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Files & File Systems

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“Big blobs” of related data are more commonly called ___

a)

RAM

b)

archives

c)

computer files

d)

batch files

2.

It’s most useful and practical if the data inside a file is organized in a standardized way, which is called ____

a)

syntax

b)

a file format

c)

a nested hierarchy

d)

a configured file

3.

The most straightforward file format is found in text files, also known as ___

a)

TEX files

b)

BIN files

c)

TXT files

d)

EXT files

4.

What character encoding standard is used in TXT files?

a)

TERMINAL

b)

MS-DOS

c)

MIME

d)

ASCII

5.

Which type of file format is used to store audio data?

a)

TXT

b)

BIN

c)

WAV

d)

BMP

6.

Data, about data, is called ___

a)

metadata

b)

hyperdata

c)

identifier data

d)

pixels

7.

Metadata is stored at the front of a file, ahead of any actual data, in what’s known as a ___

a)

leader

b)

primer

c)

header

d)

topper

8.

In a WAV file's audio data, larger numbers mean higher sound pressure, also known as the ___

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

frequency

d)

resonance

9.

Which type of file format is used to store pictures?

a)

TXT

b)

BIN

c)

WAV

d)

BMP

10.

On a computer, pictures are made up of little tiny square elements called ___

a)

pixels

b)

amplitudes

c)

snippets

d)

metadata

11.

Each pixel is a combination of which three colors?

a)

cyan, magenta and yellow

b)

red, yellow and blue

c)

yellow, red and violet

d)

red, green and blue

12.

8 bits is the same as one byte. The smallest number a byte can store is 0, and the largest is ___

a)

63

b)

64

c)

255

d)

256

13.

A pixel that has a Red-Green-Blue, or RGB value of 255, 255, 255 will display which color?

a)

yellow

b)

black

c)

white

d)

cyan

14.

A pixel that has a Red-Green-Blue, or RGB value of 255, 255, 0 will display which color?

a)

yellow

b)

black

c)

white

d)

cyan

15.

A pixel that has a Red-Green-Blue, or RGB value of 0, 0, 0 will display which color?

a)

yellow

b)

black

c)

white

d)

cyan

16.

A special file that records where other ones are located goes by many names, but a good general term is ___

a)

Directory File

b)

Header File

c)

Administrator File

d)

Locator File

17.

The names of files are followed by a period then characters such as "BMP" or "WAV" which are called ___

a)

a file extension

b)

a suffix

c)

an appendix

d)

a file footer

18.

The Directory File, and the maintenance of it, is an example of a very basic ___

a)

Operating System

b)

Table of Contents

c)

File System

d)

File Format

19.

Modern File Systems store files in blocks. What is the little extra space for changes called?

a)

overgrowth

b)

play space

c)

leeway

d)

slack space

20.

Files of variable sizes can be easily expanded and shrunk, simply by allocating and deallocating ___

a)

bits

b)

blocks

c)

bytes

d)

BMPs

21.

Files getting broken up, spaced apart, and out of order across storage is called ___

a)

dissolution

b)

fragmentation

c)

decentralization

d)

disjunction

22.

Organizing storage so that files have blocks located together and in the right order is called ___

a)

centralizing

b)

decluttering

c)

encoding

d)

defragmentation

23.

Storing related files together in folders, which can then be put in other folders, is what kind of file system?

a)

a Portfolio File System

b)

a Flat File System

c)

a Binder File System

d)

a Hierarchical File System

24.

In a Hierarchical File System, all other files and folders lie beneath ___

a)

the Primary Directory

b)

the Principal Directory

c)

the Head Directory

d)

the Root Directory