Chapter 3

A backup is made to...

• Prevent loss of important data

• Fill up the storage

• Send someone a copy of data

• Prevent hacking attempts

At home, the most important data to backup is...

• Personal documents

• The operating system

• Program files

• Utilities

Where are backups usually saved?

• A secondary storage device.

• The same device the original data is on.

• Only cell phones.

• Only onto optical media.

The easiest way to backup is to manually copy files to...

• CD-R

• RAM

• CD-ROM

• ROM

A program which automatically backups your files is known as...

• Software backup

• Mirror backup

• Third party backup

• Remote backup

Backing up to the internet on an online server is known as...

• Remote backup

• Software backup

• Third party backup

• Manual backup

Remote storage is one service provided by...

• Cloud computing

• Quantum computing

• Parallel computing

• WAN

Which of the following is the largest storage capacity?

• 1 Gigabyte

• 1 Kilobyte

• 1 Terrabyte

• 1 Megabyte

Magnetic storage media include...

• Magnetic Tape

• Floppy Disc

• DVD-ROM

• USB

An advantage of fixed hard disks is...

• Very slow transfer rate

• Easy transfer of data between computers

• Mediocre storage capacity

• A high access speed