TestOut PC Pro - 5.1 Storage Devices

You are a sales representative for a large pharmaceutical company. You often want to share information from your laptop quickly with customers during onsite visits. Which of the following storage media would BEST allow you to quickly and inexpensively share your files with the customers?

• Flash drive

• SSD drive

• SDHC memory card

• HDD drive

Which storage device uses aluminum platters for storing data?

• DLT tape

• Hard disk

• DVD disc

• CD-ROM disc

• SD card

Which of the following is a magnetic storage device?

• Flash device

• Solid-state drive

• Hard disk

• DVD

You need a storage device that has a very large storage capacity and is relatively inexpensive. Which storage device would BEST suit your needs?

• Hard disk

• USB flash drive

• Optical

• SSD

You have just purchased an Ultrabook with an SSD expansion card that provides SATA 3.0, PCI Express 3.0, and USB 3.0 ports. Which type of expansion slot standard is your Ultrabook using?

• NVMe

• M.2

• HDD

• mSATA

A sales person requires that a large number of document, data, presentation, image, and video files be accessible on their personal mobile device when making sales pitches to new customers. A cloud solution is not feasible since cellular and internet connections are not always guaranteed at a customer site. Which of the following accessories would a technician suggest to BEST meet the sales person's requirements?

• Wireless hotspot

• Docking station

• Credit card reader

• Micro SD card

Which method does an SD card use to store data?

• Magnetic disks and platters

• Reflective surface and optical readers

• Non-volatile memory chips

• Magnetic tape

As the director of procurement for your company's Sales department, you are working with the IT manager and CIO to determine the technical requirements for purchasing new laptops for your sales representatives. The sales representatives often store a significant number of multimedia files (such as videos) on their laptops, which they use for customer education and demonstration purposes. They also want to boot their Windows operating system quickly. What would be the BEST price-performance purchasing decision when it comes to providing storage media for the new laptops for the sales representatives (based on their requests)?

• An HDD for the operating system with an external SSD for the multimedia files.

• An SSD for the operating system and an HDD for storing multimedia files.

• An HDD for both the operating system and multimedia files.

• An SSD for both the operating system and the multimedia files.

You are in the process of purchasing several new Windows-based computers to replace broken or outdated computers. You have heard that solid-state drives (SSDs) can significantly increase systems' overall performance.

Which of the following BEST describe the features of solid-state drives (SSDs) compared to hard disk drives (HDDs)? (Select two.)

• An SSD uses flash technology to store data.

• SSD spindles move at a faster rate than those of an HDD.

  
  

• An SSD opens files faster than an HDD.

• An SSD cheaply stores a large amount of data.

• An SSD can be adversely affected by magnetism.

Match each storage device type on the left with its description and benefits on the right.

• A thick magnetic disk made of aluminum platters. Uses read/write heads to access data stored on the platters.

• Hard disk drive (HDD)

• A device that provides up to several terabytes of storage capacity and whose cost per megabyte is very low.

• Solid-state drive (SSD)

• A device that is faster than other comparable devices. It has no moving parts and lasts longer than other storage devices.

• Hard disk drive (HDD)

• A flash device with storage capacity similar to that of a small hard drive.

• Solid-state drive (SSD)

• A disk that uses lasers to read and write information stored in the form of pits on its reflective coating.

• Optical disc