8. State one advantage of using SSD over other storage methods

Provides a High level of performance

They are sold everywhere, it is easy to find a dealer

9. What is one disadvantage of Solid State Drives?

They have slow read and write speeds

10. What is one disadvantage of Optical storage methods?

Very low comparative disk capacity

They don't work for some data types

Aren't sold commerically anymore

11. How is secondary storage different from primary storage?

Secondary storage is not constantly accessible by the computer and is used for more permanent data

Secondary storage is a smaller storage method, whereas primary storage is a larger one

Secondary storage does not come build in with a computer, you have to buy it separately

Secondary storage has a very fast read time, whereas primary storage has a slow read time.

15. How does flash memory work?

A large electric current used to force electrons through a barrier and trap them on the other side

A laser read over a readable area on the flash memory

A moving disk is read using mechanical arms

An electric current is used to shock the flash into working

16. What is one advantage of cloud storage?

It is accessible from anywhere in the world

You can use it without the internet

17. What is one disadvantage of Cloud storage?

It requires an internet connection in order to access your data

It uses too much memory on your device

It is expensive to set up and maintain

AQA GCSE Computer Science - 3.4.4 Secondary storage

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1. Secondary Storage is...

non-volatile

volatile

extremely large

portable

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2. Magnetic disks have...

Mechanical parts move over the disks surface to read and write data magnetically

Stationery disks that are read using electric currents

Magnetic parts that attach on the disk to help read them magnetically

Static parts that are read using lasers

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3. Solid State Data is recorded onto solid memory chips without any moving parts

true

false

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4. What is optical storage?

Disks that use light to read and write to them

A method which uses electrical currents to read and write data

Embedded storage that all computers have

Storage that uses magnetic storage

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30 sec • 1 pt

5. What is cloud storage?

Cloud storage refers to saving data in an off-site storage system maintained by a third party

Storage things on your phone but being able to access them from your computer

Storing things on the cloud which does not require a physical server

Cloud storage refers to saving data in an on-site storage system maintained internally

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. Which of the examples aren't used as cloud storage?

SanDisk USB Flash Drive

iCloud

Google Drive

OneDrive

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7. What is one disadvantage of using Magnetic disks?

They can break easily due to the moving parts

They are expensive compared to solid state drives

They have limited capcaity

They aren't compatible with some applications

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