G7 Storage

Next QUIZ
17 or 24 January 2024

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Which are 3 Types of Devices and Storage Media

• Magnetic

• Optical

• Device-Drivers

• Solid-State

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Which one of the following is true about Fixed Hard Disk Drives ?

• The disc surface (Platter) is coated in a magnetic film

• The platters rotate very quickly on a spindle

• • An electromagnetic read/write head, can access, add and remove data from the platters.​

• Can be move from computer to computer

• Uses Magnetic materials to store data

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Which one of the following is true about Uses of Fixed Hard Disk Drives?

• Used to store the operating system and applications software

• • Used for storing files and documents

• • The maximum capacity is 20 GB

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Which one of the following is true about Portable Hard Disk Drive ?

• the platters and read/write head are much smaller

• works in the same way as a fixed hard drive

• • Usually connected to a computer using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection.​

• Permanently connected to the computer.

• The surface of the plate (Platter) is covered with wood

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Which one of the following is true about Uses Of Portable Hard Disk Drive ?

• • Can be used as portable backup systems to avoid loss of data.

• Used to transfer data, files and software between computers
  via USB connectivity.

• • Used for storing files and documents

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Which one of the following is true about Magnetic Tape Disk ?

• •  thin strip of magnetic coated plastic which is wrapped onto a reel

• very slow read-write speed

• • data can only be read sequentially

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Which one of the following is true about Uses of Magnetic Tape Disk?

• to store data only

• the maximum capacity is 16TB

• • where
    the speed of access is important

• where there is a need to store large amounts of data

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Which one of the following is true about Floppy Disk ?

• • The disc surface (Platter) is coated in a magnetic film which is where the data is stored.

• • As the disc rotates, A Shutter read/write head is used to add or read data.

• • data can only be read sequentially

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Which one of the following is true about Uses of Floppy Disk?

• Can still be used where very small files need to be transferred/stored

• small word processed documents

• • Maximum storage on a floppy disc is only about 1.44 MB

• • can store 800 pages of text

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Which one of the following is true about Optical Storage ?

• Save data as patterns of dots (media) that can be read using light/laser

• • The laser beam focuses on the pits and lands of the disc

• The laser hits the pits it is reflected and the pattern of pits it detected by a laser detector

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Compact disks (CDs) can store...

• 700 MB

• • 4.7 GB

• 128 GB

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Digital Versatile Disks can store...

• 4.7 GB

• • 128 GB

• 700 MB

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Blu-ray disks can store...

• 700 MB

• • 128 GB

• 4.7 GB

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Which one of the following is true about CD ROM and DVD ROM ?

• • Cannot be written, only Read

• • ideal for moving files from one computer to another

• • The Content of CD/DVD never be changed

• Can perform high-speed transfer

• Software Company use them to distribute software and data files

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Which one of the following is true about CD-R and DVD R ?

• • can be used to store music or movies,
    or to make a copy of files or for an archive

• • can only be written once, then after that it can only be read

• • The Content of CD/DVD never be changed

• Can perform high-speed transfer

• • Have very much larger storage capacities than other optical storage

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Which one of the following is true about CD-RW and DVD RW ?

• • data can be written, erased and re-recorded

• • ideal for moving files from one computer to another

• • The Content of CD/DVD never be changed

• Can perform high-speed transfer

• • Have very much larger storage capacities than other optical storage

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Which one of the following is true about Blue-Ray Disc ?

• • data can be written, erased and re-recorded

• • ideal for moving files from one computer to another

• • Have very much larger storage capacities than other optical storage

• Can perform high-speed transfer

• • The Content of CD/DVD never be changed
    

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Which one of the following is true about Fixed Solid State Drive ?

• • Similar to a hard drive but doesn’t have moving parts

• • use solid state technology based on electrical circuits

• • Usually connected to a computer using a USB connection.​

• Can be move from computer to computer .

• • No reels of tape, no spinning disks, no moving laser beams etc.

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Which one of the following is true about Uses of Fixed Solid State Drive ?

• • Used to store the operating system and applications software

• • Can be used as portable backup systems to avoid loss of data

• • Used to transfer data, files and software between computers via USB connectivity.

• Used for storing files and documents

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Which one of the following is true about Portable Solid State Drive ?

• • works in the same way as a fixed Solid State drive.

• • use solid state technology based on electrical circuits

• • Usually connected to a computer using a USB connection.​

• Can be move from computer to computer .

• • Permanently connected to the computer. They are built in

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Which one of the following is true about Uses of Portable Solid State Drive ?

• • Can be used as portable backup systems to avoid loss of data

• • Used to transfer data, files and software between computers via USB connectivity.

• Used for storing files and documents

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Which one of the following is true about Memory Stick/ Flash Disk ?

• • Used to easily transfer data between computers

• Use solid state technology

• • Have a maximum capacity of about 256GB

• usually connected to the computer via USB ports.

• • Permanently connected to the computer. They are built in

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Which one of the following is true about Flash Memory/ SD- Card / Micro-SD ?

• • Micro SD Cards have a maximum capacity of about 128GB

• • SD Cards have a maximum capacity of about 256GB

• use solid state technology (they have no moving parts)

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Which one of the following is true about Uses of Flash Memory/ SD- Card / Micro-SD ?

• • Used to store photos on digital cameras

• • Used in mobile phones as memory cards to store photos and music

• can be used by MP3 players to store music files

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Which of the following has a capacity of 4.7 GB - 512 GB?

• • Optical : Blu-ray

• • Optical : DV-R

• Optical : CD ROM

• Solid-State : Memory Sticks

• Magnetic : Floppy Disk

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Which of the following is not portable?

• • Magnetic : Fixed Hard Disk

• • Optical : DV-R

• Solid State : Fixed Solid State Disk

• Solid-State : Memory Sticks

• Magnetic : Floppy Disk

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Which of the following is cheap ?

• • Magnetic : Portable Fixed Hard Disk

• • Optical : DV-R

• Solid State : Fixed Solid State Disk

• Solid-State : Flash Memory

• Magnetic : Floppy Disk

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Which of the following is Slow ?

• • Magnetic : Magnetic Tape Disk

• • Optical : DV-R

• Solid State : Fixed Solid State Disk

• Solid-State : Flash Memory

• Magnetic : Floppy Disk