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9th -
10thgrade
OCR GCSE Computer Science: Secondary Storage & Memory
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a type of storage?
Magnetic
Solid State / Flash
Optical
Hard Drive
- 2. Multiple Choice
What type of storage is a DVD?
Magnetic
Solid State / Flash
Optical
- 3. Multiple Choice
What type of storage is a USB memory stick?
Solid State / Flash
Optical
Magnetic
- 4. Multiple Choice
What type of storage is an SSD?
Magnetic
Optical
Solid State / Flash
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of storage is a HDD? (4/5)Solid StateOpticalMagneticIt is not a storage device
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following types of storage would it be possible to access data the quickest on?
Solid State / Flash
Magnetic
Optical
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following types of storage is the most durable?
Optical
Magnetic
Solid State / Flash
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following types of storage is the most expensive per GB?
Solid State
Magnetic
Optical
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) not usually recommended for portable devices?
It has moving parts
It will break if you touch it
It is too small
It is too large
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which type of storage uses lasers to read the data?
Magnetic
All types
Solid state
Optical
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are volatile?
RAM
Secondary Storage
ROM
Hard Disk
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which storage or memory solution below is used to store the BIOS?
ROM
Secondary Storage
Hard Disk
RAM
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which statement is true?
ROM contains the operating system
RAM is part of the hard disk
RAM stores programs / data used by the CPU
ROM is volatile
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which storage device is not flash memory?
RAM
Micro SD
SD Card
HDD
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of Flash / Solid State memory?
RAM
ROM
SD Card
Cache
- 16. Multiple Choice
Volatile memory...
Retains any stored data when there's no power
Loses any stored data when there's no power
- 17. Multiple Choice
Non-volatile memory...
Retains any stored data when there's no power
Loses any stored data when there's no power
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which storage medium is popular for distributing video?
CD
HDD
DVD
USB Flash Drive
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which storage medium is most appropriate for an action camera?
HDD
CD
DVD
Flash / Solid State
- 20. Multiple Choice
Virtual memory is used to...
Allow a computer to continue to run if the computer runs out of space on it's HDD
Allow a computer to continue to run if the computer runs out of space on it's ROM
Allow a computer to continue to run if the computer runs out of space on it's RAM
- 21. Multiple Choice
Virtual memory occupies space on a computers...
ROM
RAM
Secondary Storage
CPU Cache
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