Critical Thinking Questions Case 8-1

question 171

Short Answer

Critical Thinking Questions
Case 8-1
In all of the advertisements for personal computers, vendors usually state the type of hard disk interface supported by the hard disk controller. Therefore, it is important that you understand the types of available hard disk interfaces, so that you can make the most informed choice possible.
-You are in the market for a disk controller that will support a high number of peripheral devices. What disk controller will do the trick?
a. EIDE
b. SATA
c. SCSI
d. USB

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