Which advantage does eSATA provide that SATA does not?

Question

Options

• AIt is a newer and more efficient disk technology.
• BIt compresses data to expand the volume size.
• CIt supports shared storage across multiple workstations.
• DIt enables the configuration of external SATA drives.

• A
  4% (1)
• B
  7% (2)
• D
  89% (25)

Explanation

eSATA (external SATA) is simply the external variant of the SATA standard, designed specifically to connect SATA drives outside the computer case - giving external drives the same speed as internal ones without needing USB or FireWire adapters. Option A is wrong because eSATA is not a newer disk technology; it uses the same underlying SATA protocol and speed tiers. Option B is incorrect because neither SATA nor eSATA perform data compression - that's a feature of certain filesystems or storage controllers, not the interface itself. Option C is a trap pointing toward network-attached or shared storage (like iSCSI or SAN), which has nothing to do with eSATA.

Memory tip: Break apart the name - the lowercase "e" in eSATA literally stands for "external." If you remember that one letter, the answer is self-evident on exam day.

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