Master your knowledge of Hard Disk Drives

Question 1

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What is the primary storage capacity of a standard SSD?

100 MB

500 GB

1 TB

5 TB

Answer

Floppy drives

Answer

Optical drives

Answer

Solid-state drives

Answer

Random Productive Memory

Answer

Recycled Plastic Material

Answer

Revolutions Per Minute

Answer

Thunderbolt

Answer

Super Speed Disk

Answer

Simplified Storage Device

Answer

Speedy Storage Drive

Answer

Floppy disk

Answer

To increase storage capacity

Answer

To regulate the disk's rotational speed

Answer

To prevent data corruption

Answer

To control the rotational speed of the platters

Answer

To provide power to the drive

Answer

To protect the drive from shocks

Answer

Actuator arm

Answer

Controller

Question 2

2/10

Which technology is used in modern hard disk drives?

Magnetic storage

Question 3

3/10

What does the term 'RPM' stand for in relation to hard drives?

Rotations Per Minute

Question 4

4/10

Which interface is commonly used to connect internal hard drives to a computer?

SATA

USB

FireWire

Question 5

5/10

What does the term 'SSD' stand for?

Solid-State Drive

Question 6

6/10

Which hard drive technology offers faster data transfer speeds?

HDD

SSD

CD-ROM

Question 7

7/10

What is the purpose of a hard disk drive's cache?

To temporarily store frequently accessed data

Question 8

8/10

Which hard drive form factor is commonly used in desktop computers?

2.5-inch

3.5-inch

1.8-inch

5.25-inch

Question 9

9/10

What is the purpose of the actuator arm in a hard disk drive?

To move the read/write head over the platters

Question 10

10/10

Which component of a hard disk drive stores data?

Platters

Cache