What is the purpose of secondary storage?

• To hold data and programs that are currently in use

• To store data and programs long-term

• To extend random access memory (RAM)

Which of the following is a benefit of cloud storage?

• Files can be backed up remotely

• Files can be accessed quickly

• Files can be edited and created in the browser

What type of storage is a hard disk drive?

• Optical

• Magnetic

• Solid state

What type of medium is a Blu-ray disc?

• Solid state

• Magnetic

• Optical

What is RAM?

• An internal component which holds data and programs that are not currently in use

• An external component which holds data and programs that are currently in use

• An internal component which holds data and programs that are currently in use

Which of these optical media can be written to once by a user but read many times?

• CD-R

• CD-ROM

• CD-RW

Which of these statements about ROM is true?

• ROM is non-volatile and can only be read from

• ROM is volatile and can only be read from

• ROM is non-volatile and can be read from and written to

What are the flat areas and hollows on an optical disc known as?

• Hills and valleys

• Lands and troughs

• Lands and pits

Which of the following devices would be most suitable for high-speed, long-term storage of programs and data?

• Magnetic hard disk drive

• Solid state drive

• USB memory stick

What are the two types of main memory?

• RAM

• cache memory

• flash memory

• ROM