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1. Which of the following is NOT a type of storage:

Magnetic

Monitor

Optical

Solid state

2. What type of storage is DVD ROM?

Optical

Solid state

Magnetic

It is not a storage device

3. What type of storage is USB memory stick?

Solid state

Magnetic

Optical

It is not a storage device

4. What type of storage is a SSD memory card?

Magnetic

Solid state

It is not a storage device

Optical

5. What type of storage is HDD?

It is not a storage device

Magnetic

Optical

Solid state

6. Which of the following types of storage would likely access its data the fastest?

Magnetic

Optical

None of the mentioned

Solid state

7. Which type of storage uses lasers to write the data?

Solid state

Optical

All of them

Magnetic

8. Which of the following types of storage is the most expensive per MB/GB?

Magnetic

Optical

They are all the same

Solid state

9. Why is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) not very portable?

It has moving parts

It is too large

It is too small

It will break if you touch it

10. Fill in the blanks.

Secondary storage memory is____________________.

Non volatile memory

Backup memory

Impact memory

Volatile memory

11. Which of the following is an example of a backing storage device?

RAM

Mouse

Speaker

Hard Disk Drive

12. Serial data access is faster than direct data access.

13. CD-ROMS can record data over and over again.

14. What type of storage device would a mobile phone have?

Cartridges

Flash Memory

HDD

Optical Drive

15. Which device would you use to store large amounts of data in your home computer?

Hard Drive

Flash memory

Optical disk

Magnetic tape

16. Which type of optical media has the greatest storage capacity?

CD-ROM

They are all the same

Blu-ray Disc

DVD-ROM

17. What is the name given to copies of data or program files?

Stores

Backups

Programs

Extras

18. Floppy discs can store huge amounts of data.

19. Why does a laptop need secondary storage?

To store data that the processor needs

To store data, files, and software when the power if turned off (for future use)

To access the RAM via the monitor

To store programs that are currently running

20. Which of the following types of storage is the most durable?

Solid state

Optical

Magnetic

They are all the same

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01 - Types of Storage