CompTIA A+ Exam 220-1101 - Storage Devices [M.2 / SATA / PCIe] Quiz

Question 1

Which are example(s) of hot-swappable drives?

Answer 1

USB drive

SATA drives

eSATA drives

Question 2

Which refers to a dedicated expansion card used for attaching external storage devices?

Answer 2

eSATA card

Question 3

What is the maximum number of devices that can be attached to a PC through a single PATA cable?

Answer 3

2

Question 4

When installing two PATA drives on a single cable, each drive must be configured with a jumper to designate it as a primary drive (Device 0) or secondary drive (Device 1).

The “cable select” jumper setting option automatically configures the drive as Device 0 or Device 1 according to its position on the cable.

TRUE / FALSE

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

Which refers to storage media device interfaces for SSDs?

Answer 5

NVMe

SATA

PCIe

Question 6

A logical device interface used for accessing non-volatile memory storage devices attached via PCIe is known as:

Answer 6

NVMe

Question 7

Which refers to SSD form factors?

Answer 7

M.2

mSATA

Question 8

An M.2 key is a notch on the pin contact surface of an M.2 expansion card which prevents its insertion to an incompatible socket.

The 12 available M.2 key IDs are letters from A to M which indicate the location of notched pins on the card’s contact surface and designate the type of interface a given card is compatible with.

M.2 expansion cards used for solid-state storage applications have key IDs of B and M.

The B-keyed M.2 SSD cards take advantage of 2 lanes of a PCIe link (lower read/write speed), the M-keyed M.2 SSDs use 4 PCIe lanes (higher read/write speed).

M.2 SSDs with 2 notches on the card’s pin contact surface (B + M) increase the card’s compatibility as they can be installed in any of the two types of expansion slots on the motherboard.

TRUE / FALSE

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

Which refers to an older, portable device SSD form factor superseded by M.2?

Answer 9

mSATA

Question 10

Adding an eSATA device to a PC can be done either by attaching the device cable directly to the motherboard’s integrated I/O panel, connecting it via eSATA port on a modular bracket mounted on the back of the PC case, or attaching it directly to a dedicated slot on the motherboard.

TRUE / FALSE

Answer 10

FALSE

Connect the eSATA cable from the back of the drive to the connector on your PC

Question 11

Which dedicated expansion slots/ports on the PC motherboard enable(s) connecting an M.2 device?

Answer 11

B key slot

M key slot

B+M key slot