Question 1

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following statements is not true about hard drives?

Accepted Answer

A)  A hard drive contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data. 
B)  The alignment of metal particles represents either a 0 bit or a 1 bit. 
C)  The system unit on most desktops and laptops contains at least one hard disk. 
D)  A hard disk that is mounted inside the system unit is sometimes called a permadisk. 
A)  A hard drive contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data. 
B)  The alignment of metal particles represents either a 0 bit or a 1 bit. 
C)  The system unit on most desktops and laptops contains at least one hard disk. 
D)  A hard disk that is mounted inside the system unit is sometimes called a permadisk.

Question 2

The process of copying audio and\or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital media is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process of copying audio and\or video...

Question 3

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What best describes an optical disc?

Accepted Answer

A)  a disc made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that can add additional hard drive storage 
B)  a portable device made for photographs and other visual file types 
C)  a storage device used for digital cameras 
D)  a flat, round portable disc that is written and read by a laser 
A)  a disc made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that can add additional hard drive storage 
B)  a portable device made for photographs and other visual file types 
C)  a storage device used for digital cameras 
D)  a flat, round portable disc that is written and read by a laser

Question 4

Which of the following does NOT use direct access?

Accepted Answer

A)  optical discs 
B)  tape 
C)  hard disks 
D)  flash memory storage 
A)  optical discs 
B)  tape 
C)  hard disks 
D)  flash memory storage

Question 5

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT true about storage media and devices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Storage media also is called secondary storage. 
B)  A storage medium with a capacity of 750 GB can hold approximately 750 billion bytes. 
C)  In cloud storage, the actual storage media used is transparent to the user. 
D)  Writing is the process of transferring items from storage media to memory. 
A)  Storage media also is called secondary storage. 
B)  A storage medium with a capacity of 750 GB can hold approximately 750 billion bytes. 
C)  In cloud storage, the actual storage media used is transparent to the user. 
D)  Writing is the process of transferring items from storage media to memory.

Question 6

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following has a higher capacity and better quality than standard DVDs, especially for high-definition audio and video?

Accepted Answer

A)  a DVD-ROM 
B)  a double-sided DVD 
C)  a mini-DVD 
D)  a Blu-ray Disc 
A)  a DVD-ROM 
B)  a double-sided DVD 
C)  a mini-DVD 
D)  a Blu-ray Disc

Question 7

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is storage media?

Accepted Answer

A)  The software used to display items in storage. 
B)  The hardware that records and retrieves items from storage. 
C)  The physical material on which a computer keeps data, instructions, and information. 
D)  The data and information stored on a computer. 
A)  The software used to display items in storage. 
B)  The hardware that records and retrieves items from storage. 
C)  The physical material on which a computer keeps data, instructions, and information. 
D)  The data and information stored on a computer.

Question 8

Which of the following kinds of devices duplicates data, instructions, and information to improve data reliability?

Accepted Answer

A)  RAID 
B)  RAS 
C)  NAS 
D)  RAN 
A)  RAID 
B)  RAS 
C)  NAS 
D)  RAN

Question 9

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are looking for a term that can be used to refer globally to external hard disks and external SSDs. Which of the following can you use?

Accepted Answer

A)  optical storage devices 
B)  external hard drives 
C)  SANs 
D)  memory sets 
A)  optical storage devices 
B)  external hard drives 
C)  SANs 
D)  memory sets

Question 10

Match between columns
                        Premises: Technology that uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person

Accepted Answer

The Answer of cloud and RFID and DVD and NAS is...

Question 11

M2 is an acronym for Magnetic Stick Micro.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match between columns
                        Premises: Optical disc that users can read but not write on or erase

Accepted Answer

The Answer of WORM and EIDE and NAS and SSD is...

Question 13

Commercial data recovery software offers the greatest chances of retrieving files that have been deleted or erased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

____________________ recording aligns the magnetic particles horizontally around the surface of the disk.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ recording aligns the magnetic particles horizontally...

Question 15

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which storage term used to measure capacity is approximately a billion bytes?

Accepted Answer

A)  megabyte 
B)  gigabyte 
C)  kilobyte 
D)  terabyte 
A)  megabyte 
B)  gigabyte 
C)  kilobyte 
D)  terabyte

Question 16

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hard disk?

Accepted Answer

A)  write-protect notch 
B)  read\write head 
C)  sectors and tracks 
D)  capacity 
A)  write-protect notch 
B)  read\write head 
C)  sectors and tracks 
D)  capacity

Question 17

What is the life span of a memory card? Include the guidelines for care of memory cards.

Accepted Answer

Student responses will vary, but should

Question 18

Explain the advantages of cloud storage.

Accepted Answer

Student responses will vary, but should

Question 19

Which of the following is made of aluminum, glass, or ceramic and is coated with an alloy material that allows items to be recorded magnetically on its surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  sector 
B)  read\write head 
C)  vector 
D)  platter 
A)  sector 
B)  read\write head 
C)  vector 
D)  platter

Question 20

Match between columns
                        Premises: The number of bytes a storage medium can hold

Accepted Answer

The Answer of CD-RW and DVD and transfer rate and is...

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following statements is not true about hard drives?

The process of copying audio and\or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital media is called ____________________.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What best describes an optical disc?

Which of the following does NOT use direct access?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT true about storage media and devices?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following has a higher capacity and better quality than standard DVDs, especially for high-definition audio and video?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is storage media?

Which of the following kinds of devices duplicates data, instructions, and information to improve data reliability?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are looking for a term that can be used to refer globally to external hard disks and external SSDs. Which of the following can you use?

M2 is an acronym for Magnetic Stick Micro.

Commercial data recovery software offers the greatest chances of retrieving files that have been deleted or erased.

____________________ recording aligns the magnetic particles horizontally around the surface of the disk.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which storage term used to measure capacity is approximately a billion bytes?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hard disk?

What is the life span of a memory card? Include the guidelines for care of memory cards.

Explain the advantages of cloud storage.

Which of the following is made of aluminum, glass, or ceramic and is coated with an alloy material that allows items to be recorded magnetically on its surface?

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Exam 8: Digital Storage

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following statements is not true about hard drives?

The process of copying audio and\or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital media is called ____________________.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What best describes an optical disc?

Which of the following does NOT use direct access?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT true about storage media and devices?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following has a higher capacity and better quality than standard DVDs, especially for high-definition audio and video?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is storage media?

Which of the following kinds of devices duplicates data, instructions, and information to improve data reliability?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are looking for a term that can be used to refer globally to external hard disks and external SSDs. Which of the following can you use?

M2 is an acronym for Magnetic Stick Micro.

Commercial data recovery software offers the greatest chances of retrieving files that have been deleted or erased.

____________________ recording aligns the magnetic particles horizontally around the surface of the disk.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which storage term used to measure capacity is approximately a billion bytes?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hard disk?

What is the life span of a memory card? Include the guidelines for care of memory cards.

Explain the advantages of cloud storage.

Which of the following is made of aluminum, glass, or ceramic and is coated with an alloy material that allows items to be recorded magnetically on its surface?

Introducing Today S Technologies

Connecting and Communicating Online

Computers and Mobile Devices

Programs and Apps

Digital Security Ethics and Privacy

Computing Components

Input and Output

Operating Systems

Communicating Digital Content

Building Solutions

Working in the Enterprise

Focus on Web Development

Practice Test for Mindtap

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