8-32.
8-33.
8-34.
8-35.
8-36.
8-37.
When the ST-506/412 interface is used, the
controller card performs which of the following
functions for disk drives?
1. Moves the magnetic head
2. Spins the magnetic disk
3. Strips off formatting and control words
4. All of the above
When the ST-506/412 is used to interface a hard
disk drive, which of the following cabling is
required?
1. A 34-pin control cable
2. A 20-pin data cable
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. A shielded coaxial cable
When the ST-506/4 12 is used to interface a
floppy disk drive, which of the following cabling
is required?
1. A 34-pin control cable
2. A 20-pin data cable
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. A shielded coaxial cable
The enhanced small device interface can transfer
data at up to which of the following rates?
1. 5 megabits per second
2. 24 megabits per second
3. 125 megabits per second
4. 1.2 gigabytes per second
When the enhanced small device interface is used
with a floppy disk drive, which of the following
cabling is required?
1. A 34-pin control cable
2. A 20-pin data cable
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. A shielded coaxial cable
All electronics used for the integrated drive
electronics interface are located in which of the
following areas?
1. The computer motherboard
2. The controller card
3. The integrated CPU
4. The hard drive
8-38. The integrated drive electronics interface can
handle disk drives with what maximum capacity?
1. 1 MB
2. 80 MB
3. 180MB
4. 300 MB
8-39. What is the minimum number of conductors
8-40.
8-41.
8-42.
8-43.
54
required for I/O serial data operations?
1 . 1
2 . 2
3.
37
4 . 4
During asynchronous data exchange, a frame of
data must include which of the following bits at a
minimum?
1. One start bit
2. One stop bit
3. Seven character bits
4. All of the above
During asynchronous data exchange, what is the
maximum number of bits for one frame of data?
1 . 8
2 . 9
3.
10
4.
11
Compared to asynchronous data exchange,
synchronous data exchange has which of the
following advantages?
1. Faster speed
2. More reliability
3. Less electronics required
4. Fewer bits required for each character
The generally accepted standard connector for
implementing an RS-232 connection has what
total number of pins?
1.
12
2.
25
3.
26
4.
32