Title: Chapter 6 Review Quiz (9th edition)
Course: DEPT MC - PERSONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE > Section: Module 2 (Chapter 5, 6, 9, 19)

Q: The 2.5" size hard drive is typically used in devices such as MP3 players.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: The read/write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Hard drives that can be used for hot-swapping cost significantly less than regular hard drives.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: The SATA drive technology utilizes a serial data path.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The faster the spindle rotates on a traditional magnetic drive, the better performance it will have.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Which statement regarding hard drives is incorrect?
- the 3.5" size is typically used in desktops
- a solid state drive has no moving parts
- solid state drives are less expensive than magnetic hard drives
- tracks on a hard drive are divided into sectors
A: solid state drives are less expensive than magnetic hard drives

Q: What process writes sector markings to a hard drive?
- partitioning
- low-level formatting
- high-level formatting
- sector provisioning
A: low-level formatting

Q: What hard drive technology is used to predict when a drive is likely to fail?
- S.S.D.
- S.M.A.R.T.
- N.A.N.D.
- E.E.P.R.O.M.
A: S.M.A.R.T.

Q: What SATA standard provides a transfer rate of 3 Gb/sec?
- SATA1
- SATA2
- SATA3
- SATA4
A: SATA3

Q: Which statement regarding the selection of a hard drive is accurate?
- a faster spindle speed keeps the drive cooler but doesn't improve performance
- PATA drives are backward compatible with SATA drives
- USB drives are a good choice for fast internal drives
- magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives
A: magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives

Q: If you are adding a hard drive to a system that already has a drive with Windows installed on it, what should you do?
- 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
- check that 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: 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: What statement best describes a 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: What type of RAID is a combination of mirroring and striping?
- RAID0
- RAID1
- RAID5
- RAID10
A: RAID10

Q: Which rotation speed is not a typical spindle rotation speed for magnetic hard drives?
- 3100
- 5400
- 7200
- 10000
A: 3100

Q: What is the current maximum storage capacity limit of a magnetic tape?
- 500GB
- 15TB
- 185TB
- 300TB
A: 185TB

Q: A DAT72 tape is also known by what term?
- DDS-2
- DDS-3
- DDS-4
- DDS-5
A: DDS-5

Q: How many layers of data can exist on a single side of a Blu-ray disc?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
A: 2

Q: If a computer is performing slowly due to file fragmentation, what Windows tool can be utilized to rearrange fragments?
- Computer Management
- defragmentation tool
- defraggler
- Disk cleanup
A: defragmentation tool

Q: What command line utility can be used to repair the BCD on a Windows installation?
- chkdsk
- fsutil
- dfrgl
- bootrec
A: bootrec

Q: Which type of RAID volume is used for fault tolerance and only requires two drives?
- RAID0
- RAID1
- RAID5
- RAID10
A: RAID1

Q: The SATA/600 standard is also known by what other name?
- SATAI
- SATAII
- SATAIII
- SATA revision 4
A: SATAIII

Q: What technology is used to assure that the logical block addressing on a solid state drive does not always address the same physical blocks, in order to distribute write operations?
- wear leveling
- bit shifting
- block sliding
- data migration
A: wear leveling

Q: The hard drive firmware, UEFI/BIOS, and the OS address the sectors on a hard drive utilizing what technology?
- logical sector addressing
- low level formatting
- logical block addressing
- high level formatting
A: logical block addressing

Q: A SATA data cable has how many pins?
- 4 pins
- 7 pins
- 10 pins
- 15 pins
A: 7 pins