Multiple Choice

Click on the correct response for each question below.

1		One of the following is not an example of a floppy diskette.
			A)	Zip disk
			B)	SuperDisk
			C)	Hard disk
			D)	HiFD disk
2		Floppy disks utilize this to protect the disk from accidentally erasing data.
			A)	Write-protect notch
			B)	Lock-up notch
			C)	Storage-protect notch
			D)	Read Only notch
3		Data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings also known as:
			A)	grooves.
			B)	tracks.
			C)	sectors.
			D)	formats.
4		The internal hard disk of a system unit is also called a:
			A)	hard-disk cartridge.
			B)	PC card hard disk.
			C)	fixed disk.
			D)	hard-disk pack.
5		Two advantages that internal hard disks have over floppy disks are capacity and:
			A)	portability.
			B)	reliability.
			C)	compression.
			D)	speed.
6		The time between the computer’s request for data from secondary storage and the completion of the data transfer is known as the disk’s:
			A)	cache time.
			B)	access time.
			C)	recording time.
			D)	baud rate.
7		One of the following is not a way to improve the performance of a hard disk.
			A)	Disk over clocking
			B)	Disk caching
			C)	Redundant arrays of inexpensive disks (RAIDs)
			D)	File compression/decompression
8		An optical disk uses light reflected off of _____ and _____ on the disk surface to represent the 1’s and 0’s.
			A)	peaks, grooves
			B)	lands, grooves
			C)	lands, pits
			D)	peaks, pits
9		Three types of compact disks include CD-ROM, CD-R, and:
			A)	CD-W.
			B)	CD-RAM.
			C)	CD-DVD.
			D)	CD-RW.
10		________ storage devices do not have any moving parts, but instead stores and retrieves data electronically just like conventional computer memory.
			A)	I-drive
			B)	Solid-state
			C)	Magnetic tape
			D)	Digital versatile disc