
Magnetic Tape Drives Quiz
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Computers
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a magnetic tape?
A thin strip of plastic coated in a magnetic layer
A type of optical disk
A solid-state drive
A metal rod used for data storage
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is data stored on a magnetic tape?
As a series of colors
As a series of sounds
As a magnetised area representing 1 or a demagnetised area representing 0
As a series of shapes
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what order can data be read from a magnetic tape?
Sequential access
Parallel access
Random access
Serial access
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is magnetic tape storage best suited?
Mobile devices
Real-time or online applications
Cloud storage
Offline or batch processing
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a common use of magnetic tapes?
Smartphones
Gaming consoles
Social media
Backup media
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an advantage of magnetic tapes over hard disk drives?
Smaller data storage capacity
Less expensive per byte
Faster data access times
More susceptible to magnetic fields
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a disadvantage of magnetic tapes in terms of updating data?
No errors introduced during updating
Data access time is fast
Data transfer rate is slow
Another tape is needed to store the final updated version
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