3.3 Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

Question 1

Mass Storage Device

Answer 1

Non-Volatile storage device that holds the data when the system is powered down (GB or TB)

Question 2

2.5 Drive and 3.5 Drive

Answer 2

Reserved foor internal HDDs and SSDs

Question 3

5.25 drive

Answer 3

Reserved for optical drives, backup tape drives, and floppy disc drives

Question 4

HDD

Answer 4

Seeking or Retrieving Data: Movement of the actuator and the read/write head to read the data

Question 5

Buffer size

Answer 5

Internal buffer or cache on a hard disk drive (8MB to 256MB)

Question 5

Speed is measured in RPM (Revolutions per minute)

Answer 5

5400 RPM - slowest/budget friendly
7200 RPM - faster performance
10,000 RPM - High-performance
15,000 RPM - Highest RPM

Question 6

SATA 1 Cable

Answer 6

Max speed of 1.5Gbps (150MB/s throughput

Question 7

SATA 2 Cable

Answer 7

Max speed of 3Gbps (300MB/s throughput

Question 8

Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)

Answer 8

Supports either 7 or 15 devices in a daisy chain. To configure a device, use a jumper block or select switches. Narrows SCSI 40 Mbps. Wide SCSI up to 320 Mbps