Chapter 7
True/False
Indicate on scantron whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
1. When a user issues a command to start application software, the operating system locates the program in
memory and loads it into storage.
2. Instead of, or in addition to access time, some manufacturers state a storage device’s transfer rate because it
affects access time.
3. A typical floppy disk can store up to 500 double-spaced pages of text, several digital photographs, or a small
audio file.
4. Users who seldom work with floppy disks can purchase their computers without an internal floppy disk drive
and opt for an external floppy disk drive instead.
5. On a floppy disk, if the write-protect notch is open, the drive can write on the floppy disk.
6. The system unit on most desktop and notebook computers contains at least one hard disk.
7. A typical hard disk has multiple platters stacked on top of one another.
8. A hard disk’s platters typically continue to spin even after power is removed from the computer.
9. A hard disk platter’s spinning motion creates a cushion of air above the read/write head, which ensures that
the read/write head makes contact with the platter surface instead of floating above the platter.
10. The average hard disk access time is at least seven times slower than the average floppy disk drive.
11. External hard disks have storage capacities up to 120 GB or higher.
12. When music is stored on a DVD, it includes surround sound and has a much better quality than that of an
audio CD.
13. Miniature hard disks are magnetic media and operate like their desktop-sized counterparts — just on a smaller
scale.
14. Depending on the device, manufacturers claim miniature mobile storage media can last from 10 to 100 years.
15. When a user purchases digital cash, the amount of money is added to the user’s bank account.
Multiple Choice
Identify on scantron, the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
16. Examples of nonvolatile storage media include all of the following except ____.
a. memory
c. microfiche
b. floppy disks
d. PC Cards
17. A lower-density floppy disk drive ____ a high-density floppy disk.
a. can read from and write on
c. cannot write on but can read from
b. cannot read from but can write on
d. cannot read from or write on
18. A typical floppy disk stores data on ____.
a. one side of the disk, has 80 tracks on each side, and 18 sectors per track
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d. both sides of the disk, has 18 tracks on each side, and 80 sectors per track
Like ____, hard disks store data magnetically.
a. floppy disks and Zip disks
c. tape and DVDs
b. CDs and microfilm
d. all of the above
Some manufacturers marked their ____ controllers as Fast ATA.
a. EIDE
c. FireWire
b. USB
d. SCSI
The drive designation of a CD or DVD drive usually ____.
a. precedes alphabetically before that of all the hard disks and portable disks
b. comes alphabetically between that of the hard disks and portable disks
c. follows alphabetically after that of all the hard disks and portable disks
d. comes alphabetically between that of the portable disks and hard disks
A standard CD-ROM is called a ____ disc because manufacturers write all items on the disc at one time.
a. multisession
c. unisession
b. single-session
d. compound-session
Originally called an erasable CD (CD-E), a ____ overcomes the major disadvantage of CD-R disks, which is
being able to write on them only once.
a. CD-ROM
c. CD-RW
b. DVD-ROM
d. DVD-R
The difference in size among Type I, Type II, and Type III PC Cards is their ____.
a. diameter
c. thickness
b. circumference
d. all of the above
Common types of miniature mobile storage media include ____.
a. CompactFlash (CD) and Smart Media
b. Secure Digital (SD) and Memory Stick®
c. Microdrive™ and USBDrive™
d. all of the above
Chapter 7
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