3.3 Select & Install Storage Devices

Question 1

(HDD) Stands for

Answer 1

Hard Disk Drive

Question 2

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Speeds

Answer 2

5,400rpm, 7,200rpm, 10,000rpm, & 15,000rpm

Question 3

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Form Factors

Answer 3

2.5in & 3.5in

Question 4

(SSD) Stands for

Answer 4

Solid State Drive

Question 5

(NVMe) Stands for

Answer 5

Non-Volatile Memory Express

Question 6

Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe)

Question 7

Non-Volatile Memory means

Answer 7

The memory is saved on the drive even if it is powered off

Question 8

SATA Interface

Answer 8

Bus port used for connections

Question 9

M.2 Drive

Answer 9

Smaller form factor to SATA

Question 10

mSATA

Answer 10

Smaller form factor to SATA

Question 11

(RAID) Stands for

Answer 11

Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks

Question 12

Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks (RAID) 0

Answer 12

AKA - Striping, two drive array, data split evenly with drives, no redundancy

Question 13

Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks (RAID) 1

Answer 13

AKA - Mirroring, data is duplicated between 2 or more drives, high redundancy

Question 14

Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks (RAID) 5

Answer 14

AKA - Striping with Parity, data is split among multiple drives, but a section of a drive is given parity data to rebuild lost information, high redundancy

Question 15

Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks (RAID) 10

Answer 15

AKA - Astripe of mirrors, same as RAID 0 but mirroring these stripes for high redundancy