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- 1. Multiple Choice
What are the disks inside a hard disk drive called?
Disk
Platter
Plate
Saucer
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the part labelled 'E'?
Read/Write Arm
HDD Arm
Spindle Arm
Actuator Arm
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the part labelled 'C' do for the HDD?
Holds the rotating actuator in place
Holds the rotating platters in place
Holds the rotating spindle in place
Holds the rotating heads in place
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the part labelled 'D'?
Read / Write Head
Actuator Arm tip
Reader
Writer
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the magnet called in the HDD?
Voice Actuator
Voice Coil Actuator
Coil Actuator
Voice Coil
- 6. Multiple Choice
What are the metal disks in a HDD coated with?
Alluminum
Magnetics Medium
Glue
Gold dust
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does the rotational drive use to store the informations onto the platters?
Radiation
Polarization
Magnitizem
Gama Waves
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the part labelled 'C'?
Platter
Spindle
Disk
Actuator
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the part labelled 'A'?
Read/Write Arm
HDD Arm
Actuator Arm
Actuator
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is used to record data in a computer?
magnetism
unicorns
processor
hard drive
- 11. Multiple Choice
What three of these devices are considered magnetic storage devices?
hard drive
floppy drive
tape drive
processor drive
memory drive
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the mechanism that records information to and reads information from a magnetic medium?
read/write head
read head
CPU head
monitor
- 13. Multiple Choice
How is a magnetic pattern turned into data?
An electric signal is generated from the magnetic patterns
An electric signal is created when the magnets touch the drive base
An electric signal is generated when the magnetic pattern is read from the disk drive
An electric signal is created when each stack of drives is pushed together
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is a device that moves the head over the disk?
actuator arm
agitator arm
activator arm
actuating hand
- 15. Multiple Choice
The magnetic polarity produced by a conductor is directly related to the direction of _____ through the wire.
current
amps
ampules
volts
- 16. Multiple Choice
The magnetic patterns left on a disk represent _____ numbers.
binary
hexidecimal
code
computer
- 17. Multiple Choice
What are a set of concentric circles where data is stored on a disk?
tracks
circles
rounds
paths
- 18. Multiple Choice
When tracks are subdivided into physical sections called
sectors
portions
pieces
regions
- 19. Multiple ChoiceMagnetic storageStorage that uses a surface which can be magnetised to store dataStorage that can be disconnected from the main computer unit, for example to transfer files between computers.Moving a data, program or file from memory onto secondary storage for later use.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of storage is this?MagneticOpticalSolid State
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an advantage of a Hard drive?Easily scratched, leading to the loss of dataLarge storage capacityExpensive to buyPortable, easy to carry around
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would NOT be a suitable means for a wedding photographer to store pictures (choose as many as appropriate)?
DVD
USB Drive
Magnetic Tape
SD card
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements are INCORRECT? (choose as many as appropriate)
SSD's run cooler than magnetic drives so are suited to use in laptops
Magnetic tape is obsolete and is no longer used
Any storage device with moving parts is likely to be more reliable
Optical storage is suited to backing up/archiving files
- 24. Multiple Choice
Magnetic tape is still used for ______
Archiving/Backing up of large data
Remote storage
Playstation games
Music albums
- 25. Multiple ChoiceLarge organisations use this type of storage device to back up their systems daily.CDDVDBlu-rayMagnetic tape
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD)?
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which of these are magnetic storage devices?
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is most commonly found in PCs?
Solid State Storage
Magnetic Storage
Cloud Storage
Optical Storage
- 29. Multiple ChoiceNot intended to be a portable storage device.CDFlash memoryDVDInternal hard disk
- 30. Multiple Choice
A(n) ____ converts the magnetic pattern from a hard drive platter into electrical pulses.
actuator arm
conductor
write project
read/write head
- 31. Multiple Choice
To write information on a storage medium
Save
Load
Upload
Restore
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat would be the most suitable storage device for backing up a company network?DVDSolid State DriveUSBMagnetic tape
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of storage device is the following a description of? Data is stored in the form of tiny magnetised dots. Dots are created, read and erased by magnetic fields created by tiny electromagnets.PaperOpticalMagneticSolid State
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of storage medium would be most suitable for backing up a laptop?USBMagnetic tapePortable hard driveSSD card
- 35. Multiple Choice
Two Examples of Magnetic Storage Media
internal hard disk drive
Flash drive
DVD ROM
Portable hard disk drives
- 36. Multiple Choice
Two disadvantages of Internal hard disk drive:
More expensive than SSD
Data transfer rate/data access time is slower than Optical Disks
Can be easily damaged without correct shut down procedure
Have many moving parts
- 37. Multiple Choice
One main advantage of Portable hard disk drive compared to internal hard disk:
More stronger and durable compared to internal HDD
easy to move and transfer data/files from one desktop system to another
is Cheaper than internal HDD
Where Operating system is stored and is essential part of desktop computers
- 38. Multiple Choice
One best use of Magnetic Tapes:
Used by large organization for long term archiving data
This device connects to the computer using the USB Port.
Main backing storage device used by all computers to store
Used mostly for Audio data
- 39. Multiple Choice
Two disadvantages of Magnetic Tapes
Very slow data access times
Can be easily damaged if dropped
Have many moving parts like HDD
Affected by magnetic field
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of device is this?OpticalMagneticFlash
- 41. Multiple Choice
Internal Hard Drives are...
Inside an enclosure
Portable
Inside a computer
Outside the computer case
- 42. Multiple Choice
What type of Hard Drive is outside the computer in a portable enclosure?
External Hard Drive
Hard Disk Drive
Solid State Drive
Internal Hard Drive
- 43. Multiple Choice
A thick magnetic disk that consists of several aluminum platters, each of which requires a read/write head for each side.
SSD (Solid State Drive)
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
DHD (Disk Hard Drive)
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the disadvantage of using magnetic storage devices?They can be easily affected by magnetic fields.Because it uses blue lasers which have shorter wavelengths.to make the copy of original data to in case you lose your original data.it is a disk with bumps can be read by laser
- 45. Multiple Choice
To access information on a storage medium
Read
Load
Upload
Restore
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