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If you have used Google Docs to create a word processing document, you have used cloud computing.

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The process of saving information to a secondary storage device is referred to as embedding.

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Which of the following measures the amount of time required by the storage device to retrieve data and programs?

On a hard disk each track is divided into invisible wedge-shaped sections called _______.

Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as _______.

Smartphones use which of these storage technologies?

What is it called when servers on the Internet supply applications as a service, rather than a product?

File _______ expands compressed files.

DVDs have replaced CDs as the standard optical disc.

One way to improve the storage capacity of a hard disk is to _______.

With _______, or online storage, you can access your files from any computer with an Internet connection.

Optical discs use these to represent data.

The hard disk's disk surface is scratched and some or all of the data is destroyed when there is a _______.

File compression is only available on hard disk drives.

Hard disks use tracks, sectors, and cylinders to store and organize files.

These discs have a capacity of 50 gigabytes on one side.

A smoke particle, fingerprint, dust, or human hair could cause a hard disk head crash.

A(n) _______ hard disk is typically connected to a USB or Thunderbolt port.

What is solid-state storage? Give examples.

The process of accessing information from secondary storage devices is referred to as _______.