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| These are the two most common mass storage technologies in use today. |
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The first PCs did not include hard drives. |
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| This term is used to describe something composed of small, movable parts. |
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| This term describes a device that functions by sending and receiving a discrete electrical signal. |
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| The magnetic domains of an HD platter acts as collections of these. |
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a The time it takes to position a read/write head does not affect the speed that data can be accessed from an HDD.
b The polarity of magnetic domains is interpreted by a re |
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The term (coercivity / retentivity) refers to how strongly magnetic domains resist changes to their polarity. |
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| The term coercivity / retentivity refers to how effectively magnetic domains retain their positive or negative orientations (polarity) over time. |
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Larger capacity HDDs require magnetic domains with high / low coercivity, and thus consume more / less power. |
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There is a direct relationship between the retentivity of the magnetic domains and the amount of time the material can retain the data. A high retentivity will result in more / less data degradation over time. |
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| After the HDD is assembled, it must go through ____________ before being used. |
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| Circle the correct answer. Low-level formatting is typically performed by the user / manufacturer. |
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A sector is the most basic unit of storage on a disk. It always consists of 1024 / 512 Bytes |
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Low-level / High-level formatting is performed by the user to configure a disk to be compatible with the operating system and to accept data files. |
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One way to perform a high-level format on a hard drive is by using the (GUI / CMOS setup screen) during the installation of the operating system. |
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| A high-level format configures these three things. |
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| The boot record, file system, and root directory |
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| The size of this unit is detetmined during a high-level format and consists of at least two sectors. It is the smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated to a file by the operating system. |
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The (operating system registry / file allocation system) determines the size of the cluster, or how many sectors comprise each cluster. |
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A cluster is a logical / physical configuration of the hard drive. |
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A sector is a logical / physical configuration of the hard drive. |
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| This road map is used by the operating system to locate files on the HDD. |
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The HDD maintains (two copies / one copy) of the file system. |
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| This is the name of the Mac OS X file system. |
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| Check the two file systems that are recommended for use with Windows 2000 and Windows XP. |
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| This file system works with the Windows 2000 and XP operating systems. It stores data more efficiently, and provides better file security than FAT32. |
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| This is the process of dividing a single physical hard drive into multiple smaller logical drives. A single logical drive may also be created through this process. |
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This is the correct sequence of procedures for preparing a hard disk to accept an
operating system. |
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| Partition, format, install OS |
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| Determine if each statement is true or false. If false, correct the statement. The integrated controllers on EIDE drives allow any EIDE hard drive to be attached to any ATX motherboard. |
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EIDE mass storage devices using ATA100 and ATA133 require cables with 40 pins and
(40 / 80) wires to connect to the motherboard. |
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Motherboard specifications may use the terms ATA, IDE, or DMA to refer to the EIDE hard drive technology supported by its chipset. |
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Determine whether the hard drive technologies below employ a serial or a parallel interface.
a EIDE ________________________
b SATA ________________________
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A) parellel
B) serial
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Each IDE connector on the motherboard can support two / four mass storage devices. |
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| This technology provides several smaller physical hard drives with the ability to function as a single logical drive. |
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| This ensures that the data in a RAID array will still be accessible if one of the disks fails by storing two copies. |
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A system using RAID may take longer to boot. This is normal and is no cause for alarm. |
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RAID configurations must be supported by a compatible motherboard chipset. |
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| These are the two types of RAID arrays that are most prevalent in today’s desktop PCs. |
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| Although RAID-0 is the fastest and most efficient array type, it has this one major drawback. |
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| It offers no fault-tolerance. |
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Desktop PCs typically use software / hardware -based RAID, whereas servers use
software / hardware -based RAID. |
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Software / Hardware -based RAID depletes system resources and competes with running
applications. It may decrease overall server performance. |
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Although SATA technology is a fast alternative to IDE, its price and lack of widespread
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Portable mass storage devices are becoming more popular due to recent advancements in
flash memory technology. |
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| This memory technology uses a solid-state, non-volatile memory type such as EEPROM or a hybrid (i.e. ROM with small quantities of SDRAM and a small lithium battery) to create portable storage devices. Some of these include USB pens, smart cards, and memor |
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USB drives, from portable pens to external hard drives, are gaining popularity because they do not require drivers and are almost universally supported. |
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| This term describes the laser technology used to read and store data on a disk drive. |
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| These are today’s two prevalent types of optical storage. |
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A CD is a thin plastic platter that contains multiple separate tracks /
a single continuous track. |
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| a single continuous track. |
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| These two terms refer to the grooved or dyed surfaces of a CD or DVD, which are read by laser pickups as binary 1’s and 0’s. |
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| List the three fundamental components of a CD drive. |
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disk drive motor
laser lens
tracking motor |
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When purchasing a CD drive, it is important to consider the size of the buffer. If the buffer does not store enough data, the result is a buffer overrun. Data transfer problems can also be encountered when the computer cannot |
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The CDs burned by PC CD burners imitate the physical lands and pits of manufactured CDs by using colored dye to create alternating light and dark regions. |
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| This technology functions similarly to the CD standard, but stores data more efficiently by utilizing a narrower track and multiple layers. |
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DVD players cannot universally read all DVDs. |
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