Chapter 3 Storage terms

Question 1

The two parts storage systems involve

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Storage device (DVD drive)
Storage medium (DVD disc)

Question 2

Access that allows a computer system to retrieve records only in the same order in which they are physically stored

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Sequential access

Question 3

Access that allows the system to retrieve records in any order

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Random access (direct access)

Question 4

Files given a filename and organized into folders

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Logical file representation

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Refers to how files are physically stored on the storage medium

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Physical file representation

Question 6

Used in most computers to store programs and data

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Hard drives

Question 7

Drive that uses magnetic disks to store data

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Magnetic hard drives

Question 8

Uses flash memory to store data

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Soils-state drive (SSD)

Question 9

Drive that uses a combination of magnetic disks and flash memory

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Hybrid hard drive

Question 10

Metal disks are organized into concentric

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Tracks

Question 11

Boundaries that divide a magnetic disk surface into pie pieces

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Sector boundaries

Question 12

All tracks in the same position on all surfaces of all disks in a hard drive form a

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Cylinder

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The total time it takes for a hard drive to read from or write to disks is called

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Disk access time

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The process of transferring data to memory whenever disk content is retrieved

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Disk caching (speeds up access time)

Question 15

CD discs, DVD discs, and Blu-ray Discs store data

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Optically (optical discs)

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Optical discs are read by

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Optical drives

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Discs that already come with the data stored on the disc are called

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CD-ROM/DVD-Rom/BD-Rom discs

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CD-R, DV-R, BD-r discs are

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Recordable Discs

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CD-RW, DVD-RW, BD-BD-RW discs are

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Rewritable disks

Question 20

Rewritable discs typically use what to temporarily change the reflectivity of the disk to represent 1s and 0s

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Phase change technology

Question 21

One of the most common types of flash memory media are

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Flash memory cards ( most common type Secure Digital (SD)

Question 22

Convenient way to transfer files via USB port

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USB flash drive

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NAS stands for

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Network attached storage

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SAN stands for

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Storage data network

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Storage available over the internet is called

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Cloud or online storage

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Smart cards contain

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Chip or other circuitry usually used to store data or monetary value

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Storage that uses multiple blue laser beams to store data

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Holographic storage

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Technology that can be used to increase fault tolerance and performance

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RAID (redundant arrays of independent disks)

Question 29

Systems that store data on plastic tape coated with magnetizable substance

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Magnetic tape