Storage Devices Quiz



Storage Devices Quiz

1) What is the physical component where data are stored in a HDD?

A. Read/Write head

B. Platter

C. Sector

D. Cluster

2) High-density 3 ½” floppy diskettes have a formatted capacity of:

A. 360KB

B. 720KB

C. 1.44MB

D. 2.88MB

3) Which of the following best describes the concept of hot-swappable devices?

A. Power does not need turned off before the device is inserted or removed.

B. The device can be removed with power applied after the device is properly stopped

in the operating system.

C. Care must be taken when swapping the device because it can be hot to the touch.

D. The device can be swapped while still hot, immediately after powering down the system.

4) What kind of media is most commonly used when large amounts of data need to be archived on a regular basis?

A. Tape

B. Optical Drive

C. External hard drive

D. Floppy diskette

5) What is the maximum cable length of an internal SATA device?

A. 2 meters

B. 12 inches

C. 18 inches

D. 1 meter

6) To install a floppy drive as the A: drive, what must you do?

A. Attach the mini connector

B. Plug it into the end connector of the ribbon cable

C. Plug it into the middle connector on the ribbon cable

D. Attach the Molex connector

7) If the floppy disk you used last week will not work today in your floppy drive, what should you do first to determine if the problem is the drive or the disk?

A. Try another disk in the drive or try the disk in another drive.

B. Open the computer and check the ribbon cable.

C. Replace the floppy drive.

D. Check the CMOS settings.

8) Which term describes the capability to burn files to a CD-R and then come back later and burn additional files?

A. MultiBurn

B. Multisession

C. MultiDrive

D. Multibuffer

9) Which type of flash memory card is currently the most popular?

A. CompactFlash

B. Memory Stick

C. Secure Digital

D. SmartMedia

10) A CD-RW has a speed rating of 12x10x32x. What do the three numbers refer to, in order?

A. Write, rewrite, read

B. Read, write, rewrite

C. Rewrite, read, write

D. Write, read, rewrite

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