Data Storage Terminology Quiz

What is the means or opportunity to approach or enter a place?

• entry
• passage
• gateway
• access

What is a collection of data objects, perhaps with associated metadata, in a storage system whose primary purpose is its long-term preservation and retention?

• Archive
• Temporary storage
• Cache
• Database

What is an indexed set of related elements, ordered arrangement of data (numbers, symbols, etc.)?

• Set
• Array
• Matrix
• List

What is a copy of the digital data to be stored and used as a replacement in case the main copy is either deleted or corrupted?

• archive
• snapshot
• backup
• repository

What is the smallest unit of information that can be stored in a computer?

• byte
• bit
• kilobyte
• megabyte

What is the DVD format designed for the storage of high-definition video and data?

• DVD-R
• Blu-ray
• HD DVD
• VCD

What is a temporary memory for data, normally used to accommodate the difference in the rate at which two devices can handle data during a transfer?

• Cache
• Register
• Stack
• Buffer

What is the amount of memory space needed to store one character, which is normally 8 bits?

• 1 byte
• 4 bytes
• 16 bits
• 2 bits

What is the maximum amount that something can contain?

• Capacity

• Liters

• Weight

• Cache

What does it mean to store away in hiding or for future use?

• Cache

• Capacity

• Compress

• Convert