CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1001) — Question 84

A technician is configuring a high-performance workstation. The technician needs to choose storage for the boot drive with the highest performance possible.
Which of the following drive types BEST meets this requirement?

Answer options

• A. MicroSD
• B. 15K rpm
• C. NVMe
• D. USB flash

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The NVMe drive offers the highest performance among the options listed due to its direct connection to the motherboard via PCIe, allowing for much faster data transfer rates compared to others. While 15K rpm drives are fast for traditional HDDs, they cannot match the speed of NVMe. MicroSD and USB flash drives are slower and not suitable for high-performance boot drives.