Exam 7: Secondary Storage

What is solid-state storage? Give examples.

The process of saving information to a secondary storage device is referred to as embedding.

Optical discs use these to represent data.

With _______, or online storage, you can access your files from any computer with an Internet connection.

The hard disk's disk surface is scratched and some or all of the data is destroyed when there is a _______.

A(n) _______ hard disk is typically connected to a USB or Thunderbolt port.

Smartphones use which of these storage technologies?

If you have used Google Docs to create a word processing document, you have used cloud computing.

The process of accessing information from secondary storage devices is referred to as _______.

On a hard disk each track is divided into invisible wedge-shaped sections called _______.

One way to improve the storage capacity of a hard disk is to _______.

A smoke particle, fingerprint, dust, or human hair could cause a hard disk head crash.

What is it called when servers on the Internet supply applications as a service, rather than a product?

These discs have a capacity of 50 gigabytes on one side.

Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as _______.

File compression is only available on hard disk drives.

Hard disks use tracks, sectors, and cylinders to store and organize files.

File _______ expands compressed files.

DVDs have replaced CDs as the standard optical disc.

Which of the following measures the amount of time required by the storage device to retrieve data and programs?