1.
To start up, a computer locates ____.
A) application software in storage and loads it into memory
B) application software in memory and loads it onto storage
C) an operating system in storage and loads it into memory
D) an operating system in memory and loads it onto storage
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | C | |
2.
Examples of nonvolatile storage media include all of the following except ____.
A) memory
B) floppy disks
C) microfiche
D) PC Cards
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | A | |
3.
All of the following are characteristics of hard disks, except ____.
A) write-protect notch
B) read/write head
C) sectors and tracks
D) capacity
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | A | |
4.
If a personal computer has one floppy disk drive, it is named drive ____.
A) A
B) C
C) D
D) F
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | A | |
5.
A ____ overcomes the major disadvantage of CD-R disks, which is being able to write on them only once.
A) CD-ROM
B) DVD-ROM
C) CD-RW
D) DVD-R
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | C | |
6.
One of the first storage media used with mainframe computers was ____.
A) Zip disks
B) tape
C) optical disks
D) microfilm
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | B | |
7.
Common types of flash memory cards include ____.
A) CompactFlash (CF)
B) Secure Digital (SD) and Memory Stick
C) xD Picture Card
D) all of the above
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | D | |
8.
The use of microfilm and microfiche provides all of the following advantages except ____.
A) they greatly reduce the amount of paper firms must handle
B) they are inexpensive
C) they have the longest life of any storage media
D) they can be read without a microfilm or microfiche reader
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | D | |
9.
____ rate is the speed with which data, instructions, and information transfer to and from a device.
A) Migration
B) Move
C) Access
D) Transfer
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | D | |
10.
With respect to a storage medium, the term ____ means users can remove the medium from one computer and carry it to another computer.
A) volatile
B) fixed
C) nonvolatile
D) portable
| Points Earned: | 1.0/1.0 | |
| Correct Answer(s): | D | |
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