Question 1

Which of the following kinds of access refers to reading or writing data consecutively?

Accepted Answer

A)  direct 
B)  random 
C)  sequential 
D)  indexed 
A)  direct 
B)  random 
C)  sequential 
D)  indexed

Question 2

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 3

Which of the following can be used to store a prepaid amount of money, such as for student purchases on campus?

Accepted Answer

A)  smart cards 
B)  floppy disks 
C)  ExpressCards 
D)  hard disks 
A)  smart cards 
B)  floppy disks 
C)  ExpressCards 
D)  hard disks

Question 4

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 5

A storage area network includes only storage devices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Disconnecting a USB flash drive while it is in use may cause damage to the files stored on the device.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act provides a myriad of financial reporting requirements and guidelines for public companies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following interfaces sends several bits at once?

Accepted Answer

A)  parallel 
B)  serial 
C)  SATA 
D)  SAS 
A)  parallel 
B)  serial 
C)  SATA 
D)  SAS

Question 9

As shown in the accompanying figure, a(n)____________________ is a narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
As shown in the accompanying...

Question 10

Which of the following kinds of cards stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card?

Accepted Answer

A)  tool 
B)  micro 
C)  view 
D)  smart 
A)  tool 
B)  micro 
C)  view 
D)  smart

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

DVD-R and DVD+R are competing DVD-recordable formats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following consists of a special-purpose chip and electronic circuits that govern the transfer of data, instructions, and information from a drive to and from the system bus and other components in the computer?

Accepted Answer

A)  controller 
B)  media router 
C)  storage indexer 
D)  circuitry tablet 
A)  controller 
B)  media router 
C)  storage indexer 
D)  circuitry tablet

Question 15

One exabyte is approximately one trillion bytes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Because a CD-R can be written on only one time, the format of these discs sometimes is called ____?

Accepted Answer

A)  WORM 
B)  ROM 
C)  Photo disc 
D)  Blu-ray 
A)  WORM 
B)  ROM 
C)  Photo disc 
D)  Blu-ray

Question 17

Which of the following is not a competing rewritable DVD format?

Accepted Answer

A)  DVD-RW 
B)  DVD+R 
C)  DVD+RAM 
D)  DVD+RW 
A)  DVD-RW 
B)  DVD+R 
C)  DVD+RAM 
D)  DVD+RW

Question 18

A network attached storage server, often called a(n)____________________, has its own IP address, usually does not have a keyboard or display, and contains at least one hard disk, often configured in a RAID.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A network attached storage server, often called...

Question 19

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following storage devices typically stores the operating system?

Accepted Answer

A)  RAM 
B)  hard disk\SSD 
C)  memory card 
D)  optical disc 
A)  RAM 
B)  hard disk\SSD 
C)  memory card 
D)  optical disc

Question 20

A popular use of CD-RW and CD-R discs is to create audio CDs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following kinds of access refers to reading or writing data consecutively?

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.

Which of the following can be used to store a prepaid amount of money, such as for student purchases on campus?

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

A storage area network includes only storage devices.

Disconnecting a USB flash drive while it is in use may cause damage to the files stored on the device.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act provides a myriad of financial reporting requirements and guidelines for public companies.

Which of the following interfaces sends several bits at once?

As shown in the accompanying figure, a(n)____________________ is a narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk.

Which of the following kinds of cards stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card?

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

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

DVD-R and DVD+R are competing DVD-recordable formats.

Which of the following consists of a special-purpose chip and electronic circuits that govern the transfer of data, instructions, and information from a drive to and from the system bus and other components in the computer?

One exabyte is approximately one trillion bytes.

Because a CD-R can be written on only one time, the format of these discs sometimes is called ____?

Which of the following is not a competing rewritable DVD format?

A network attached storage server, often called a(n)____________________, has its own IP address, usually does not have a keyboard or display, and contains at least one hard disk, often configured in a RAID.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following storage devices typically stores the operating system?

A popular use of CD-RW and CD-R discs is to create audio CDs.

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Exam 8: Digital Storage

Which of the following kinds of access refers to reading or writing data consecutively?

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.

Which of the following can be used to store a prepaid amount of money, such as for student purchases on campus?

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

A storage area network includes only storage devices.

Disconnecting a USB flash drive while it is in use may cause damage to the files stored on the device.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act provides a myriad of financial reporting requirements and guidelines for public companies.

Which of the following interfaces sends several bits at once?

As shown in the accompanying figure, a(n)____________________ is a narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk.

Which of the following kinds of cards stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card?

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

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

DVD-R and DVD+R are competing DVD-recordable formats.

Which of the following consists of a special-purpose chip and electronic circuits that govern the transfer of data, instructions, and information from a drive to and from the system bus and other components in the computer?

One exabyte is approximately one trillion bytes.

Because a CD-R can be written on only one time, the format of these discs sometimes is called ____?

Which of the following is not a competing rewritable DVD format?

A network attached storage server, often called a(n)____________________, has its own IP address, usually does not have a keyboard or display, and contains at least one hard disk, often configured in a RAID.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following storage devices typically stores the operating system?

A popular use of CD-RW and CD-R discs is to create audio CDs.

Introducing Today S Technologies

Connecting and Communicating Online

Computers and Mobile Devices

Programs and Apps

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