Magnetic Tape Drives Quiz

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

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

In what order can data be read from a magnetic tape?

• Sequential access

• Parallel access

• Random access

• Serial access

Where is magnetic tape storage best suited?

• Mobile devices

• Real-time or online applications

• Cloud storage

• Offline or batch processing

What is a common use of magnetic tapes?

• Smartphones

• Gaming consoles

• Social media

• Backup media

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

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

What can corrupt data stored on a magnetic tape?

• Physical impact

• Water damage

• Sunlight exposure

• Strong magnet

What is data transfer rate?

• Rate at which data can be accessed

• Time it takes to locate specific data

• Time it takes to read data

• Rate at which data can be sent from a storage device to a computer

What is data access time?

• Time it takes to locate specific data stored on the storage media

• Rate at which data can be sent from a storage device to a computer

• Time it takes to write data

• Rate at which data can be accessed