Technical Terms - Hardware (A-Z) - Media

What does the term 'media' refer to in the context of computers and digital communication?

• Printed newspapers

• Companies that create and distribute digital media content

• Digital storage media

• Social media platforms

Which of the following is considered digital media content?

• Physical books

• Vinyl records

• MP3 music files

• Analog television broadcasts

What is a 'media library'?

• A collection of physical books

• A database of digital media files

• A room with television screens

• A storage unit for vinyl records

How does magnetic media store digital data?

• By etching data on reflective discs

• By encoding data in floating-gate transistors

• By manipulating the medium's magnetic charge

• By using lasers to read physical peaks and valleys

What is a benefit of using optical media for storage?

• Cannot be used to distribute movies and music

• Ideal for producing many copies of read-only discs

• Slow data read/write speed

• High cost per gigabyte

Which type of storage media is extremely fast and portable?

• Tape drives

• Hard drives

• Floppy disks

• Solid-state flash memory

What kind of data is stored in solid-state media?

• Data etched on reflective discs

• Data encoded in physical peaks and valleys

• Data manipulated by magnetic charge

• Data in tiny cells called floating-gate transistors

What is the main difference between hard drives and solid-state flash memory?

• Cost per gigabyte

• Data read/write speed

• Portability

• Use of lasers for data reading

Which storage media is widely used to distribute movies and music?

• Tape drives

• Optical media like CDs and DVDs

• Floppy disks

• Hard disks

What is the purpose of a 'media player' software application?

• To organize media files

• To store digital data

• To design digital images

• To playback digital media content