Question 1

What is the function of the actuator on a mechanical hard drive?

Accepted Answer

It moves the actuator arm, allowing for the read/write head to pass along the platter.

Answer

It contains the data.

Answer

It spins the platters.

Answer

It holds the read/write heads.

Question 2

What is the function of this part?

Accepted Answer

It holds the read/write head.

Answer

It moves the actuator arm across the platters.

Answer

It holds the smallest unit of data.

Answer

It spins the platters right round, like a record baby, right round.

Question 3

Which kind of hard drive has no moving parts?

Accepted Answer

Solid state drive

Answer

Mechanical

Answer

Hybrid

Question 4

Which part of a hybrid hard drive typically is used for the OS installation location?

Accepted Answer

SSD

Answer

USB

Answer

Mechanical

Question 5

Which formatting is done at the factory?

Accepted Answer

low-level

Answer

high-level

Answer

quick

Question 6

What is the smallest unit of space on a hard drive called?

Accepted Answer

sector

Answer

cluster

Answer

nibble

Answer

byte

Question 7

How is the spindle speed measured?

Accepted Answer

RPM

Answer

DPI

Answer

GB/s

Answer

MHz

Question 8

What kind of cable do PATA devices use?

Accepted Answer

40-pin ribbon cable

Answer

15-pin power cable

Answer

80-pin ribbon cable

Answer

7-pin SATA cable

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a factor to consider when selecting a hard drive?

Accepted Answer

Autodetection

Answer

Interface Standard

Answer

Capacity

Answer

Spindle Speed

Question 10

________ memory improves hard drive performance and can range from 2 MB to 64 MB.

Accepted Answer

Buffer

Answer

DRAM

Answer

SATA

Answer

L1

Question 11

What is the most common RPM?

Accepted Answer

7,200 RPM

Answer

10,000 RPM

Answer

128 KB

Answer

5,400

Question 12

The more buffer the _____________ the drive performance.

Accepted Answer

better

Answer

worse

Question 13

How many pins does an 80-conductor IDE cable have?

Accepted Answer

40

Answer

15

Answer

80

Question 14

If a SATA hard drive has both a molex and SATA power connection available, which should you use?

Accepted Answer

Either one, depending which cable is available on the PSU

Answer

Both

Answer

Always Molex

Answer

Always SATA

Question 15

What must you set on the hard drive in order to configure it as a primary or secondary drive?

Accepted Answer

Jumper

Answer

Header

Answer

Autodetection

Answer

UEFI/BIOS

Question 16

What must you use to fit a smaller drive into a larger bay?

Accepted Answer

An adapter

Answer

Zip ties

Answer

Super Glue

Answer

Longer screw length

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a common hard drive size?

Accepted Answer

3.3"

Answer

1.8"

Answer

3.5"

Answer

2.5"

Question 18

What is the benefit of RAID 1?

Accepted Answer

Redundant data with minimal drives

Answer

Parity

Answer

Data backups

Answer

Better performance

Question 19

Which statement best describes spanning?

Accepted Answer

Data fills one drive before starting to fill the next drive.

Answer

Data is mirrored across multiple drives.

Answer

Data is randomly spread.

Answer

Data is striped across multiple drives.

Question 20

What is the function of RAID 5?

Accepted Answer

Performance and redundancy

Answer

Speed

Answer

Redundancy

Answer

Parity

Question 21

RAID 0 offers zero protection.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 22

Which is better?

Accepted Answer

hardware RAID

Answer

software RAID

Question 23

How do you enter the RAID configuration utility?

Accepted Answer

Spam a key (determined by RAID controller manufacturer) at boot

Answer

Via Command Line

Answer

Via Control Panel

Answer

Chkdsk

Question 24

RAID is configured after Windows is installed.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 25

Configuring a new RAID will erase any existing data from the drive.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Answer

IDK

Answer

IDC

Question 26

What is the #1 complaint about a computer?

Accepted Answer

Slowness

Answer

Failure to boot

Answer

Errors

Answer

Hard drive noise

Question 27

Windows 8/7/Vista automatically defragment a magnetic hard drive _____________.

Accepted Answer

weekly

Answer

monthly

Answer

quarterly

Answer

yearly

Question 28

What is the meaning behind a "Hard drive not found" error?

Accepted Answer

BIOS/UEFI cannot locate the boot drive

Answer

Your hard drive was stolen

Answer

The CMOS battery is low on power.

Answer

You need to enter the startup password

Question 29

Hard drive problems can really be a software issue.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 30

A bad power supply or motherboard also might cause a disk boot failure.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 31

Use Windows ________________, which restores many of the Windows files needed for a successful boot.

Accepted Answer

Startup Repair

Answer

Repair Boot

Answer

Startup FixerUpper

Answer

Checkdisk

Question 32

This utility checks for bad sectors:

Accepted Answer

chkdsk

Answer

bootrec

Answer

defrag

Answer

MBR

Question 33

The_____ is a small database that holds parameters Windows needs for a successful boot.

Accepted Answer

Boot Configuration Data

Answer

Sector

Answer

Partition

Answer

UEFI

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