Lesson 11 Chapter 1 - Removable Media and RAID Flashcards
What is removable media?
Removable media is any type of mass-storage device that has the ability to connect and disconnect from a device to be used in another device freely
What are the 3 groups of removable media? What are some examples of each group?
F, O, E
- Flash Media - USB flash drives, Flash memory cards
- Optical Media - Shiny disc technology like DVDs, CD-ROMs or Blu-Rays
- External drives - hard drives, optical drives, tape drives, anything that connects via external cable
What does RAID stand for?
RAID = Redundant Array of Independent Disks
What is RAID used for?
RAID is used as a method of combining the capacity of multiple physical storage devices into a single pool of storage (either to improve access times or prevent data loss or both)
Removable flash memory comes in two different families:
- USB Flash drives
- Memory cards
AKA Flash Media
Memory card is a generic term for different small cards used in what kinds of devices? (7)
c, t, n, c, p, l, d
- cameras
- tablets
- notebooks
- cars
- printers
- laptops
- desktop pcs
What are 3 names that USB flash drives are also called?
- USB thumb drives
- Jump drives
- Flash memory drives
USB flash drives (like all USB devices) are ___ _____
hot-swappable
USB flash drives have a storage capacity of up to ___ ___
USB = 64GB
SD memory cards have a total capacity of up to ___ ___
2TB
What are the 2 smaller form-factor versions of SD cards?
micro-SD
mini-SD
Most electronic devices only use a single format when it comes to ___ ___ ___
flash memory cards
Your PC must have a ___ ___ to access the data on the card directly
card reader
How else can you read a memory card if you don’t have a card reader?
connect it to an electronic device (like a camera) and connect the device to the computer via a USB cable
(the device will show up as an external drive)
What happens if you copy, paste, or move files from an NTFS volume to a FAT32 or exFAT flash drive?
Those files lose all NTFS attributes, including any encryption/security
How do you troubleshoot a USB flash drive not showing up in File Explorer? What if you’re using a port replicator or dock?
USB flash drive: Make sure it’s connected securely, and if using a port replicator or dock uses a direct PC USB port
How do you troubleshoot a flash memory card not showing up in File Explorer? External and Internal readers (2)
Flash memory card: If using an external card reader, try using a different USB port. If internal, remove and try reconnecting it.
What’s the most common physical issue with USB flash drives and how do you fix it?
The most common issue is the connector becoming loose from repeated connects/disconnects. Replace the drive when it starts to wobble (no choice with flash media)
You need to eject flash media from the PC before physically removing it or risk data corruption. T or F?
False as of Windows 10 and 11, a new feature enables you to remove a USB storage device at any time (except when actively writing to it) without a problem
