Ch.7: Pre-test

RAM is sometimes referred to as:

• primary storage

• ratio active memory

• read-only memory

• secondary storage

The actual physical material that holds the data and programs.

• primary storage

• media

• capacity

• access

Measures how tightly the magnetic charges can be packed next to one another on the disk.

• density

• cylinders

• tracks

• sectors

When a read-write head makes contact with the hard disk’s surface, it causes a head:

• crash

• land

• pit

• scratch

This hard-disk performance enhancement anticipates data needs.

• disk caching

• file compression

• file decompression

• RAID

This type of storage uses pits and lands to represent 1s and 0s.

• cloud

• hard disk

• optical

• solid state

DVD stands for:

• digital versatile disc

• digital video data

• dynamic versatile disc

• dynamic video disc

USB drives are also known as:

• flash drives

• optical drives

• ports

• universal state bus

An organizational strategy to promote efficient and safe use of data across the networks.

• cloud dynamic

• data mission statement

• enterprise storage system

• RAID

Specialized high-capacity secondary storage devices designed to meet organizational demands.

• CD devices

• flash drives

• mass storage devices

• platters