A+ Certification

Understanding the Basic Terms You may not think of the floppy disk as a removable storage system, but it is — so are CD-ROMs, DVDs, optical disks, tape cartridges, and USB storage devices. Removable storage, also known as removable med...

Working with Disk StorageYou’ll find questions that are either directly or indirectly about disk storage directly throughout the A+ exams. It’s hard to predict how many questions you can expect on the exam versions you’ll se...

Installing and Configuring Storage DevicesThe same basic process is used to install and configure a floppy disk, hard drive, CD-ROM, DVD, or tape drive. Only a few subtle and specific tasks differentiate these tasks. The A+ Core Hardware exam...

Getting Ready for WorkThe odds of you running into a PC that has SCSI hard disk drives or other types of peripheral devices get better everyday. Even many factory PCs now include SCSI controllers and drives for disk, tape, CD, or DVD devices....

Carrying Portable Data Storage The early 20MB and 40MB portable hard drives were six to eight inches in diameter, weighed at least five pounds, and had to be mounted inside the PC’s case for general protection. The latest development i...

Storing Data Prep Test Which RAID level provides for disk striping with parity? 0 1 4 5 When should high-level formatting be done on an IDE hard drive? By the manufacturer at the factory Before...