Exam 3: Storage

To read data, the reference beam projects the hologram containing the requested data onto a ____ that reads the entire data page at one time.

A storage medium is inserted into the appropriate ____ to be read from or written to.

With rewritable optical media, the laser permanently alters the disc surface.

Large enterprise storage systems are usually ____________________ so that additional hard drives can be added as needed.

External hard drives today typically connect to a computer via a USB or ____ port.

When hard drives containing critical data become damaged, systems design firms may be able to help out.

Virtually all computer users today need at least one convenient free USB port, in order to connect external hard drives, flash memory drives, and other storage hardware.

"Tracking up data" refers to creating a second copy of important files.

USB flash drives are designed to be very portable and very small.

To record, erase, or overwrite rewritable optical discs, track change technology is used.

Virtually all personal computers come with a(n) ____ that is used to store most programs and data.

To avoid confusion with the tracks or songs on an audio CD, the track on an optical disc is sometimes referred to as a(n) ____________________.

One type of storage device that is sometimes used with computers and that uses sequential access is a ____.

Recordable CDs are referred to as ____________________ discs.

When a remote storage device is accessed through a local network it is referred to as ____________________.

What is a smart card? Describe some common features and uses of smart cards.

Regardless of how storage devices are connected to a computer, ____ and/or names are typically assigned to each storage device.

Smart cards and holographic drives are examples of ____ systems.

The process of recording data onto an optical disc is called tracking .

While the memory used for disk caching can be a designated portion of RAM, today's hard drives typically use a disk cache consisting of memory chips located on a circuit board inside the hard drive case.