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- 1. Multiple Choice
Hard drives are nearly always external devices.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
The process of storing information on storage media
is called writing
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
All hard drives have one read/write head on the top and one on the bottom of each platter.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
If a read/write head collides with the surface of a disk, this is called a head crash.
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
Some hard drives can spin at rates as high as 120,000 revolutions per minute.
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
Solid state disks store data using flash memory.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Flash memory drives work faster than magnetic drives.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
A USB flash drive has several moving parts.
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
Data on a flash drive is protected by a hard plastic or metal case.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
When the write-protect switch is "on," the computer can write to it but it cannot delete data already on it.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
USB flash drives require battery power.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
A PhotoCD is an example of a magnetic storage medium.
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
To read data from an optical disc, a drive shines a laser beam on the disc and a laser sensor reads changes in the physical properties of the disc.
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
Because a pit scatters laser light instead of reflecting it, it represents a data bit of 0.
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
This is a hard drive's main function.
Storing Information
Processing Information
Copying Information
Transferring Information
- 16. Multiple Choice
Within a hard drive, these are the storage media.
Heads
Cylinders
Spindles
Platters
- 17. Multiple Choice
The surfaces of a hard drive's platters are divided into a set of circles, called ________.
Disks
Cylinders
Tracks
Sectors
- 18. Multiple Choice
When you no longer need information stored on a hard drive, you can do this to it.
Write It
Read It
Delete It
Store It
- 19. Multiple Choice
In a hard drive, these components store and retrieve data on the platters.
Read/Write Heads
Spindles
Sectors
Cylinders
- 20. Multiple Choice
A hard drive stores data by creating these on the surface of its platters.
Cylinders
Magnetic Fields
Crashes
Strings
- 21. Multiple Choice
The speed at which a hard drive's platters spin is measured in ________.
Rotations Per Minute
Rounds Per Minute
Revolutions Per Minute
Reads Per Minute
- 22. Multiple Choice
What does the term SSD stand for?
Solid State Disk
Solid State Drive
Storage State Disk
Software Storage Disk
- 23. Multiple Choice
What type of memory does a USB flash drive use?
RAM
Archival
Magnetic
Flash
- 24. Multiple Choice
Flash memory drives store data on a ________.
Flash Memory Chip
Crystal Oscillator
Mass Storage Controller
USB Port
- 25. Multiple Choice
A ________ allows a USB flash drive to read, write and erase data on the drive.
Crystal Oscillator
Flash Memory Chip
Mass Storage Controller
USB Port
- 26. Multiple Choice
This is used to keep data from being written or deleted on a USB flash drive.
Safeguard Switch
Plastic or Metal CAse
Write-protect Switch
USB Connector
- 27. Multiple Choice
When data is damaged or made unusable, a storage device experiences this.
Password Protection
Data Loss
Data Protection
Data Back-up
- 28. Multiple Choice
All of the following are used to help prevent data loss EXCEPT ________.
Magnetic Tape Back-ups
Lands and Pits
Password Protection
Storage on off-site Computers
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of an optical storage device?
CD-ROM
DVD-ROM
Laserdisc
All of the Above
- 30. Multiple Choice
When discussing optical media, some people change the spelling of disk to this.
Disc
Disque
Disck
None of the Above
- 31. Multiple Choice
A CD-ROM drive's speed is measured as a multiple of this number.
150 Bits Per Second
1,500 Bits Per Second
15,000 Bits Per Second
150,000 Bits Per Second
- 32. Multiple Choice
On the reflective surface of an optical disc, this represents the binary number 1.
Pit
Land
Track
Sector
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which of the following optical devices is a read-only device?
CD-R
DVD-ROM
CD-RW
DVD-RAM
- 34. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a common storage-device problem?
Slow Retrieval
Water Damage
Data Decay
Friction
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