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19 Cards in this Set
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What storage devices types use magnetic film or aluminum platters for storing data? |
Floppy Disk and Hard Disk |
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What advantage does HDDs have over SSDs? |
Inexpensive |
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What advantages does SSDs have over HDDs? |
o They are faster o They have no moving parts o They have lower power consumption o They are less susceptible to physical damage and immune from magnetic fields. o They are smaller and lighter. |
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What is the most common dis interface used for optical drives on home and office computers? |
SATA |
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You need a storage device that has very large storage capacity, is fast, and is relatively inexpensive. What storage device will best suit your needs? |
Hard Disk |
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What interface is primarily used for internal hard drives in modern desktop PC systems? |
SATA |
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What type of media is hot swappable? |
o External HDD with eSATA interface o External HDD with a USB interface o Flash device with a USB interface |
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What is typically used for large data backups of servers? |
DLT tape |
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What method does an MMC card use for storing data? |
Reprogrammable Memory |
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What are three types of magnetic storage devices? |
o Tape Drive o Hard Disk o Floppy Disk |
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What method does an Secure Digital High Capacity card use for storing data? |
Reprogrammable Memory |
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Describe USB |
Hot Swappable Transfer rate 700KBps-28MBps (Read) Transfer rate 350 KBps-15MBps (Write) |
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Describe CD-ROM |
Compact Disc Read Only Memory 700 to 860MB Data is permanently burned to disk |
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Describe CD-RW |
Compact Disc Read-writable 700-860 MB |
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Describe DVD-ROM |
Digital Versatile Disc-Read Only Memory -Single 4.7 GB -Double 9.4 GB |
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Describe single layer DVD+R/DVD-R |
DVD Recordable Hold up to 4.7 DVD+R is faster than DVD-R |
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Describe Double Sided DVD-R and DVD + R |
Layer on each side of the Disc Store up to 8.75 GB |
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Describe Dual Layer DVD-R |
Stores up to 8.5GB two separate recording layer |
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Describe Blue-Ray |
stores up to 128 GB |
