IGCSE ICT Unit 3.1 Storage Devices and Media Quiz

Which of the following is considered a primary storage device?

• Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

• Solid State Drive (SSD)

• RAM

• DVD

Which of the following is an advantage of solid state drives (SSD) over hard disk drives (HDD)?

• Lower cost per gigabyte

• More moving parts

• Faster access speed

• Higher power consumption

Which of these storage devices uses magnetic storage technology?

• CD-ROM

• Flash Drive

• HDD

• Blu-ray Disc

Which storage medium is most suitable for long-term archiving of important data?

• RAM

• CD-R

• Cache

• ROM

What does 'volatile memory' mean?

• Memory that is stored permanently

• Memory that is lost when power is off

• Memory that can be removed easily

• Memory with slow access speed

Which of these storage devices has no moving parts?

• Hard Disk Drive

• Magnetic Tape

• Solid State Drive

• Floppy Disk

Which is the best storage device to transfer files between computers?

• ROM

• USB Flash Drive

• CD-ROM

• Internal Hard Drive

Which optical storage medium has the highest capacity?

• CD

• DVD

• Blu-ray

• Floppy Disk

What is the main purpose of ROM in a computer system?

• Temporarily store data

• Store data permanently

• Store the operating system

• Store boot instructions

What type of storage is magnetic tape typically used for?

• Frequently accessed data

• Running applications

• Backup and archiving

• Operating system