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220-1101 · Question #971

Which of the following storage options would a technician most likely recommend to have large amounts of affordable capacity without concern for read times on a desktop computer?

The correct answer is C. 2TB SATA 3.5" 5,400rpm HDD. If performance is not a primary concern and the user requires large, cost-effective storage, a 2TB 5400rpm SATA HDD is ideal. It offers high capacity at a lower price point than SSDs and faster

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Question

Which of the following storage options would a technician most likely recommend to have large amounts of affordable capacity without concern for read times on a desktop computer?

Options

  • A750GB NVMe M.2 SSD
  • B2x 1TB PCIe SSD in RAID 1
  • C2TB SATA 3.5" 5,400rpm HDD
  • D4TB SAS 2.5" 15,000rpm HDD

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    17% (7)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    74% (31)
  • D
    5% (2)

Explanation

If performance is not a primary concern and the user requires large, cost-effective storage, a 2TB 5400rpm SATA HDD is ideal. It offers high capacity at a lower price point than SSDs and faster

Topics

#Storage types#HDD characteristics#Storage capacity#Cost-effectiveness

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