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1.Whatisacomputer?
2.Whatarethedifferentfunctionsofacomputer?
3.Drawthehierarchicalclassificationofthecomputer.
4.Howaminicomputerdifferentfromamainframe?
5.WhatisSupercomputer?
6.DifferentiateInputandOutputdevice.
7.Whatisastoragedevice?Whatisthecommonclassification?
8.Whatdoyoumeanbyaprocessingdevice?Whatarethe
varioustypesofprocessingdevices?
9.DifferentiatesSerialandParallelport.
10.Whatisaninterface?
11.Whatisamicroprocessor?
12.Whatarethefactorsaffectingthespeedofthe
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13.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenMultitaskingand
Multiprocessing?
MultitaskingEnablestheprocessortodomultipleprograms
simultaneouslybyfastswitchingthroughtheprograms.Here
doesnthavetheinvolvementofmultipleprocessors.
MultiprocessingEnablestheprocessortodomultipleprograms
simultaneouslybytheuseofmultipleprocessors.
14.WhatthedifferencebetweenFSBandBSB?
FrontSideBus.Anothernameforthesystembus.TheFront
SideBusconnectstheCPUtomainmemory.Amicroprocessor
busthatconnectstheCPUtoaLevel2cacheiscalledBackSide
Bus.Typically,abacksidebusrunsatafasterclockspeedthan
theFrontSideBus.
15.Whatispackagingamicroprocessor?Whatarethedifferent
packagingavailable?
Packagingistheprocessofconnectingamicroprocessorwitha
computersmotherboard.Thetypesofmicroprocessorpackaging
are
a.PGA
b.SPGA
c.SECC
d.LGA
16.WhatisLGA?
AnLGAsocketistheconnectionpointforacentralprocessing
unit(CPU.tofitintoamotherboard.TheLGAstandsforLand
GridArray.
17.WhatisCISCandRISC?
ReducedInstructionSetComputer(RISC.andComplex
InstructionSetComputer(CISC.aretwophilosophiesbywhich
computerchipsaredesigned.RISCbecameapopular
technologybuzzwordinthe1990s,andmanyprocessorsusedin
theenterprisebusinesssegmentwereRISCbased.
18.WhatisIntelPentium?
TheIntelPentiumisaseriesofmicroprocessorsfirstdeveloped
bytheIntelCorporation.Thesetypesofprocessorshavebeen
foundinmanypersonalcomputerssince1993.
19.AnydifferencebetweenPentiumIIIandIV.

TherehavebeenanumberofPentiumprocessorlinesstarting
withthebasePentiumin1993.TheoftherecentPentiumentries
arePentiumIIIandPentium4.
a.InaPentiumIIIprocessor,thebusspeedisgenerally133
MHz(althoughtherewereafewwith100MHz).Thelowestbus
speedonaPentiumIVis400MHz,andthereareversionswith
muchhigherspeeds(toppingat1066MHzfortheextreme
edition).
b.ThePentium4saresmallerthanthePentiumIIIs
c.PentiumIIIprocessorshad(forthemostpart.about512KB
ofcache.Pentium4processors,ontheotherhand,startat512
KB.
20.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenIntelCeleronandPentium
familyofProcessors?
Celeron
AccordingtoBuildGamingComputers,Celeronprocessorsare
thelowendprocessorintendedforstandardhomecomputer
use.SciNetreportsthebestCeleronprocessorhasanL2Cache
of128kb,aclockspeedlimitofabout2.0GHzandrunsatacore
voltageof1.75V.Theseareusefulnumbersforcomparison.
Pentium
ThetopPentiumprocessoristhePentium4Prescott.CPU
ScorecardreportsithasanL2cacheof1MB(1024kb),a
potential3.0GHzclockspeedandrunsatabout1.4V.The
lowestperformingPentium4processor,theWillamette,hasan
L2cacheof256kb,apotential2.0GHzclockspeedandrunsat
about1.7V.
21.WhatisHyperThreading?Whatistheuseofit?
Athreadofexecution,orsimplyathread,isoneseriesof
instructionssenttotheCPU.Hyperthreadingisatechnology
developedtohelpmakebetteruseofspareprocessingcycles.
Hyperthreadedprocessorshaveaduplicatesetofregisters,
smallspacesofhighspeedmemorystorageusedtoholdthe
datathatiscurrentlyneededtoexecuteathread.WhenaCPU
coreisdelayed,waitingfordatatoberetrievedfromanother
placeinmemory,itcanusetheseduplicateregisterstospend
thesparecomputationcyclesexecutingadifferentthread.The
secondsetofregisterswillbepreloadedwiththedataneeded
toexecutethesecondthread,sotheCPUcorecanbeginwork
immediately
22.WhatisIntelAtomprocessor?
TheIntelAtomfamilyofprocessorsareextremelysmallcentral
processingunits(CPU.foundmostlyinultraportabledevices,

suchasnetbooks,cellphonesandtabletPCs,accordingtoIntel.
Whilesmallandlightonenergyuse,Atomprocessorscan
handlethemostcommontasks,suchasemailandinstant
messaging.
23.WhatisNehalemArchitecture?
NehalemisIntelsnewmicroprocessorarchitectureTheCorei7
chipswerethefirstprocessorseverproducedusingan
architecturecalledNehalem.
24.WhichisaheavydutyMicroprocessorofIntel?
IntelXeon.
25.WhichistheprocessorsuitablefromIntelfamilyof
processorsforServerandWorkstation?
IntelXeon.
26.WhatisfullnameofAMD?
AdvancedMicroDevices.
27.WhatarethelatestProcessorofIntelandAMD?
ForintelitisIntelCorei7andAMDOpteron6200Series
processor.
28.WritesocketLGA775isaptforwhichtypeofIntel
Processors?
ThetopofthelinefortheLGA775seriesCPUsocketwasthe
Core2processorseries,withtheCore2DuoE8600,Core2
ExtremeQX9770andCore2QuadQ9650beingthethreetop
performers
29.Socket939isdevelopedbyAMD.Itsupportsamaximumof
howmanybitsofcomputing?Whatarethethedifferent
processorsofAMDissuitableforthissocket?
AMDAthlon64,AMDAthlon64FXandAMDAthlon64X2.
30.Whichtypeofsocketisneededtoconnectadualcore
processorofIntel?
SocketLGA775.
31.WhatisHeatSink?Whatisitsuse?Ifitisnotinthesystem
whatwillhappen?
Aheatsinkisacomponentusedtolowerthetemperatureofa
device.Itismostcommonlythereonthemicroprocessor.Ifitis
notproperlyfixedthesystem,thesystemwillshutdown
automaticallytopreventfurtherdamagetotheprocessor.
32.ACPUfanshouldbeplacedinsystem.Why?
Tomakethesystemcoolandmorefunctioning.
33.WhatisUpgradingamicroprocessor?Whywehavetodoit?
34.Upgradingamicroprocessorisjustphysicallyreplacinga
processorwithanewone.Beforedoingsowehavetomakesure
thattheprocessorwewanttouseforyourupgradeisphysically

compatiblewiththesocketonyourcomputersmotherboard.
Wealsohavetomakesurethatthemotherboardhasthe
internallogictosupporttheprocessor.
35.Whatarethecausesofoverheatingofmicroprocessor?
a.Processorfanmaynotbeproperlyconnected.
b.Heatsinkmaybenotcontactedwiththeprocessor.
c.JumpersmaybeconfiguredtooverclocktheCPU.
d.Voltagesupplyincompatible
36.NoDisplay.Whatistheproblem?
a.CPUfanproblem
b.Heatsinkrelatedissue
c.Powerrelatedissues
d.ImproperJumpersettings
37.WhatistheuseofConventionalmemoryinthesystem?
Thesizeofconventionalmemoryis640KB.ItisalsocalledDOS
memoryorBasememory.Thismemoryisusedbysomesmall
programslikeWordstar,LotusetcDOScannotusemorethan
640KB.
38.Whatismainmemoryinacomputer?
ThemainmemoryinacomputeriscalledRandomAccess
Memory.ItisalsoknownasRAM.Thisisthepartofthe
computerthatstoresoperatingsystemsoftware,software
applicationsandotherinformationforthecentralprocessing
unit(CPU.tohavefastanddirectaccesswhenneededto
performtasks.
39.WhatisCachememory?Whatistheadvantageifa
processorwithmorecachememoryyouareusing?
CachememoryisthememoryareabetweenRAMand
Processor.Ifcachememoryincreasesthespeedofthesystem
willalsoimproved.
40.WhatarethedifferenttypesofRAM?
SRAM,DRAM,VRAM,SGRAM,DDRSDRAMetc.
41.DifferentiateSRAMandDRAM.
SRAM
StaticRAMstoreseachbitofdataonsixmetaloxide
semiconductorfieldeffecttransistors,orMOSFETs.SRAMis
usedindevicesthatrequirethefastestpossibledataaccess
withoutrequiringahighcapacity.SomeexamplesareCPU
cachesandbuses,harddriveandrouterbuffersandprinters.
DRAM
DynamicRAMstoresdatausingapairedtransistorand
capacitorforeachbitofdata.Capacitorsconstantlyleak
electricity,whichrequiresthememorycontrollertorefreshthe

DRAMseveraltimesasecondtomaintainthedata.
42.WhatarethedifferentDRAMtypes?
FPMDRAM,EDODRAM,SDRAM,RDRAM,DDRSDRAM
43.WhatisthedifferencebetweenDDRIandDDRII?
DDR2isthesuccessortoDDRRAM.DDR2incorporates
severaltechnologicalupgradestocomputersystemmemory,as
wellasanenhanceddatarate.DDR2iscapableofachieving
twicethedatatransferrateofDDRImemorybecauseofits
higherclockspeed.ItoperatesatalowervoltagethanDDRIas
well:1.8voltsinsteadof2.5.
44.WhichisthelatestDDRversion?WhichprocessorofIntel
willsupportit?
ThelatestDDRversionisDDRIII.Intelsalllatestprocessors
suchasCorei3,i5andi7willsupportit.
45.WhatareVRAMandSGRAM?
VRAMisVideoRandomAccessMemory.Videoadapterorvideo
systemusesVRAM.VRAMisdualported.Itiscostly.But
SGRAMisnotdualportedandnotcostly.Itisalessexpensive
approachtographicsfunctions.Mostcommonlyalllowcost
graphicscardsareusingit.
46.WhatisSODIMMmemorymodule?
Smalloutlinedualinlinememorymodule(SODIMMorSO
DIMM.isatypeofrandomaccessmemory(RAM).Itisa
smallerversionofadualinlinememorymodule(DIMM).Itis
thetypeofthememorymodulecanbeusedinlaptop.
47.Whichisthememorypackagingsuitableforasubnotebook
system?
MicroDIMM
48.WhatisECC/EPP?
EPP/ECP(EnhancedParallelPort/EnhancedCapabilityPort.is
astandardsignalingmethodforbidirectionalparallel
communicationbetweenacomputerandperipheraldevicesthat
offersthepotentialformuchhigherratesofdatatransferthan
theoriginalparallelsignalingmethods.EPPisfornonprinter
peripherals.ECPisforprintersandscanners.EPP/ECPispart
ofIEEEStandard1284.
49.Whatisoverclocking?
Overclockingistheprocessofforcingacomputercomponentto
runatahigherclockrate.
50.Whatismemorybank?
Setsofphysicalmemorymodulesisreferredtoasmemory
banks.Amemorybankservesasarepositoryfordata,allowing
datatobeeasilyenteredandretrieved.

51.Whatweneedtoconsiderbeforeconnectingamemoryto
thesystem?
a.CapacityoftheRAMrequired
b.Checkifinstalledmemoryissupportedbymotherboardand
processor
c.FormfactoroftheRAM
d.TypeofRAMneeded
e.WarrantyoftheRAM
52.WhatisUpgradingthememory?
Addingamemorymoduletotheexistingbankontheavailable
slotorreplacingthepreviousonewiththeincreasedmemory
sizeisalsocalledupgradingmemory.Thiswillsurelyincrease
theperformanceofthecomputer.
53.WhatisBIOSbeepcode?Whatitdoesmean?
BIOSbeepcodesarethesignsofdifferentissuesofthe
computer.Thebeepcodemayvarydependsonthemanufacture
ofBIOS.ForexampleincaseofAwardBIOSthebeepcodewill
be,
1longbeepshowsmemoryproblem
1longbeepand2shortbeepsfailureofDRAMparity
1logbeepand3shortbeepssignifiesVideoerror
ContinuousbeepsignifiesfailureinmemoryorVideomemory.
54.WhatareSolidStateDrivemeans?
Asolidstatedrive(SSD),sometimescalledasolidstatediskor
electronicdisk,isadatastoragedevicethatusessolidstate
memorytostoredata.SSDsusemicrochipswhichretaindatain
nonvolatilememorychipsandcontainnomovingparts.
ComparedtoelectromechanicalHDDs,SSDsaretypicallyless
susceptibletophysicalshock,aresilent,haveloweraccesstime
andlatency,butaremoreexpensivepergigabyte(GB).
55.WhatisRDRAM?
ShortforRAMBUSDRAM,atypeofmemory(DRAM.
developedbyRambus,Inc.
56.WhatisSIMM?Isitisusingnow?
AcronymforSingleInlineMemoryModule,asmallcircuit
boardthatcanholdagroupofmemorychips.Typically,SIMMs
holduptoeight(onMacintoshes.ornine(onPCs.RAMchips.
OnPCs,theninthchipisoftenusedforparityerrorchecking.
Unlikememorychips,SIMMsaremeasuredinbytesratherthan
bits.
Nowadaysthismemorymoduleisnotused.
57.Whydowecallmotherboardamotherboard?
Motherboardisthebasicintegratedboardofthecomputeron

whichallothercomponentsareconnected.Sothatusuallywe
callmotherboardamotherboard.
58.Whatismotherboard?Whatarethedifferenttypesofit?
Motherboardisthebasicintegratedboardofthecomputeron
whichallothercomponentsareconnected.Thisisclassified
mainlyintothreeDesktop,LaptopandServermotherboard.
59.Whatisthedifferencebetweenintegratedandnon
integratedmotherboard?
Inintegratedmotherboardalloftheexternalportswillbe
present.Butincaseofnonintegratedmotherboardonlysome
importantportswillbeavailableinsteadofall.Thenon
integratedmotherboardisanoldtypeofmotherboardwhich
nowadaysnotcommonlyavailable.
60.Howaservermotherboarddifferentfromadesktop?
Aservermotherboardisdifferentfromadesktopinfeaturesand
performance.Thenumberofprocessorsupport,RAMslots
,Expansioncardslotsetcaremore.ForexampletheIntel
ServerBoardS5000PSLhastheperformanceandfeaturesfor
growingbusinessesdemand.Itprovidesexcellentdata
protection,andadvanceddatamanagement.Itsupport64bit
MultiCoreIntelXeonprocessor.Eightfullybuffered
533/667MHzDIMMs.UptosixSATA3Gb/sports.
61.Whatisformfactorofmotherboard?
Theformfactorofamotherboarddeterminesthespecifications
foritsgeneralshapeandsize.Italsospecifieswhattypeofcase
andpowersupplywillbesupported,theplacementofmounting
holes,andthephysicallayoutandorganizationoftheboard.
Formfactorisespeciallyimportantifyoubuildyourown
computersystemsandneedtoensurethatyoupurchasethe
correctcaseandcomponents.
62.WhatisATX?HowitisdifferentfromAT?Whichisusing
now?
ATisashortforadvancedtechnology,theATisanIBMPC
modelintroducedin1984.ItincludesanIntel80286
microprocessor,a1.2MBfloppydrive,andan84keyAT
keyboard.TheATXformfactorspecifiedchangestothe
motherboard,alongwiththecaseandpowersupply.Someof
thedesignspecificationimprovementsoftheATXformfactor
includedasingle20pinconnectorforthepowersupply,a
powersupplytoblowairintothecaseinsteadofoutforbetter
airflow,lessoverlapbetweenthemotherboardanddrivebays,
andintegratedI/OPortconnectorssoldereddirectlyontothe
motherboard.TheATXformfactorwasanoverallbetterdesign
forupgrading.

63.Whatistheneedofexpansionslotinmotherboard?
Alternativelyreferredtoasanexpansionport,anexpansionslot
isaslotlocatedinsideacomputeronthemotherboardorriser
boardthatallowsadditionalboardstobeconnectedtoit.
64.WhatisPCIslot?HowisdifferentfromPCIExpress(PCI
E)?
ShortforPERIPHERALCOMPONENTINTERCONNECT,a
localbusstandarddevelopedbyIntelCorporation.PCIExpress
(PeripheralComponentInterconnectExpress),officially
abbreviatedasPCIe,isacomputerexpansioncardstandard
designedtoreplacetheolderPCI,PCIX,andAGPbus
standards.
65.WhatisAGPslot?Whatisitsuse?
TheAcceleratedGraphicsPort(oftenshortenedtoAGP.isa
highspeedpointtopointchannelforattachingavideocardto
acomputersmotherboard,primarilytoassistinthe
accelerationof3Dcomputergraphics.Since2004AGPhasbeen
progressivelyphasedoutinfavorofPCIExpress(PCIe).
66.Whatisjumper?Whatistheneed?
Ametalbridgethatclosesanelectricalcircuit.Typically,a
jumperconsistsofaplasticplugthatfitsoverapairof
protrudingpins.Jumpersaresometimesusedtoconfigure
expansionboards.Byplacingajumperplugoveradifferentset
ofpins,youcanchangeaboardsparameters.
67.WhatCMOSandCMOSbattery?
Shortforcomplementarymetaloxidesemiconductor.
Pronouncedseemoss.TheCMOSchipholdsthedate,time,and
systemsetupparameters.Thischipispoweredbya3VoltCMOS
battery.
68.Whatischipset?
Anumberofintegratedcircuitsdesignedtoperformoneor
morerelatedfunctions.Thisisoneoftheprocessingdeviceina
computer.
69.ExplainanythreeIntelchipset?
a.IntelP55ExpressChipset.DesktopPCplatformsbasedon
theIntelP55ExpressChipsetcombinedwiththeIntel
Corei7800seriesprocessorsandIntelCorei5700series
processorscreateintelligentperformanceforfastermulti
tasking,digitalmediacreationandgaming.
b.IntelHD55ExpressChipsetanewarchitecturedesignedto
deliverquality,performance,andindustryleadingI/O
technologiesonplatformspoweredbytheIntelCorei7
800,IntelCorei5,andIntelCorei3processors.
c.IntelE7500Chipsetavolumechipsetsupportsdual

processor(DP.serversystemsoptimizedfortheIntelXeon
processor.
70.WhichisthechipsetneededforIntelCorei7andCorei5
processors?
IntelCorei7900seriesusesx58chipsetandCorei7800series
andCorei5processorsrunsonP55chipset.
71.WhichisthesocketusedbyIntelCorei7andi5processors?
IntelCorei7900seriesusesLGA1366socketandCorei5
CPUsallthreerunonIntelslatestP55chipsetandLGA1156
socket.
72.Whatarethemotherboardmanufacturingcompanies?
Intel,Gigabyte,ASUS,Mercury,HP,Acer,Biostar,Compaq,
Digital,IBM,AMI.
73.Beforeupgrading/replacingamotherboardwhatyouneedto
consider?
a.PowerConnectors
b.MemorySupport
c.HardDiskSupport
d.SystemCase
74.Canyouupgrademotherboard?
Yes
75.Onesystemisnotstarting,butthefanisworking.Whatis
theproblem?
76.WhatisIntelLGA1155Socket?
LGA1155,alsocalledSocketH2,isanIntelmicroprocessor
compatiblesocketwhichsupportsIntelSandyBridgeandthe
upcomingIvyBridgemicroprocessors.LGA1155isdesignedas
areplacementfortheLGA1156(knownasSocketH).
77.Whatispowersupplyunit?
Apowersupplyunit(PSU.suppliesdirectcurrent(DC.powerto
theothercomponentsinacomputer.Itconvertsgeneral
purposealternatingcurrent(AC.electricpowerfromthemains
tolowvoltage(foradesktopcomputer:12V,5V,5VSB,3V3,5
V,and12V.DCpowerfortheinternalcomponentsofthe
computer.
78.WhatarethedifferenttypesofFormFactorsofPower
Supply?
AT,ATX,FlexATX,MicroATXetc
79.WhatisNLX?
NLX(NewLowProfileExtended.wasaformfactorproposedby
IntelanddevelopedjointlywithIBM,DEC.
80.WhatisSwitchingModePowerSupply?
Aswitchedmodepowersupply(switchingmodepowersupply,
SMPS,orsimplyswitcher.isanelectronicpowersupplythat
incorporatesaswitchingregulatorinordertobehighlyefficient
intheconversionofelectricalpower.Likeothertypesofpower
supplies,anSMPStransferpowerfromasourcelikethe
electricalpowergridtoaload(e.g.,apersonalcomputer.while
convertingvoltageandcurrentcharacteristics.AnSMPSis

usuallyemployedtoefficientlyprovidearegulatedoutput
voltage,typicallyataleveldifferentfromtheinputvoltage.
81.WhatistheuseofMolexPowerconnector?
MolexisafourpinpowerconnectorfoundinSMPS.Itisusedto
supplypowertoHDD,CDDrive,DVDDriveetc
82.WhatisBerg(miniMolex.connectorisusedto.
ToprovidepowertoFloppyDiskDrive.
83.WhatarethedifferentcolorcablesfoundinMolex
connector?WhatisthePowerofit.
12VBlue,5VWhite,0VBlack,+3.3VOrange,+5VRed,
+12VYellow.
84.Whatarethemethodsusedinasystemforcooling?
a.LargeSystemCase
b.ArrangementofInternalComponents
c.KeepingtheSystemClean.
d.ProperWorkingoftheSystemCaseFan.
85.Powersupplyfanisnotworkinganditemitsalotofsound.
Whatwilltheprobablecause?
Mostofthetimethisissuearisesduetolotsofdustis
accumulatedonthefanmotor.
86.WhatisthecapacityofaFloppyDisk?
1.44MB
87.Whichisthemediumusedinafloppyforstoringdata?
MagneticMedia.
88.Whatiswriteprotectednotchinafloppy?Whatisitsuse?
Thisisaswitchusedtoeliminatetheaccidentaldeletionofdata
fromthefloppy.
89.Howmanytractsandsectorsfoundinanormalfloppydick?
80tracksand18sectors.
90.Whichisthefilesystemofafloppydisk?
FAT
91.Howcanyouformatafloppy?Whatishappeningifyoudo
so?
Insertthefloppytothesystemandopenmycomputer.Therewe
canfindtheicon.Justrightclickandselectformatoption.
Otherwisewecanuseformatcommand.Formattingafloppy
willcreatessectorsandtracksonthefloppy.
92.Systemisnotshowingfloppydiskdriveiconin
Mycomputer.Whatwilltheprobablecause?
Thedeviceisnotdetectedordisabled.

93.Ihaveinsertedanewfloppydiskintomydrive.Thedatacan
beread.Butnotabletomakemodifications.Why?
Thediskmaybeinwriteprotectedmode.
94.WhatisHDD?Whatarethedifferenttypesavailableinthe
marketnow?
Aharddiskdrive(HDDalsoharddriveorharddisk.isanon
volatile,randomaccessdigitalmagneticdatastoragedevice.It
isthesecondarystoragemedia.Therearedifferenttypesofhard
disk,basedonthetheintefacestheyusedwecanclassifythem
asIDE,SATA,SCSIetc
95.WhatisSATA?
SerialATA(SATAorSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment.
isacomputerbusinterfaceforconnectinghostbusadaptersto
massstoragedevicessuchasharddiskdrivesandopticaldrives.
SerialATAwasdesignedtoreplacetheolderparallelATA
(PATA.standard(oftencalledbytheoldnameIDE),offering
severaladvantagesovertheolderinterface:reducedcablesize
andcost(7conductorsinsteadof40),nativehotswapping,
fasterdatatransferthroughhighersignallingrates,andmore
efficienttransferthroughan(optional.I/Oqueuingprotocol.
96.InSpeedhowSATAisdifferentfromIDE?
SATASerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA.ishigh
speedserialinterfacedesignedtoreplaceIDEandEIDEdrive
standardSATAhasasevenpinconnector.SATAtransferspeed
ofdataupto600MBpersecond.NowadayuseSATA.
IDEIntegratedDriveElectronics(IDE.ithasa40/80pins
connector.IDEtransferspeedofdataupto100/133MBper
secondfewtimeagomostlyuseIDE.
97.WhatiseSATA?
ExternalSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachmentoreSATAis
anexternalinterfaceforSATAtechnologies.eSATAcablesare
narrowandcanbeupto6.56feet(2meters.inlength.eSATA
requiresitsownpowerconnector.Itisstillanexcellentchoice
forexternaldiskstorage.
98.WhatisSCSI?IstheSCSIHardDiskisneededforahome
purpose?
SCSIisSmallComputerSystemInterface,isatypeofinterface
usedforcomputercomponentssuchasharddrives,optical
drives,scannersandtapedrives.SCSIisafaster,morerobust
technologythanIDEamdSATA,andhastraditionallybeen
utilizedinservers.Asidefromspeed,anothergreatadvantage
overIDEandSATAisthattheSCSIcardcanconnect15ormore
devicesinadaisychain.Thecontrollerassignseachdeviceits
ownSCSIID,allowingforgreatflexibilitytowardsexpanding

anysystem.Itismorecostly.Itisnotneededforahome
purpose.
99.IsthereisUSBHDD?Ifyeswhatisthespeed?
Yes.IfyourHDDisbasedonUSB3.0itcanofferamaximum
transmissionspeedofupto5Gbit/s(640MB/s),whichisover
10timesfasterthanUSB2.0(480Mbit/s,or60MB/s).
100.WhatisIEEE1394Interface?
TheIEEE1394interfaceisaserialbusinterfacestandardfor
highspeedcommunications.Theinterfaceisalsoknownbythe
brandnamesofFireWire(Apple),i.LINK(Sony),andLynx
(TexasInstruments).IEEE1394replacedparallelSCSIinmany
applications,becauseoflowerimplementationcostsanda
simplified,moreadaptablecablingsystem.Theoriginalrelease
ofIEEE13941995specifiedwhatisnowknownasFireWire
400.Itcantransferdatabetweendevicesat100,200,or400
Mbit/s.EEE1394c2006waspublishedonJune8,2007that
provides800Mbit/s.
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