Question 1

The faster the spindle rotates on a traditional magnetic drive, the better performance it will have.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
- a hardware component that facilitates a hardware RAID implementation

Accepted Answer

A)  autodetection 
B)  fault tolerance 
C)  storage card 
D)  mirrored volume 
E)  NAND flash memory
F) WORM drive / cartridge
G) file system
H) spanning
I) striped volume
J) UDF 
A)  autodetection 
B)  fault tolerance 
C)  storage card 
D)  mirrored volume 
E)  NAND flash memory
F) WORM drive / cartridge
G) file system
H) spanning
I) striped volume
J) UDF C

Question 3

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
- assures that data written onto a tape will not be deleted or overwritten

Accepted Answer

A)  autodetection 
B)  fault tolerance 
C)  storage card 
D)  mirrored volume 
E)  NAND flash memory
F) WORM drive / cartridge
G) file system
H) spanning
I) striped volume
J) UDF 
A)  autodetection 
B)  fault tolerance 
C)  storage card 
D)  mirrored volume 
E)  NAND flash memory
F) WORM drive / cartridge
G) file system
H) spanning
I) striped volume
J) UDF F

Question 4

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
-  sometimes called JBOD

Accepted Answer

A)  autodetection 
B)  fault tolerance 
C)  storage card 
D)  mirrored volume 
E)  NAND flash memory
F) WORM drive / cartridge
G) file system
H) spanning
I) striped volume
J) UDF 
A)  autodetection 
B)  fault tolerance 
C)  storage card 
D)  mirrored volume 
E)  NAND flash memory
F) WORM drive / cartridge
G) file system
H) spanning
I) striped volume
J) UDF

Question 5

Why might you want to use a RAID 0 disk configuration?

Accepted Answer

A)  to improve overall disk performance 
B)  RAID 0 drives are less expensive than other RAID drives 
C)  to prevent data loss in case of a drive failure 
D)  because RAID 0 provides an automatic disk backup 
A)  to improve overall disk performance 
B)  RAID 0 drives are less expensive than other RAID drives 
C)  to prevent data loss in case of a drive failure 
D)  because RAID 0 provides an automatic disk backup

Question 6

Which statement regarding the selection of a hard drive is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  a faster spindle speed keeps the drive cooler but doesn't improve performance 
B)  PATA drives are backward compatible with SATA drives 
C)  USB drives are a good choice for fast internal drives 
D)  magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives 
A)  a faster spindle speed keeps the drive cooler but doesn't improve performance 
B)  PATA drives are backward compatible with SATA drives 
C)  USB drives are a good choice for fast internal drives 
D)  magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives

Question 7

Which rotation speed is not a typical spindle rotation speed for magnetic hard drives?

Accepted Answer

A)  3100 
B)  5400 
C)  7200 
D)  10000 
A)  3100 
B)  5400 
C)  7200 
D)  10000

Question 8

How many layers of data can exist on a single side of a Blu-ray disc?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 9

The SATA/600 standard is also known by what other name?

Accepted Answer

A)  SATAI 
B)  SATAII 
C)  SATAIII 
D)  SATA revision 4 
A)  SATAI 
B)  SATAII 
C)  SATAIII 
D)  SATA revision 4

Question 10

What is the installation of a new file system on a device known as? Describe this process.

Accepted Answer

Installing a new file system on a device

Question 11

What type of RAID is a combination of mirroring and striping?

Accepted Answer

A)  RAID0 
B)  RAID1 
C)  RAID5 
D)  RAID10 
A)  RAID0 
B)  RAID1 
C)  RAID5 
D)  RAID10

Question 12

What command line utility can be used to repair the BCD on a Windows installation?

Accepted Answer

A)  chkdsk 
B)  fsutil 
C)  dfrgl 
D)  bootrec 
A)  chkdsk 
B)  fsutil 
C)  dfrgl 
D)  bootrec

Question 13

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
- a computer's ability to respond to a hardware failure

Accepted Answer

A)  autodetection 
B)  fault tolerance 
C)  storage card 
D)  mirrored volume 
E)  NAND flash memory
F) WORM drive / cartridge
G) file system
H) spanning
I) striped volume
J) UDF 
A)  autodetection 
B)  fault tolerance 
C)  storage card 
D)  mirrored volume 
E)  NAND flash memory
F) WORM drive / cartridge
G) file system
H) spanning
I) striped volume
J) UDF

Question 14

What two SD standards utilize the FAT file system?

Accepted Answer

A)  SD 
B)  SDXC 
C)  SDHE 
D)  SDHC 
A)  SD 
B)  SDXC 
C)  SDHE 
D)  SDHC

Question 15

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  wear leveling 
B)  bit shifting 
C)  block sliding 
D)  data migration 
A)  wear leveling 
B)  bit shifting 
C)  block sliding 
D)  data migration

Question 16

Which statement regarding hard drives is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  the 3.5" size is typically used in desktops 
B)  a solid state drive has no moving parts 
C)  solid state drives are less expensive than magnetic hard drives 
D)  tracks on a hard drive are divided into sectors 
A)  the 3.5" size is typically used in desktops 
B)  a solid state drive has no moving parts 
C)  solid state drives are less expensive than magnetic hard drives 
D)  tracks on a hard drive are divided into sectors

Question 17

The hard drive firmware, UEFI/BIOS, and the OS address the sectors on a hard drive utilizing what technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  logical sector addressing 
B)  low level formatting 
C)  logical block addressing 
D)  high level formatting 
A)  logical sector addressing 
B)  low level formatting 
C)  logical block addressing 
D)  high level formatting

Question 18

How is data organized on a magnetic hard drive?

Accepted Answer

Data is organized on a magnetic hard dri

Question 19

What two optical disc drive standards support writing discs with a total capacity of 8.5GB?

Accepted Answer

A)  DVD-R 
B)  DVD-R DL 
C)  DVD+R DL 
D)  DVD-RAM 
A)  DVD-R 
B)  DVD-R DL 
C)  DVD+R DL 
D)  DVD-RAM

Question 20

If you are adding a hard drive to a system that already has a drive with Windows installed on it, what should you do?

Accepted Answer

A)  you should boot from the Windows setup DVD to prepare the new drive 
B)  boot Windows and use Disk Management to prepare the new drive 
C)  use the BIOS setup screen to partition and format the new drive 
D)  check that the new hard drive must use the same standard as the Windows drive 
A)  you should boot from the Windows setup DVD to prepare the new drive 
B)  boot Windows and use Disk Management to prepare the new drive 
C)  use the BIOS setup screen to partition and format the new drive 
D)  check that the new hard drive must use the same standard as the Windows drive

The faster the spindle rotates on a traditional magnetic drive, the better performance it will have.

Matching Match each item with a statement below. - a hardware component that facilitates a hardware RAID implementation

Matching Match each item with a statement below. - assures that data written onto a tape will not be deleted or overwritten

Matching Match each item with a statement below. - sometimes called JBOD

Why might you want to use a RAID 0 disk configuration?

Which statement regarding the selection of a hard drive is accurate?

Which rotation speed is not a typical spindle rotation speed for magnetic hard drives?

How many layers of data can exist on a single side of a Blu-ray disc?

The SATA/600 standard is also known by what other name?

What is the installation of a new file system on a device known as? Describe this process.

What type of RAID is a combination of mirroring and striping?

What command line utility can be used to repair the BCD on a Windows installation?

Matching Match each item with a statement below. - a computer's ability to respond to a hardware failure

What two SD standards utilize the FAT file system?

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?

Which statement regarding hard drives is incorrect?

The hard drive firmware, UEFI/BIOS, and the OS address the sectors on a hard drive utilizing what technology?

How is data organized on a magnetic hard drive?

What two optical disc drive standards support writing discs with a total capacity of 8.5GB?

If you are adding a hard drive to a system that already has a drive with Windows installed on it, what should you do?

First Look at Computer Parts and Tools

Working Inside Desktops and Laptops

All About Motherboards

Supporting Processors and Upgrading Memory

Supporting the Power System and Troubleshooting Computers

Survey of Windows Features and Support Tools

Installing Windows

Supporting I/O Devices

Maintaining Windows

Optimizing Windows

Supporting Customers and Troubleshooting Windows

Troubleshooting Windows Startup

Connecting To and Setting Up a Network

Supporting Network Hardware

Supporting Mobile Operating Systems

Windows Resources on a Network

Security Strategies

Supporting Printers and Customizing a System

Virtualization, Linux, and Mac OS X

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Exam 6: Supporting Hard Drives and Other Storage Devices

The faster the spindle rotates on a traditional magnetic drive, the better performance it will have.

Matching Match each item with a statement below. - a hardware component that facilitates a hardware RAID implementation

Matching Match each item with a statement below. - assures that data written onto a tape will not be deleted or overwritten

Matching Match each item with a statement below. - sometimes called JBOD

Why might you want to use a RAID 0 disk configuration?

Which statement regarding the selection of a hard drive is accurate?

Which rotation speed is not a typical spindle rotation speed for magnetic hard drives?

How many layers of data can exist on a single side of a Blu-ray disc?

The SATA/600 standard is also known by what other name?

What is the installation of a new file system on a device known as? Describe this process.

What type of RAID is a combination of mirroring and striping?

What command line utility can be used to repair the BCD on a Windows installation?

Matching Match each item with a statement below. - a computer's ability to respond to a hardware failure

What two SD standards utilize the FAT file system?

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?

Which statement regarding hard drives is incorrect?

The hard drive firmware, UEFI/BIOS, and the OS address the sectors on a hard drive utilizing what technology?

How is data organized on a magnetic hard drive?

What two optical disc drive standards support writing discs with a total capacity of 8.5GB?

If you are adding a hard drive to a system that already has a drive with Windows installed on it, what should you do?

First Look at Computer Parts and Tools

Working Inside Desktops and Laptops

All About Motherboards

Supporting Processors and Upgrading Memory

Supporting the Power System and Troubleshooting Computers

Survey of Windows Features and Support Tools

Installing Windows

Supporting I/O Devices

Maintaining Windows

Optimizing Windows

Supporting Customers and Troubleshooting Windows

Troubleshooting Windows Startup

Connecting To and Setting Up a Network

Supporting Network Hardware

Supporting Mobile Operating Systems

Windows Resources on a Network

Security Strategies

Supporting Printers and Customizing a System

Virtualization, Linux, and Mac OS X

Filters