WSAE #3

Question 1

system RAM

Answer 1

internal memory of a computer

Question 2

video RAM

Answer 2

the memory used for video processing

Question 3

non-volatile storage

Answer 3

hard drives
flash drives
NVRAM

Question 4

solid state drives

Answer 4

uses non moving storage

Question 5

integrated drive electronics

Answer 5

first version of hard drive

Question 6

ATA

Answer 6

advanced technology attachment still widely supported in servers

Question 7

SATA drive

Answer 7

speeds around 1.5 Gbps

Question 8

SCSI

Answer 8

peripheral connection tech

Question 9

removable storage

Answer 9

USB

Question 10

FAT file allocation table

Answer 10

max of 2 terabytes volume size with FAT32 or 4 gb with FAT16

4.2 million files per volume

Question 11

NTFS

Answer 11

max volume size of 256 TB max file size of 16 TB, advanced security

Question 12

network storage

Answer 12

Network attached storage

storage area network

Question 13

Distributed File System

Answer 13

distribute files across multiple servers

Question 14

Redundant array of independent disks RAID

Answer 14

internal or external storage tech that uses an array of hard disks and may be hardware or software based

Question 15

RAID 0

Answer 15

two hard drives have different sides of data no fault tolerance, improves performance

Question 16

RAID 1

Answer 16

all data written twice on two different hard drives,

Question 17

RAID 5

Answer 17

combination of RAID 0 and 1 uses parity discs to create data redundancy

Question 18

basic disks

Answer 18

provide basic features and functions required for typical storage tasks

Question 19

volumes

Answer 19

partitions of storage

Question 20

dynamic disks

Answer 20

software based RAID offered through this

Question 21

Virtual hard disks

Answer 21

virtual hard drives