Secondary Storage Quiz

What type of storage loses content when the computer loses power?

• Secondary storage

• Volatile storage

• Permanent storage

• Nonvolatile storage

Which of the following is a characteristic of secondary storage?

• Volatile storage

• Nonvolatile storage

• Temporary storage

• Random Access Memory (RAM)

What does solid-state storage include?

• Magnetic tapes

• Solid-state drives

• Optical discs

• Hard drives

What are hard-disk platters used for?

• Reading optical discs

• Accessing cloud storage

• Storing data in RAM

• Altering magnetic charges

Which performance enhancement technique reduces file size?

• Disk caching

• Hybrid drives

• File compression

• RAID

What is the total capacity of a standard CD?

• 4.7 GB

• 700 MB

• 50 GB

• 100 GB

Which type of optical disc can be written to and erased?

• ROM

• CD

• RW

• R

What is cloud storage primarily used for?

• Physical media storage

• Local file storage

• Data recovery

• Online file storage

Which of the following is a mass storage device?

• Solid-state drive

• File server

• USB drive

• Flash memory card

What does a Storage Area Network (SAN) provide?

• Local storage solutions

• Remote computer storage linking

• Cloud-based applications

• Optical disc storage