LO1- 1.2 Types of information storage data

Question 1

What types of information storage data are are there?

Answer 1

Paper, Optical Media, Magnetic media, Solid state Media

Question 2

What is the traditional form of information storage?

Answer 2

Paper

Question 3

What is optical Media better known as?

Answer 3

Music and film storage formats

Question 4

What form can optical media in the form of?

Answer 4

CDs and DVDs

Question 5

What type of optical media can be read by laser?

Answer 5

CDs and DVDs

Question 6

What type of Media uses magnetic patterns to store data?

Answer 6

Magnetic media

Question 7

What form does Solid state media store data and information?

Answer 7

In a circulatory rather than a magnetised disc or tape

Question 8

What type of characteristic do CDs and DVDs have?

Answer 8

Mutability as CDs and DVDs can not be edited

Question 9

Which type of storage media is robust?

Answer 9

Solid state media- it has no moving parts- less likely to be damaged if dropped.

Question 10

What type storage media is used in portable devices?

Answer 10

Solid state media

Question 11

What do hard drives rely on?

Answer 11

Internal spinning disc as the storage medium

Question 12

What storage medium can be frequently damaged if dropped?

Answer 12

Hard drive

Question 13

What happens if magnetic media is placed near magnets?

Answer 13

The information held on them can be inaccessible

Question 14

What does mutability stand for?

Answer 14

The ability to change content of a storage medium

Question 15

Which type of storage media devices are in read only format?

Answer 15

CDs and DVDs

Question 16

Which type of storage media is in read/ write format?

Answer 16

Media like paper

Question 17

Which type of storage media allows repeated reuse?

Answer 17

Media like paper

Question 18

What is an example of access to data?

Answer 18

Tape storage has to be searched from beginning to end to find a particular file

Question 19

What type of storage media?

Answer 19

Tape storage as it does not require quick access to particular files.

Question 20

Which storage media does not cost much?

Answer 20

Paper

Question 21

What is the problem with sending large amounts of paper such as books?

Answer 21

If books sent by post or courier the costs are high because of their weight.

Question 22

What storage media is cheap compared to paper?

Answer 22

Hard drives

Question 23

What are hard drives slower than?

Answer 23

SSD cards

Question 24

What other storage options are available?

Answer 24

Hybrid storage

Question 25

What is storage capacity?

Answer 25

The amount of data that can be stored on each device.

Question 26

What has miniaturisation done to the amount of storage that can be stored on most devices?

Answer 26

Miniaturisation has progressed, so more data can be held on most forms of storage.

Question 27

What is the fundamental purpose of storage Media?

Answer 27

To store information

Question 28

Why is data tape storage not good for general day to day storage?

Answer 28

The difficulty of accessing information held on a data tape means that it is an unsuitable format for general everyday use.

Question 29

What is a characteristic of a solid state device?

Answer 29

The robustness means that the solid state device is extremely useful in devices that are likely to be dropped.

Question 30

What storage media do desktops and laptop devices use?

Answer 30

Magnetic hard discs are more likely to be used.

Question 31

What is the advantage of magnetic hard disks?

Answer 31

The relative cheapness is reflected in price.

Question 32

What is the problem with CDs?

Answer 32

The relative cheapness means that they are fast becoming a throw away storage device.

Question 33

What is a benefit of CDs if they get damaged?

Answer 33

The low cost represents a small financial implication and a second copy can be easily made.