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Secondary Storage (GCSE CS)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which kind of secondary storage is a hard drive?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Optical

c)

Flash

2.

Which kind of secondary storage are CDs and DVDs?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Optical

c)

Flash

3.

Which kind of secondary storage is a USB memory stick?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Optical

c)

Flash

4.

To store data on a CD a laser is used to...

a)

Change the colour of dye on the disc

b)

Create bumps and ridges

c)

Move magnetic particles

5.

Which kind of CD can you not save additional data onto?

a)

CD-RW

b)

CD-ROM

6.

How much data can a CD store?

a)

Around 700MB

b)

Around 7GB

c)

Around 4.7GB

7.

Which of these is a disadvantage of CDs?

a)

Slow transfer times for data

b)

Difficult to transport

c)

Expensive to purchase

8.

How much data can a single layer DVD store?

a)

Around 700MB

b)

Around 7GB

c)

Around 4.7GB

9.

What kind of disc is capable of storing 128GB of data on quad layer formats?

a)

CD

b)

DVD

c)

Blu-ray

10.

What is another term for 'solid-state memory'?

a)

Flash memory

b)

Magnetic storage

c)

Hard drives

d)

Cloud storage

11.

Which of the following generate heat and uses more power as there are spinning platters?

a)

Solid state drive

b)

Hard drive

12.

Which of the following is lighter so better suited to portable devices like laptops?

a)

Solid state drive

b)

Hard drive

13.

If you want a large amount of storage, which of these would be cheaper?

a)

Hard drive

b)

Sold-state drive

14.

When selecting secondary storage you need to think about how much memory it provides. This is its...

a)

Capacity

b)

Portability

c)

Durability

d)

Reliability

15.

When selecting secondary storage you need to think about if you need to move it around. This is its...

a)

Capacity

b)

Portability

c)

Durability

d)

Reliability

16.

When selecting secondary storage you need to think about if it might get bashed or be in extreme environments (e.g. cold, dusty, etc). This is its...

a)

Capacity

b)

Portability

c)

Durability

d)

Reliability

17.

When selecting secondary storage you need to think about if it needs to be used over and over again without failing. This is its...

a)

Capacity

b)

Portability

c)

Durability

d)

Reliability

18.

You can back up data to the Internet. This is known as...

a)

Cloud storage

b)

Net storage

c)

Web storage