Information Technology Semester Quiz 3

1 Billion bytes is called a __________.

• Bit       
• Megabyte
• Gigabyte                   
• Terrabyte

Inside a Hard Drive is a stack of metal disk called ____________.

• Pancakes       
• Stacks
• Platters           
• Bearings

 A ______________ protects data on a drive from being erased or written on.

• Bug
• Write-Protect Switch
• Eraser
• Gate

RAM accesses data faster than Hard Drives.

• True
• False

A _________ is an indented area on the surface of a disc that scatters the light from a laser’s sensor.

• Land
• Pit       
• Zone   
• Pothole

A ______ is a set of Hard Drives that run together on a computer. 

• RAID
• SSCI
• REM
• PROXY

____________disk contain multiple layers of fluorescent materials on a disc, each layer and can hold 1 TB.

• Hologram       
• Digital Multilayer 
• Virtua   
• PS

___________ is the loss of information resulting from the gradual wearing down of a storage medium.

• Crash 
• Data Decay
• Virus   
• Rot

When companies make improvements to operating systems software, they release new versions A major ________ introduces new features.

• Update
• Upsale
• Upsize
• Upgrade

Before you can use a program, you must _______ it on your hard drive.

• Install 
• Hammer
• Imprint
• Mold