ATA. Short for Advanced Technology Attachment, ATA was approved May 12, 1994 and is an interface that connects hard drives, CD-ROM drives, and other drives. The first ATA interface is now commonly referred to as PATA, which is short for Parallel AT Attachment after the introduction of SATA.TA-4, ATAPI-4, and ATA/ATAPI-4. ATA-4 is a standard approved by ANSI in 1998 under document NCITS 317-1998.
The current average student loan debt for graduates from a four year college or university stands at $26,600. That figure can rise significantly for students attending a private, for-profit college or university. These are students who have received a Bachelorâs or baccalaureate degree.
Students are willing to finance their dreams without considering their return on investment. More than 70 percent of this yearâs graduating class (undergraduate) is leaving with student loan debt. The average amount is now $33,000 per student, a jump from last yearâs average of $29,400.For those who take on more than the national average, amassing student loan debt to the tune of $50,000, $75,000 or even more than $100,000, there are serious consequences.ast year, 11.5 percent of graduates were at least 90 days late on paying their student loans. And according to a survey from the American Institute of CPAs, 60 percent of student loan borrowers now regret taking on so much debt for their education.