Exam 7: Storage

A newer, expensive type of disk, called a(n) _________________________, has storage capacities up to 60 GB.

You can read, write, and erase a DVD-R.

Figure 7-1 Current personal computer hard disks like the one shown in Figure 7-1 have storage capacities from 80 to 750 ____ and more.

Instead of using CD-R, many users opt for ____, which is an erasable multisession disc users can write on multiple times.

Some personal computers have external tape units.

With respect to a storage medium, the term ____ means users can remove the medium from one computer and carry it to another computer.

A(n) _________________________ is a drive that usually can read audio CDs, CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs.

DVD-ROM drives can read DVDs at speeds of 52X or more.

A(n) _________________________ consists of a special-purpose chip and electronic circuits that control the transfer of data, instructions, and information from a disk to and from the system bus and other components in the computer.

Comparable to a tape recorder, a(n) _________________________ reads and writes data and information on a tape.

_________________________ holds data, instructions, and information for future use.