Chapter 5

Question 1

Computer storage

Answer 1

the variety of ways a computer system can store (save) data and information

Question 2

Tangible property

Answer 2

things like desks, computers, tractors, etc. that can be stored on a computer or at least records of it like maintenance records or pictures

Question 3

Intellectual property

Answer 3

the legal claim that a business has to names, inventions, and ideas. can include a boundless amount of ideas or concepts like lyrics, legal contracts, corporate secrets, policies, procedures, profiles and work history, etc.

Question 5

Risk assessment

Question 6

Unicode

Answer 6

computing system language that supports international languages like Chinese or Japanese that require use of special characters

Question 7

read/write head

Answer 7

scan across the surface of a spinning disk to record and or access data and information

Question 8

track

Answer 8

a concentric band around the disk that is divided into pie shaped wedges called sectors

Question 9

Cluster

Answer 9

more than one sector

Question 10

Floppy disk

Answer 10

a very thin flexible magnetic storage disk that rotates inside a square plastic shell

Question 11

Hard disk drive

Answer 11

a storage device that stores data on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces

Question 12

Flash memory/USB flash thumb drive (non volatile)

Answer 12

a technology that is primarily used in memory cards for digital cameras and thumb drives

Question 13

Compact disk

Answer 13

CDs used to store digital data audio only

Question 14

DVD

Answer 14

optical disk that is used for data storage but more common for high definition storage

Question 15

Magnetic tape

Answer 15

old data storage media packaged on reel to reel cartridges like cassette tapes

Question 16

RAID

Answer 16

redundant array of inexpensive disks, a series or stacked spinning hard disk platters connected to one another that divide and replicate data and information to provide more reliable storage

Question 17

mass storage

Answer 17

storage of large amounts of data and information

Question 18

Cloud storage

Answer 18

essentially a hard drive that resides on the internet like dropbox, icloud, etc.

Question 19

Capacity

Answer 19

refers to the amount of data and information a storage device can hold

Question 20

Access time

Answer 20

refers to the amount of time needed to get data and information from a storage device to its user

Question 21

Holographic storage

Answer 21

stores information in a 3 dimensional photopolymer

Question 22

Molecular storage

Answer 22

is very small and relies upon special chemicals to change the state of a singular molecule from a positive to a negative charge

Question 23

Archiving

Answer 23

when data that is no longer used on a daily basis is stored electronically because it may need to accessed in the future

Question 24

data backup

Answer 24

the copying of computer files that can be stored in the event that the original files are lost

Question 25

Cost

Answer 25

a major consideration when selecting a storage device and strategy

Question 26

Location

Answer 26

the location of a backup device is critical

Question 27

data security

Answer 27

many large organizations rely on a third party contractor who specializes in mass storage to backup and store their data and information

Question 28

Disaster recovery

Answer 28

when a business suffers a disaster and must regain critical control of their company which entails regaining access to their critical data and information

Question 29

Disaster Recovery plans (DRPs)

Answer 29

critical plans that need to be in place to anticipate disasters and to outline what needs to be done when they occur