02 Data Storage Flashcard

Front

What is a good option for carrying data from home to college? Options: Internal hard disk, USB memory stick, Desktop computer, Printer

Back

USB memory stick

Front

Which of the following is a poor choice for portability?

• USB memory stick
• Removable hard drive
• Internal hard disk
• External SSD

Back

Internal hard disk

Front

Why might solid state/flash storage not be suitable for frequent overwriting?

Back

It has a limited number of read/write cycles

Front

What is one question to consider about media reliability?

Back

Will it break down?

Front

Why are CDs/DVDs not ideal for storing terabytes of data?

Back

They are too expensive

Front

Which of the following are examples of magnetic storage? Options:

Hard disk

,

Magnetic tape

,

CD

,

Floppy disk

Back

Hard disk

,

Magnetic tape

,

Floppy disk

Front

Which of the following is a portable computing device? Desktops, Laptops, Printers, Servers

Back

Laptops

Front

Which device is not typically used for computing tasks? Options: Personal computers, Laptops, Printers, Tablets

Back

Printers

Front

Give 2 advantages of solid state/flash drives.

Options: It's portability, The number of read/write cycles that it can perform, It's speed in accessing data, It's reliability

Back

It's portability

,

It's speed in accessing data

Front

Select 2 disadvantages of Optical storage.

Options:

• Immune to magnetic fields
• It is cheap when storing large amounts of data
• Slower than other types of storage media
• Not as robust - can easily be scratched or broken

Back

• Slower than other types of storage media
• Not as robust - can easily be scratched or broken