Chapter 8 Notes

Question 1

A _________ ________ is the physical material on which a computer keeps data, information, programs, and application

Answer 1

storage medium

Question 2

the hardware that records and/or retrieves items to and from storage media

Answer 2

storage device

Question 3

________ is the process of transferring items from a storage medium into memory.

Answer 3

Reading

Question 4

Reading is the process of transferring items from a ________ _______ into ________.

Answer 4

storage medium

memory

Question 5

________ is the process of transferring items from memory to a storage medium

Answer 5

Writing

Question 6

Writing is the process of transferring items from ________ to a ________ ________

Answer 6

memory

storage medium

Question 7

the number of bytes a storage medium can hold

Answer 7

capacity

Question 8

True or False: items on a storage medium remain intact even when you turn off a computer or mobile device

Answer 8

true

Question 9

What does access time measure?

Answer 9

1) the amount of time it takes the control unit to locate an item on a storage medium
2) the time required to deliver an item for memory to the processor

Question 10

List these items from fastest to slowest transfer rates:

• hard disks
• memory cards
• optical disks
• memory (mostly RAM)
• USB flash drives
• SSDs

Answer 10

1) memory (mostly RAM)
2) SSDs
3) hard disks
4) USB flash drives
5) memory cards
6) optical disks

Question 11

Hard disk is also known as a ____ ____ _____ (____).

Answer 11

hard disk drive (HDD)

Question 12

a storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information

Answer 12

hard disk

Question 13

a seperate freestanding storage device that connects with a cable to a USB port or other port on computer or mobile device

Answer 13

external hard disk

Question 14

a group of 2 or more integrated hard disks

Answer 14

RAID

Question 15

What does RAID stand for?

Answer 15

redundant array of independent disks

Question 16

an internet service that provides storage to computer or mobile device users

Answer 16

cloud storage

Question 17

consists of a flat, round, portable disc made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that is written and read by a laser

Answer 17

optical disks

Question 18

What is the difference between CD-Rom, CD-R, and CD-RW?

Answer 18

CD-Rom, can be read from but not written to
CD-R, an optical disc on which users can write once, but not erase
CD-RW, an erasable multisession disc.

Question 19

Is this DVD-Rom, DVD-R/DVD+R, or DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD+RAM:

a high-capacity optical disc that users can read but not write on or erase

Answer 19

DVD-Rom

Question 20

Is this DVD-Rom, DVD-R/DVD+R, or DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD+RAM:
competing DVD-recordable WORM formats, on which users can write once but not erase their own items (i.e. video, audio, photos, graphics, and text)

Answer 20

DVD-R/DVD+R

Question 21

Is this DVD-Rom, DVD-R/DVD+R, or DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD+RAM:

competing DVD-rewritable formats that users can write on multiple times

Answer 21

DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD+RAM

Question 22

a server that isplaced on a network with the sole purpose of providing storage to users, computers, and devices attached to the network

Answer 22

netwrok attached storage (NAS)

Question 23

a magnetically coated ribbon of plastic capable of storing large amounts of data and information

Answer 23

tape

Question 24

A _____ _____, reads and writes data and information on a tape

Answer 24

tape drive

Question 25

contains a magnetic stripe that stoes information

Answer 25

magnetic stripe card

Question 26

stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card

Answer 26

smart card

Question 27

consists of an antenna and a memory chip that contains the information to be transmitted via radio waves

Answer 27

RFID tag

Question 28

_________ and __________ store microscope images of documents on a roll or sheet film

Answer 28

microfilm

microfiche