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FC0-U41 · Question #238

Which of the following types of SATA hard disk drives is used for the Desktop computers?

The correct answer is A. 3.5 inches. The 3.5 inches SATA hard disk is used for the Desktop computers. The Serial ATA (SATA) computer bus is a storage-interface for connecting host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives. SATA offers several compelling advantages over the…

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Question

Which of the following types of SATA hard disk drives is used for the Desktop computers?

Options

  • A3.5 inches
  • B6.2 inches
  • C1.8 inches
  • D2.5 inches

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    72% (18)
  • B
    16% (4)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    8% (2)

Explanation

The 3.5 inches SATA hard disk is used for the Desktop computers. The Serial ATA (SATA) computer bus is a storage-interface for connecting host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives. SATA offers several compelling advantages over the older parallel ATA (PATA) interface, such as reduced cable-bulk and cost, faster and more efficient data transfer, full duplex, and hot swapping. It is designed to replace the older ATA (AT Attachment) standard (Parallel ATA). All SATA devices support hot plugging and hot swapping. SATA supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) for enhanced performance. Answer options C and D are incorrect. The 1.8 inches and 2.5 inches hard disk drives are used in Answer option B is incorrect. There is no such size of SATA hard disk drive as 6.2 inches.

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#SATA#hard disk drive#form factor#desktop storage

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