Title: Quiz 3
Course: CTS1131 Hardware Configuration > Section: Module 3 - Supporting Hard Drives & I/O Devices

Q: What is the difference between the two data transfer methods DMA and PIO?

Q: List three differences between PATA and SATA drives?

Q: Describe the parts of a magnetic hard disk.

Q: How is data organized on a magnetic hard drive?

Q: What are three of the factors you should consider when purchasing a hard drive that affect performance, use, and price?

Q: What do you need to do after you install a new hard drive in an existing system that already has a hard drive with Windows installed?

Q: Briefly describe SCSI technology.

Q: What do you need to keep in mind about the system BIOS when selecting a hard drive?

Q: The top and bottom of each disk in a magnetic hard drive have a  _______________ that moves across the disk surface.
A: read/write head / read-write head / read write head

Q: With __________________, you can connect and disconnect a drive while the system is running.
A: hot-swapping / hot swapping

Q: What does a twist in a 34-pin data cable mean?
- it indicates drive A:
- the cable has been damaged
- it should be connected to the primary IDE drive
- it is used for USB floppy
A: it indicates drive A:

Q: A _____________________ has no moving parts and is built using nonvolatile memory, which is similar to that used for USB flash drives.
A: solid state drive / SSD / solid state drive (SSD) / SSD (solid state drive)

Q: Discuss how a solid state drive works.

Q: To reduce the amount of electrical ___________ on a SCSI cable, each end of the SCSI chain has a terminating resistor.
A: noise / interference

Q: ___________________ access makes recovering files slow and inconvenient when using tape drives.
A: Sequential

Q: Which of the following best describes RAID 5?
- data from one drive is mirrored to another
- it improves performance but not fault tolerance
- it requires 3 or more drives and uses parity checking
- it takes at least four disks and data is striped and mirrored
A: it requires 3 or more drives and uses parity checking

Q: Why might you want to use a RAID 0 disk configuration?
- to improve overall disk performance
- RAID 0 drives are less expensive than other RAID drives
- to prevent data loss in case of a drive failure
- because RAID 0 provides an automatic disk backup
A: to improve overall disk performance

Q: Which is true about installing a PATA drive?
- each IDE channel supports a single drive
- a motherboard can support up to four EIDE devices
- each IDE cable has four connectors for drives
- you need to set the jumpers to Master when you have only one drive
A: a motherboard can support up to four EIDE devices

Q: If you are adding a hard drive to a system that already has a drive with Windows installed on it, which of the following is true?
- you should boot from the Windows setup DVD to prepare the new drive
- boot Windows and use Disk Management to prepare the new drive
- use the BIOS setup screen to partition and format the new drive
- the new hard drive must use the same standard as the Windows drive
A: boot Windows and use Disk Management to prepare the new drive

Q: How much data does a 3.5” floppy disk drive hold?
- 144 KB
- 1.44 MB
- 14.4 GB
- 1440 MB
A: 1.44 MB

Q: What is a barcode reader and how are they typically connected to a computer?

Q: What is MIDI?

Q: What are two important facts about USB connections?

Q: What are two fey facts you need to know about FireWire?

Q: What is the Action Center and how is it used in Windows?

Q: What are two ways you can use Device Manager to solve problems with a device?

Q: A ________________ disc can hold data in two layers on each side, for a total of four layers on one disc.
A: blu-ray / bluray

Q: What is DiplayPort?

Q: What is DirectX?

Q: What is a KVM switch and how might one be useful?

Q: Describe a CRT versus an LCD monitor.

Q: Which of the following is a requirement for supporting the Aero user interface?
- at least 128 KB video memory
- DirectX 9 or higher
- an HDMI video port
- Windows XP with SP3
A: DirectX 9 or higher

Q: Which file system is used by large-capacity USB and memory cards?
- NTFS
- FAT16
- exFAT
- CDFS
A: exFAT

Q: What is the purpose of the LightScribe technology?
- labels can be burned on the top of a disc
- it increases read performance by four times
- reliability of CD-R is substantially increased
- it allows the use of LEDs instead of lasers in the CD/DVD drive
A: labels can be burned on the top of a disc

Q: Which type of removable storage media can  provide up to 2 TB of storage?
- SD
- SDHC
- SDXC
- CFII
A: SDXC

Q: If a problem occurs while Windows 7 is installing a device, it automatically launches the ________________________.
A: Action Center

Q: If a driver update creates a problem, you can __________________ the driver update if the previous drivers were working.
A: roll back / rollback / undo

Q: _______________ wireless communication technology requires an unobstructed line of sight between transmitter and receiver.
A: Infrared

Q: A ________________ device inputs data about a person which might include fingerprints and voice.
A: biometric

Q: What should you install in a server room that will save space by allowing you to control multiple servers with a single mouse, keyboard, and monitor?
- a MIDI connector
- a digitizer
- biometric device
- a KVM switch
A: a KVM switch