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Critical Thinking Questions Case 8-1 In all of the advertisements for personal computers, vendors usually state the type of hard disk interface supported by the hard disk controller. Therefore, it is important that you understand the types of available hard disk interfaces, so that you can make the most informed choice possible. You are in the market for a disk controller that will support a high number of peripheral devices. What disk controller will do the trick?

A) EIDE
B) SATA
C) SCSI
D) USB

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Reading is the process of transferring data, instructions, and information from memory to a storage medium.

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Which of the following is NOT a common type of memory card?

Because passive RFID tags contain a battery, they cannot be embedded in skin.

A storage area network includes only storage devices.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If your computer or printer does not have a built-in slot for memory cards, you can purchase a device that can access the data stored on the memory card. What is that device called?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What causes a head crash on a hard disk?

The process of copying audio and/or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital media is called ____.

DVD-R and DVD+R are competing DVD-recordable formats.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is a type of backup you can only perform at your large enterprise?

Which of the following kinds of devices are servers connected to a network with the sole purpose of providing storage?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What technology works with specially coated optical discs to etch labels directly on the disc?

A(n) ____________________ occurs when a read/write head touches the surface of a hard disk platter, such as that shown in the accompanying figure, usually resulting in a loss of data and sometimes loss of the entire drive.

Enterprise storage often uses ____________________ technology as the interface that connects the devices to the network because it has much faster transmission rates than SCSI and other interfaces.

An allocation unit is the smallest unit of disk space that stores data and information.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You want to help ensure that unauthorized people will not be able to view the files on a given medium. Which of the following will you use?

The images stored on microfilm and microfiche are so large that they can be read without a microfilm or microfiche reader.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 8-1 In all of the advertisements for personal computers, vendors usually state the type of hard disk interface supported by the hard disk controller. Therefore, it is important that you understand the types of available hard disk interfaces, so that you can make the most informed choice possible. After more consideration, you have decided that what you want most is an interface that is less susceptible to interference. Which of the following is your best bet in this regard?

Depending on the card, manufacturers claim memory cards can last from 10 to 100 years.