Which of the following determines the master or slave in a system that supports two IDE devices?
A.
A twist in the cable.
B.
Which device was installedfirst.
C.
The jumper settings.
D.
The BIOS.
Explanation:
You implement the master/slave setting by jumpering a set of pins.
Incorrect Answers:
A: Determines the drive letter for Floppy drives.
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. 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.