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Storage devices

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which of these are magnetic storage devices?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
3.

Solid state storage has no moving parts?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which type of storage uses a laser?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Optical

c)

Solid State

5.

Which of the following storage devices is most suitable for use in mobile devices?

a)

Cloud

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

Optical

6.

Which of the following is most commonly found in PCs?

a)

Solid State Storage

b)

Magnetic Storage

c)

Cloud Storage

d)

Optical Storage

7.
What type of device is this? USB memory stick
a)
Input
b)
Output
c)
Storage
8.

What is a storage device?

a)

A device use for calculating data

b)

A device used to store data temporarily

c)

A device used to supply power to the computer

d)

A device used to store data permanently

9.

A CD has one long track on it full of ...

a)

Grooves and pot holes

b)

Pits and Lands

c)

Bumps and Dots

d)

Dots and Grooves

10.
Optical device, fairly fragile, easy to snap or scratch.
a)
Flash memory
b)
Magnetic Tape
c)
CD
d)
Hard disk
11.
Not intended to be a portable storage device.
a)
CD
b)
Flash memory
c)
DVD
d)
Internal hard disk
12.
Large organisations use this type of storage device to  back up their systems daily.
a)
CD
b)
DVD
c)
Blu-ray
d)
Magnetic tape
13.
Typically has the largest storage capacity and is the cheapest per gb.
a)
Magnetic storage
b)
Solid state storage
c)
Optical storage
14.
Typically stores 650mb of data on it - usually music.
a)
DVD
b)
Blu-ray
c)
CD
d)
Floppy disk
15.
What is the most durable?
a)
Magnetic Tape
b)
Solid State Drive
c)
Hard Drive
d)
CD