Question 1

Which of the following is true of SSDs compared to traditional hard disks?

Accepted Answer

A)   SSDs have lower storage capacities.
B)   SSDs generate more heat.
C)   SSDs have faster transfer rates.
D)   SSDs have a shorter life.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

All DVD-ROMs are single-sided.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT On desktops, platters most often have a size of approximately 3.5 inches in diameter. What is the size also referred to as?

Accepted Answer

A)   form factor
B)   capacity
C)   RPM
D)   transfer rateE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which statement best describes disk cache?

Accepted Answer

A)   an enhanced read/write head that speeds up the revolutions per minute
B)   memory chips on a hard disk that store frequently accessed items
C)   bits added to the storage medium in order to have higher density
D)   a controller that receives a request for dataE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What term refers to the amount of time it takes a storage device to locate an item on a storage medium?

Accepted Answer

A)   access time
B)   capacity time
C)   recall time
D)   transfer timeE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Which of the following is made of aluminum, glass, or ceramic and is coated with an alloy material that allows items to be recorded magnetically on its surface?

Accepted Answer

A)   sector
B)   read/write head
C)   vector
D)   platterE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is a multisession optical disc on which users can write, but not erase, their own items such as text, graphics, and audio?

Accepted Answer

A)   CD-R
B)   CD-W
C)   CD-RW
D)   CD-RWRE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

USB technology is much faster than the eSATA interface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following kinds of cards stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card?

Accepted Answer

A)   tool
B)   micro
C)   view
D)   smartE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)   differential
B)   incremental
C)   selective
D)   archivalE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is a small, rectangular, plastic housing for tape?

Accepted Answer

A)   tape store
B)   tape key
C)   tape base
D)   tape cartridgeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Why would you use an external hard drive (hard disk or SSD) instead of a second internal hard drive (hard disk or SSD)?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why would you use an external hard...

Question 14

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are looking to implement a high-speed network with the sole purpose of providing storage to other attached servers. Which of the following will you implement?

Accepted Answer

A)   SCSI
B)   SAN
C)   EIDE
D)   eSATAE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

As shown in the accompanying figure, a disk's storage locations consist of wedge-shaped sections, which break the tracks into small arcs called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  As shown in the accompanying figure,...

Question 16

How do discs, like the one in the accompanying figure, commonly store items?

Accepted Answer

A)   in random locations anywhere between the center of the disc and the edge of the disc
B)   in multiple pie-shaped sections that break a track into arcs
C)   in a single track that spirals from the center of the disc to the edge of the disc
D)   in multiple concentric tracks from the center of the disc to the edge of the discE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

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 tabletE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following is the largest from among the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   TB
B)   EB
C)   YB
D)   ZBE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The process of copying audio and/or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital media is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process of copying audio and/or video...

Question 20

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT 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 systemE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 8: Digital Storage: Preserving on Media and on the Cloud

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What term refers to the amount of time it takes a storage device to locate an item on a storage medium?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which statement best describes disk cache?

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Which of the following is made of aluminum, glass, or ceramic and is coated with an alloy material that allows items to be recorded magnetically on its surface?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT On desktops, platters most often have a size of approximately 3.5 inches in diameter. What is the size also referred to as?

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Why would you use an external hard drive (hard disk or SSD) instead of a second internal hard drive (hard disk or SSD)?

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Which of the following is the largest from among the following?

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Which of the following is true of SSDs compared to traditional hard disks?

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Which of the following is a multisession optical disc on which users can write, but not erase, their own items such as text, graphics, and audio?

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

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

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Which of the following is a small, rectangular, plastic housing for tape?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are looking to implement a high-speed network with the sole purpose of providing storage to other attached servers. Which of the following will you implement?

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USB technology is much faster than the eSATA interface.

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How do discs, like the one in the accompanying figure, commonly store items?

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The process of copying audio and/or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital media is called ____________________.

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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?

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All DVD-ROMs are single-sided.

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Which of the following kinds of cards stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card?

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As shown in the accompanying figure, a disk's storage locations consist of wedge-shaped sections, which break the tracks into small arcs called ____________________.

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

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