Reading and Learning Activity Module Eight

REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR FLOPPY DRIVE MODULE

1. How many sectors per track are there on a 3 ½ " high-density floppy disk?

2. What two cables are connected to a floppy drive inside a computer?

3. What symbol is written to a disk to indicate that the track is formatted and data can be written to it?

4. What is the difference between a sector and a cluster?

5. What is another name for a cluster?

6. What is the purpose of the master boot record on a disk?

7. If a file is fragmented, describe how the entries in the FAT will look.

8. What cluster information for a file is found in the directory entry for the file?

9. Which bit in the file attribute byte tells if the file is a hidden file?

10. What is the difference between an external DOS command and an internal DOS command?

11. How can you make an exact copy of a disk if you only have one floppy drive on your computer?

12. List the steps to create an emergency startup disk using Windows 9x.

13. Why is it helpful to have EDIT.COM on the startup disk?

14. If a floppy drive is not working, why is it better to replace the drive than to repair it?

15. What might cause the error, “General failure reading drive A”?

16. How can you look at a 3 ½ -inch floppy disk and tell if it is a high-density or double-density disk?

17. What do you check if you get the error, “Write protect error writing drive A:”?

18. List the steps that you would follow to install a new floppy drive as drive B.

19. How does the computer distinguish drive A from drive B?

20. Which holds more data, a Zip drive or a Jaz drive?

21. What are the names of the three upcoming storage technologies?

22. List the description and maximum capacity of the following storage technologies.