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04 - Types of Storage

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

  Monitor

  Optical

  Magnetic

 2. What type of storage is DVD ROM?

  Optical

  Magnetic

  Solid state

  It is not a storage device

 3. What type of storage is USB memory stick?

  It is not a storage device

  Solid state

  Optical

  Magnetic

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

  Optical

  Solid state

  It is not a storage device

 5. What type of storage is HDD?

  Magnetic

  Solid state

  It is not a storage device

  Optical

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

  Optical

  None of the mentioned

  Magnetic

  Solid state

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

  Optical

  Magnetic

  All of them

  Solid state

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

  Solid state

  They are all the same

  Magnetic

  Optical

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

  It has moving parts

  It will break if you touch it

  It is too small

 10. Fill in the blanks.
ROM (Read only memory) is _______________

  Impact memory

  Backup memory

  Non volatile memory

  Volatile memory

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

  Hard Disk Drive

  Mouse

  RAM

  Speaker

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

  TRUE

  FALSE

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

  FALSE

  TRUE

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

  HDD

  Flash Memory

  Cartridges

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

  Optical disk

  Hard Drive

  Flash memory

  Magnetic tape

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

  CD-ROM

  Blu-ray Disc

  DVD-ROM

  They are all the same

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

  Programs

  Stores

  Extras

  Backups

 18. Floppy discs can store huge amounts of data.

  FALSE

  TRUE

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

  Solid state

  They are all the same

  Magnetic

  Optical

 20. Why does a laptop need secondary storage?
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  To access the RAM via the monitor

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

  To store data that the processor needs

  To store programs that are currently running