Question 1

A smoke particle, fingerprint, dust, or human hair could cause a hard disk head crash.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Facebook is an example of cloud storage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Disk _____ improves hard-disk performance by anticipating data needs and reducing time to access data from secondary storage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Disk _____ improves hard-disk performance by anticipating...

Question 4

Smartphones use which of these storage technologies?

Accepted Answer

A) Optical drive 
B) Solid state drive 
C) Flash memory card 
D) Flash drive 
A) Optical drive 
B) Solid state drive 
C) Flash memory card 
D) Flash drive

Question 5

USB drives are also known as _____ drives.

Accepted Answer

The answer of USB drives are also known as _____...

Question 6

File _____ expands compressed files.

Accepted Answer

The answer of File _____ expands compressed files....

Question 7

A hard crash typically occurs on an optical disk when it makes contact with particles on its surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One way to improve the storage capacity of a hard disk is to:

Accepted Answer

A) format often. 
B) use file compression. 
C) increase memory. 
D) use disk caching. 
A) format often. 
B) use file compression. 
C) increase memory. 
D) use disk caching.

Question 9

The process of saving information to a secondary storage device is referred to as embedding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The hi-def standard for optical discs is the _____ Disc.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The hi-def standard for optical discs is...

Question 11

Typically a microcomputer uses an _____ hard disk to store the operating system and software applications.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Typically a microcomputer uses an _____ hard...

Question 12

CD-ROMs are often used to archive data and to record music downloaded from the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Describe a RAID.

Accepted Answer

RAID, or redundant array of inexpensive

Question 14

Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) volatile storage. 
B) sequential storage. 
C) direct storage. 
D) nonvolatile storage. 
A) volatile storage. 
B) sequential storage. 
C) direct storage. 
D) nonvolatile storage.

A smoke particle, fingerprint, dust, or human hair could cause a hard disk head crash.

Facebook is an example of cloud storage.

Disk _____ improves hard-disk performance by anticipating data needs and reducing time to access data from secondary storage.

Smartphones use which of these storage technologies?

USB drives are also known as _____ drives.

File _____ expands compressed files.

A hard crash typically occurs on an optical disk when it makes contact with particles on its surface.

One way to improve the storage capacity of a hard disk is to:

The process of saving information to a secondary storage device is referred to as embedding.

The hi-def standard for optical discs is the _____ Disc.

Typically a microcomputer uses an _____ hard disk to store the operating system and software applications.

CD-ROMs are often used to archive data and to record music downloaded from the Internet.

Describe a RAID.

Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as:

Information Technology, the Internet, and You

The Internet, the Web, and Electronic Commerce

Basic Application Software

System Software

The System Unit

Input and Output

Communications and Networks

Privacy, Security, and Ethics

Information Systems

Databases

Systems Analysis and Design

Programming and Languages

Filters

Exam 7: Secondary Storage

A smoke particle, fingerprint, dust, or human hair could cause a hard disk head crash.

Facebook is an example of cloud storage.

Disk _____ improves hard-disk performance by anticipating data needs and reducing time to access data from secondary storage.

Smartphones use which of these storage technologies?

USB drives are also known as _____ drives.

File _____ expands compressed files.

A hard crash typically occurs on an optical disk when it makes contact with particles on its surface.

One way to improve the storage capacity of a hard disk is to:

The process of saving information to a secondary storage device is referred to as embedding.

The hi-def standard for optical discs is the _____ Disc.

Typically a microcomputer uses an _____ hard disk to store the operating system and software applications.

CD-ROMs are often used to archive data and to record music downloaded from the Internet.

Describe a RAID.

Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as:

Information Technology, the Internet, and You

The Internet, the Web, and Electronic Commerce

Basic Application Software

System Software

The System Unit

Input and Output

Communications and Networks

Privacy, Security, and Ethics

Information Systems

Databases

Systems Analysis and Design

Programming and Languages

Filters