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Storage Devices and Media

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary purpose of a hard disk drive?

a)

Play video games

b)

Make phone calls

c)

Cook dinner

d)

Store and retrieve digital information

2.

Which storage device has no moving parts?

a)

solid-state drive (SSD)

b)

hard disk drive (HDD)

c)

floppy disk

d)

CD-ROM

3.

What is the maximum storage capacity of a Blu-ray disc?

a)

50 GB

b)

200 GB

c)

500 GB

d)

100 GB

4.

Which unit of storage is equivalent to 1024 gigabytes?

a)

terabyte

b)

petabyte

c)

kilobyte

d)

megabyte

5.

What is the main advantage of solid state drives over hard disk drives?

a)

Faster read and write speeds, lower latency, and durability.

b)

Less energy efficient, more prone to data corruption, and larger physical size.

c)

Slower read and write speeds, higher latency, and less durability.

d)

Higher storage capacity, longer lifespan, and lower cost.

6.

Which optical storage device is commonly used for storing movies and videos?

a)

DVD

b)

CD

c)

Blu-ray

d)

VHS

7.

Convert 500 megabytes to gigabytes.

a)

0.5

b)

50

c)

5

d)

0.05

8.

What is the average lifespan of a hard disk drive?

a)

10 to 15 years

b)

20 to 25 years

c)

1 to 2 years

d)

3 to 5 years

9.

Which unit of storage is the smallest?

a)

bit

b)

megabyte

c)

kilobyte

d)

byte

10.

What is the purpose of a cache in storage devices?

a)

To slow down data access

b)

To improve performance and speed of data access.

c)

To increase storage capacity

d)

To reduce data security