Troubleshooting Storage Devices 5.3 Flashcards

1
Q

Boot issues causes from

A

SSD/ Hard drive
Removable media
Network

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2
Q

Legacy method of providing the boot information

A

Master Boot Record (MBR)

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3
Q

a single partition

A

Windows

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4
Q

Multiple partitions

A

Linux

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5
Q

which operating system has Boot Configuration Data (BCD)

A

Windows

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6
Q

which operating system has GRUB/LILO

A

Linux

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7
Q

A specialized boot scheme with modern advantages and the inability to find a bootable device indicate a problem with MBR or GPT

A

GUID Partition Table (GPT)

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8
Q

Older storage devices that spin and move the read/ write head across the platter

low cost, slower speed

A

Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

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9
Q

Non volatile memory that stores data and can access data from the device

high cost, less storage, and faster speed

A

Solid state device (SSD)

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10
Q

clicking sounds or grinding noises are signs of _____

A

hard disk drive mechanical problem

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11
Q

adding physical memory will stop the disk from being used as a _____

A

swap file or page file

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12
Q

Use _____ to see if the device is detected

A

disk management tools

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13
Q

allows to read and write on the hard drive by identifying the _____

A

Sector

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14
Q

which operating systems has sectors

A

windows and linux

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15
Q

which drive has blocks

A

Solid state device

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16
Q

monitors the hard drive and understands the health status of the drive

A

Self monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology (SMART)

17
Q

A hard disk drive has a lower IOPS than a solid-state device

Cloud can measure performance by using IOPS

Low IOPS can be an issue with the hardware or the software

A

SMART utility is monitoring input/output operations per second (IOPS)

18
Q

able to files back together and reduce read and write times

A

defragmentation tool

19
Q

if a RAID loses a disk, it will continue to operate as normal but a slower speed

RAID rebuild is the utility used to rebuild the RAID

A

Single disk failure

20
Q

Entire array or volume stops working

when the RAID fails, restore from backup, reconfigure, and rebuild using new disks

A

Full Raid Failure