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Computer Storage Metrics Quiz

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Which type of storage has no moving parts?

Hard disk drive (HDD)

USB stick

Hybrid drive

Solid state drive (SSD) (correct)

What is the main advantage of HDDs over SSDs?

Durability

Affordability (correct)

Faster data transfer

Slimmer form factor

Which interface is commonly used for HDDs?

USB

ATA

NVM express (NVMe)

Serial ATA (SATA) (correct)

What is the main disadvantage of SSDs compared to HDDs?

Higher cost Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of hybrid drives?

To combine SSD performance with HDD storage Signup and view all the answers

Which type of drive is hot swappable?

HDD Signup and view all the answers

Which interface standard was created for faster SSDs?

NVM express (NVMe) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of SSDs over HDDs?

Faster data transfer Signup and view all the answers

Which type of storage is more prone to damage?

Hard disk drive (HDD) Signup and view all the answers

What is the form factor of SSDs compared to HDDs?

Slimmer Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the smallest unit of data storage?

Byte Signup and view all the answers

How many bits are there in a byte?

8 Signup and view all the answers

What is the term commonly used for a kilobyte?

KB Signup and view all the answers

Approximately how many music files can be stored on a 500 gigabyte machine, assuming an average music file size of 3 megabytes?

165,000 Signup and view all the answers

What is recommended to prevent data loss in case of a hard drive crash?

Backing up data Signup and view all the answers

What does RPM stand for in the context of hard drives?

Revolutions Per Minute Signup and view all the answers

Computer Storage Metrics Quiz

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Questions and Answers

Which type of storage has no moving parts?

What is the main advantage of HDDs over SSDs?

Which interface is commonly used for HDDs?

What is the main disadvantage of SSDs compared to HDDs?

What is the purpose of hybrid drives?

Which type of drive is hot swappable?

Which interface standard was created for faster SSDs?

What is the main advantage of SSDs over HDDs?

Which type of storage is more prone to damage?

What is the form factor of SSDs compared to HDDs?

Which of the following is the smallest unit of data storage?

How many bits are there in a byte?

What is the term commonly used for a kilobyte?

Approximately how many music files can be stored on a 500 gigabyte machine, assuming an average music file size of 3 megabytes?

What is recommended to prevent data loss in case of a hard drive crash?

What does RPM stand for in the context of hard drives?

Which type of hard drive uses a spinning platter and a mechanical arm to read and write information?

What is the speed of a hard drive determined by?

What is the next largest unit of storage after a kilobyte?

What is the size of an average music file mentioned in the text?

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