Computer Hardware (Part 2)

Why is there a need for secondary storage in a computer?

• To store files for a long period of time, such as the operating system

• To hold cd's and dvd's

All secondary storage devices are external to the computer

• False

• True

You have large quantity of family videos to store, you should use primary storage for this.

• False

• True

Another term for storage is ________.

• backup

• memory

• compression

• zoom

Which of the following is NOT a primary storage device?

• RAM

• Cache

• Harddisk

• ROM

Which of the following are alternatively called for Secondary Memory?

• Auxiliary Storage

• External Memory

• Volatile Memory

• Non-volatile Memory

Secondary storage devices can be grouped into three categories - what are they?

• Magnetic, Flash and Optical

• Magnetic, Optical and PCB

• Solid State, Flash and Hard Drives

• Hard Drives, CDs and USBs

Besides storage capacity, which of these are characteristics of storage devices?

• speed (data transfer rate)

• reliability

• durability

• portability

Which of the following measuring units could be used to measure the storage capacity?

• MHz

• cm

• GB

• MIPS

Computers can still run without secondary storage but ...

• it won't run any program

• it won't store any data

• it won't load operating system

• it would hang