Practice Test 10

Question 1

What is unique about DVI-I?

Answer 1

It supports both Analog and Digital Video

Question 2

What can’t a VGA cable carry?

Answer 2

Audio

Question 3

What are cabling types used for mass storage devices?

Answer 3

SATA, IDE/PATA, SCSI and eSATA

Question 4

What is the data transfer rate and maximum length of SATA 1.0?

Answer 4

1.5Gbps and 1 meter

Question 5

What is the data transfer rate and maximum length of SATA 2.0?

Answer 5

3Gbps and 1 meter

Question 6

What is the data transfer rate and maximum length of SATA 3.0?

Answer 6

6Gbps and 1 meter

Question 7

What is the data transfer rate and maximum length of SATA 3.2?

Answer 7

16BGbps and 1 meter

Question 8

What is the purpose of SCSI ID?

Answer 8

To identify a physical device on a SCSI chain

Question 9

What is a method for identifying logical partitions on a SCSI storage drive?

Answer 9

LUN

Question 10

What requires termination?

Answer 10

A SCSI Chain

Question 11

What is the maximum allowable number of devices that can be attached to a parallel SCSI bus?

Answer 11

16 Devices

Question 12

What are the characteristic features of SAS?

Answer 12

Serial Interface, Point-to-Point Connection and Does not Require Bus Termination

Question 13

What is are examples of Hot-Swappable Drives?

Answer 13

The: USB Drive, SATA Drive and the eSATA Drive

Question 14

The what is the difference in appearance between a SATA cable and an eSATA cable?

Answer 14

The eSATA cable does not share the L shaped connector.

Question 15

The what is the difference in function between a SATA cable and an eSATA cable?

Answer 15

eSATA is a SATA connector accessible from outside the computer, to provide a signal (but not power) connection for external storage devices.

Question 16

What is an IDE/PATA cable?

Answer 16

IDE and PATA, in modern terms, just refer to the same type of hard drive that uses flat, ribbon-type cables that were in predominant use prior to the introduction of SATA. (Old style Ribbon Internal Storage Wires).

Question 17

What is an SAS cable?

Answer 17

An SAS cable is known as a Serial Attached SCSI and it just refers to how to cable is attached via a thin band.

Question 18

What is an SCSI connector?

Answer 18

A SCSI connector is a connector with two rows of parallel copper connectors around it a long metal border, separated by air

Question 19

What refers to a method for identifying logical partitions on a SCSI storage drive?

Answer 19

LUN

Question 20

What is the maximum allowable number of devices that can be attached to a parallel SCSI bus?

Answer 20

16 devices

Question 21

Which of the answers listed below refer to the characteristic features of SAS?

Answer 21

A Serial interface (Serial Attached SCSI), Point-to-point connection (point-to-point connection refers to a communications connection between two communication endpoints or nodes), Does not require bus termination (explanation here)

Question 22

What does SCSI ID do?

Answer 22

SCSI ID: Identifies a physical device on a SCSI chain

Question 23

What is a similarity between USB, SATA and eSATA Drives?

Answer 23

The are all hot-swappable

Question 24

What refers to the characteristics of Parallel ATA (PATA) cabling?

Answer 24

Cable consisting of 40 wires, Cable consisting of 80 wires and Ribbon cable

Question 25

Parallel ATA (PATA) cabling uses, how many pin connectors?

Answer 25

40-pin connectors

Question 26

What is the maximum number of devices that can be attached to a PC through a single PATA cable?

Answer 26

2

Question 27

When installing two PATA drives on a single cable, what are jumper cables needed for?

Answer 27

They are needed to designate primary and secondary drives