Worksheets1.2 Secondary Storage
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 22mins
What category of secondary storage do these belong to?
Magnetic
Optical
Solid State
What category of secondary storage does this device belong to?
Optical
Magnetic
Solid State
What are the three main categories of secondary storage?
Magnetic
Liquid State
Solid State
Optical
Tertiary
What category of secondary storage does this belong to?
Magnetic
Optical
Solid State
What category of secondary storage does this belong to?
Magnetic
Optical
Solid State
What category of secondary storage does this belong to?
Magnetic
Optical
Solid State
What category of secondary storage does this belong to?
Magnetic
Optical
Solid State
Which secondary storage category has the fastest read-write speeds/ data access speeds?
Which is generally the most expensive category of storage?
What is the most appropriate category of storage for a student that wants to give out a demo of his game to his friends and teachers?
What of the below is a disadvantage of a flash memory drive (usb pen drive)?
What is the capacity of a Compact Disc (CD)
Which of the following have the fastest read/write speed?
Which of the following is the cheapest device to buy?
Which of the following secondary storage categories is the most durable/robust?
Which storage category is easily scratched?
Which storage device would you most likely use to transport a few files from one computer to another?
Magnetic storage
Solid state storage (USB flash drive)
Optical storage
Solid state drive (SSD)
Which storage device would you most likely use to store large amounts of backup data?
Magnetic storage
Solid state storage (USB flash drive)
Optical storage
Solid state storage
Solid state drive
Storage that works by storing the data in electronic circuits
Storage that users lasers to read/write data
Storage that uses a surface which can be magnetised to store data.
Magnetic storage
Storage that uses a surface which can be magnetised to store data
Storage that uses lasers to read/write data
Stores files that are in use.
What is a disadvantage of solid state drives?
Easily scratched, leading to the loss of data
Large storage capacity
Expensive to buy
Portable, easy to carry around
What is an advantage of Cloud Computing?
Can access your files anywhere
It is safer
Can access files anywhere you have internet
Expensive
Which type of storage uses lasers to read/write the data?
Optical
Magnetic
Solid state
All types
In order of fastest to slowest with the fastest on the left and slowest on the right, which is correct?
Cache > RAM > Hard Drive
Hard Drive > RAM > Cache
RAM > Cache > Hard Drive
RAM > Hard Drive > Cache
Which of the following statements about cloud storage are true... (choose as many as are appropriate)
Data will be secure if there is a fire or other problem at the site
Data protection rules do not apply if you opt to use cloud storage
It prevents your data being hacked/targeted by hackers
It prevents the need to buy expensive hardware for data storage
Which of the following shows the capacity of OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA in the correct order (smallest to largest)?
DVD > BLU RAY > CD
CD > DVD > BLU RAY
BLU RAY > DVD > CD
DVD > CD > BLU RAY
Which of the following should be considered when choosing a method of data storage? (Choose as many as appropriate)
Capacity
Speed
Portability
Durability
Reliability
How likely the device is to break
Reliability
