Chapter 8 Test

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What are two ways that one could prolong the life of a sd card?
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Name one company that provides cloud storage.
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storage is an Internet service that provides storage to computer or mobile device users
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________ is the process of transferring items from a storage medium into memory.
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_____ is a group of two or more integrated hard disks
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A CD-____ is an erasable multi-session disc.
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A CD-___ is an optical disc on which users can write once, but not erase.
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USB flash drives plug into a USB port on a computer or mobile device.
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SSD stands for -Solid State Drive-
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A CD--___ can be read from but not written to
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What are 3 different types of memory cards that you can find in many mobile devices?
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NAS stands for -Network attached storage -
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Disk cache, consists of a _______ chip(s) on a hard disk that stores frequently accessed data, instructions, and information.
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Gigabyte is approximately how many numbers of bytes?
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______ is a narrow recording band? that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk.
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______ memory chips are a type of solid state media and contain no moving parts.
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DVD+-___ are high-capacity rewritable DVD formats.
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A _________ contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information.
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what cable is used to connect an external hard drive to a computer?
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-EXTERNAL- discs commonly store items in a single track that spirals from the center of the disc to the edge of the disc.
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A(n) __________ hard disk is a separate freestanding storage device that connects with a cable to a USB port or other port on a computer or mobile device.
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A _______ card stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card. This could be used to pay for stuff.
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An _______ reader reads the radio signal and transfers the information to a computer or computing device.
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The _____ tag consists of an antenna and a memory chip that contains the information to be transmitted via radio waves
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_________ is the number of bytes a storage medium can hold.
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What are two characteristics of a hard disk?
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_________ is the process of transferring items from memory to a storage medium.
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Name one of manufacturer that produces memory cards.
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A _______________ is a removable flash memory device that you insert and remove from a slot in a computer, camera, mobile device, or ---card reader/writer.---
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A medium crash occurs when a read/write head touches the surface of a platter.
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RAID stands for -Redundant Array of Independent Disks-.
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A _______________ card contains a black thick line that stores information.
This could be used to pay for stuff.
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What are two devices that you can plug a memory card into?
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Always keep a backup of your hard disk.
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_____ is a magnetically coated ribbon of plastic capable of storing large amounts of data and information
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Items on a -STORAGE MEDIUM- remain intact even when you turn off a computer or mobile device.
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Name one company that produces computers.
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What are some of the advantages that SSD (solid state drive) has over magnetic hard disks?
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A DVD+-____ are competing DVD-recordable WORM formats, on which users can write once but not erase.
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A DVD-____ is a high-capacity optical disc on which users can read but not write on or erase
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__________ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
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Name one of manufacturer that produces USB flash drives.
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What is one advantage of cloud storage?
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A storage medium is the physical material on which a computer keeps data, information, programs, and applications.
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Disk platter is sometimes called a buffer.
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__________________ is a server that is placed on a network with the sole purpose of providing storage to users, computers, and devices attached to the network.
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The -SMALLER- the disk cache, the faster the hard disk.
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An disc consists of a flat, round, portable disc made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that is written and read by a laser.
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A storage device is the hardware that records and/or retrieves items to and from storage media
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List an example of a storage device.