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To start up, a computer locates

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A) application software in storage and loads it into memory

B) application software in memory and loads it into storage

C) an operating system in storage and loads it into memory

D) an operating system in memory and loads it into storage

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Storage devices access items in

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A) tenths of a second (teraseconds)

B) thousandths of a second (milliseconds)

C) billionths of a second (nanoseconds)

D) trillionths of a second (picoseconds)

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The term ____means users can remove the medium from one computer and carry it to another computer

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A) volatile

B) fixed

C) nonvolatile

D) portable

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Current personal computers hard disks have storage capacities from 80-750 ____ and more

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A) KB

B) MB

C) GB

D) PB

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A_____on a hard disk is coated with an alloy material that allows items to be recorded magnetically

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A) cluser

B) platter

C) read/write head

D) cache

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A______occurs when a read/write head touches the surface of a hard disk platter resulting in the loss of data

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A) head crash

B) disk crash

C) drive crash

D) data crash

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A hard disk that is mounted inside the system unit sometimes is called a

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A) zip disk

B) portable hard disk

C) fixed disk

D) removable hard disk

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All of the following are characteristics of hard disks except

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A) write-protect notch

B) read/write head

C) sectors and tracks

D) capacity

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An advantage of portable hard disks and removable hard disks is that users can _____

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A) transport a large number of files

B) add storage space to a notebook computer or Tablet PC

C) share a drive with multiple computers

D) all of the above

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If a personal computer has one floppy disk drive it is named drive _____

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A) A

B) C

C) D

D) F

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Most computers today do not include a floppy disk drive, but you can always use a _______floppy disk drive

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A) removable

B) external

C) basic

D) integrated

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A floppy disk had storage capabilities up to _____

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A) 1.44 KB

B) 1.44 GB

C) 1.44 MB

D) 1.44 TB

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All of the following may scratch or damage an optical disc except

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A) holding a disc by its edges

B) stacking the discs

C) touching the underside of the disc

D) exposing the disc to contaminants

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A typical CD-ROM holds from ______of data and instructions and information

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A) 450 MB - 650 MB

B) 45 MB - 100 MB

C) 650 GB - 950 GB

D) 650 MB - 1 GB

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Current CD-rom drives have transfer rates ranging from _____

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A) 4X-8X

B) 24X - 48X

C) 48X - 75X

D) 100X and faster

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A ______ overcomes the major disadvantage of CD-R discs, which is being able to write on them only once

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A) CD-ROM

B) DVD-ROM

C) CD-RW

D) DVD-R

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The storage capacity of a DVD-ROM is _____ that of a CD because images are stored at higher resloutions

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A) greater than a CD, and a DVD's quality far surpasses

B) less than a CD,but a DVD's quality far surpasses

C) greater than a CD, but a DVD's quality is far less than

D) less than a CD, and a DVD's quality is far less than

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A storage technique that a DVD-ROM can use to achieve a higher storage capacity than a CD-ROM is to _____

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A) make the disc more dense by packing the pits closer together

B) use two layers of pits

C) be double sided

D) all of the above

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Tape ______

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A) no longer is used as a primary method of storage but is used most often for long-term storage and backup

B) is used as a primary method of storage and for long--term storage and backup

C) no longer used for long-term storage and backup but is used most often as a primary method of storage

D) no longer is used as a primary method of storage or for long-term storage and backup

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If the computer has an internal hard disk C and a DVD drive D and no other disk drives, what drive will the USB flash drive probably be?

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A) A

B) B

C) E

D) F for Flash drive of course

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One popular use of _____is to store a prepaid amount of money as in a prepaid calling card

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A) smart cards

B) floppy disks

C) PC Cards

D) hard disks

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A disk's storage location consist of pie-shaped sections, which break the tracks into small arcs called

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A) bases

B) indices

C) sectors

D) clusters

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Some computers improve hard disk access time by using a disk______, which store frequently accessed items

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A) warehouse

B) cache

C) base

D) home

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The use of microfilm and microfiche provides all of the following advantages except

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A) they greatly reduce the amount of paper firms must handle

B) they are inexpensive

C) they have the longest life of any storage media

D) they can be read without a microfilm or microfiche reader

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A _____hard disk is a separate free-standing hard disk that connects with a cable to a USB port or FireWire port on the system unit

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A) removable

B) portable

C) mobile

D) external

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A _____is a hard disk that users insert and remove from either a dock or drive

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A) mobile

B) external

C) removable

D) portable

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The process of writing on an optical disc is called

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A) ripping

B) loading

C) lasering

D) burning

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The process of copying audio/video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital media is called

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A) ripping

B) loading

C) lasering

D) burning

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Storage requirements among all kinds of users are exactly the same

Answer True or False.

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Current personal computer hard disks typically have storage capacities of less than 20 GB

Answer True or False.

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Although current internal hard disks are built to withstand shocks and are sealed tightly to keep out contaminants, head crashes still occur.

Answer True or False.

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Although the exterior of a 3.5 inch floppy disk is not bendable, users refer to this storage medium as a floppy disk because of the flexible film inside the plastic outer cover

Answer True or False.

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The speed of a CD-ROM drive has no affect on how fast it installs programs or accesses the disc

Answer True or False.

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Although the size and the shape of CD-ROM and DVD-ROM are different, a DVD-ROM stores data, instructions, and information in exactly the same manner and thus achieves the same storage capacity

Answer True or False.

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As the cost of DVD technologies become more reasonable, many industry professionals expect that DVD eventually will replace all CD media

Answer True or False.

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