Question 1

What is a storage area network?

Accepted Answer

Storage area network (SAN) is an architecture to link remote computer storage devices, such as enterprise storage systems, to computers such that the devices are as available as locally attached drives.In a SAN system, the user's computer provides the file system for storing data, but the SAN provides the disk space.The key to a SAN is a high-speed network, connecting individual computers to mass storage devices.

Question 2

DVD + R and DVD-R both stand for DVD _____.

Accepted Answer

recordable

Question 3

DVDs have replaced CDs as the standard optical disc.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

All of the following are true of DVD-ROM drives except:

Accepted Answer

A)  They are also known as erasable optical discs.
B)  They can provide over two hours of high-quality video and sound comparable to that found in motion picture theatres.
C)  They are a type of optical disc.
D)  DVD-ROM stands for "digital versatile disc-read only memory".

Question 5

File compression is only available on hard disk drives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A CD-RW disc:

Accepted Answer

A)  can be written to only once.
B)  can be erased and rewritten.
C)  cannot be written on.
D)  cannot be erased.

Question 7

The ____ of a secondary storage device indicates how much data the storage medium can hold.

Accepted Answer

A)  access
B)  capacity
C)  memory
D)  storage

Question 8

List and explain some of the important characteristics of secondary storage.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Three common storage options discussed in your text are hard disk, _____, and solid-state storage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Three common storage options discussed in your...

Question 10

A good way to share files with others is to use a ________, or online, storage service.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A good way to share files with...

Question 11

Which of the following characteristics about RAID is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  expanded storage capability
B)  fast access speed
C)  highly reliable
D)  one high-capacity hard disk drive

Question 12

Mass storage devices are specialized high-capacity secondary storage devices designed to store large amounts of data for an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A _____ occurs when a read/write head makes contact with the hard disk's surface or with particles on its surface.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A _____ occurs when a read/write head...

Question 14

Discuss the importance and uses of secondary storage devices.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

The standard for high definition optical discs is:

Accepted Answer

A)  DVD-RAM
B)  HD DVD
C)  Blu-ray
D)  HD CD

Question 16

External hard drives are used primarily to complement an internal hard disk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What causes a head crash to occur?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What causes a head crash to occur?...

Question 18

Which of these is not an example of solid state storage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Digital versatile disc
B)  SSDs
C)  Flash memory cards
D)  USB drives

Question 19

Hard disks store and organize files using all the following, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  tracks
B)  sectors
C)  cylinders
D)  paths

Question 20

Which of the following is true about an internal hard disk?

Accepted Answer

A)  Variable amount of storage
B)  Fixed amount of storage
C)  Portable
D)  Slow

Exam 7: Secondary Storage

What is a storage area network?

DVD + R and DVD-R both stand for DVD _____.

DVDs have replaced CDs as the standard optical disc.

All of the following are true of DVD-ROM drives except:

File compression is only available on hard disk drives.

A CD-RW disc:

The ____ of a secondary storage device indicates how much data the storage medium can hold.

List and explain some of the important characteristics of secondary storage.

Three common storage options discussed in your text are hard disk, _____, and solid-state storage.

A good way to share files with others is to use a ________, or online, storage service.

Which of the following characteristics about RAID is incorrect?

Mass storage devices are specialized high-capacity secondary storage devices designed to store large amounts of data for an organization.

A _____ occurs when a read/write head makes contact with the hard disk's surface or with particles on its surface.

Discuss the importance and uses of secondary storage devices.

The standard for high definition optical discs is:

External hard drives are used primarily to complement an internal hard disk.

What causes a head crash to occur?

Which of these is not an example of solid state storage?

Hard disks store and organize files using all the following, except:

Which of the following is true about an internal hard disk?