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Storage media

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following devices does not use flash memory to store data?

a)

Pen drive

b)

External Hard drive

c)

Memory Card

d)

SSD

2.

This is a picture of

a)

External hard drive

b)

Hard disk

c)

Pen drive

d)

SSD

3.

Below is not an advantage of optical disks.

a)

Very cheap

b)

easily portable

c)

higher capacity than hard drives

d)

None of the above

4.

A magnetic tape has (a)   access.

5.

Select the device that uses laser to read and write data.

a)

Magnetic tape

b)

Pen drive

c)

Memory stick

d)

Blu-ray

6.

A blu-ray disk is uses a blue/violet laser to read the disk instead of the (a)   laser used for DVDs.

7.

The following is not an advantage of a magnetic tape.

a)

High storage capacity

b)

Ideal for backup and archive

c)

Data can be easily retrieved

d)

Robust

8.

On which of the following can data be written, erased and re-recorded.

a)

CD-ROM

b)

CD-R

c)

CD-RW

d)

None of the above

9.

A hard drive has (a)   access.

10.

A hard drive contains several disks where data is stored in concentric circles on the surface known as tracks and sections within each track are called (a)   .

11.

Which of the device below is not a magnetic storage device?

a)

Hard disk drive

b)

Magnetic tape

c)

External hard drive

d)

Pen drive

12.

The best storage device for a student to use to save their work in school so as to be able to continue at home is:

a)

Pen drive

b)

CD-R

c)

Magnetic tape

d)

SSD

13.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of solid state drives?

a)

fast access speeds

b)

small, light and portable

c)

work quietly

d)

cheaper than hard drives

14.

The ______ ______ table maps the locations in which files and folders are stored on the disk.

(a)