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Secondary Storage (Video Quiz)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date

1-5.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

1.

What does a pit on an optical disc represent?

a)

Zero

b)

Light

c)

Data

d)

One

2.

Which color laser does a Blu-Ray disc use?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Red

d)

Infrared

3.

How does the wavelength of a Blu-Ray's laser compare to that of a DVD's laser?

a)

Variable

b)

The same

c)

Shorter

d)

Longer

4.

What generation of optical disc is Blu-Ray considered?

a)

Second

b)

First

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

5.

What is the next advancement in optical disc technology mentioned?

a)

Ultra HD Blu-Ray

b)

HD DVD

c)

LaserDisc

d)

VHS

6-9.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

6.

What is used to change the direction of metal grain's magnetization in a hard drive?

a)

A laser beam

b)

An electrical current

c)

A mechanical arm

d)

A magnetic field

7.

How many bits are there in one byte?

a)

8

b)

32

c)

16

d)

2

8.

What represents a letter in computer data?

a)

One megabyte

b)

One kilobyte

c)

One byte

d)

One bit

9.

Which technique allowed engineers to shrink the reader and writer in hard drives?

a)

Quantum computing

b)

Thin film lithography process

c)

Nano-fabrication

d)

Magnetic resonance

10-14.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

10.

How much data can the solid-state drive mentioned store?

a)

500 gigabytes

b)

100 gigabytes

c)

128 gigabytes

d)

1 terabyte

11.

What is the name of the individual memory cell inside an SSD?

a)

Memory trap cell

b)

Charge trap flash

c)

Data storage unit

d)

Electron trap flash

12.

How many bits of information does each memory cell store?

a)

2 bits

b)

3 bits

c)

4 bits

d)

5 bits

13.

What happens to the electrons when the memory cell is erased?

a)

They multiply

b)

They stay trapped

c)

They are forcibly removed

d)

They change state

14.

How are the memory cells organized to achieve a terabyte of storage?

a)

In a single layer

b)

Stacked 50 layers tall

c)

In a double layer

d)

Stacked 100 layers tall

15.
1. Secondary Storage is...
a)
non-volatile
b)
volatile
c)
extremely large
d)
portable
16.
2. Magnetic disks have...
a)
Mechanical parts move over the disks surface to read and write data magnetically
b)
Stationery disks that are read using electric currents
c)
Magnetic parts that attach on the disk to help read them magnetically
d)
Static parts that are read using lasers
17.
9. What is one disadvantage of Solid State Drives?
a)
They are more expensive
b)
They have poor durability
c)
They have low capacities
d)
They have slow read and write speeds
18.
10. What is one disadvantage of Optical storage methods?
a)
Very low comparative disk capacity
b)
They are very expensive
c)
They don't work for some data types
d)
Aren't sold commerically anymore
19.

3. What is a common feature of RAM?

a)

It is used for long-term storage

b)

It is volatile

c)

It only stores read-only data

d)

It has mechanical parts

20.

4. Which of the following is a characteristic of cloud storage?

a)

Data is stored locally on physical devices

b)

Data can only be accessed with a direct connection to the storage device

c)

Data is stored on remote servers and accessed over the internet

d)

Data storage capacity is typically more limited compared to physical devices

21.

5. What is the primary advantage of using flash memory for data storage?

a)

It has unlimited read and write cycles

b)

It requires constant power to retain data

c)

It offers faster data access speeds compared to hard drives

d)

It is more expensive per gigabyte than other storage options