CPT-209 -Chapter 5 Test Questions
and All Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
The SATA 6 Gb/s standard is also known by what another name? - Answer SATA III
The __________________________ is a small database that holds parameters Windows 7/8/10
needs for a successful boot - Answer Boot configuration Data
You recently installed a new RAID controller card in a PCIe expansion slot on your computer.
After setting up the controller, you transfer data from the backup you created over to the
computer.
When you finish the setup, you turn the computer off and return it to its normal location.
When you turn the computer on, you immediately receive the error message, "RAID not found."
What might be the problem? - Answer Expansion card failed or became unseated.
Legacy IDE uses what pin counts on it's ribbon cables? - Answer 40
During routine maintenance on your server, you discover that one of the hard drives on your
RAID array is starting to go bad.
After you replace the drive and rebuild the data, you run diagnostics on the RAID controller card
with no problems, so you believe you fixed the problem.
The next morning you arrive at work and discover that the RAID has completely failed. None of
the disks are working.
Your server is still running because you installed the OS on a non-RAID disk, but all the data is
missing, and the server shows that none of your RAID disks are found.
What might be the problem with your server? (Select all that apply.) - Answer Motherboard
RAID controller
RAID is the acronym for redundant array of _______________________ disks. (Single word
answer) - Answer independent
The SATA 3.2 revision allows for PCIe and SATA to work together in a technology called SATA
________________, which uses a new SATA connector. - Answer Express
Which type of RAID volume is used for fault tolerance and only requires two drives? - Answer
RAID 1
, RAID 1 - Answer type of mirroring that duplicates data on one drive to another drive and is
used for fault tolerance.
The slower the spindle rotates on a traditional magnetic drive, the better performance it will
have. - Answer False
What type of RAID is a combination of mirroring and striping? - Answer RAID 10
SAS is optimal for use in ___________________ and workstations because it has a more
versatile array of connectors and is faster at reading and writing data in a continuous computer
session - Answer servers
magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives. - Answer True
RAID 5 requires three or more drives and uses _________ checking. - Answer parity
What two optical disc drive standards support writing discs with a total capacity of 8.5GB? -
Answer DVD-R DL
DVD+R DL
The SATA drive technology utilizes a serial data path. - Answer True
The read/write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk. -
Answer True
Devon would like to install a new hard drive on his computer. Because he does not have a SATA
port available on his motherboard, he has decided to purchase a NVME SSD hard drive.
How can Devon attach a NVME device to his computer? (Select all that apply.) - Answer M.2
slot on the motherboard
PCIe expansion card
U.2 port on the motherboard
This form factor used to be called SFF-8639 and was targeted almost entirely at server and
enterprise markets. - Answer U.2
and All Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
The SATA 6 Gb/s standard is also known by what another name? - Answer SATA III
The __________________________ is a small database that holds parameters Windows 7/8/10
needs for a successful boot - Answer Boot configuration Data
You recently installed a new RAID controller card in a PCIe expansion slot on your computer.
After setting up the controller, you transfer data from the backup you created over to the
computer.
When you finish the setup, you turn the computer off and return it to its normal location.
When you turn the computer on, you immediately receive the error message, "RAID not found."
What might be the problem? - Answer Expansion card failed or became unseated.
Legacy IDE uses what pin counts on it's ribbon cables? - Answer 40
During routine maintenance on your server, you discover that one of the hard drives on your
RAID array is starting to go bad.
After you replace the drive and rebuild the data, you run diagnostics on the RAID controller card
with no problems, so you believe you fixed the problem.
The next morning you arrive at work and discover that the RAID has completely failed. None of
the disks are working.
Your server is still running because you installed the OS on a non-RAID disk, but all the data is
missing, and the server shows that none of your RAID disks are found.
What might be the problem with your server? (Select all that apply.) - Answer Motherboard
RAID controller
RAID is the acronym for redundant array of _______________________ disks. (Single word
answer) - Answer independent
The SATA 3.2 revision allows for PCIe and SATA to work together in a technology called SATA
________________, which uses a new SATA connector. - Answer Express
Which type of RAID volume is used for fault tolerance and only requires two drives? - Answer
RAID 1
, RAID 1 - Answer type of mirroring that duplicates data on one drive to another drive and is
used for fault tolerance.
The slower the spindle rotates on a traditional magnetic drive, the better performance it will
have. - Answer False
What type of RAID is a combination of mirroring and striping? - Answer RAID 10
SAS is optimal for use in ___________________ and workstations because it has a more
versatile array of connectors and is faster at reading and writing data in a continuous computer
session - Answer servers
magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives. - Answer True
RAID 5 requires three or more drives and uses _________ checking. - Answer parity
What two optical disc drive standards support writing discs with a total capacity of 8.5GB? -
Answer DVD-R DL
DVD+R DL
The SATA drive technology utilizes a serial data path. - Answer True
The read/write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk. -
Answer True
Devon would like to install a new hard drive on his computer. Because he does not have a SATA
port available on his motherboard, he has decided to purchase a NVME SSD hard drive.
How can Devon attach a NVME device to his computer? (Select all that apply.) - Answer M.2
slot on the motherboard
PCIe expansion card
U.2 port on the motherboard
This form factor used to be called SFF-8639 and was targeted almost entirely at server and
enterprise markets. - Answer U.2
