Exam 8: Digital Storage

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

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?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You want a storage medium that allows you to locate a particular data item immediately, without having to move consecutively through items stored in front of the desired data item or file. What kind of access will this storage medium use?

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

The use of microfilm and microfiche provides all of the following advantages EXCEPT ____.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 8-1 In all of the advertisements for personal computers, vendors usually state the type of hard disk interface supported by the hard disk controller. Therefore, it is important that you understand the types of available hard disk interfaces, so that you can make the most informed choice possible. You are in the market for a disk controller that will support a high number of peripheral devices. What disk controller will do the trick?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Before any data can be read from or written on a hard disk, what must happen to the disk?

____________________ time measures the amount of time it takes a storage device to locate an item on a storage medium or the time required to deliver an item from memory to the processor.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Some personal computer manufacturers provide a hard disk configuration that connects multiple smaller disks into a single unit that acts like a single large hard disk. What is this grouping called?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If your computer or printer does not have a built-in slot for memory cards, you can purchase a device that can access the data stored on the memory card. What is that device called?

Critical Thinking Questions Case 8-2 You began work as a consultant to individuals and businesses, making recommendations to them about the kinds of storage systems they should buy and what equipment they should have. Aaron is a home user. Which of the following is closest to his likely level of need?

Some DVDs are double-sided.

Optical discs should be stored in a flat (horizontal) position.

You should defragment SSDs frequently because the location of the stored data has a significant impact on its access times.

Which of the following is NOT a common type of memory card?

You can read, write, and erase a DVD-R.

Which of the following interfaces sends several bits at once?

Enterprises cannot implement both network attached storage and storage area networks.

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

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