Question 1

The ____________________ is a hard disk interface that can support up to eight or fifteen peripheral devices.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ is a hard disk interface...

Question 2

In addition to USB, what are the four types of interfaces for use in personal computers for connecting drives? Briefly describe each.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In addition to USB, what are the...

Question 3

A level 1 configuration enhances storage reliability because, if a disk should fail, a duplicate of the requested item is available within the array of disks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What happens when a computer or mobile device starts up?

Accepted Answer

A)  The computer locates operating system in storage and loads it into RAM. 
B)  The computer accesses the memory and loads a program such as a word processing program. 
C)  The computer searches for instructions in RAM. 
D)  The computer opens application software from ROM. 
A)  The computer locates operating system in storage and loads it into RAM. 
B)  The computer accesses the memory and loads a program such as a word processing program. 
C)  The computer searches for instructions in RAM. 
D)  The computer opens application software from ROM.

Question 5

When a user issues a command to run an application, the operating system locates the application in memory and loads it into storage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Storage devices access items in which of the following units of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  nanoseconds 
B)  macroseconds 
C)  milliseconds 
D)  petaseconds 
A)  nanoseconds 
B)  macroseconds 
C)  milliseconds 
D)  petaseconds

Question 7

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the simplest RAID storage design?

Accepted Answer

A)  outsourcing 
B)  selection 
C)  mirroring 
D)  archival 
A)  outsourcing 
B)  selection 
C)  mirroring 
D)  archival

Question 8

External hard drives never have greater capacities than internal hard drives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To start up, a computer or mobile device locates an operating system on its storage medium and loads it into ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To start up, a computer or mobile...

Question 10

Which of the following devices is the computer hardware that records and/or retrieves items to and from a flash drive or external hard drive, for example?

Accepted Answer

A)  concatenation 
B)  indexed 
C)  resolved 
D)  storage 
A)  concatenation 
B)  indexed 
C)  resolved 
D)  storage

Question 11

A DVD-ROM uses all of the following to achieve a higher storage capacity than a CD-ROM EXCEPT ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  making the disc denser by packing the pits closer together 
B)  using two layers of pits 
C)  making the disc double-sided 
D)  making the disc single-session 
A)  making the disc denser by packing the pits closer together 
B)  using two layers of pits 
C)  making the disc double-sided 
D)  making the disc single-session

Question 12

When writing or reading specific data, sequential access is much faster than direct access.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is being measured using KBps, MBps, and GBps?

Accepted Answer

A)  capacity rate 
B)  recall time 
C)  access time 
D)  transfer rate 
A)  capacity rate 
B)  recall time 
C)  access time 
D)  transfer rate

Question 14

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are looking for a backup that copies only the files that have changes since the last full backup. Which of the following will you use?

Accepted Answer

A)  archival backup 
B)  differential backup 
C)  selective backup 
D)  incremental backup 
A)  archival backup 
B)  differential backup 
C)  selective backup 
D)  incremental backup

Question 15

Some computers improve hard disk access time by using which of the following, which consists of memory chips that store frequently accessed items?

Accepted Answer

A)  warehouse 
B)  disk cache 
C)  base 
D)  home 
A)  warehouse 
B)  disk cache 
C)  base 
D)  home

Question 16

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which RAID level technique splits data, instructions, and information across multiple disks in the array?

Accepted Answer

A)  differentiation 
B)  archiving 
C)  striping 
D)  mirroring 
A)  differentiation 
B)  archiving 
C)  striping 
D)  mirroring

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a cloud storage provider that places a folder on your computer with contents you can synchronize across multiple devices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dropbox 
B)  Google Drive 
C)  SkyDrive 
D)  CloudDrive 
A)  Dropbox 
B)  Google Drive 
C)  SkyDrive 
D)  CloudDrive

Question 18

Explain the advantages of cloud storage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the advantages of cloud storage....

Question 19

An active RFID tag cannot send a signal until the reader activates the tag's antenna by sending out electromagnetic waves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your company has elected to offload all storage management to an outside organization. What is the term for this?

Accepted Answer

A)  fiber channeling 
B)  RAID 
C)  NAS 
D)  outsourcing 
A)  fiber channeling 
B)  RAID 
C)  NAS 
D)  outsourcing

The ____________________ is a hard disk interface that can support up to eight or fifteen peripheral devices.

In addition to USB, what are the four types of interfaces for use in personal computers for connecting drives? Briefly describe each.

A level 1 configuration enhances storage reliability because, if a disk should fail, a duplicate of the requested item is available within the array of disks.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What happens when a computer or mobile device starts up?

When a user issues a command to run an application, the operating system locates the application in memory and loads it into storage.

Storage devices access items in which of the following units of time?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the simplest RAID storage design?

External hard drives never have greater capacities than internal hard drives.

To start up, a computer or mobile device locates an operating system on its storage medium and loads it into ____________________.

Which of the following devices is the computer hardware that records and/or retrieves items to and from a flash drive or external hard drive, for example?

A DVD-ROM uses all of the following to achieve a higher storage capacity than a CD-ROM EXCEPT ____.

When writing or reading specific data, sequential access is much faster than direct access.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is being measured using KBps, MBps, and GBps?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are looking for a backup that copies only the files that have changes since the last full backup. Which of the following will you use?

Some computers improve hard disk access time by using which of the following, which consists of memory chips that store frequently accessed items?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which RAID level technique splits data, instructions, and information across multiple disks in the array?

Which of the following is NOT a cloud storage provider that places a folder on your computer with contents you can synchronize across multiple devices?

Explain the advantages of cloud storage.

An active RFID tag cannot send a signal until the reader activates the tag's antenna by sending out electromagnetic waves.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your company has elected to offload all storage management to an outside organization. What is the term for this?

Digital Literacy: Introducing a World of Technology

The Internet: Accessing, Searching, Sharing, and Communicating

Computers and Mobile Devices: Evaluating the Possibilities

Programs and Apps: Using Software at Work, School, and Home

Digital Safety and Security: Identifying Threats, Issues, and Defenses

Inside Computers and Mobile Devices: Exploring the Components

Input and Output: Examining Popular Devices

Operating Systems: Managing, Coordinating, and Monitoring Resources

Communications and Networks: Sending and Receiving Digital Content

Information and Data Management: Organizing, Verifying, Maintaining, and Accessing

Information Systems and Program Development: Designing and Building Solutions

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Exam 8: Digital Storage: Preserving on Media and on the Cloud

The ____________________ is a hard disk interface that can support up to eight or fifteen peripheral devices.

In addition to USB, what are the four types of interfaces for use in personal computers for connecting drives? Briefly describe each.

A level 1 configuration enhances storage reliability because, if a disk should fail, a duplicate of the requested item is available within the array of disks.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What happens when a computer or mobile device starts up?

When a user issues a command to run an application, the operating system locates the application in memory and loads it into storage.

Storage devices access items in which of the following units of time?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the simplest RAID storage design?

External hard drives never have greater capacities than internal hard drives.

To start up, a computer or mobile device locates an operating system on its storage medium and loads it into ____________________.

Which of the following devices is the computer hardware that records and/or retrieves items to and from a flash drive or external hard drive, for example?

A DVD-ROM uses all of the following to achieve a higher storage capacity than a CD-ROM EXCEPT ____.

When writing or reading specific data, sequential access is much faster than direct access.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is being measured using KBps, MBps, and GBps?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are looking for a backup that copies only the files that have changes since the last full backup. Which of the following will you use?

Some computers improve hard disk access time by using which of the following, which consists of memory chips that store frequently accessed items?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which RAID level technique splits data, instructions, and information across multiple disks in the array?

Which of the following is NOT a cloud storage provider that places a folder on your computer with contents you can synchronize across multiple devices?

Explain the advantages of cloud storage.

An active RFID tag cannot send a signal until the reader activates the tag's antenna by sending out electromagnetic waves.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your company has elected to offload all storage management to an outside organization. What is the term for this?

Digital Literacy: Introducing a World of Technology

The Internet: Accessing, Searching, Sharing, and Communicating

Computers and Mobile Devices: Evaluating the Possibilities

Programs and Apps: Using Software at Work, School, and Home

Digital Safety and Security: Identifying Threats, Issues, and Defenses

Inside Computers and Mobile Devices: Exploring the Components

Input and Output: Examining Popular Devices

Operating Systems: Managing, Coordinating, and Monitoring Resources

Communications and Networks: Sending and Receiving Digital Content

Information and Data Management: Organizing, Verifying, Maintaining, and Accessing

Information Systems and Program Development: Designing and Building Solutions

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