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Secondary Storage & Performance Factors

Authored by Stephen Cooper

Computers

9th - 10th Grade

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Secondary Storage & Performance Factors
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1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Storage devices that are written to and read from using a laser are known as

2.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Match these examples of storage devices to their type

Groups:

(a) Magnetic

,

(b) Solid State

,

(c) Optical

DVD

BluRay

Hard Disk Drive

CD

Flash Memory Stick

Solid State Hard Drive

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Many newer computers have Solid State Drives (SSD) instead of magnetic Hard Disk Drives (HDD),

Identify two benefits of doing this

Faster read / write speed.

Cheaper Cost

Larger Capacity

More reliable

4.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Optical storage is very ​ (a)   compared to other types, however, is extremely ​ (b)   .

slow
portable
fast
reliable
expensive

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match these CPU performance factors with their definitions.

Clock Speed

Super fast memory used to store frequently used instructions.

Cache

A measure of the number of cycles a processor can carry out each second.

Cores

Individual processors inside the CPU each able to carry out instructions in parallel.

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Both optical and ​ (a)   storage devices contain moving parts, which makes them ​ (b)   than ​ (c)   storage devices.

magnetic
solid state
slower
faster
better
more reliable
more expensive

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match these storage devices with a typical capacity.

25 GB

Solid State Drive

~1 TB

Magnetic Hard Disk Drive

700 MB

BluRay

~256 GB

CD

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