12-34. Which of the following interleave factors
would provide the fastest data transfer rate?
1. 4:1
2.
3:1
3.
2:1
4.
1:1
12-35. Which of the following drive interfaces is a
smart interface that can disconnect itself
from the computer while it processes
computer requests?
1. ST-506/412
2. IDE
3. ESDI
4. SCSI
12-36. Which of the following interfaces requires
that a set-up program in the computer be run
to describe the fixed disk drive’s
characteristics?
1. ST-506/412
2. IDE
3. ESDI
4. SCSI
12-37. Which of the following interfaces has the
data encoder/decoder on the controller card?
1. ST-506/412
2. IDE
3. ESDI
4. SCSI
12-38. Which of the following interfaces could
damage a disk if a low-level format is
attempted?
1. ST-506/412
2. IDE
3. ESDI
4. SCSI
12-39. Which of the following interfaces is actually
a host adapter, capable of interfacing up to
eight devices?
1. ST-506/412
2. IDE
3. ESDI
4. SCSI
12-40. Which of the following interfaces is capable
of formatting a drive up to 60 sectors per
track and can support a 1:1 interleave?
1. ST-506/412
2. IDE
3. ESDI
4. SCSI
12-41. Which of the following interfaces is now
being manufactured on the motherboards of
personal computers?
1. ST-506/412
2. IDE
3. ESDI
4. SCSI
12-42. While performing a low-level format on a
fixed disk system, which of the following
operations are executed by the format
program?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Checks for bad tracks and marks them
with a checksum code
Writes the sectors and tracks on the disk
Both 1 and 2 above
Divides the disk into DOS partitions
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