MTA Session 2 Flashcards
What is still considered the standard for data transfer between system devices and can be used by peripheral devices and hard drives?
A. Serial
B. IDE
C. SCSI
D. Optical
C. SCSI
Which type of SCSI does the following features best describe:
Also known as Narrow SCSI
Uses an 8-bit standard
Uses a 5 MHz clock that uses 5 MBps as the highest data rate
Can support up to devices being daisy-chained together
A. SCSI-1
B.SCSI-2
C.SCSI-3
A. SCSI-1
Which type of SCSI does the following features best describe:
Also known as Fast SCSI or Fast/Wide SCSI
Uses an 8-bit or 16-bit standard
Fast SCSI uses an 8-bit bus at 10 MHz for a data rate of 10 MBps
Fast/Wide SCSI uses a 16-bit bus at 10 MHz for 20 MBps
Fast SCSI supports 8 devices and Fast/Wide SCSI supports 16 devices
A.SCSI 1
B.SCSI 2
C.SCSI 3
B.SCSI 2
Which type of SCSI does the following features best describe:
Implementation Bits Clock (MHz) Data Rate (MBps)
Ultra SCSI 8 20 20
Ultra Wide SCSI 16 20 40
Ultra2 SCSI 8 40 40
Ultra2 Wide SCSI 16 40 80
Ultra3 SCSI (Ultra160) 16 40 160
A. SCSI 1
B. SCSI 2
C. SCSI 3
C. SCSI 3
Which of the following type of SCSI Standard is meant for external storage and is also called “SCSI over TCP/IP? It is said that it will eventually replace Fibre Channel.
A.SCSI Ultra640
B.iSCSI
C.ipSCSI
D.SCSI320
B.iSCSI
Which type of new technology needed to be developed by engineers to increase SCSI bus speeds to 40 MHz and operates on 3-volt logic levels?
A.LVD
B.HVD
C.HDD
D.SSD
A.LVD
Most SCSI implementations use which of the following types of ends and allows multiple devices to be connected to the SCSI chain?
A.Asynchronous Ended
B.Single-Ended
C.Multimode Ended
D.Synchronous Ended
C.Multimode Ended
Which of the following are the allowed lengths on a SCSI cable? (choose two)
A.1.5 feet to 12 feet
B.5 meters to 40 meters
C.1.5 meters to 12 meters
D.5 feet to 40 feet
D.5 feet to 40 feet
Fill in the missing blanks: The _____ the SCSI standard, the _____ the cable length needs to be.
A.shorter; faster
B.faster; shorter
C.wider; faster
D.faster; faster
B.faster; shorter
Fill in the blanks: SCSI cables must be _____ to avoid _____.
A.terminated; reflections
B.spliced; reflections
C.split; refractions
D.None of the above are true in this case
A.terminated; reflections
What is the meaning of the acronym IDE?
A.Imported Data Errors
B.Integrated Drive Errors
C.Integrated Drive Electronics
D.Imported Drive Electronics
C.Integrated Drive Electronics
What is the speed of an ATA-66 implementation?
A.66 Mbps
B.66 MBps
C.66 GBps
D.66 Gbps
B.66 MBps
Which of the following data rate transfers do SATA drives start?
A.150 Mbps
B.133 Mbps
C.133 MBps
D.150 MBps
D.150 MBps
Fill in the blanks: _____ drives can be connected to the _____ controller.
A.SATA; SAS
B.SAS; SATA
A.SATA; SAS
Which of the following external storage type is the standard for today’s storage area networking (SAN) and can be used across fiber and copper lines?
A.Fiber Channels
B.Satellite Channels
C.Fibre Channels
D.TCP/IP Channels
C.Fibre Channels
Fill in the blank: A system _____ is any part at which, or through which, communications may occur.
A.interference
B.interstate
C.interface
D.integration
C.interface
Which of the following is NOT a component found in a backplane?
A.PCB
B.HBA
C.Hard drive receptacles
D.Optical drive receptacles
D.Optical drive receptacles
What distance can SMF work over?
A.6 miles
B.10 miles
C.60 miles
D.100 miles
A.6 miles
Using the description and image below, identify the following type of connector:
Allows fiber connections to switches and hubs
Are small, hot-swappable and hot pluggable
Provides the physical layer signaling for communications
A.RJ-45
B.GBIC
C.SCSI
D.RJ-11
B.GBIC
What is the throughput speed of a 1GFC?
A.200 MBps
B.200 Mbps
C.1 Mbps
D.1 MBps
A.200 MBps
The image below best represents which type of Fibre Channel architecture?
A. FC-P2P
B. FC-AL
C. FC-SW
D. Switched
B. FC-AL
Which type of technology encapsulates Fibre Channel communications over TCP/IP?
A.iSCSI
B.SCSI1
C.FCIP
D.FCSI
C?
NOT
A?B?
Which type of storage is also known as a file server?
A.SAN
B.Fibre
C.SCSI
D.NAS
D.NAS
Which type of RAID is best described using the following descriptors:
Stripe set
Performance only
Minimum of two drives
No fault tolerance
A.RAID 0
B.RAID 1
C.RAID 3
D.RAID 5
A.RAID 0
Which type of RAID is best described using the following descriptors:
Stripe set
Across mirror sets
A.RAID 1+0
B.RAID 0+1
C.RAID 5
D.RAID 6
B.RAID 0+1
