Storage Devices

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Mass Storage Device

Question 2

Form of mass storage device

Answer 2

Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

Question 3

Device that is placed inside the computer case or tower

Answer 3

Internal Device

Question 4

Device that is placed outside the computer case or tower and connected
to an external port

Answer 4

External Device

Question 5

▪ Uses flash memory technology to implement mass storage
▪ Faster and more durable

Answer 5

Solid State Drive

Question 6

SSD Form Factor
Used when replacing an HDD inside a laptop or a small desktop

Answer 6

2.5 inch

Question 7

SSD Form Factor
Used inside of small laptops

Answer 7

1.8 inch

Question 8

SSD Form Factor
● Like a memory chip, small, sleek, and light
● Used in a laptops

Answer 8

M2

Question 9

Older SSDs rely on this connection
-Used in both 2.5- and 1.8-inch SSDs

Answer 9

SATA connectors (7+15 pin SATA)

Question 10

● Allows the SSD to be used as an adapter card that can be plugged
into a combined data and power port on the motherboard
● SSDs are faster than SATA speeds

Answer 10

mSATA

Question 11

A communication protocol used with the M2 form factor to plug
directly into the motherboard

Answer 11

NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express)

Question 12

Benefit of SSD

Answer 12

Higher speed

Question 13

Benefit of HDD

Answer 13

Larger and cheaper storage

Question 14

▪ Created as a transitional technology
▪ Less common today
▪ Looks like a hard drive (2.5-inch form factor)
▪ Has both an SSD and an HDD in it

Answer 14

Hybrid Drive

Question 15

Combination of multiple physical hard disks that is recognized by the
operating system

Answer 15

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)

Question 16

RAID that is great for speed but provides no data redundancy
o has no loss of space on the disks

Answer 16

RAID 0

Question 17

o RAID that provides full redundancy

Answer 17

RAID 1

Question 18

Striping with parity
o One disk can be lost without losing any data

Answer 18

RAID 5

Question 19

o Double striping with parity
o Two disks can be lost without losing any data

Answer 19

RAID 6

Question 20

Redundancy and performance

Answer 20

RAID 10

Question 21

Protection against the loss of erased data (RAID 1/RAID 5)

Answer 21

Failure Resistant

Question 22

Raid can function even when a component fails (RAID 1/RAID 5/RAID 6)

Answer 22

Fault Tolerant

Question 23

▪ RAID with two independent zones with full data access (RAID 10)
▪ RAIDs provide redundancy and high availability

Answer 23

Disaster Tolerant

Question 24

Capable of being removed or replaced without disruption or powering off
the device
▪ these drives are safe to remove without losing the data
● This feature gives the ability to add/remove additional storage

Answer 24

Hot-Swappable