Question 1

A computer output microfilm recorder is the device that records the images on microfiche .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A low-powered laser light creates the pits on an optical disc, and a higher-powered laser light reads items from the disc by reflecting light through the top of the disc.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A(n) _________________________ is made of aluminum, glass, or ceramic and is coated with an alloy material that allows items to be recorded magnetically that allows items to be recorded magnetically on its surface.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) _________________________ is made of aluminum, glass,...

Question 4

Manufacturers measure the speed of all optical disc drives relative to the original CD-ROM drive, using an X to denote the original transfer rate of 150 ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  KBps (kilobytes per second) 
B)  MBps (megabytes per second) 
C)  GBps (gigabytes per second) 
D)  TBps (terabytes per second)

Question 5

The cost of a 4 GB CompactFlash card is the same as a ____ GB SATA hard disk.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  250 
C)  500 
D)  1000

Question 6

Figure 7-4 The drive designation of an optical disc drive, into which the disc shown in Figure 7-4 would fit, usually ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  precedes alphabetically before that of all the hard disks and portable disks 
B)  comes alphabetically between that of the hard disks and portable disks 
C)  follows alphabetically after that of all the hard disks and portable disks 
D)  comes alphabetically between that of the portable disks and hard disks

Question 7

____ access means that a device can locate a particular data item or file immediately, without having to move consecutively through items stored in front of the desired item or file.

Accepted Answer

A)  Master 
B)  Sequential 
C)  Direct 
D)  Tape

Question 8

To start up, a computer locates ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  application software in storage and loads it into memory 
B)  application software in memory and loads it onto storage 
C)  an operating system in storage and loads it into memory 
D)  an operating system in memory and loads it onto storage

Question 9

Match between columns
                        Premises: These are stacked on top of one another in a typical hard disk
Contains at least one hard disk on most desktop computers
Describes a storage medium in which items are held only temporarily
USB Flash drives are examples of this kind of storage medium
Its reliability tends to diminish with each successive rewrite
Used in descriptions of a storage device's capabilities sometimes, instead of access time
One use of these is to store medical records and other health-care and identification information
Describes a storage medium in which items remain intact even after the power is removed from the computer
Device from which users can read and to which they can write any number of times
The operating system marks bad ones as unusable when a disk is formatted
Works specifically with the PlayStation Portable handheld game console
Some printers have slots to read these
Traditional type of recording for storing data on hard disks
The location of a hard disk's read/write heads is often referred to by this
Enclosed in an airtight, sealed case to protect it from contamination
Kind of interface that has transfer rates up to 320 MBps
Another name for random access
Has a maximum storage capacity of 60 GB, with expectations of 90 GB in the future
Allows users to write on part of it at one time and another part at a later time
May be part of a hard disk or may be a separate adapter card inside the system unit

Accepted Answer

The Answer of CD-R and sectors and SCSI and system is...

Question 10

All of the following are characteristics of hard disks, except ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  write-protect notch 
B)  read/write head 
C)  sectors and tracks 
D)  capacity

Question 11

Some manufacturers market their ____ interfaces as Fast ATA or Ultra ATA.

Accepted Answer

A)  EIDE 
B)  SATA 
C)  FireWire 
D)  SCSI

Question 12

All of the following use direct access except ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  CDs 
B)  DVDs 
C)  tape 
D)  hard disks

Question 13

Flash memory cards are quite inexpensive compared to other storage media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Figure 7-5 If the computer has an internal hard disk (drive C) and a DVD drive (drive D) and no other disk drives, what drive will the USB flash drive like the one shown in Figure 7-5 probably be?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  E 
D)  None of the above

Question 15

On larger computers, tape cartridges are mounted in a separate cabinet called a(n) _________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of On larger computers, tape cartridges are mounted...

Question 16

One of the first storage media used with mainframe computers was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Zip disks 
B)  tape 
C)  optical disks 
D)  microfilm

Question 17

Figure 7-2 As shown on the left in Figure 7-2, a(n) ____ hard disk is a separate free-standing hard disk that connects with a cable to a USB port or FireWire port on the system unit.

Accepted Answer

A)  removable 
B)  portable 
C)  mobile 
D)  external

Question 18

Tape cartridges that contain quarter-inch-wide tape are slightly smaller than audiocassette tapes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Manufacturers state the speeds of CD-RW drives in this order: ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  rewrite speed, write speed, and read speed 
B)  write speed, read speed, and rewrite speed 
C)  read speed, rewrite speed, and write speed 
D)  write speed, rewrite speed, and read speed

Question 20

Because audio CDs and CD-ROMs use different laser technologies, a CD-ROM drive cannot be used to listen to an audio CD while working on the computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Storage

A computer output microfilm recorder is the device that records the images on microfiche .

A low-powered laser light creates the pits on an optical disc, and a higher-powered laser light reads items from the disc by reflecting light through the top of the disc.

A(n) _________________________ is made of aluminum, glass, or ceramic and is coated with an alloy material that allows items to be recorded magnetically that allows items to be recorded magnetically on its surface.

Manufacturers measure the speed of all optical disc drives relative to the original CD-ROM drive, using an X to denote the original transfer rate of 150 ____.

The cost of a 4 GB CompactFlash card is the same as a ____ GB SATA hard disk.

Figure 7-4 The drive designation of an optical disc drive, into which the disc shown in Figure 7-4 would fit, usually ____.

____ access means that a device can locate a particular data item or file immediately, without having to move consecutively through items stored in front of the desired item or file.

To start up, a computer locates ____.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.

All of the following are characteristics of hard disks, except ____.

Some manufacturers market their ____ interfaces as Fast ATA or Ultra ATA.

All of the following use direct access except ____.

Flash memory cards are quite inexpensive compared to other storage media.

Figure 7-5 If the computer has an internal hard disk (drive C) and a DVD drive (drive D) and no other disk drives, what drive will the USB flash drive like the one shown in Figure 7-5 probably be?

On larger computers, tape cartridges are mounted in a separate cabinet called a(n) _________________________.

One of the first storage media used with mainframe computers was ____.

Figure 7-2 As shown on the left in Figure 7-2, a(n) ____ hard disk is a separate free-standing hard disk that connects with a cable to a USB port or FireWire port on the system unit.

Tape cartridges that contain quarter-inch-wide tape are slightly smaller than audiocassette tapes.

Manufacturers state the speeds of CD-RW drives in this order: ____.

Because audio CDs and CD-ROMs use different laser technologies, a CD-ROM drive cannot be used to listen to an audio CD while working on the computer.