Storage Devices

Question 1

What are the three types of secondary storage?

Answer 1

Solid state, Optical, and Magnetic

Question 2

Name three advantages of solid state storage.

Answer 2

Has no moving parts, easily portable, consumes less energy

Question 3

Name three advantages of optical storage.

Answer 3

Light and portable, relatively cheap, quite reliable

Question 4

Name three advantages of magnetic storage.

Answer 4

Large capacity, cheaper than solid state, reliable and non-degrading

Question 5

Which secondary storage type has the largest capacity?

Answer 5

Magnetic

Question 6

Which secondary storage type has the fastest access speed?

Answer 6

Solid state

Question 7

Which secondary storage type is the most reliable?

Answer 7

Optical

Question 8

What are the main three solid state storage devices?

Answer 8

USB stick, solid state drive, SD card

Question 9

What is the most commonly used magnetic storage device?

Answer 9

Hard disk drives

Question 10

What are the main three optical storage devices?

Answer 10

CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Blu-Ray-ROM