Which of the following determines the master or slave in a system that supports two
IDE devices?
B. A twist in the cable.
C. Which device was installed first.
D. The jumper settings.
E. The BIOS.
Answer: C
Explanation: You implement the master/slave setting by jumpering a set of pins.
Incorrect Answers:
A: Determines the drive letter for Floppy drives.642-901
B: When you install a second drive, you have to configure it so that the controller on one
drive is active and the other drives use the controller on this drive for their instructions.642-812
D: the BIOS come into play only after configuring the devices as master/slave.
Reference:
David Groth and Dan Newland, A+ Complete Study Guide (2nd Edition), Sybex,
Alameda, CA, 2001, pp. 170, 174, 175, and 176.
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