CertiGuide to A+ (Core Hardware)  9  Chapter 0110:  Removable Media

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1. The number of connections (pins) used in a floppy drive is:

A. 20

B. 34

C. 40

D. 50

2. When installing a floppy cable to a drive the rule is:

A. Drive B after the twist, Drive A before the twist

B. Drive A after the twist, Drive B before the twist

3. It is possible to have both a 5.25-inch and a 3.5-inch floppy on one floppy cable.

A. True

B. False

4. You completed an upgrade on a users machine. Several days later the user calls you and tells you that when they change floppies the directory for the old floppy is still displayed. From the choices below, select the most likely cause of this:

A. The drive cable came loose during the upgrade, pulling the cable off of pin 34.

B. The user has replaced the same floppy diskette and not really changed it.

C. The floppy drive is defective.

D. The floppy diskette is defective.

5. CD ROM performance is determined by speed. This overall performance is rated against:

A. An ST-225 Seagate hard drive

B. The original CD ROM specification

C. The original floppy specification

D. No choice is correct

6. CD-ROM drives can be found in the following formats (Choose all that apply):

A. CLV

B. CRR

C. CAV

D. ECC

7. The common encoding formats for a CD are:

A. CD-DA

B. ISO 9660

C. CD-ROM XA

D. CD-ROM VA

8. CD-R technology is sometimes called:

A. WMRM

B. WRAM

C. WORM

D. WERN

9. CD-ROM drives can attach to a PC by what interfaces?

A. IDE

B. ATAPI

C. SCSI

D. USB or IEEE 1394

10. Writing a CD requires (Choose all that apply):

A. CD-R or CD-RW

B. Uninterrupted data flow

C. A computer

D. Blank media

11. ZIP drives are interchangeable with floppies.

A. True

B. False

12. Travan drives generally are capable of reading QIC tapes.

A. True

B. False

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