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Computing Essentials 2002-2003 Complete, 14/e
Timothy J. O'Leary
Linda I. O'Leary
Secondary Storage
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
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