Understanding Computers: Storage Media and Devices Quiz

<p>Whether they are removable or not</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A hardware where data is stored</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>On a network server or web server</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They require no additional desk space and are usually faster</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Data can be retrieved from any location on the storage medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Random access allows data to be retrieved from any location, while sequential access allows retrieval of data only in stored order</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anything stored on a storage medium, such as a program, document, digital image, or song</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CD/DVD drives and USB flash drives</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are accessible from any computer with an Internet connection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Retrieval of data can occur only in the order in which it was physically stored on the storage medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A program</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A document that was just created and then saved</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Storage media are used for anything that needs to be saved for future use</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Portability determines the physical size of the storage system, while volatility determines the data retention characteristics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Internal storage devices are directly connected to the system unit, while external and remote devices are accessed over a network.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The type of storage technology used in the system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Removable media can be physically taken out of the storage device, while non-removable media is permanently fixed in the device.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Random access allows direct retrieval of data at any point, while sequential access requires scanning through the data from the beginning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Access to remotely located data even if the local system experiences a hardware failure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are usually faster and require no additional desk space</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Random access</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The nonvolatile nature of storage devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CD/DVD drive</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are accessible from any computer with an internet connection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The logical representation of files on a storage medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allows retrieval of data only in the order it was physically stored</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>From any computer with an internet connection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A program or document stored on a storage medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By their random or sequential access capability</p> Signup and view all the answers