AIU CS Chapter 5: Storage Mediums 2022-2023 Quiz

The data is lost

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To prevent data loss

<p>Hard disk</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To locate data in the storage medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bits per second</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To create tracks and sectors on the disk</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Memory cards have no movable parts while hard disks contain spinning platters and read/write heads</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To optimize disk space usage and reduce wastage of storage</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No electrical current is passed, and part of the charge of the magnetized particles on the surface is interpreted as 0s or 1s</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To receive instructions from the CPU</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because they are more durable and consume less energy than other storage devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>512 Megabytes to 128 Gigabytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The user decides on the number of partitions for the hard disk</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>$2-8$ sectors, which are the smallest unit of disk space that stores data and information</p> Signup and view all the answers