Chapter 7: Storage 1. Most memory holds data and instructions temporarily and thus is ____. a. volatile b. cloudy c. nonvolatile d. random 2. A USB flash drive is sometimes called a ____. a. hard drive b. thumb drive c. fixed card d. primary storage 3. When writing or reading specific data, direct access is much faster than ____. a. sequential access b. random access c. straight access d. continuous access 4. Some manufacturers market their ____ interfaces as Fast ATA or Ultra ATA. a. SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) b. EIDE (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics) c. SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) d. SAS (Serially Attached SCSI) 5. ____ consists of a memory chip(s) on a hard disk that stores frequently accessed items such as data, instructions, and information. a. ROM b. Flash memory c. Disk cache d. RAM 6. A(n) ____ is a device that reads and writes data, instructions, and information stored on memory cards. a. SSD b. memory cartridge c. card reader/writer d. memory drive 7. Items on a storage medium remain intact even when power is removed from the computer. Thus, a storage medium is __ a. cloudy b. volatile c. free d. nonvolatile 8. Storage media are also called ____. a. primary storage b. storage drives c. secondary storage d. RAM9. Many personal computers today include a CD-RW drive as a standard feature so users can ____ their own discs. a. raid b. fetch c. scan d. burn 10. A ____ is an erasable multisession disc you can write on multiple times. a. CD-ROM b. CD-R c. CD-RW d. DVD-ROM 11. Flash memory is a type of ____ memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten. a. RAM b. volatile c. sequential d. nonvolatile 12. Manufacturers measure all optical disc drives relative to original CD-ROM drives. They use an X to denote the original transfer rate of ____ KBps. a. 16 b. 50 c. 150 d. 180 13. When storage devices ____ from storage media, they function as a source of input. a. fetch b. read c. burn d. write 14. ____ is a hard disk interface that uses parallel signals to transfer data, instructions, and information. a. SATA b. EIDE c. SAS d. Super ATA 15. ____ is the number of bytes (characters) a storage medium can hold. a. Capacity b. Access time c. Transfer rate d. Density 16. Optical discs store items by using microscopic ____ and lands that are in the middle layer of the disc. a. sectors b. pits c. clusters d. tracks17. ____ contain a processor and have input, process, output, and storage capabilities. a. Magnetic stripe cards b. CompactFlash cards c. Smart cards d. Memory sticks 18. The ____ hard disk interface uses serial signals to transfer data, instructions, and information. a. SATA b. EIDE c. SCSI d. both b and c 19. Experts estimate that ____ using perpendicular recording will provide storage capacities about 10 times greater than those that use longitudinal recording. a. flash memory cards b. tapes c. CD-ROMs d. hard disks 20. ____ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors, so that the operating system can store and locate data and information on the disk. a. Fetching b. Decoding c. Formatting d. Burning 21. Which of the following media has the highest life expectancy. a. Magnetic disks b. Optical discs c. Solid state drives d. Microfilm 22. A(n) ____ is a type of storage media that consists of a flat, round, portable disc made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that is written and read by a laser. a. light disc b. optical disc c. Zip disk d. RAID disk 23. In their personal computer advertisements, vendors usually state the type of hard disk interface supported by the ____. a. hard disk cache b. SATA c. hard disk controller d. EIDE24. A standard CD-ROM is called a ____ because manufacturers write all items on the disc at one time. a. fixed disc b. single-session disc c. multiread disc d. read-only disc 25. Some ____ contain write-protect switches, which prevent users from accidentally erasing photos and other items stored on the flash memory chips. a. SSDs b. CD-ROMs c. smart cards d. memory cards 26. Advantages of SAS over parallel ____ include thinner, longer cables; reduced interference; less expensive; support for many more connected devices at once; and faster speeds. a. EIDE b. SCSI c. SATA d. Ultra ATA 27. A typical hard disk has multiple ____ stacked on top of one another. a. clusters b. platters c. tracks d. sectors 28. Which of the following is not a magnetic media a. hard disk b. flash drive c. floppy disk d. tape 29. The process of copying audio and/or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital media is called a. defragmentation b. ripping c. burning d. synchronization30. A ____ is a vertical section of a track that passes through all platters. a. sector b. track c. cylinder d. cluster31. A ____ is a narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk a. sector b. track c. cylinder d. cluster32. A ____ is the smallest unit of disk space that stores data and information and consists of 2 – 8 sectors. a. sector b. track c. cylinder d. cluster33. A _____ occurs when a read/write head touches the surface of a hard disk platter, usually resulting in a loss of data and sometimes loss of the entire drive. a. disk crash b. drive crash c. head crash d. data crash34. A disk with a higher density has _____ storage capacity. a. more bits in an area and thus a smaller b. fewer bits in an area and thus a smaller c. more bits in an area and thus a larger d. fewer bits in an area and thus a larger35. If a hard disk has 4 platters, then it usually has ___ read write heads a. 4 b. 8 c. 16 d. 3236. ____ is next generation of PC cards and provides additional functionalities such as memory, storage, multimedia, communications, security etc. a. ExpressCard b. memory card c. smart card d. graphics card37. 1 Terabyte (TB) = ______ Kilobytes (KB). a. 1024 b. 1024 x 1024 c. 1024 x 1024 x 1024 d. 1024 x 1024 x 1024 x 102438. Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives and players ____ DVD and CD formats. a. are slower than b. are backward compatible with c. have less storage capacity than d. are incompatible withChapter 8 : Operating Systems and Utility Programs1. Some of the