WorksheetsFiles & File Systems
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
“Big blobs” of related data are more commonly called ___
RAM
archives
computer files
batch files
It’s most useful and practical if the data inside a file is organized in a standardized way, which is called ____
syntax
a file format
a nested hierarchy
a configured file
The most straightforward file format is found in text files, also known as ___
TEX files
BIN files
TXT files
EXT files
What character encoding standard is used in TXT files?
TERMINAL
MS-DOS
MIME
ASCII
Which type of file format is used to store audio data?
TXT
BIN
WAV
BMP
Data, about data, is called ___
metadata
hyperdata
identifier data
pixels
Metadata is stored at the front of a file, ahead of any actual data, in what’s known as a ___
leader
primer
header
topper
In a WAV file's audio data, larger numbers mean higher sound pressure, also known as the ___
wavelength
amplitude
frequency
resonance
Which type of file format is used to store pictures?
TXT
BIN
WAV
BMP
On a computer, pictures are made up of little tiny square elements called ___
pixels
amplitudes
snippets
metadata
Each pixel is a combination of which three colors?
cyan, magenta and yellow
red, yellow and blue
yellow, red and violet
red, green and blue
8 bits is the same as one byte. The smallest number a byte can store is 0, and the largest is ___
63
64
255
256
A pixel that has a Red-Green-Blue, or RGB value of 255, 255, 255 will display which color?
yellow
black
white
cyan
A pixel that has a Red-Green-Blue, or RGB value of 255, 255, 0 will display which color?
yellow
black
white
cyan
A pixel that has a Red-Green-Blue, or RGB value of 0, 0, 0 will display which color?
yellow
black
white
cyan
A special file that records where other ones are located goes by many names, but a good general term is ___
Directory File
Header File
Administrator File
Locator File
The names of files are followed by a period then characters such as "BMP" or "WAV" which are called ___
a file extension
a suffix
an appendix
a file footer
The Directory File, and the maintenance of it, is an example of a very basic ___
Operating System
Table of Contents
File System
File Format
Modern File Systems store files in blocks. What is the little extra space for changes called?
overgrowth
play space
leeway
slack space
Files of variable sizes can be easily expanded and shrunk, simply by allocating and deallocating ___
bits
blocks
bytes
BMPs
Files getting broken up, spaced apart, and out of order across storage is called ___
dissolution
fragmentation
decentralization
disjunction
Organizing storage so that files have blocks located together and in the right order is called ___
centralizing
decluttering
encoding
defragmentation
Storing related files together in folders, which can then be put in other folders, is what kind of file system?
a Portfolio File System
a Flat File System
a Binder File System
a Hierarchical File System
In a Hierarchical File System, all other files and folders lie beneath ___
the Primary Directory
the Principal Directory
the Head Directory
the Root Directory
