Question 1

M2 is an acronym for Magnetic Stick Micro.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

A screen display is considered nonvolatile because its contents disappear when power is removed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss the life span of an optical disc, including the tips for proper care of optical discs.

Accepted Answer

Student responses will vary, but should

Question 5

Which of the following kinds of backup is another name for a full backup?

Accepted Answer

A) differential 
B) incremental 
C) selective 
D) archival 
A) differential 
B) incremental 
C) selective 
D) archival

Question 6

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 7

You are looking for a backup that copies only the files that have changes since the last full backup. Which of the following will you use?

Accepted Answer

A) archival backup 
B) differential backup 
C) selective backup 
D) incremental backup 
A) archival backup 
B) differential backup 
C) selective backup 
D) incremental backup

Question 8

Depending on the card, manufacturers claim memory cards can last from 10 to 100 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The inflexible, circular platters on which kind of disks use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information?

Accepted Answer

A) hard 
B) digital 
C) optical 
D) indexed 
A) hard 
B) digital 
C) optical 
D) indexed

Question 11

Flash memory cards are a type of ____________________ media, which means they consist entirely of electronic components and contain no moving parts.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Flash memory cards are a type of...

Question 12

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-Sometimes used in descriptions of a storage device's capabilities, instead of access time

Accepted Answer

A) capacity 
B) DVD 
C) density 
D) RAID 
E) NAS
F)EIDE
G)SAS
H)SSD
I)USB flash drive
J)cloud
K)RFID
L)sectors
M)CD-RW
N)CD-ROM
O)CD-R
P)transfer rate
Q)hard disk
R)volatile
S)WORM
T)direct access 
A) capacity 
B) DVD 
C) density 
D) RAID 
E) NAS
F)EIDE
G)SAS
H)SSD
I)USB flash drive
J)cloud
K)RFID
L)sectors
M)CD-RW
N)CD-ROM
O)CD-R
P)transfer rate
Q)hard disk
R)volatile
S)WORM
T)direct access

Question 13

Enterprise storage often uses ____________________ technology as the interface that connects the devices to the network because it has much faster transmission rates than SCSI and other interfaces.

Accepted Answer

FC
Fibre Channel
Fib

Question 14

As with a hard disk, the single track on an optical disc is divided into variably sized sectors on which items are stored.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Optical discs store items by using microscopic lands (indentations) that are in the middle layer of the disc.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Manufacturers claim that a properly cared for CD or DVD will last 5 years, but could last up to 250 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

An allocation unit is the smallest unit of disk space that stores data and information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following refers to the process of writing on an optical disc?

Accepted Answer

A) bleeding 
B) burning 
C) browning 
D) blaring 
A) bleeding 
B) burning 
C) browning 
D) blaring

Question 19

When storage devices write data, instructions, and information on storage media, they are creating output. What best describes the process of writing data?

Accepted Answer

A) receiving input and translating it into computer language 
B) using a word processor to input data to a file 
C) transferring items from memory to a storage medium 
D) retrieving items from a storage medium to the operating system 
A) receiving input and translating it into computer language 
B) using a word processor to input data to a file 
C) transferring items from memory to a storage medium 
D) retrieving items from a storage medium to the operating system

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

M2 is an acronym for Magnetic Stick Micro.

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.

A screen display is considered nonvolatile because its contents disappear when power is removed.

Discuss the life span of an optical disc, including the tips for proper care of optical discs.

Which of the following kinds of backup is another name for a full backup?

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?

You are looking for a backup that copies only the files that have changes since the last full backup. Which of the following will you use?

Depending on the card, manufacturers claim memory cards can last from 10 to 100 years.

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 inflexible, circular platters on which kind of disks use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information?

Flash memory cards are a type of ____________________ media, which means they consist entirely of electronic components and contain no moving parts.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Sometimes used in descriptions of a storage device's capabilities, instead of access time

Enterprise storage often uses ____________________ technology as the interface that connects the devices to the network because it has much faster transmission rates than SCSI and other interfaces.

As with a hard disk, the single track on an optical disc is divided into variably sized sectors on which items are stored.

Optical discs store items by using microscopic lands (indentations) that are in the middle layer of the disc.

Manufacturers claim that a properly cared for CD or DVD will last 5 years, but could last up to 250 years.

An allocation unit is the smallest unit of disk space that stores data and information.

Which of the following refers to the process of writing on an optical disc?

When storage devices write data, instructions, and information on storage media, they are creating output. What best describes the process of writing data?

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

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M2 is an acronym for Magnetic Stick Micro.

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.

A screen display is considered nonvolatile because its contents disappear when power is removed.

Discuss the life span of an optical disc, including the tips for proper care of optical discs.

Which of the following kinds of backup is another name for a full backup?

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?

You are looking for a backup that copies only the files that have changes since the last full backup. Which of the following will you use?

Depending on the card, manufacturers claim memory cards can last from 10 to 100 years.

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 inflexible, circular platters on which kind of disks use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information?

Flash memory cards are a type of ____________________ media, which means they consist entirely of electronic components and contain no moving parts.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Sometimes used in descriptions of a storage device's capabilities, instead of access time

Enterprise storage often uses ____________________ technology as the interface that connects the devices to the network because it has much faster transmission rates than SCSI and other interfaces.

As with a hard disk, the single track on an optical disc is divided into variably sized sectors on which items are stored.

Optical discs store items by using microscopic lands (indentations) that are in the middle layer of the disc.

Manufacturers claim that a properly cared for CD or DVD will last 5 years, but could last up to 250 years.

An allocation unit is the smallest unit of disk space that stores data and information.

Which of the following refers to the process of writing on an optical disc?

When storage devices write data, instructions, and information on storage media, they are creating output. What best describes the process of writing data?

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

Introducing Todays 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

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