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1.2 Secondary Storage

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What category of secondary storage do these belong to?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Optical

c)

Solid State

2.

What category of secondary storage does this device belong to?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

3.

What are the three main categories of secondary storage?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Liquid State

c)

Solid State

d)

Optical

e)

Tertiary

4.

What category of secondary storage does this belong to?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Optical

c)

Solid State

5.

What category of secondary storage does this belong to?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Optical

c)

Solid State

6.

What category of secondary storage does this belong to?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Optical

c)

Solid State

7.

What category of secondary storage does this belong to?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Optical

c)

Solid State

8.

Which secondary storage category has the fastest read-write speeds/ data access speeds?

a)
Solid State
b)
Magnetic
c)
Optical
d)
USB
9.

Which is generally the most expensive category of storage?

a)
Solid State
b)
Magnetic
c)
Optical
10.

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?

a)
Solid State
b)
Magnetic
c)
Optical
d)
USB
11.

What of the below is a disadvantage of a flash memory drive (usb pen drive)?

a)
Small
b)
Expensive
c)
Easy to lose
d)
Slow data access
12.

What is the capacity of a Compact Disc (CD)

a)
1 GB
b)
10 GB
c)
700 MB
d)
500 MB
13.
Which of the following storage devices will most likely have the highest capacity?
a)
Magnetic storage
b)
Solid state storage
14.

Which of the following have the fastest read/write speed?

a)
Magnetic storage
b)
Solid state storage
15.

Which of the following is the cheapest device to buy?

a)
Magnetic storage
b)
Solid state storage
c)
Optical storage
16.
A portable device such as a smartphone or tablet is likely to have which type of storage?
a)
Magnetic storage
b)
Solid state storage
c)
Optical storage
17.

Which of the following secondary storage categories is the most durable/robust?

a)
Magnetic storage
b)
Solid state storage
c)
Optical storage
18.

Which storage category is easily scratched?

a)
Magnetic storage
b)
Solid state storage
c)
Optical storage
19.
Which is the correct order?
a)
Bit, nibble, byte, KB, MB, GB, TB, PB
b)
Bit, byte, nibble, KB, MB, GB, TB, PB
c)
PB, Bit, nibble, byte, KB, MB, GB, TB
d)
Bit, nibble, byte, MB, KB, GB, TB, PB
20.

Which storage device would you most likely use to transport a few files from one computer to another?

a)

Magnetic storage

b)

Solid state storage (USB flash drive)

c)

Optical storage

d)

Solid state drive (SSD)

21.

Which storage device would you most likely use to store large amounts of backup data?

a)

Magnetic storage

b)

Solid state storage (USB flash drive)

c)

Optical storage

d)

Solid state storage

22.
Which storage device would you most likely use to distribute a video to several people?
a)
Magnetic storage
b)
Solid state storage (USB flash drive)
c)
Optical storage
d)
Solid state storage
23.

Solid state drive

a)

Storage that works by storing the data in electronic circuits

b)

Storage that users lasers to read/write data

c)

Storage that uses a surface which can be magnetised to store data.

24.

Magnetic storage

a)

Storage that uses a surface which can be magnetised to store data

b)

Storage that uses lasers to read/write data

c)

Stores files that are in use.

25.
What is an advantage of a CD?
a)
Easily scratched, leading to the loss of data
b)
Large storage capacity
c)
Expensive to buy
d)
Portable, easy to carry around
26.

What is a disadvantage of solid state drives?

a)

Easily scratched, leading to the loss of data

b)

Large storage capacity

c)

Expensive to buy

d)

Portable, easy to carry around

27.

What is an advantage of Cloud Computing?

a)

Can access your files anywhere

b)

It is safer

c)

Can access files anywhere you have internet

d)

Expensive

28.

Which type of storage uses lasers to read/write the data?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid state

d)

All types

29.

In order of fastest to slowest with the fastest on the left and slowest on the right, which is correct?

a)

Cache > RAM > Hard Drive

b)

Hard Drive > RAM > Cache

c)

RAM > Cache > Hard Drive

d)

RAM > Hard Drive > Cache

30.

Which of the following statements about cloud storage are true... (choose as many as are appropriate)

a)

Data will be secure if there is a fire or other problem at the site

b)

Data protection rules do not apply if you opt to use cloud storage

c)

It prevents your data being hacked/targeted by hackers

d)

It prevents the need to buy expensive hardware for data storage

31.

Which of the following shows the capacity of OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA in the correct order (smallest to largest)?

a)

DVD > BLU RAY > CD

b)

CD > DVD > BLU RAY

c)

BLU RAY > DVD > CD

d)

DVD > CD > BLU RAY

32.

Which of the following should be considered when choosing a method of data storage? (Choose as many as appropriate)

a)

Capacity

b)

Speed

c)

Portability

d)

Durability

e)

Reliability

33.
Which word means:
How likely the device is to break
a)
Durability
b)
Capacity
c)

Reliability