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Chapter 8: All About SCSI



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The SCSI bus controller is always an expansion card and is called a host adapter.
 

 2. 

For best results, you should always plug a device into the first connector on the SCSI bus.
 

 3. 

SCSI-3 supports up to 32 devices on a system.
 

 4. 

If you have more than one SCSI adapter on a system, you can reuse SCSI IDs.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 5. 

Which of the following statements is false?
a.
SCSI drives communicate with the CPU through the SCSI host adapter.
b.
IDE drives communicate directly on the system bus.
c.
IDE has the added advantage of letting two devices on the system bus pass data between them without going through the CPU.
d.
None of the above.
 

 6. 

Which of the following is NOT true about SCSI standards?
a.
Cables connect the devices physically in a daisy chain.
b.
The devices can be either internal or external.
c.
The host adapter must be at one end of the chain.
d.
None of the above.
 

 7. 

Narrow SCSI uses a cable with a(n) ____-pin connector.
a.
80
c.
68
b.
25
d.
50
 

 8. 

The cable used with wide SCSI is called a(n) ____ cable.
a.
W
c.
A
b.
P
d.
L
 

 9. 

When you see a SCSI device referred to as wide, you can generally assume it has a(n) ____-bit data path.
a.
16
c.
32
b.
8
d.
64
 

 10. 

HVD became obsolete with the introduction of the ____ standard.
a.
SCSI-2
c.
Wide SCSI
b.
SCSI-3
d.
Regular SCSI
 

 11. 

LVD signaling provides for cable lengths up to ____ meters.
a.
12
c.
50
b.
24
d.
8
 

 12. 

____ cabling is required with Ultra SCSI standards.
a.
SE
c.
LVD
b.
HVD
d.
Both A and B.
 

 13. 

You can look at a ____ and know what type of signaling it is using.
a.
cable
c.
connector on a device
b.
cable connector
d.
None of the above.
 

 14. 

____ is also known as Ultra SCSI.
a.
SCSI-4
c.
SCSI-3
b.
SCSI-2
d.
SCSI-1
 

 15. 

____ supports FireWire connections and increases the possible rate of data transfer to 320 MB/sec and higher.
a.
SCSI-4
c.
SCSI-3
b.
SCSI-2
d.
SCSI-1
 

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 

 16. 

SCSI stands for ___________________________________.
 

 

 17. 

A bus ____________________ attached to the PCI bus can access memory and other devices without accessing the CPU.
 

 

Matching
 
 
Match each correct item with the statement below.
a.
host adapter
e.
LUN
b.
SCSI bus
f.
SPI
c.
SCSI ID
g.
CAM
d.
SBAC
h.
ASPI
 

 18. 

The most popular driver that describes the way the host adapter communicates with the SCSI device driver.
 

 19. 

With this type of SCSI driver, a single driver can control several host adapters.
 

 20. 

A number assigned to each device on the SCSI bus.
 

 21. 

Responsible for managing all the devices on the SCSI bus.
 

 22. 

This standard is part of SCSI-3 and specifies how SCSI devices are connected.
 

 23. 

The SCSI chip within the drive housing that controls data transfer over the SCSI bus.
 

 24. 

This is a system that can contain, and be used by, up to seven or fifteen devices.
 

 25. 

The number that identifies the logical device.
 



 
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