Question 1

The greater the disk cache, the slower the hard disk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Enterprise storage often uses ____________________ technology as the interface that connects the devices to the network because it has much faster transmission rates than SCSI and other interfaces.

Accepted Answer

FC

Question 3

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which storage term used to measure capacity is approximately a billion bytes?

Accepted Answer

A)   megabyte
B)   gigabyte
C)   kilobyte
D)   terabyteE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following statements is NOT true about smart cards?

Accepted Answer

A)   There are two types of smart cards.
B)   Contactless smart cards communicate with a reader using Bluetooth technology.
C)   Uses include storing medical records and other health care information.
D)   A smart card can double as an ID card or credit card.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What happens when a computer or mobile device starts up?

Accepted Answer

A)   The computer locates operating system in storage and loads it into RAM.
B)   The computer accesses the memory and loads a program such as a word processing program.
C)   The computer searches for instructions in RAM.
D)   The computer opens application software from ROM.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Because passive RFID tags contain a battery, they cannot be embedded in skin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Users subscribe to a cloud storage service, like the kind advertised in the accompanying figure, to do all of the following EXCEPT to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   save time by storing large files instantaneously
B)   allow others to access files
C)   store offsite backups of data
D)   make enterprises provide data center functionsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

____________________ uses serial signals to transfer data, instructions, and information.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ uses serial signals to transfer data,...

Question 9

Which of the following kinds of access refers to reading or writing data consecutively?

Accepted Answer

A)   direct
B)   random
C)   sequential
D)   indexedE) C) and D)
F) B) and D) C

Question 10

Which of the following kinds of cards stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card?

Accepted Answer

A)   tool
B)   micro
C)   view
D)   smartE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following kinds of backup is another name for a selective backup?

Accepted Answer

A)   incremental
B)   archival
C)   partial
D)   continuousE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following is true of SSDs compared to traditional hard disks?

Accepted Answer

A)   SSDs have lower storage capacities.
B)   SSDs generate more heat.
C)   SSDs have faster transfer rates.
D)   SSDs have a shorter life.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is not a competing rewritable DVD format?

Accepted Answer

A)   DVD-RW
B)   DVD+R
C)   DVD+RAM
D)   DVD+RWE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following can be used to store a prepaid amount of money, such as for student purchases on campus?

Accepted Answer

A)   smart cards
B)   floppy disks
C)   ExpressCards
D)   hard disksE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

On an optical disc, a land causes light to reflect, which is read as binary digit 0.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A storage area network includes only storage devices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What kind of storage is an Internet service that provides storage to computer or mobile users?

Accepted Answer

A)   encrypted
B)   shared
C)   cloud
D)   netE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

An RFID ____________________ reads the radio signals from an RFID tag and transfers the information to a computer or computing device.

Accepted Answer

reader

Question 19

A group of two or more integrated hard disks is referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   pocket
B)   UFC
C)   RAID
D)   baselineE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hard disk?

Accepted Answer

A)   write-protect notch
B)   read/write head
C)   sectors and tracks
D)   capacityE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Exam 8: Digital Storage

The greater the disk cache, the slower the hard disk.

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Enterprise storage often uses ____________________ technology as the interface that connects the devices to the network because it has much faster transmission rates than SCSI and other interfaces.

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which storage term used to measure capacity is approximately a billion bytes?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following statements is NOT true about smart cards?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What happens when a computer or mobile device starts up?

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Because passive RFID tags contain a battery, they cannot be embedded in skin.

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Users subscribe to a cloud storage service, like the kind advertised in the accompanying figure, to do all of the following EXCEPT to ____.

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____________________ uses serial signals to transfer data, instructions, and information.

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Which of the following kinds of access refers to reading or writing data consecutively?

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Which of the following kinds of cards stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card?

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Which of the following kinds of backup is another name for a selective backup?

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Which of the following is true of SSDs compared to traditional hard disks?

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Which of the following is not a competing rewritable DVD format?

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Which of the following can be used to store a prepaid amount of money, such as for student purchases on campus?

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On an optical disc, a land causes light to reflect, which is read as binary digit 0.

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A storage area network includes only storage devices.

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What kind of storage is an Internet service that provides storage to computer or mobile users?

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An RFID ____________________ reads the radio signals from an RFID tag and transfers the information to a computer or computing device.

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A group of two or more integrated hard disks is referred to as which of the following?

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hard disk?

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