M02 Chapter 5 Questions and Answers correct

M02 Chapter 5 Questions and Answers correct A laptop has an SD card slot that no longer reads cards inserted in the slot. Which is the first and best solution to try? Update Windows on the laptop. and Download and install the latest drivers from the laptop manufacturer for the card slot. You have two matching HDDs in a system, which you plan to configure as a RAID array to improve performance. Which RAID configuration should you use? RAID 0 You install an M.2 SSD card in an M.2 slot on a motherboard. When you boot up the system, you discover the DVD drive no longer works. What are likely causes of this problem? Select two. a. The DVD drive SATA connector is disabled. b. The DVD drive cable is loose or disconnected. Hard drives that can be used for hot-swapping cost significantly less than regular hard drives. False The 2.5" size hard drive is typically used in devices such as MP3 players. False Explain how a DVD manufacturer can advertise that a DVD can hold 4.7 GB, but Explorer reports the DVD capacity as 4,706,074,624 bytes or 4.38 GB. b. The manufacturer measures capacity in decimal and the OS measures capacity in binary. The SATA drive technology utilizes a serial data path. True The faster the spindle rotates on a traditional magnetic drive, the better performance it will have. True You have four 2.5ʺ hard drives on hand and need a replacement drive for a desktop system. The documentation for the motherboard installed in the system says the board has six SATA 3 Gb/s connectors and one IDE connector. Which of the four hard drives will work in the system and yield the best performance? WD 3.5" 7200-RPM SATA 3.0 HDD What process writes sector markings to a hard drive? low-level formatting Of the following hard drives, which one is fastest?Of the following hard drives, which one is fastest? Of the following hard drives, which one is fastest? You are setting up a RAID system in a server designed for optimum fault tolerance, accuracy, and minimal downtime. Which HDD is best for this system, assuming the motherboard supports it? Hot-swap 3.5" SATA 3.0 10,000-RPM drive What SATA standard provides a transfer rate of 3 Gb/sec? SATA2 Which statement regarding hard drives is incorrect? solid state drives are less expensive than magnetic hard drives What hard drive technology is used to predict when a drive is likely to fail? S.M.A.R.T. The read/write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk. True You discover Event Viewer has been reporting hard drive errors for about one month. What is the first solution you should try to fix the problem? a. Use the chkdsk command to repair the drive What statement best describes a RAID 5? it requires 3 or more drives and uses parity checking Why might you want to use a RAID 0 disk configuration? to improve overall disk performance You install a SATA hard drive and then turn on the computer for the first time. You access BIOS/UEFI setup and see that the drive is not recognized. Which of the following do you do next? b. Turn off the computer, open the case, and verify that the data cable and power cable are connected correctly. You want to install an SSD in your desktop computer, but the drive is far too narrow to fit snugly into the bays of your computer case. Which of the following do you do? Buy a bay adapter that will allow you to install the narrow drive in a desktop case bay. Your friend has a Lenovo IdeaPad N580 laptop, and the hard drive has failed. Her uncle has offered to give her a working hard drive he no longer needs, the Toshiba MK8009GAH 80-GB 4200-RPM drive. Will this drive fit this laptop? Why or why not? No, the drive form factor and interface do not match.