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Secondary Storage Devices

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Which of the following commands will check and repair the errors on disk?

  1. Scandisk

  2. Chkdisk

  3. Diskcomp

  4. Dir

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B

All the information collected during database development is stored in a

  1. Repository

  2. Data warehouse

  3. RAD

  4. CASE


Correct Option: B

A DVD-RAM is similar to a _________ except it has storage capacity up to 5.2 GB.

  1. CD-R

  2. Floppy disk

  3. CD-RW

  4. Hard disk


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: CD-RW

'DOS' floppy disk does not have

  1. a boot record

  2. a file allocation table

  3. a root directory

  4. virtual memory


Correct Option: D

Which technology is used in compact disks?

  1. Mechanical

  2. Electrical

  3. Electro magnetic

  4. Laser


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is used to store the information and programs, until the computer is used?

  1. Monitor

  2. RAM

  3. Motherboard

  4. Printer

  5. Scanner


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

RAM is also called the primary memory of a computer that is used to store information and programs until the computer is used.

Floppy disk and hard disk are examples of __________ devices.

  1. internal storage

  2. external storage

  3. remote storage

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not an example of a storage device?

  1. Hard disk drive

  2. Pen drive

  3. Mouse

  4. CD drive

  5. Floppy disk


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mouse is not a storage device.

audio response is-

  1. output

  2. produces verbal response from computer

  3. both a and b

  4. only b

  5. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

audio response means a device that enables a computer to give a spoken response by generating sound similar to human speech so both a and b are correct option

Which of the following secondary storage devices follow(s) the sequential mode of access?

  1. Optical disk

  2. Magnetic disk

  3. Magnetic tape

  4. Both (1) and (3)

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Magnetic tape secondary storage devices follow(s) the sequential mode of access.

CD-ROM is a kind of

  1. optical disk

  2. magneto-optical disk

  3. magnetic disk

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following disks is written only once and can be read many times?

  1. Worm disk

  2. Floppy disk

  3. CD-rewritable

  4. DVD disks

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Worm disks can be written only once and can be read many times. Therefore, they are called WORM (write once, read many) disks.

________ viruses are often transmitted by a floppy disk left in the floppy drive.

  1. Trojan horse

  2. Boot sector

  3. Script

  4. Logic bomb

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Boot sector  viruses are often transmitted by a floppy disk left in the floppy drive.

______________ servers store and manage files for network users.

  1. Database

  2. Main

  3. Web

  4. File

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

File servers manage and store the files.

What is the alternative name of diskette?

  1. Floppy disk

  2. Hard disk

  3. Flexible cable

  4. Winehester disk


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Floppy disk

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