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01 - Types of Storage

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

  Magnetic

  Monitor

  Optical

 2. What type of storage is DVD ROM?

  Solid state

  Optical

  It is not a storage device

  Magnetic

 3. What type of storage is USB memory stick?

  Magnetic

  It is not a storage device

  Solid state

  Optical

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

  It is not a storage device

  Optical

  Magnetic

 5. What type of storage is HDD?

  Optical

  Magnetic

  Solid state

  It is not a storage device

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

  None of the mentioned

  Solid state

  Optical

  Magnetic

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

  Magnetic

  Optical

  Solid state

  All of them

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

  Solid state

  They are all the same

  Optical

  Magnetic

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

  It is too large

  It will break if you touch it

  It has moving parts

 10. Fill in the blanks.
Secondary storage memory is____________________.

  Impact memory

  Backup memory

  Volatile memory

  Non volatile memory

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

  Mouse

  Hard Disk Drive

  Speaker

  RAM

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

  TRUE

  FALSE

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

  TRUE

  FALSE

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

  Optical Drive

  Flash Memory

  Cartridges

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

  Magnetic tape

  Optical disk

  Flash memory

  Hard Drive

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

  DVD-ROM

  Blu-ray Disc

  CD-ROM

  They are all the same

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

  Extras

  Stores

  Backups

  Programs

 18. Floppy discs can store huge amounts of data.

  TRUE

  FALSE

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

  To store data that the processor needs

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

  To store programs that are currently running

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

  Solid state

  Optical

  They are all the same

  Magnetic