items on a storage medium remain intact even when you turn off a computer or mobile device. thus a storage medium is ____

___ is the number of bits in an area on a storage medium

a ____ occurs when a read/write head touches the surface of a platter, usually resulting in a loss of data or sometimes loss of the entire disk

flash memory chips are a type of ____, which means they consist entirely of electronic components, such as integrated circuits, and contain no moving parts

____ enable mobile users easily to transport digital photos, music, videos, or other files to and from mobile devices and computers or other devices

a group of two or more integrated hard disks is called a ____

if your computer or printer does not have a built-in card slot, you can purchase a ___, which is a device that reads from and writes on memory cards

a USB flash drive, sometimes called a ___, is a flash memory storage device that plugs in a USB port on a computer or mobile device

amazon cloud drive, iCloud, box, dropbox, google drive, and SkyDrive are among the many options that consumers consider for ____

a ___ is an optical disc on which users can write once, but not erase, their own items, such as text, graphics, etc

the process of writing on an optical disc is called ____

enterprise hardware often includes levels of ___, which means that if one component fails or malfunctions, another can assume its tasks

hard drives, flash memory storage, and optical discs all use ____, which means that the device can locate a particular file immediately, without having to move consecutively through items stored in front of the desired file

a ____, which is an alternative to a magnetic stripe card, stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card

microfilm and microfiche have the ___ of any storage media

regular secondary storage for a computer system is usually provided by ____

the speed of storage devices and memory is defined by ___

formatting is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and ____ so that the operating system can store and locate data and information on the disk

hard disk improve their access time by using ____

a ___ is an erasable multisession disc users can write on multiple times

off loading ( or at least the backup) storage management to an outside organization or a cloud storage provider, a practice known as ____

specifies a regular schedule for copying and storing data, information, apps, and programs

the process of writing on an optical disc

the number of bytes (characters) a storage medium can hold

the number of bits in an area on a storage medium

the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors so that the operating system can stored locate data and information on the disc

one billion characters

1 thousand bytes

one million characters

a small sheet of film, usually about 4 x 6 inches, used to store microscopic images of documents

RAID storage design that writes data on two disks at the same time to duplicate the data

redundant array of independent disks; a group of two or more integrated hard disks

built-in levels of duplicate components used in enterprise hardware that ensures that if one component fails or malfunctions, another can assume its tasks

the process of copying audio and/or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on your own media

an alternative to a magnetic stripe card, stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card

RAID storage technique that splits data, instructions, and information across multiple disks in the array

a magnetically coated ribbon of plastic that is capable of storing large amounts of data and information at a low cost

narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk

the process of transferring data, instructions, and information from memory to a storage medium

the process of transferring these items from a storage medium into memory