11 J277 1.2 Suitable storage devices

Which of these is not secondary storage

• Solid State

• RAM

• Magnetic

• Optical

Which type of storage device is described as having a high capacity but being very slow to access data?

• Hard disks

• Magnetic tapes

• CD-R/RWs

• Solid-state drives

What is the approximate storage capacity of a Blu-ray disc?

• 640MB

• 4.7TB

• 25GB

• 500GB

Which of the following storage devices is known for being highly portable and reasonably robust but can be damaged if not handled carefully?

• Hard disks

• Magnetic tapes

• CD-R/RWs

• Solid-state drives

Which storage device is described as being cheap as a byte-for-byte comparison with other devices?

• Hard disks

• Magnetic tapes

• CD-R/RWs

• Solid-state drives

What is one of the main advantages of solid-state storage over magnetic hard disks?

• Higher capacity

• Faster data access

• Lower cost

• More moving parts

Why is solid-state storage considered more reliable than magnetic hard disks?

• It has more moving parts

• It is cheaper

• It has no moving parts

• It has a higher capacity

What is a disadvantage of solid-state storage compared to other options?

• It is less durable

• It has a limited number of read-write cycles

• It is slower

• It has more moving parts

In the scenario of a desktop computer in an office, what is the best fit for the main hard disk?

• Solid-state drive

• Magnetic media

• Tape storage

• Optical media

What is a suitable storage solution for transferring work between home and school?

• Tape storage

• Optical media

• Portable USB memory sticks

• Large hard disks