1.3 storage

Question 1

optical storage

Answer 1

data stored as a pattern of dots that can be read with light

Question 2

magnetic storage

Answer 2

manipulation of magnetic fields on a medium in order to record audio, video or other data.

Question 3

SSD

Answer 3

(solid state drive) storage type. has no moving parts and is significantly faster than HDD when reading and writing.

Question 4

HDD

Answer 4

(hard disk drive) storage type. magnetised metal disks and the data is stored in areas called sectors.

Question 5

cloud storage

Answer 5

storage type where data is maintained, managed, backed up remotely and made available to users over a network

Question 6

characteristics

Answer 6

Speed, accuracy, diligence, versatility, storage, no IQ,

Question 7

durability

Answer 7

how long something can last

Question 8

reliability

Answer 8

an attribute of any computer-related component that consistently performs according to its specifications

Question 9

portability

Answer 9

how easy something is to move around.

Question 10

capacity

Answer 10

how much something can hold.

Question 11

speed

Answer 11

how fast the computer runs mesured in Hz by the clock.

Question 12

bit

Answer 12

the smallest unit of data in computing and is either a 1 or 0.

Question 13

nibble

Answer 13

four binary digits

Question 14

byte

Answer 14

a group of 8 binary digits

Question 15

KB

Answer 15

(kilobyte) 1,024 bytes or 1000 bytes. used to describe the memory capacity and disk storage.

Question 16

MB

Answer 16

(megabyte) 1 million bytes. Used to describe the memory capacity and disk storage.

Question 17

GB

Answer 17

(gigabyte) 1000000000 bytes. Used to describe the memory capacity and disk storage.

Question 18

TB

Answer 18

(terabyte) 1000000000000 bytes. Used to describe the memory capacity and disk storage.