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- 1. Multiple Choice
Vicky has been on holiday and has taken lots of photos. The memory in her camera is now full and she needs to transfer her photos to an external secondary storage device.
Define what is meant by 'secondary storage'.
Answers: 2
Long term non-volatile storage of data/files
Short term volatile storage of data/files
External storage of data
Internal storage of data
- 2. Multiple Choice
Vicky has been on holiday and has taken lots of photos. The memory in her camera is now full and she needs to transfer her photos to an external secondary storage device.
Identify the three common storage technologies Vicky can choose from.
Answers: 3
Optical
Magnetic
Solid State
Blu-Ray
Hard Drive
- 3. Multiple Choice
Vicky has been on holiday and has taken lots of photos. The memory in her camera is now full and she needs to transfer her photos to an external secondary storage device.
State four characteristics of secondary storage devices that Vicky should consider when choosing a device.
Capacity, Speed, Portability, Durability, Reliability, Cost
Capacity, Colour, Portability, Durability, Reliability, Cost
Capacity, Speed, Portability, Durability, Recyclability, Cost
- 4. Multiple Choice
Most computer systems use at least one storage device.
Explain one reason why a secondary storage device is needed in most computer systems.
Answers: 2
To store the files / e.g. operating system even when the system is switched off.
Secondary storage must be volatile.
Secondary storage must be non-volatile.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Some secondary storage devices are magnetic and others are solid state.Describe the characteristics of magnetic and solid state secondary storage.
The quality of written communication will be assessed in your answer to this question.
Focus: Cost
Answers: 2
Solid State drives tend to be large capacity, relatively cheap
Magnetic drives tend to be large capacity, relatively cheap
Solid State drives are relatively expensive so tend to be of smaller capacity
Magnetic drives are relatively expensive so tend to be of smaller capacity
- 6. Multiple Choice
Some secondary storage devices are magnetic and others are solid state.Describe the characteristics of magnetic and solid state secondary storage.
The quality of written communication will be assessed in your answer to this question.
Focus: Portability
Answers: 2
Solid State drives are sensitive to movement of system due to moving parts
Magnetic drives are sensitive to movement of system due to moving parts
Solid State drives have no moving parts so not sensitive to movement
Magnetic drives have no moving parts so not sensitive to movement
- 7. Multiple Choice
Apu has a handheld e-book reader that allows him to store and read electronic books.
Types of secondary storage devices are magnetic, optical or solid state.
State which type of storage is most suitable for storing the electronic books inside the e-book reader.
Optical
Magnetic
Solid State
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which generally has the highest capacity?
Magnetic
Solid State
Optical
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which is generally the fastest to access the data?
Magnetic
Solid State
Optical
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which is generally the most portable?
Magnetic
Solid State
Optical
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which is generally the most portable? e.g. Will last if it is dropped.
Solid State
Magnetic
Optical
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which is generally the most reliable (according to OCR).
Solid State
Magnetic
Optical
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is generally the cheapest per GB?
Magnetic
Solid State
Optical
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which is generally the most expensive per GB?
Magnetic
Solid State
Optical
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of Optical Storage
Answers: 3
CD
DVD
Blu-Ray
Floppy Disk
SD Card
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of Solid State
Answers: 3
USB Memory Stick
Hard Drive
DVD
Solid State Drive
SD Card
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of Magnetic Storage
Answers: 3
USB Memory Stick
Hard Drive
Tape Drive
Floppy Disk
SD Card
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA text file stores 100 chracters. 1 byte per character is used. How much storage in bytes would this take up? (Including overheads)11011110011000
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA text file stores 50000 chracters. 1 byte per character is used. How much storage in kilobytes would this take up? (Including overheads)55.0005.500550.0005500.000
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAn image is 20 by 50 pixels. The image uses 4 bit(s)/0.5 byte(s) per pixel. How much storage in bytes would this take up? (Including overheads)55055550055000
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAn image is 1000 by 1000 pixels. The image uses 24 bit(s)/3 byte(s) per pixel. How much storage in bytes would this take up? (Including overheads)330000033000033000000330000000
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA sound has 2 bytes per sample, it takes 10 samples per second, over 2 channels and is 30 seconds long. How much storage in kilobytes would this take up? (Including overheads)1.3200.13213.200132.000
- 23. Multiple ChoiceA sound has 2 bytes per sample, it takes 10 samples per second, over 2 channels and is 30 seconds long. How much storage in bytes would this take up? (Including overheads)132013213200132000
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA sound has 2 bytes per sample, it takes 1000 samples per second, over 2 channels and is 100 seconds long. How much storage in kilobytes would this take up? (Including overheads)440.00044.0004400.00044000.000
- 25. Multiple ChoiceA databased record has 4 fields. FirstName (text up to 10 characters), Surname (text up to 10 characters), DateOfBirth, NumberOfChildren. There are are 100 records. Text = 1 byte per character, Ingterger = 4 bytes, Real = 4 bytes, Date = 8 bytes, Boolean = 1 byte. How much storage in bytes would this take up? (Including overheads)352035235200352000
- 26. Multiple ChoiceA databased record has 4 fields. Full name (text up to 20 characters), Class (text up to 2 characters), DateStartedSchool, FreeSchoolMeals. There are are 30 records. Text = 1 byte per character, Ingterger = 4 bytes, Real = 4 bytes, Date = 8 bytes, Boolean = 1 byte. How much storage in bytes would this take up? (Including overheads)102310210230102300
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