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Worksheets1.3.1 Secondary Storage
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these acts as primary storage?
a)
ROM
b)
RAM
c)
HDD or SSD
d)
CPU
2.
What BEST describes secondary storage?
a)
Stores data permanently without the need for electricity
b)
Stores data temporarily whilst the computer is turned on
c)
Fetches data from RAM and processes it
d)
Stores the boot up instructions for the computer
3.
Which ISN'T an example of secondary storage?
a)
RAM
b)
SSD
c)
USB memory
d)
CD-RW
4.
How many bits in a byte?
a)
2
b)
8
c)
4
d)
16
5.
How many bytes in a kilobyte?
a)
2024
b)
1024
c)
1000
d)
8
6.
The smallest measurement of capacity?
a)
Terabyte
b)
Gigabyte
c)
Megabyte
d)
Petabyte
7.
The largest measurement of capacity?
a)
Bit
b)
Megabyte
c)
Byte
d)
Kilobyte
8.
Which best describes optical storage?
a)
Read/written by magnetic fields, stored on a disc
b)
Read/written by electric pulses, stored on a chip
c)
Stored on a chip based on the motherboard
d)
Read/written by lasers, stored on a CD
9.
Which best describes magnetic storage?
a)
Uses magnetic fields to read/write data onto a metal disc.
b)
Uses electronic pulses to read/write data onto a metal disc
c)
Uses a magnetic chip to store data
d)
Uses a laser to read/write data onto a metal disc
10.
Which best describes solid state storage?
a)
Uses magnetic fields to read/write data onto a chip
b)
Uses electricity to read/write data onto a disc
c)
Uses a laser to read/write data onto a chip.
d)
Uses electricity to read/write data onto a chip
11.
Which uses solid state technology?
a)
USB memory
b)
HDD
c)
CD-ROM
d)
RAM
12.
Which uses magnetic fields?
a)
USB memory
b)
HDD
c)
CD-ROM
d)
RAM
13.
Which uses optical technology?
a)
USB memory
b)
HDD
c)
CD-ROM
d)
RAM
14.
Cheapest?
a)
SSD
b)
HDD
c)
CD-RW
d)
Micro SD card
15.
Fastest?
a)
SSD
b)
HDD
c)
Magnetic tape
d)
CD-ROM
16.
Most portable?
a)
CD-ROM
b)
HDD
c)
SSD
d)
SD card
17.
Most durable?
a)
HDD
b)
SSD
c)
CD-ROM
d)
DVD-RW
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