Multiple choice hardware

How can you tell that a particular ribbon cable should only be used to connect a floppy drive?

  1. it's white

  2. it has a red line along one edge

  3. it's wider than all the other ribbon cables

  4. it has a twist in it

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D Correct answer
Explanation

A floppy drive ribbon cable is distinguished by a 'twist' in a few of the wires (specifically wires 10-16) near the end of the cable. This twist allows the system to differentiate between Drive A: and Drive B: on the same cable.