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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)- A17% (7)
- B5% (2)
- C74% (31)
- D5% (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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