Chapter 8

Question 1

________ measures how much a particular storage medium can hold.

Answer 1

Capacity

Question 2

How tightly the bits can be packed next to one another on a disk is referred to as

Answer 2

Density

Question 3

Thick, rigid metal platters that are capable of storing and retrieving information at a high rate of speed are known as

Answer 3

Hard Disk

Question 4

The data on an optical disc is represented by flat areas called _______ on the disc surface.

Answer 4

Lands

Question 5

DVD stands for

Answer 5

digital versatile disc

Question 6

_________ is the hi-def standard.

Answer 6

Blu-ray

Question 7

Another name for a USB drive

Answer 7

Flash Drive

Question 8

Online storage is also known as _________ storage

Answer 8

Cloud

Question 9

Specialized high-capacity secondary storage device designed to meet organizational demands for data

Answer 9

Mass Storage

Question 10

A solid-state storage device small enough to fit onto a key ring.

Answer 10

USB Drive

Question 11

The next generation of optical discs.

Answer 11

Hi Def`

Question 12

Several connected inexpensive hard-disk drives

Answer 12

RAID

Question 13

A credit card-sized solid-state storage device used in portable computers.

Answer 13

Flash Memory Card

Question 14

Closed concentric ring on a disk on which data is recorded

Answer 14

Track

Question 15

Increases storage capacity by reducing the amount of space required to store data and programs.

Answer 15

Volatile

Question 16

Time required to retrieve data and programs

Answer 16

Acess Speed

Question 17

A type of storage that is volatile.

Answer 17

RAM

Question 18

Also known as cloud storage.

Answer 18

Online Storage

Question 19

Stores data electronically and has no moving parts

Answer 19

Solid-State Storage