Exam Objectives Cram Sheet Hardware

Categorize storage devices and backup media FDD

3.5 inch 1.44MB (1.38MB due to formatting/boot sector) 4-pin Mini Po er !Berg" connector 34-pin data cab#e $ormatted in $%&1' (sed as a boot dis) or to store sma## fi#es

HDD
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SSDs '.5 inch * '&B (t+pica##+ ,- . 1'-/B) 0on-1o#ati#e Memor+ (012%M or $#ash Memor+) 3%&%4 3%&% 55 3/Bit/s or 3%&% 555 ,/Bit/s

HDs

P ! Characteristic 3i6e 7e8ices in chain &ransfer rate &+pes of de8ices "DE #"ntegrated Drive E$ectronics% 5'8MB ' 1-MBps 9ard dri8es on#+ 4 1,MBps and higher 9ard dri8es4 :7-2;Ms E"DE #Extended "ntegrated Drive E$ectronics '--/B and higher

Ma< data throughput = 133MB/s Mo#e< 4-pin po er connector 4--pin4 (8--wire for UltraDMA/66 drives) 57> connector (note? grounding/cross ta#)) Master/s#a8e configuration?

P ! Designation Primar+ Master Primar+ 3#a8e 1

&umber

ssignment Main 9ard 7ri8e (%8ai#ab#e)

'umper Setting Master n/a

("OS Setting %uto 7etect 0one

P ! Designation 3econdar+ Master '

&umber

ssignment Main ;ptica#

'umper Setting Master

("OS Setting %uto 7etect

3econdar+ 3#a8e 3 (%8ai#ab#e) n/a 0one @ :3 (:ab#e 3e#ect) automatica##+ configures the dri8e as master or s#a8e depending on the connection order.

Standard %&%/%&%P5-4 %&%/%&%P5-5 %&%/%&%P5-B

)aximum Data !rans*er +ate 33MB/s (33M96) ,,MB/s (,,M9A) 133MB/s (133M96)

$so ,nown s %&%-4 or (#tra %&%/33 %&%-5 or (#tra %&%/,, %&%-, or (#tra %&%/1-%&%-B or (#tra %&%/133

%&%/%&%P5-, 48-bit addressing4 144PB 1--MB/s (1--M96)

S ! Ma< data throughput = ,--/bit/s *3&B (t+pica##+ 5--/B . 1&B) 15-pin po er connector B-pin 3%&% connector Standard 3%&% 1.5/Bit/s 3%&% 3.-/Bit/s 3%&% ,.-/Bit/s )aximum Data !rans*er +ate 15-MB/s 3--MB/s ,--MB/s

Capacit:apacit+ i## 8ar+ on the en8ironment the hard dri8e is used in. %fter formatting4 a 5--/B dri8e can norma##+ ho#d 5--4 1-BMB but in a 2%57 1 mirrored en8ironment4 it i## ho#d c#oser to 4C----MB Data !rans*er +ate &he theoretica# ma<imum of a 3%&% 3.- dri8e is 3--MB/s4 but theoretica# numbers are bare#+ e8er achie8ed4 the actua# rate in a norma# en8ironment is c#oser to 1'-MB/s4 this is ca##ed the Data Throughput. +otationa$ Speed &+pica# rotationa# speeds are 54--2PM4 B'--2PM4 1-4 ---2PM.

Cache &he :ache on most hard dri8es is on-board 72%M4 compared to :P(s hich use 32%M cache that it much faster. :ache he#ps access freDuent#+ used data faster than if it ere be be retrie8ed from the magnetic dis). .atenc%fter a trac) has been reached b+ the read head4 #atenc+ is the de#a+ in time before a particu#ar sector on the p#atter can be read. 5t is direct#+ re#ated to rotationa# speed and is usua##+ ha#f the time it ta)es for the dis) to rotate once.

Optica$ Drives
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CD 2ead/ rite b+ #aser (note? pits and #ands) 2ead speed? e.g.E F48<F < = 15-GB/s :apacit+? *,5-MB4 B--MB4 8--MB Most :7-2;M dri8es are 5.'5F

CD Fami$:7-2 :7-2H

!-pica$ read/write speed 48< (B.'MB/s) or 5'< (B.8MB/s) '4< (3.,MB/s) or 3'< (4.8MB/s)

DVD /reater capacit+ than :7s (-.B4 Im pits compared to 1.,) 2ead speed? e.g.E F1,<F < = 1.3'MB/s 717-5 most common

D0D Fami$717-5 717-C 717-1717-14 717-18 1 1 ' ' '

Sides 1 ' ' 3 4

!ota$ .a-ers 4.B/B 8.5/B C.4/B

Capacit-

13.'/B 1B/B

DVD-R F&+pica##+ a 717 dri8e i## read at 1,<4 record once at ''< or '4<4 and re rite at ,< or 8<.F

D0D +ecordab$e !echno$og717-2 3J 717K3J 717-2 7J 717K2 7J 717-2H 3J or 7J 717K2H 3J or 7J 4.B-B/B 4.B--/B 8.544/B 8.548/B

Capacit-

!-pica$ 1rite Speed ''< ;2 '4< ''< ;2 '4< 1'< 1,< ,< 8<

4.B-B ;2 8.544/B 4.B-- ;2 8.548

Blu-Ray The standard for high definition 8ideo. 3tandard disc capacit+ = 5-/B Mini disc capacit+ = 15.,/B 7ri8e speeds range from 1< . 8<4 < = 3,Mbps (4.5MB/s) Measured in bits because B#u-2a+ transmits data seria##+

+emovab$e storage
3o#id 3tate
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(3B $#ash 7ri8es Must be safe#+ remo8ed from computer 8ia the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the s+stem tra+ $ormatted in $%&3' or $%&1, 37 :ard 3tandard 37 cardsE *4/B4 9igh :apacit+ cardsE *3'/B4 eLtended :apacit+ cardsE *'&B &hree c#asses? '4 44 and ,E , . 45MB/s

&ape 7ri8es (sed for archi8a# and bac)up. :ompresses at a '?1 ratio 7ri8er and bac)up soft are must be insta##ed 5omega A5P or M%A 7is) or the 3uper7is) techno#og+ Phased out due to optica# storage