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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the most durable?Magnetic TapeSolid State DriveHard DriveCD
- 2. Multiple ChoiceSolid state hard drives are more suitable than magnetic hard drives for portable devices.TrueFalse
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSolid state hard drives have moving parts.FalseTrue
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe term capacity refers tothe amount of data you can store on the devicehow shiny the device ishow easily you can damage the devicethe speed of the device
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of these is commonly used to measure storage capacitybytesthe number of text documents you can store on ithertzMb/s
- 6. Multiple Choice
Data and instructions stored in this Internal memory is lost when computer is turned off
ROM
RAM
USB
Hard disk
- 7. Multiple Choice
Volatile storage keeps data when power is removed
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
A sales person requires that a large number of document, data, presentation, image, and video files be accessible on their personal mobile device when making sales pitches to new customers. A cloud solution is not feasible, since cellular and internet connections are not always guaranteed at a customer site.
Which of the following accessories would a technician suggest to BEST meet the sales person's requirements?
Credit card reader
Micro SD Card
Docking station
Wireless hotspot
- 9. Multiple Choice
What method does an SD card use for storing data?
Magnetic disks and platters
Non-volatile memory chips
Magnetic tape
Reflective surface and optical readers
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a magnetic storage devices?
Solid state drive
Hard Disk
Flash Device
DVD
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not an advantage of SSDs over HDDs?
Low power consumption
Small and light
Durable
Inexpensive
- 12. Multiple Choice
You are in the process of purchasing several new Windows-based computers to replace broken or outdated computers. You have heard that solid state drives (SSDs) can significantly increase the overall performance of the system.
Which of the following BEST describes the features of solid state drives (SSDs) compared to hard disk drives (HDDs)? (Select TWO).
An SSD uses flash technology to store data.
An SSD stores a large amount of storage cheaply.
An SSD can be adversely affected by magnetism
SSD spindles spin at a faster rate than HDD.
An SSD opens files faster than an HDD.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Joseph has started using virtual machines (VMs) to help his software development process. As the number of VMs has increased, Joseph has noticed that his hard drive is almost full. He would like you to buy and connect an external hard drive where additional VMs can be stored. When the drive arrives, you find it has the type of connector shown in the image.
Which type of connector is on the external hard drive?
SATA
eSATA
VHDC SCSI
SCSI
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following tasks would you complete as part of a SATA installation?
Plug the 15-pin power connector into the SATA drive.
Configure the device ID using a jumper
Complete a low-level format of the drive
Use the 4-pin molex power connector.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the most common disk interface used for optical drives on home and office computers?
Parallel port
SCSI
IDE/EIDE
SATA
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which Blu-ray standard defines rewritable disks?
BD-RE
BD-R
BD-R/RW
BD-ROM
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which optical media has the greatest storage capacity?
Compact disc
Dual-layer, Single-sided DVD
Dual-layer, Double-sided DVD
Single-layer, Single-sided Blu-ray disc
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are optical storage devices? (Select THREE.)
CD
DVD
USB flash drive
SSD
BD
- 19. Multiple Choice
Due to a blackout, power is no longer coming from the wall outlet, and your computer is now off. You do not have a UPS, and you need to remove a disc out of the DVD drive.
What is the easiest method for retrieving the disc?
Remove the drive and carefully pry open the tray.
Add a UPS between the wall outlet and the computer.
Push an unbent paper clip into the hole on the front of the drive.
Press the drive's eject button while pressing the computer's restart button.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceCDs store more data than floppy drives.TrueFalse
- 21. Multiple ChoiceOptical storage uses RAM to save it's dataTrueFalse
- 22. Multiple ChoiceAmount of time it takes storage devices to begin reading dataprocess timeaccess timeprint timeidel time
- 23. Multiple Choiceneedle-like part of the HD that writes and reads data from the platteractuatorspindleread/write headcable
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhy is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) not very portable? (9)It has moving partsIt will break if you touch itIt is too smallIt is too large
- 25. Multiple Choice
The types of storage are listed below from least expensive per GB to the most expensive per GB. Which order is correct? (9)
Solid State, Optical, Magnetic
Optical, Magnetic, Solid State
Magnetic, Solid State, Optical
Optical, Solid State, Magnetic
Magnetic, Optical, Solid State
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