Backing Storage Devices

What is backing storage used for?

• To enable the user to put information into the computer system

• To output information from the processor to the user

• Storing files for later use or to take them to another computer system

• For storing instructions which tell the computer how to start up the operating system

CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs are all types of...

• Optical media

• Magnetic storage

• Flash storage

• Solid State Drives

How is data read from optical storage media?

• Using magnets

• Using glasses

• Using a flash drive

• Using a laser

Which of the following would be the most suitable storage medium for a computer game?

• CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or BD-ROM

• Magnetic tape

• Hard disc

• Flash storage

Which would be the most suitable blank discs for storing plenty of data that can be erased and replaced as needed?

• CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or BD-ROM

• CD-RW, DVD-RW or BD-RE

• 7" or 12" vinyl

• Angle grinder discs

How do magnetic storage devices store data?

• Using a laser

• Using memory cells

• By grouping magnets together

• By using positive and negative charges

Which of the following would be a suitable magnetic storage device to act as a backup for a company's data?

• DVD-ROM

• Magnetic tape

• Flash drive

• Hard disk

Which of the following would be a suitable flash storage medium to enable you to take files from your school computer to home?

• Magnetic tape

• USB flash drive/pen drive

• hard disk

• Cloud storage

Which two of the following are advantages of solid-state drives

• They more easily withstand bumps

• Easy to lose

• Expensive

• Faster access times

What do you need to have to access your files on cloud storage?

• Just a computer

• A credit card

• The internet, user name or email address and password

• A smartphone