Deck 3: Storage

Question 1

Flash memory storage systems are not subject to mechanical failures like hard drive and optical disc systems, and are therefore more resistant to shock and vibration.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

"Tracking up data" refers to creating a second copy of important files.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Remote storage services accessed via the Internet are often referred to as cloud storage

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Virtually all computer users today need at least one convenient free USB port, in order to connect external hard drives, flash memory drives, and other storage hardware.

Question 5

With rewritable optical media, the laser permanently alters the disc surface.

Question 6

Storage media are volatile.

Question 7

While the memory used for disk caching can be a designated portion of RAM, today's hard drives typically use a disk cache consisting of memory chips located on a circuit board inside the hard drive case.

Question 8

Since retrieving data from memory is much faster than from the hard drive, disk caching can speed up performance.

Question 9

With a CD, the storage medium and the storage device are permanently sealed together to form one piece of hardware called a fixed-media storage system.

Question 10

USB flash drives are designed to be very portable and very small.

Question 11

SSDs are an especially attractive option for portable computers and mobile devices.

Question 12

Users do not have to be concerned with how files are physically stored on a storage medium.

Question 13

Traditionally, the magnetic particles on a hard disk have been aligned vertically, perpendicular to the hard disk's surface.

Question 14

Although cost is a factor when comparing similar devices, it is often not the most compelling reason to choose a particular technology.

Question 15

A common RAID technique is disk mirroring, in which data is written to two duplicate drives simultaneously.

Question 16

Storage devices can be internal (located inside the system unit), external (plugged into an external port on the system unit), or remote (located on another computer).

Question 17

Many new personal computers come with a C drive partition ready to use for programs and data and another logical drive set up as a recovery partition.

Question 18

Recordable optical discs can be written to, but the discs cannot be erased and reused.

Question 19

One reason advanced users may partition a primary hard drive is to be able to use two different operating systems on the same hard drive.

Question 20

The capacity of flash memory cards is continually growing and is up to 256 MB at the present time with even higher capacity cards expected in the near future.

Question 21

Internal hard drives are not designed to be removed, unless they need to be repaired or replaced. _________________________

Question 22

A storage medium is inserted into the appropriate ____ to be read from or written to.

A) storage processor
B) bay
C) board
D) storage device

Question 23

Optical discs are thin circular discs made out of molded polycarbonate substrates. _________________________

Question 24

Much more data can be stored on a(n) holographic disc than on a CD of the same physical size. _________________________

Question 25

Usually the storage device and storage medium are two separate pieces of hardware (that is, the storage medium is ____).

A) procurable
B) static
C) removable
D) configurable

Question 26

There are two parts to any storage system: the storage device and the storage processor. _________________________

Question 27

Some drive letters, such as the letter ____ typically used with the primary hard drive, are usually consistent from computer to computer and do not change even if more storage devices are added to a computer.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) H

Question 28

RAM is volatile. _________________________

Question 29

In terms of functionality, the distinction between NAS and HHDs is blurring, since they both provide storage services to the network. _________________________

Question 30

One or more sectors form a(n) track, the smallest storage area on a hard disk. _________________________

Question 31

Remote storage services accessed via the Internet are often referred to as cloud storage or online storage. These services can be provided either as stand-alone or as part of a cloud computing service. _________________________

Question 32

The data on a(n) read-only disc cannot be erased, changed, or added to, since the pits that are molded into the surface of the disc when the disc is produced are permanent. _________________________

Question 33

Regardless of how storage devices are connected to a computer, ____ and / or names are typically assigned to each storage device.

A) letters of the alphabet
B) vowels
C) single-digit numbers
D) special characters

Question 34

The most common internal hard drive interface standard for desktop computers today is serial ATA. _________________________

Question 35

The process of recording data onto an optical disc is called tracking. _________________________

Question 36

With random access, the data can only be retrieved in the order in which it is physically stored on the medium. _________________________

Question 37

A ____ is the hardware where data is actually stored.

A) storage device
B) storage memory
C) storage processor
D) storage medium

Question 38

Most storage servers are based on magnetic hard disks, although SSD and magnetic tape storage systems are also possible. _________________________

Question 39

When hard drives containing critical data become damaged, systems design firms may be able to help out. _________________________

Question 40

To record, erase, or overwrite rewritable optical discs, track change technology is used. _________________________

Question 41

Partitions are sometimes referred to as ____.

A) logical floppies
B) cylinder drives
C) logical drives
D) partition sectors

Question 42

Each hard disk is divided into pie-shaped groups of ____.

A) tracks
B) clusters
C) files
D) sectors

Question 43

Media that allow random access are sometimes referred to as ____ media.

A) optical
B) identifiable
C) addressable
D) nonidentifiable

Question 44

Smart cards and holographic drives are examples of ____ systems.

A) Wi-Fi
B) satellite
C) artificial intelligence
D) storage

Question 45

The arm extending into the hard disk surface shown in the accompanying figure, holds the ____.

A) Cylinders
B) Mounting shaft
C) Read / write heads
D) Laser

Question 46

The recommended file system for computers running current versions of Windows is ____.

A) FAT
B) FAT32
C) NTFS
D) FAT64

Question 47

Virtually all personal computers come with a(n) ____ that is used to store most programs and data.

A) hard drive
B) floppy drive
C) Zip drive
D) external drive

Question 48

____ means that data can be retrieved directly from any location on the storage medium, in any order.

A) Indirect access
B) Random access
C) Sequential access
D) Online access

Question 49

Data files are also often called ____.

A) scripts
B) documents
C) databases
D) sheets

Question 50

____ optical discs can be recorded on, erased, and overwritten just like magnetic disks.

A) Erasable
B) Rereadable
C) Rewritable
D) Recordable

Question 51

Anything (such as a program, letter, digital photograph, or song) stored on a storage medium is referred to as a(n) ____.

A) label
B) index
C) folder
D) file

Question 52

A ____ is a place to store something temporarily.

A) sector
B) cache
C) track
D) tape

Question 53

The elements shown in the accompanying figure are ____, which are used to organize related documents.

A) files
B) drives
C) folders
D) clipboards

Question 54

To keep files organized, related documents are often stored in ____ (also called directories) located on the storage medium.

A) indexes
B) labels
C) folders
D) programs

Question 55

CD-ROM discs and DVD-ROM discs are ____ optical discs and come prerecorded with commercial products.

A) recordable
B) rewritable
C) write-only
D) read-only

Question 56

One type of storage device that is sometimes used with computers and that uses sequential access is a ____.

A) hard drive
B) flash drive
C) compact card
D) magnetic tape drive

Question 57

A ____ partition contains the data necessary to restore a hard drive back to its state at the time the computer was purchased and is designed to be used only if the computer malfunctions.

A) troubleshooting
B) malfunction
C) recovery
D) dual-boot

Question 58

Conventional CD discs use ____ lasers.

A) red
B) infrared
C) blue
D) violet

Question 59

____ devices are high-performance storage servers that are individually connected to a network to provide storage for the computers connected to that network.

A) Network attached storage (NAS)
B) Super network storage
C) Holographic Storage
D) RAID (redundant arrays of independent disks)

Question 60

The time required to move the read / write heads to the cylinder that contains (or will contain) the desired data is called the ____.

A) initial time
B) rotational delay
C) data movement time
D) seek time

Question 61

Partitioning a hard drive enables you to logically divide the physical capacity of a single drive into separate areas, called partitions or ____________________.

Question 62

To read data, the reference beam projects the hologram containing the requested data onto a ____ that reads the entire data page at one time.

A) spacer
B) modulator
C) header
D) detector

Question 63

To avoid confusion with the tracks or songs on an audio CD, the track on an optical disc is sometimes referred to as a(n) ____________________.

Question 64

A ____ is a separate piece of hardware containing multiple high-speed hard drives.

A) storage server
B) storage drive
C) storage client
D) storage base

Question 65

Most computer tapes today are in the form of ____ tapes, as shown in the accompanying figure.

A) floppy
B) flash
C) optical
D) cartridge

Question 66

A(n) ____________________ provides storage for a network, but it consists of a separate network of hard drives or other storage devices, which is connected to the main network.

Question 67

One technology for 3D storage systems that, after many years of research and development, is now a reality is ____.

A) lithographic storage
B) holographic storage
C) serigraphic storage
D) laser-graphic storage

Question 68

____ provide(s) a method of storing data on two or more hard drives that work in combination to do the job of a larger drive.

A) Storage Area Networks (SANs)
B) RAID (redundant arrays of independent disks)
C) Network Attached Storage (NAS)
D) Holographic Storage

Question 69

Recordable CDs are referred to as ____________________ discs.

Question 70

To record data, holographic storage systems split the light from a blue laser beam into ____ beams.

A) two
B) four
C) five
D) ten

Question 71

Some smart cards today store ____ data-such as the characteristics of a fingerprint-in the card and use that data to ensure the authenticity of the card's user before authorizing the smart card transaction.

A) biometric
B) holographic
C) optical
D) biomagnetic

Question 72

A(n) ____________________ stores copies of data or programs that are located on the hard drive and that might be needed soon in memory chips in order to avoid having to retrieve the data or programs from the hard drive when they are requested.

Question 73

When a remote storage device is accessed through a local network it is referred to as ____________________.

Question 74

The cluster size, maximum drive size, and maximum file size are determined by the ____________________ being used.

Question 75

A(n) ____________________ hard drive is a hard drive that contains both a large amount of flash memory and magnetic hard disks.

Question 76

RAID 0 uses disk ____, which spreads files over several disk drives.

A) burning
B) striping
C) clustering
D) mirroring

Question 77

The accompanying figure shows a(n) ____________________ drive.

Question 78

____________________ are hard drives that use flash memory technology instead of magnetic technology to store data.

Question 79

A(n) ____________________ is a small card containing one or more flash memory chips, a controller chip, other electrical components, and metal contacts to connect the card to the device or reader with which it is being used.

Question 80

In addition to tracks, sectors, and clusters, hard drives also have ____________________.