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Storage Devices and Media Quiz

Description: Storage Devices and Media Quiz
Number of Questions: 52
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Which of these that is small and thin in size, can store a big size of data, need a reader

  1. Hard Disk Drive

  2. Solid State Drive

  3. Flash Memory Stick

  4. Flash Memory Card


Correct Option: D

Which of these that can be written only once by user?

  1. DVD RAM

  2. DVD-RW

  3. DVD-R

  4. DVD ROM


Correct Option: C

Which device save data magnetically

  1. Optical

  2. Magnetic

  3. Solid State


Correct Option: B

Which device need a high speed laser to read data?

  1. Optical

  2. Magnetic

  3. Solid State


Correct Option: A

Which device holds or storage data in a not moving part?

  1. Optical

  2. Magnetic

  3. Solid State


Correct Option: C

Which optical that is a manufactured disc containing data for large use

  1. CD-R

  2. CD-ROM

  3. CD-RW

  4. CD-DC


Correct Option: B

Which one is volatile

  1. ROM

  2. RAM

  3. HDD

  4. SSD


Correct Option: B

Which below is disadvantage of Solid State Drive compared to Hard Disk Drive

  1. Slower (Speed)

  2. Smaller size

  3. Smaller storage capacity

  4. Cheaper


Correct Option: C

Which below is the advantage of flashdisk compared to Portable Solid State Drive

  1. Smaller size (Portability)

  2. Compability

  3. Suitability

  4. Ability


Correct Option: A

Which device use Serial Access

  1. VHS

  2. CD

  3. DVD

  4. SSD


Correct Option: A

Which device that use Direct Access?

  1. Magnetic Tape

  2. Hard Disk Drive

  3. VHS


Correct Option: B

Which access that need to go through the data stored one by one to reach the desired data?

  1. Serial Access

  2. Direct Access


Correct Option: A

Which of these devices that is solid state type of storage media?

  1. Hard Disk Drive

  2. Flash Drive

  3. Floppy Disc

  4. Magnetic Tape


Correct Option: B

Which of these devices that is optical type storage media?

  1. ROM

  2. RAM

  3. DVD ROM

  4. Micro Flash Memory Card


Correct Option: C

Which of these devices that is magnetic type of storage media

  1. Floppy Disc

  2. Compact Disc

  3. Digital Versatile Disc

  4. Blu-Ray Disc


Correct Option: A

Which of these device that has the biggest storage capacity?

  1. Thumb drive

  2. Micro Flash Memory Card

  3. Floppy Disc

  4. Fixed Hard Disk Drive


Correct Option: D

Which of these storage device that has smallest storage capacity

  1. CD-R

  2. Hard Disk Drive

  3. Solid State Drive

  4. Blu-Ray


Correct Option: A

Which of these kind of storage media that does not exist yet

  1. Magnetic

  2. Solid State

  3. Liquid

  4. Optical


Correct Option: C

Which of these incident that can cause you losing data

  1. Breaking the storage media

  2. Cleaning the Storage media

  3. Hiding the storage media

  4. Putting it under sun


Correct Option: A

What does it mean by backing up data?

  1. Erasing DAta

  2. Archiving Data

  3. Quarantined Data

  4. Cleaning Data


Correct Option: B

Select an advantage of SSD compared to HDD.

  1. The speed of access in SSD is quick

  2. SSD uses less energy

  3. The SSD is lightweight

  4. The speed of data transfer in SSD is fast


Correct Option: B

The RAM version of this medium is used to record and play recorded images at the sametime

  1. CD

  2. DVD

  3. MiniDisc

  4. Blu-Ray


Correct Option: B

Select the most appropriate optical storage medium to store high definition movies

  1. CD

  2. DVD

  3. MiniDisc

  4. Blu-Ray


Correct Option: D

Select the most appropriate optical storage medium which the highest storage capacity

  1. CD

  2. DVD

  3. MiniDisc

  4. Blu-Ray


Correct Option: D

Select the most appropriate optical storage medium to stores lower quality audio files

  1. CD

  2. DVD

  3. MiniDisc

  4. Blu-Ray


Correct Option: A

A 25GB Blue Ray disk can store how many hours of standard definition TV?

  1. 2 hours

  2. 13 hours

  3. 25 hours

  4. 50 hours


Correct Option: B

Music files are 4MB in size. How many could be stored on a memory stick with 4GB capacity?

  1. 10

  2. 100

  3. 1,000

  4. 10,000


Correct Option: C

Primary storage refers to

  1. ROM

  2. RAM

  3. Fixed Hard Disc

  4. Potable Hard Disk


Correct Option: B

Which type of access do CD-RWs use

  1. Direct

  2. Serial

  3. Die Rex

  4. Cereal


Correct Option: A

Which type of access do magnetic tapes use?

  1. Direct

  2. Serial

  3. Cereal

  4. Die Rex


Correct Option: B

Memory Stick advantages include:

  1. No moving parts

  2. Subject to scratches

  3. Easily lost

  4. Lower access speeds than a hard disk


Correct Option: A

Flash memory cards cannot be used in

  1. Mobile Phones

  2. Blu-ray players

  3. Digital Video Cameras

  4. MP3 players


Correct Option: B

The R in CD-R (and DVD-R) stands for

  1. Readable

  2. Recordable

  3. Redactable

  4. Read-only


Correct Option: B

One of the benefits of DVD RAM is

  1. Come in a range of stylish colours

  2. Data cannot be overwritten

  3. Can read and write at the same time

  4. Hold up to 50Gb


Correct Option: C

The highest capacity optical drive are

  1. CD-R

  2. DVD-RW

  3. DVD-RAM

  4. CD-ROM


Correct Option: C

Magnetic Tape advantages include

  1. their small storage capacity

  2. the time taken to move to the position where data is stored

  3. being able to hold an entire server backup on one tape

  4. every record being accessed in turn


Correct Option: C

A disavantage of portable Hard Disks are

  1. they are difficult to steal

  2. they can be attached to any computer that has a USB port

  3. there is a danger of viruses being transferred

  4. a large storage capacity to transfer files between comptuers


Correct Option: C

An advantage of fixed hard disks is

  1. A very high access speed

  2. A very slow transfer rate

  3. Easy transfer of data between computers

  4. Mediocre storage capacity


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is the largest memory size?

  1. 1GB

  2. 1KB

  3. 1TB

  4. 1MB


Correct Option: C

At least one backup should be stored...

  1. Off Site

  2. On CD

  3. At Home

  4. In a Safe


Correct Option: A

Remote Storage is one service provided by...

  1. Cloud Computing

  2. Quantum Computing

  3. RAID

  4. AI


Correct Option: A

Backing up to the internet on an online server is known as...

  1. Remote Backup

  2. Software Backup

  3. Third Party Backup

  4. Manual Backup


Correct Option: A

Linking 2 hard drives together and cloning one is known as...

  1. RAID

  2. Third Party Backup

  3. 3-2-1 Backup

  4. Cloud Computing


Correct Option: A

Mirroring is also known as...

  1. RAID

  2. Remote Backup

  3. Third Party Backup

  4. Manual Backup


Correct Option: A

Using a program that automatically backups your files at regular intervals is known as a..

  1. Software Backup

  2. Mirror Backup

  3. Third Party Backup

  4. Remote Backup


Correct Option: A

The simplest way to backup is to manually copy files onto a USB Flash Drive or a...

  1. CD-R

  2. RAM

  3. CD-ROM

  4. ROM


Correct Option: A

Adding to a full system backup, with a regular backup is called...

  1. Incremental Backup

  2. 3-2-1 Backup

  3. Mirror Backup

  4. Software Backup


Correct Option: A

Taking a complete image is often referred to as a...

  1. Complete System Backup

  2. RAID Backup

  3. Online Backup

  4. Software Backup


Correct Option: A

The alternative to a manual unstructured backup is to take a complete...

  1. Image

  2. Document

  3. File

  4. Mirror


Correct Option: A

At home the most important thing to backup is...

  1. The OS

  2. Personal Documents

  3. Program Files

  4. Utilities


Correct Option: B

Backup is essential to any business in case data is lost or...

  1. Corrupted

  2. Damaged

  3. Lost

  4. Broken


Correct Option: A
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