Chap 5 - Part 2

Answer the following in a comment to this blog:

1. Define DVD.
2. What are the main mechanical differences between a FDD and a CD_ROM drive?
3. Define "modulated".
4. How does a CD-ROM read laser differ from a CD-R write laser?
5. What is a DAC?
6. How long does a CD-ROM disk last?
7. How many tracks are on a CD-ROM disk?
8. What is the range of spin speeds (in RPM's) for a CD-ROM drive?
9. How do CD-R's differ from CD-RW's?
10. What is a WORM drive?

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Chap 5 - Part 1

Answer the following in a comment to this blog:

1. List the major components of a personal computer system.
2. How does the internal structure of HDD's and FDD's compare?
3. List the major components of an HDD/ FDD.
4. What is "the heart" of a disk drive?
5. Do HDD's usually need manually configured CMOS settings?
6. What is a PVR?
7. What are the 2 major types of PVR's?
8. What Windows OS's facilitate use as a PVR?
9. What does RAID stand for?
10. Define RAID 0.
11. Define RAID 1.
    
12. Define RAID 2. Why isn't it used for personal computers?
    
13. Define RAID 3. 
    
14. Define RAID 4.
    
15. Define RAID 5. Why is it so popular?
    
16. Define RAID 6. How does it differ from RAID 5?
    
17. Currently, what is the most practical function of a FDD?
18. What is the capacity of a DSHD floppy disk?
19. What are magnetic tape drives mostly used for?
20. What internal drive interfaces can be used by tape drives?

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Moondag

We're goning to quickly finish up the Chapter 3.

THESE questions are due Friday.

Remember that all the Blog entries are due Tomorrow!!!

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