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2.3 Secondary Storage
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1Secondary storage can be either internal or external. True or false?
- ATrue
- BFalse
2What is removable storage?
- AAnother name for backing storage.
- BStorage that can be taken away from the current computer and used on a different computer.
- CFiles that can be deleted off a storage device.
3With removable storage the whole device is always removed. True or false?
- ATrue
- BFalse
4What are 2 advantages of HDDs?
- AHDDs are good for backups.
- BHDDs are robust.
- CHDDs are cheaper than SSDs.
- DHDDs have faster DTR than SSDs.
5What are 2 disadvantages of SSDs?
- ASSDs are robust.
- BSSDs use more power than HDDs.
- CSSDs are more expensive than HDDs.
- DSSDs have smaller capacities than HDDs.
6[blank_start]Direct access[blank_end] means that any location on the storage device can be jumped to at any moment.
[blank_start]Sequential access[blank_end] means that in order to access a specific piece of data the user must start at the beginning and play through until they reach the point needed.- ADirect access
- BSequential access
- CROM memory
- DSecondary storage
- ECache memory
- FRandom access
- GBacking storage
7How can an external hard drive be connected? (3)
- ASATA cable
- BFireWire
- CUSB
- DVia the address bus
8CD stands for:
- ACompact Disc
- BCompact Diagram
- CCentral Disc
- DCompact Drive
9Which of these are formats of CDs? (3)
- ACD-R
- BCD-RW
- CCD-W
- DCD-ROM
- ECD-RAM
10What are 2 advantages of CDs?
- ACDs are very fragile.
- BCDs are portable.
- CCDs are cheap.
- DCDs are expensive.
11Tape storage is a type of magnetic storage?
- ATrue
- BFalse
12A tape [blank_start]library[blank_end] is a collection of tape drives and magnetic tape cartridges. An [blank_start]automated[blank_end] tape library contains multiple tape drives for [blank_start]writing and reading[blank_end] data, a robotic device for mounting and dismounting the tape cartridges and access ports for entering and removing tapes.
- Alibrary
- Bcollection
- Cschool
- Dbank
- Eautomated
- Fmanual
- Gaccessable
- Hancient
- Iwriting and reading
- Jdeleting
- Kmodifying
13Tape storage uses direct access. True or false?
- ATrue
- BFalse
14What is a disadvantage of SD cards?
- AThey are so small they can be lost easily.
- BThey are not robust.
- CThey are cheaper than tape storage.
15Public cloud storage services use multi-tenancy storage environments. True or false?
- ATrue
- BFalse
16What is the most common use of cloud storage?
- ADisaster recovery.
- BTo store data that needs a high level of security.
- CTo store large amounts of data that is used all the time.
17What is unstructured data?
- AData that is not stored in a database or other data structure.
- BPersonal files.
- CFiles that are encrypted.
- DData that has not been backed up.
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- BTEC BTEC Computing (Unit 2) Quiz on 2.3 Secondary Storage, created by Destiny Hood on 18/11/2017.
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