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WorksheetsBacking Storage Devices
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is backing storage used for?
To enable the user to put information into the computer system
To output information from the processor to the user
Storing files for later use or to take them to another computer system
For storing instructions which tell the computer how to start up the operating system
CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs are all types of...
Optical media
Magnetic storage
Flash storage
Solid State Drives
How is data read from optical storage media?
Using magnets
Using glasses
Using a flash drive
Using a laser
Which of the following would be the most suitable storage medium for a computer game?
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or BD-ROM
Magnetic tape
Hard disc
Flash storage
Which would be the most suitable blank discs for storing plenty of data that can be erased and replaced as needed?
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or BD-ROM
CD-RW, DVD-RW or BD-RE
7" or 12" vinyl
Angle grinder discs
How do magnetic storage devices store data?
Using a laser
Using memory cells
By grouping magnets together
By using positive and negative charges
Which of the following would be a suitable magnetic storage device to act as a backup for a company's data?
DVD-ROM
Magnetic tape
Flash drive
Hard disk
Which of the following would be a suitable flash storage medium to enable you to take files from your school computer to home?
Magnetic tape
USB flash drive/pen drive
hard disk
Cloud storage
Which two of the following are advantages of solid-state drives
They more easily withstand bumps
Easy to lose
Expensive
Faster access times
What do you need to have to access your files on cloud storage?
Just a computer
A credit card
The internet, user name or email address and password
A smartphone
What is a server?
Any PC
A computer system connected to a network that provides a service to other devices on the network
Cloud storage
A person who delivers items to you that you have ordered
