SOF102 Topic 4

Which of the following is NOT considered a storage medium?

• Hard disk

• USB flash drive

• RAM

• Solid-state drive

What type of storage is used to keep data on remote servers accessible via the internet?

• Optical storage

• Cloud storage

• Flash storage

• Local storage

What is a key characteristic of volatile memory?

• Retains data when power is off

• Used for permanent storage

• Loses data when power is off

• Found in external devices only

What type of access allows retrieval of data from any location directly?

• Random access

• Sequential access

• Linear access

• Circular access

Which storage device uses magnetic particles and platters?

• USB flash drive

• Optical disc

• Solid-state drive

• Hard disk drive

What happens in a head crash?

• Data is deleted

• SSD stops working

• Read/write head touches platter surface

• The hard disk partitions

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of SSDs over HDDs?

• Faster access time

• Higher noise

• More durable

• Lower power consumption

Which of the following does NOT require defragmentation?

• Hard disk drive

• SSD

• External hard drive

• RAID