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One of the following is not an example of a floppy diskette.
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| | A) | Zip disk
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| | B) | SuperDisk
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| | C) | Hard disk
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| | D) | HiFD disk
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Floppy disks utilize this to protect the disk from accidentally erasing data.
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| | A) | Write-protect notch
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| | B) | Lock-up notch
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| | C) | Storage-protect notch
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| | D) | Read Only notch
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Data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings, which are also known as
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| | A) | grooves.
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| | B) | tracks.
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| | C) | sectors.
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| | D) | formats.
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The internal hard disk of a system unit is also called a
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| | A) | hard-disk cartridge.
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| | B) | PC card hard disk.
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| | C) | fixed disk.
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| | D) | hard-disk pack.
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For most microcomputer systems, the internal hard drive disk is designated as the
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| | A) | D Drive.
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| | B) | A Drive.
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| | C) | J Drive.
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| | D) | C Drive.
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A typical microcomputer's internal hard disk has a
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| | A) | motor, system board, and read/write heads.
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| | B) | motor, read/write heads, and four metallic platters sealed inside a container.
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| | C) | read/write heads, system board, and a jewel box.
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| | D) | none of the above
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Which of the following secondary storage devices does not have moving parts?
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| | A) | Hard disks
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| | B) | Solid-state storage devices
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| | C) | Read/write heads
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| | D) | All of the above
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Most RAM is volatile, meaning that it
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| | A) | loses its contents whenever power is disrupted.
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| | B) | loses its contents on a periodic basis, whether power is disrupted or not.
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| | C) | is secondary storage.
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| | D) | cannot lose its contents when power is disrupted.
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Three types of compact disks include CD-ROM, CD-R, and
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| | A) | CD-W.
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| | B) | CD-RAM.
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| | C) | CD-DVD.
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| | D) | CD-RW.
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Flash memory is used in a variety of specialized input devices to
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| | A) | create and restore data on desktop computers.
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| | B) | restore and transfer data to desktop computers.
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| | C) | capture and transfer data to desktop computers.
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| | D) | capture and unzip files on desktop computers.
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Because they can be changed, CD-RWs are often used to create and edit multimedia presentations.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE
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It is necessary to format floppy disks before using them because the disks are not manufactured with tracks and sectors.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE
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The read-write head of a hard disk transfers data to the actual disk by contacting the surface of the disk.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE
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CD-R, which stands for Compact Disk-Read only memory, cannot be written on or erased by the user.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE
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Magnetic tapes store and retrieve data through sequential access instead of direct access as used by disks.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE
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