Secondary storage page 5 quiz

What type of storage is described as having moving parts and storing data magnetically on metal disks?

• Solid State Drives (SSDs)

• Flash drives

• Hard Disk Drives (HDDs)

• Optical discs

Which type of internal storage uses flash memory for faster read/write times?

• Hard Disk Drives (HDDs)

• Solid State Drives (SSDs)

• Magnetic tape

• Optical discs

What is a characteristic of flash drives and memory cards?

• Used for long-term storage

• Solid state storage used to expand capacity

• Stores data magnetically

• Has moving parts

Which type of external storage can be read-only, write-once, or rewritable?

• Flash drives

• Magnetic tape

• Optical discs

• External HDDs

What is the primary use of magnetic tape in storage?

• Storing small amounts of data

• Used by organizations to store huge amounts of data

• Expanding the capacity of small devices

• Portable storage

Which type of storage is often used for backups?

• Flash drives

• Optical discs

• External HDDs & SSDs

• Magnetic tape

Which type of storage has the highest average read/write speed?

• Optical Disc

• Memory Card

• SSD

• Magnetic Tape

Which type of storage has the highest average capacity?

• Optical Disc

• Memory Card

• SSD

• HDD

Which type of storage is the most cost-effective per GB?

• Magnetic Tape

• Optical Disc

• HDD

• SSD

Which type of storage is described as having low portability and being damaged by impacts?

• Internal SSD

• Internal HDD

• Memory Card

• Optical Disc