Device and Media

Backing up refers to the copying of files/data to a different medium in case of a problem with the .....

• Main Storage Device

• External Storage Device

• Main Secondary Storage Device

• Hard disk drive

Why back up data? Pick 3 reasons

• Safeguard against loss data due to the storage device failure

• Safeguard against virus

• Safeguard against hackers

• 24/7 availability

Three main reason that cause loss data in the computer main storage devices

• Failure of the original secondary storage devices

• Corrupted files

• Hardware failures

• Out of date Operating System

The weakness of backing up files, the ..... could attach itself to the files, which mean the backup files reloaded.

Which type of access that access each record in turn until the required record is found?

• Serial

• Direct

Storage device that uses serial access and in a very slow form of data access, called?

• Magnetic tape

• CD-R/CD-RW

• Memory stick

• HDD

What is the term used to measure the size of memory or storage device?

• Bit

• Byte

What is RW means in CD-RW?

• Write once only

• Can only be read

• Can be written to or read from many times

The data stored in CD/DVD-ROM, is stored as a series of?

• Pits and Lands

• Digital media

• 1 and 2

• Label and Tags

This is a picture of a...

• Optical Disk (CD, DVD, Blu Ray)

• HDD

• USB

• Memory card