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Chapter 10
Hard Drive Technologies
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Computer Networking
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10/30/2013

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Term
How many wires does the SATA interface have?
Definition
Seven
Term
Laptops, memory cards, USB thumb drives, and hand-held devices often use ____ technology.
Definition
solid-state
Term
The SCSI host adapter uses the ____ to differentiate between devices.
Definition
SCSI ID
Term
A system with the ____ extension can handle drives up to 137 GB.
Definition
INT13
Term
Modern PATA drives use a ____ connector for power.
Definition
Molex
Term
What add-on board might you also find a SSD hard drive attached to?
Definition
PCIe
Term
Internal SCSI devices connect to the host adapter with a ____-pin ribbon cable.
Definition
68
Term
What do nonvolatile flash memory devices use to retain data when power is turned off or disconnected?
Definition
NAND
Term
How many ATA devices can be connected to most PCs?
Definition
Four
Term
What is the process of spreading data across multiple drives?
Definition
Disk striping
Term
How many pins does an EIDE (ATA) drive have?
Definition
40
Term
A ____ is a circle where data is stored on a drive.
Definition
track
Term
Some early versions of what specification used a 25-pin connector?
Definition
SCSI
Term
What's the minimum number of drives needed for RAID 5?
Definition
Three
Term
How is hard drive spindle speed measured?
Definition
Revolutions per minute (RPM)
Term
Which RAID levels combined dedicated data drives with dedicated parity drives?
Definition
RAID 3 and RAID 4
Term
All of the following are common hard drive speeds EXCEPT:
Definition
9600
Term
The drive technology that supports only a single device per controller channel is known as _____.
Definition
SATA
Term
How many devices are supported per SATA controller channel?
Definition
1
Term
What tool can you use in Windows to configure and manage hard drives and RAID levels?
Definition
Disk Management
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