Multiple Choice Questions

Which of the following is a multisession optical disc on which users can write, but not erase, their own items such as text, graphics, and audio?
  • read/write head
  • CD-R
  • controller
  • CloudDrive
Which of the following is a good practice to follow to avoid scratching or damaging a disc like the one in the accompanying figure?
  • Hold the disc by its edges.
  • continuous
  • SSDs have faster transfer rates.
  • They leave data in the computer.
Which of the following consists of a special-purpose chip and electronic circuits that govern the transfer of data, instructions, and information from a drive to and from the system bus and other components in the computer?
  • controller
  • parallel
  • storage
  • smart cards
Which of the following is a type of backup you can only perform at your large enterprise?
  • smart cards
  • active
  • CloudDrive
  • continuous
A group of two or more integrated hard disks is referred to as which of the following?
  • hard
  • RAID
  • False
  • track
Which of the following kinds of devices duplicates data, instructions, and information to improve data reliability?
  • storage
  • CD-R
  • RAID
  • CD-RW
Which of the following is NOT true about caring for optical discs?
  • A hard disk that is mounted inside the system unit is sometimes called a permadisk.
  • Moisten a nonabrasive cloth with warm water and ammonia to clean the disc.
  • Hold the disc by its edges.
  • Writing is the process of transferring items from storage media to memory.
Which of the following is the mechanism that reads and writes items in the drive as it barely touches the disk's recording surface?
  • They leave data in the computer.
  • smart cards
  • read/write head
  • archival
What does NAS stand for?
  • network attached storage
  • True
  • the interface between the hard disk and the system bus
  • write-protect notch
What kind of storage is an Internet service that provides storage to computer or mobile users?
  • cloud
  • False
  • RAID
  • True
Which of the following kinds of cards stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card?
  • SATA
  • smart cards
  • CloudDrive
  • smart
Some computers improve hard disk access time by using which of the following, which consists of memory chips that store frequently accessed items?
  • disk cache
  • CloudDrive
  • False
  • continuous
Which of the following kinds of backup is another name for a selective backup?
  • partial
  • serial
  • continuous
  • parallel
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hard disk?
  • SSDs have faster transfer rates.
  • write-protect notch
  • partial
  • serial
What causes a head crash on a hard disk?
  • the interface between the hard disk and the system bus
  • A read/write head touches the surface of a platter.
  • network attached storage
  • A benefit of tape is that it allows for nonsequential access.
Which of the following interfaces sends several bits at once?
  • hard disks/SSDs
  • parallel
  • smart cards
  • write-protect notch
You are looking to implement a high-speed network with the sole purpose of providing storage to other attached servers. Which of the following will you implement?
  • differential backup
  • archival backup
  • RAM
  • SAN
You are looking for the best protection against data loss. Which of the following will you use?
  • archival
  • LightScribe
  • hard disks/SSDs
  • archival backup
Which of the following is not true about tape storage?
  • A benefit of tape is that it allows for nonsequential access.
  • write-protect notch
  • YB
  • SSDs have faster transfer rates.
Which RAID level technique splits data, instructions, and information across multiple disks in the array?
  • stripping
  • formatting
  • continuous
  • capacity
Which of the following is NOT a cloud storage provider that places a folder on your computer with contents you can synchronize across multiple devices?
  • storage
  • DVD-ROM
  • sequential
  • CloudDrive
Which of the following provides a myriad of financial reporting requirements and guidelines for public companies?
  • Hold the disc by its edges.
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  • read/write head
  • hard disks/SSDs
Some personal computer manufacturers provide a hard disk configuration that connects multiple smaller disks into a single unit that acts like a single large hard disk. What is this grouping called?
  • RAID
  • hard
  • True
  • False
What is the term for the case that contains the same adapters found on a motherboard with which to connect the internal hard drive?
  • storage
  • controller
  • enclosure
  • CloudDrive
You are looking for a term that can be used to refer collectively to hard disks and SSDs inside a computer. Which of the following can you use?
  • differential backup
  • internal hard drives
  • smart cards
  • single-session
Items on a storage medium remain intact even when power is removed from the computer. What term describes this characteristic?
  • gigabyte
  • controller
  • nonvolatile
  • False
The use of microfilm and microfiche provides all of the following advantages EXCEPT ___
  • SSDs have faster transfer rates.
  • in a single track that spirals from the center of the disc to the edge of the disc
  • they can be read without a reader
  • archival backup
Which of the following is the largest from among the following?
  • YB
  • RAM
  • smart
  • mx6
Which of the following storage devices typically has the fastest transfer rate?
  • mx6
  • RAM
  • DVD+R
  • RAID
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of external hard drives over internal hard drives?
  • capacity
  • they can be read without a reader
  • They leave data in the computer.
  • continuous
Which of the following is true of SSDs compared to traditional hard disks?
  • SSDs have faster transfer rates.
  • A benefit of tape is that it allows for nonsequential access.
  • sequential
  • write-protect notch
A standard CD-ROM is referred to as this kind of disc because manufacturers write all items on the disc at one time. What is the term used?
  • LightScribe
  • read/write head
  • single-session
  • archival backup
Memory (chips) accesses items in which of the following units of time?
  • nonvolatile
  • serial
  • False
  • nanoseconds
Which of the following is a high-capacity optical disc on which users can read but not write or erase?
  • CD-R
  • smart cards
  • DVD-ROM
  • capacity
What is being measured using KBps, MBps, and GBps?
  • smart cards
  • transfer rate
  • enterprise
  • False
Which of the following can be used to store a prepaid amount of money, such as for student purchases on campus?
  • CloudDrive
  • storage
  • smart cards
  • partial
Which of the following kinds of access refers to reading or writing data consecutively?
  • sequential
  • hard disks/SSDs
  • partial
  • continuous
What kind of controller uses serial signals to transfer data, instructions, and information?
  • cloud
  • RAID
  • SATA
  • False
A popular use of CD-RW and CD-R discs is to create audio CDs. What is the process of copying audio and/or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital media called?
  • storage
  • enterprise
  • active
  • ripping
You are looking for a backup that copies only the files that have changes since the last full backup. Which of the following will you use?
  • read/write head
  • internal hard drives
  • differential backup
  • False
You want a storage medium that allows you to locate a particular data item immediately, without having to move consecutively through items stored in front of the desired data item or file. What kind of access will this storage medium use?
  • False
  • direct
  • True
  • RAID
A standard CD-ROM is called a single-session disc. Why are they called single-session discs?
  • Manufacturers write all items on the disc at one time.
  • A read/write head touches the surface of a platter.
  • in a single track that spirals from the center of the disc to the edge of the disc
  • single-session
What technology works with specially coated optical discs to etch labels directly on the disc?
  • smart cards
  • capacity
  • LightScribe
  • continuous
Which of the following is not a competing rewritable DVD format?
  • DVD-ROM
  • capacity
  • DVD+R
  • CD-RW
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hard disk
  • write-protect notch
  • A benefit of tape is that it allows for nonsequential access.
  • SSDs have faster transfer rates.
  • sequential
Which storage term used to measure capacity is approximately a billion bytes?
  • capacity
  • gigabyte
  • parallel
  • sequential
What do discs, like the kind shown in the accompanying figure, usually measure?
  • They leave data in the computer.
  • A read/write head touches the surface of a platter.
  • 4.75 inches in diameter and less than one-twentieth of an inch thick
  • they can be read without a reader
How do discs, like the one in the accompanying figure, commonly store items?
  • Writing is the process of transferring items from storage media to memory.
  • A read/write head touches the surface of a platter.
  • A benefit of tape is that it allows for nonsequential access.
  • in a single track that spirals from the center of the disc to the edge of the disc
The inflexible, circular platters on which kind of disks use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information?
  • hard
  • False
  • True
  • SAN
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