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WorksheetsOCR GCSE Computer Science: Secondary Storage & Memory
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is not a type of storage?
Magnetic
Solid State / Flash
Optical
Hard Drive
What type of storage is a DVD?
Magnetic
Solid State / Flash
Optical
What type of storage is a USB memory stick?
Solid State / Flash
Optical
Magnetic
What type of storage is an SSD?
Magnetic
Optical
Solid State / Flash
Which of the following types of storage would it be possible to access data the quickest on?
Solid State / Flash
Magnetic
Optical
Which of the following types of storage is the most durable?
Optical
Magnetic
Solid State / Flash
Which of the following types of storage is the most expensive per GB?
Solid State
Magnetic
Optical
Why is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) not usually recommended for portable devices?
It has moving parts
It will break if you touch it
It is too small
It is too large
Which type of storage uses lasers to read the data?
Magnetic
All types
Solid state
Optical
Which of the following are volatile?
RAM
Secondary Storage
ROM
Hard Disk
Which storage or memory solution below is used to store the BIOS?
ROM
Secondary Storage
Hard Disk
RAM
Which statement is true?
ROM contains the operating system
RAM is part of the hard disk
RAM stores programs / data used by the CPU
ROM is volatile
Which storage device is not flash memory?
RAM
Micro SD
SD Card
HDD
Which is an example of Flash / Solid State memory?
RAM
ROM
SD Card
Cache
Volatile memory...
Retains any stored data when there's no power
Loses any stored data when there's no power
Non-volatile memory...
Retains any stored data when there's no power
Loses any stored data when there's no power
Which storage medium is popular for distributing video?
CD
HDD
DVD
USB Flash Drive
Which storage medium is most appropriate for an action camera?
HDD
CD
DVD
Flash / Solid State
Virtual memory is used to...
Allow a computer to continue to run if the computer runs out of space on it's HDD
Allow a computer to continue to run if the computer runs out of space on it's ROM
Allow a computer to continue to run if the computer runs out of space on it's RAM
Virtual memory occupies space on a computers...
ROM
RAM
Secondary Storage
CPU Cache
