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Device and Media

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 20mins

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1.

Backing up refers to the copying of files/data to a different medium in case of a problem with the .....

a)

Main Storage Device

b)

External Storage Device

c)

Main Secondary Storage Device

d)

Hard disk drive

2.

Why back up data? Pick 3 reasons

a)

Safeguard against loss data due to the storage device failure

b)

Safeguard against virus

c)

Safeguard against hackers

d)

24/7 availability

3.

Three main reason that cause loss data in the computer main storage devices

a)

Failure of the original secondary storage devices

b)

Corrupted files

c)

Hardware failures

d)

Out of date Operating System

4.

The weakness of backing up files, the (a)   could attach itself to the files, which mean the backup files reloaded.

5.

Which type of access that access each record in turn until the required record is found?

a)

Serial

b)

Direct

6.

Storage device that uses serial access and in a very slow form of data access, called?

a)

Magnetic tape

b)

CD-R/CD-RW

c)

Memory stick

d)

HDD

7.

What is the term used to measure the size of memory or storage device?

a)

Bit

b)

Byte

8.

What is RW means in CD-RW?

a)

Write once only

b)

Can only be read

c)

Can be written to or read from many times

9.

The data stored in CD/DVD-ROM, is stored as a series of?

a)

Pits and Lands

b)

Digital media

c)

1 and 2

d)

Label and Tags

10.

This is a picture of a...

a)

Optical Disk (CD, DVD, Blu Ray)

b)

HDD

c)

USB

d)

Memory card

11.

This is a picture of

a)

External hard drive

b)

Hard disk

c)

Pen drive

d)

SSD

12.

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

13.

A magnetic tape has (a)   access.

14.

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

15.

A hard drive has (a)   access.

16.

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)   .

17.

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

(a)  

18.

What is meant by storage capacity?

a)

Storage capacity refers to how much the cost of storage devices .

b)

Storage capacity refers to how much disk space one or more storage devices provides.

c)

Storage capacity refers to a circuit board that enhances functions of a component of the system unit

19.

What does BIT stand for?

a)

Binary Integrated Technology

b)

Binary Digit

c)

Binary Instruction Terminology

d)

Binary Intermittent Time

20.

Which is the smallest form of data?

a)

Bit

b)

Byte

c)

Nibble

d)

8 Binary Digits

21.

How many Bits are in a Byte

a)

2

b)

4

c)

10

d)

8

22.

Which is larger?

a)

Bit

b)

Byte

23.

Which hard drive has no moving parts?

a)

SSD

b)

HDD

24.

Binary on an optical disc is read as what?

a)

Pits and lands

b)

Magnetic 1s and 0s

c)

Tiny Holes that light shines through

d)

Tiny 1s and 0s printed on the disc

25.

One of the easiest storage devices without moving parts is a(n)...

a)

Optical Drive

b)

Flash Drive

c)

HDD

d)

Floppy Disk

26.

Which is larger?

a)

Megabyte

b)

Gigabyte