10-8.
10-9.
When anew tape is received, what actions, if
any, should you take?
1. Immediately mount the tape on a drive to
read the information
2. Condition the tape to the environment in
which it is to be used
3. Copy the tape as soon as it is received
4. None; no special action is required
What effect, if any, could result from you
touching the magnetic oxide of a tape?
1. The oils and acids from human skin
could damage the tape
2. Your fingers could turn brown from
picking up bits of the oxide
3. You could get sick because the oxide is
extremely toxic
4. None; no effect
10-10. A tape cleaner performs which of the
following actions?
1. It shaves the oxide of the tape only
2. It wipes down both sides of the tape with
a cleaning solution only
3. It first shaves the oxide side of the tape,
then it wipes down both sides of the tape
with a cleaning solution
4. It alters the flux patterns on the tape
10-11. Which of the following maintenance actions
reduces the static buildup on open reel
magnetic tapes?
1. Degaussing
2. Cleaning
3. Certifying
4. Stripping
10-12.
10-13.
10-14.
10-15.
10-16.
A tape certifier performs all of the following
tasks except which one?
1. Cleans the tape
2. Erases the tape
3. Checks the tape’s ability to record high
density data, to retain magnetic flux
patterns, and to be demagnetized
4. Restores the original data to the tape
For a tape that cannot be certified, what
action, if any, should you take?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Destroy it
Keep it for use as a scratch tape only
Put it into general use because the
standards of a tape certifier are higher
than they need to be
None; no action is required
To nullify all the magnetic flux patterns is the
sole purpose of which of the following
machines?
1. A cleaner
2. A stripper
3. A degausser
4. A certifier
What area of a magnetic tape tends to show
the greatest amount of wear?
1. The area just after BOT
2. The area just before EOT
3. The interrecord gap area
4. The file mark
To correct a tape’s worn or damaged areas,
which of the following actions should be
accomplished?
1. Degaussing
2. Cleaning
3. Stripping
4. Splicing
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