Cambridge Technicals Level 3 IT LO1 Storage/Memory Devices

Question 1

What are storage devices?

Answer 1

Devices used to save files permanently

Question 2

What is the difference between Storage and Memory?

Answer 2

Storage is permanent whereas Memory is temporary

Question 3

What are three examples of Storage?

Answer 3

Hard Drives (HDD), Solid State Drives (SSD) and The Cloud

Question 4

What is one advantage and disadvantage of Hard Drives?

Answer 4

Cheap and reliable, Not durable due to moving parts

Question 5

What is one advantage and disadvantage of Solid State Drives?

Answer 5

Durable because of use of circuits and therefore no moving parts, More expensive

Question 6

What is one advantage and disadvantage of Cloud Storage

Answer 6

Easy access to anywhere with internet, User is relying on security of the company supplying the storage

Question 7

What is Main Memory?

Answer 7

Everything directly accessible by the processor

Question 8

What are three examples of memory?

Answer 8

RAM (4-32GB), ROM (5-10mb stores essential programs) and Cache Memory (small and very fast, holds frequently accessed instructions and data)

Question 9

What are three examples of storage device ports?

Answer 9

SCSI (old), SAS (high tech), SATA (standard)