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Digital Data Storage

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Smallest unit of data:

a)

byte

b)

bit

c)

kilobyte

d)

nibble

2.

A ________ is a group of 8 bits.

a)

nibble

b)

byte

c)

kilobyte

d)

Yottabyte

3.

____________ is a permanent memory.

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

Hard Disk

d)

CD

4.

Data gets erased when the computer is switched off (Volatile memory)

a)

ROM

b)

Memory Card

c)

RAM

d)

Blu - Ray

5.

Which of these is NOT a Storage Device?

a)

USB Flash Drive

b)

CD-R

c)

Digital Camera

d)

Floppy Disk

6.
Makes the file smaller by deleting parts of the file permanently (forever)
a)
Lossy Compression
b)
Lossless Compression
7.
Which of these is an advantage for Lossy compression?
a)
The file size becomes significantly (much) smaller
b)
The file size does not become much smaller than 50%
8.

Which of the following would not be suitable for Lossy Compression?

a)

Images

b)

Sounds

c)

Videos

d)

Text

9.

Compression in general makes it _______ to send, upload and stream data

a)

Quicker

b)

Slower

10.

3.5MB is how many bytes?

a)

3,500

b)

3,500,000

c)

3,500,000,000

d)

350,000

11.

Which among the choices is optical storage ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which among the choices is magnetic storage ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which among the choices is solid state storage ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

What type of storage is a DVD ROM?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

It is not a storage device

15.

Which of the following storage media would usually have the fastest read/write speeds?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

Hand

16.

Why is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) more likely to break if moved?

a)

It has moving parts

b)

It is too large

c)

It will break if touched

d)

It is too small

17.

Why does a laptop need secondary storage?

a)

To reduce the amount of virtual memory it needs

b)

To store data, files and software for future use

c)

To make the laptop run faster

d)

To store data that the processor needs

18.

Which type of storage uses lasers to write the data?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

All types

19.

The typical read/write speed of storage are listed below from fastest to slowest. Which is correct?

a)

Solid State

Optical

Magnetic

b)

Optical

Magnetic

Solid State

c)

Magnetic

Optical

Solid State

d)

Solid State

Magnetic

Optical

20.

Which one is the advantage of cloud storage?

a)

The user has no control over their data

b)

Many programs can be run at the same time, regardless of the processing power of your device

c)

Accessible anywhere with an internet connection

d)

Cloud storage is free for all users