Solid-State Drive (SSD) Quiz

Match the following storage devices with their description:

Solid-state drive (SSD) = Uses integrated circuit assemblies to store data persistently Hard disk drive (HDD) = Uses physical spinning disks and movable read-write heads Floppy disk = Similar electromechanical media which use moving parts Semiconductor storage device = Also known as a solid-state device or a solid-state disk

Match the following cell types with their properties in SSD storage devices:

Single-bit cells (SLC) = Most reliable, durable, fast, and expensive type 2-bit cells (MLC) = Less reliable, durable, and slower compared with single-bit cells 3-bit cells (TLC) = Even less reliable, durable, and slower compared with 2-bit cells Quad-bit cells (QLC) = Used for consumer devices that do not require extreme properties and are the cheapest per gigabyte (GB)

Match the following year ranges with the number of bits contained in SSD cells:

<p>Before 2019 = Between 1 and 3 bits of data per cell As of 2019 = Between 1 and 4 bits of data per cell After 2019 = More than 4 bits of data per cell Not specified in the text = Varies depending on the type of SSD storage device</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their corresponding definitions related to SSD technology:

<p>Flash memory = Type of non-volatile memory that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed Physical spinning disks = Used in hard disk drives (HDDs) but lacking in SSDs Input/output rates = Measure of how fast data can be read from or written to the storage medium Parallelism for data processing = Rich internal parallelism in SSDs for faster data processing</p> Signup and view all the answers