Question 1

All of the following are true of DVD-ROM drives except:

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A)  They are also known as erasable optical discs.
B)  They can provide over two hours of high-quality video and sound comparable to that found in motion picture theatres.
C)  They are a type of optical disc.
D)  DVD-ROM stands for "digital versatile disc-read only memory".E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

The ____ of a secondary storage device indicates how much data the storage medium can hold.

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A)  access
B)  capacity
C)  memory
D)  storageE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Discuss the importance and uses of secondary storage devices.

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Secondary storage provides per...

Question 4

Three common storage options discussed in your text are hard disk, _____, and solid-state storage.

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Question 5

External hard drives are used primarily to complement an internal hard disk.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A CD-RW disc:

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A)  can be written to only once.
B)  can be erased and rewritten.
C)  cannot be written on.
D)  cannot be erased.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

A _____ occurs when a read/write head makes contact with the hard disk's surface or with particles on its surface.

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The answer of A _____ occurs when a read/write head...

Question 8

Which of the following is true about an internal hard disk?

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A)  Variable amount of storage
B)  Fixed amount of storage
C)  Portable
D)  SlowE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

List and explain some of the important characteristics of secondary storage.

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Some important characteristics of second...

Question 10

DVDs have replaced CDs as the standard optical disc.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 11

What causes a head crash to occur?

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A head crash occurs when a read/write he...

Question 12

File compression is only available on hard disk drives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Hard disks store and organize files using all the following, except:

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A)  tracks
B)  sectors
C)  cylinders
D)  pathsE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

What is a storage area network?

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Storage area network (SAN) is an architecture to link remote computer storage devices, such as enterprise storage systems, to computers such that the devices are as available as locally attached drives.In a SAN system, the user's computer provides the file system for storing data, but the SAN provides the disk space.The key to a SAN is a high-speed network, connecting individual computers to mass storage devices.

Question 15

Which of the following characteristics about RAID is incorrect?

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A)  expanded storage capability
B)  fast access speed
C)  highly reliable
D)  one high-capacity hard disk driveE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Mass storage devices are specialized high-capacity secondary storage devices designed to store large amounts of data for an organization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

DVD + R and DVD-R both stand for DVD _____.

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recordable

Question 18

Which of these is not an example of solid state storage?

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A)  Digital versatile disc
B)  SSDs
C)  Flash memory cards
D)  USB drivesE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

The standard for high definition optical discs is:

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A)  DVD-RAM
B)  HD DVD
C)  Blu-ray
D)  HD CDE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

A good way to share files with others is to use a ________, or online, storage service.

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Exam 7: Secondary Storage

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The ____ of a secondary storage device indicates how much data the storage medium can hold.

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Discuss the importance and uses of secondary storage devices.

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Secondary storage provides per...
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Three common storage options discussed in your text are hard disk, _____, and solid-state storage.

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External hard drives are used primarily to complement an internal hard disk.

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A CD-RW disc:

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A _____ occurs when a read/write head makes contact with the hard disk's surface or with particles on its surface.

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File compression is only available on hard disk drives.

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Hard disks store and organize files using all the following, except:

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What is a storage area network?

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Mass storage devices are specialized high-capacity secondary storage devices designed to store large amounts of data for an organization.

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DVD + R and DVD-R both stand for DVD _____.

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Discuss the importance and uses of secondary storage devices.

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External hard drives are used primarily to complement an internal hard disk.

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