OCR GCSE Computer Science, 1.3 Storage Quiz

Which of the following is not a type of storage.

• Optical

• Magnetic

• Solid State

• Hard Drive

What type of storage is a DVD ROM?

• Optical

• Magnetic

• Solid State

• It is not a storage device

What type of storage is a USB memory stick?

• Optical

• Magnetic

• Solid State

• It is not a storage device

What type of storage is a SSD?

• Optical

• Magnetic

• Solid State

• It is not a storage device

What type of storage is a HDD?

• Optical

• Magnetic

• Solid State

• It is not a storage device

Which of the following types of storage would likely access its data the fastest?

• Optical

• Magnetic

• Solid State

• They are all the same

Which of the following types of storage is the most durable?

• Optical

• Magnetic

• Solid State

• They are all the same

Which of the following types of storage is the most expensive per MB/GB?

• Optical

• Magnetic

• Solid State

• They are all the same

Why is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) not very portable?

• It has moving parts

• It is too large

• It will break if you touch it

• It is too small

Why does a laptop need secondary storage?

• To backup files to move to another computer

• To store data, files and software when the power it off

• To store programs that are currently in use

• To store data that the processor is currently using