

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9
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Which component of a mechanical hard drive is used to store data temporarily?

A

The cache

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10
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Which method is used to identify a Parallel ATA drive as the master drive of a computer system?

A

By placing the jumper correctly

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11
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What allows a hard drive to be placed in a chassis and connect to a computer via a USB connection?

A

An external enclosure

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12
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Which statement reflects how disk defragmenting works?

A

It analyses a disk and then consolidates fragmented files and folders and places them in contiguous spaces.

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13
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Which statements reflect some of the specifications of an SSD hard drive?

A

Uses flash memory.

Uses SATA Bus internally.

Uses USB or eSATA externally.

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14
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What type of cable is used by a PATA hard drive to connect to a motherboard?

A

Flat Ribbon Cable

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15
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Which DOS command is the utility that scans, detects, and repairs hard drive issues and errors?

A

chkdsk

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16
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Which connection on a SATA hard drive is used for connecting the data cable?

A

Small gold coloured pin

17
Q

Which cable is used to connect a Serial ATA hard drive to a motherboard?

A

Female red strap connector

18
Q

How much data can be written to a single sided Blu-Ray disc that contains two layers?

A

50 GB

19
Q

Which hard drive connection is an example of a legacy IDE connection to a motherboard?

A

Parallel ATA

20
Q

Which RAID specification offers fault tolerance and Mirroring?

A

RAID 1

21
Q

Which RAID specification offers striping and no fault tolerance?

A

RAID 0

22
Q

Which RAID specification offers striping and parity, and offers fault tolerance.

A

RAID 5

23
Q

What do the letters SCSI stand for?

A

Small Computer System Interface

24
Q

Which components of a computer are considered hot swappable?

A

USB Flash Drive

HDMI cables

External eSATA drive

25
Q

Which method is used to identify a Parallel ATA drive as the master drive of a computer system?

A

By placing the jumper correctly.

26
Q

Which term can be used to best describe RAID 10?

A

Stripe of Mirrors

27
Q

Which external storage connection gives the throughput of up to 5 gigabits per second?

A

USB 3.0

28
Q

Which operation communicates with the BIOS and can give an indication that the hard drive might be failing?

A

S.M.A.R.T

29
Q

What RAID specification offers disk striping with multiple parity drives and stripes data at bit level?

A

RAID 2

30
Q

What RAID specification offers block level disk striping with dedicated parity?

A

RAID 4

31
Q

What RAID specification offers disk striping with extra parity and requires at least four drives?

A

RAID 6

32
Q

What RAID specification offers bit level disk striping with dedicated parity?

A

RAID 3

33
Q

What RAID specification offers disk striping with extra parity?

A

RAID 5

CompTIA A+ Exam 220-901 (20 decks)

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