 - Computer storage is the holding of data in an electromagnetic form for access by a computer processor. Primary storage is data in random access memory (RAM) and other "built-in" devices. Secondary storage is data on hard disk, tapes, and other external devices. How to take the quiz:
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- After reading the question, write down the letter of your answerchoice on scrap paper. Check your answers by using the answer key at theend of the quiz. 1. This is a utility that rearranges your discontiguous files and freespace on your computer so that your files are stored in contiguous unitsand free space is consolidated in one contiguous block.
a. degaussing
b. patch
c. defragmenter
d. parser
e. logicalblock addressing 2. This is a company that provides computer storage space and relatedmanagement to other companies.
a. vortal
b. storagearea network
c. storagemedium
d. bastion host
e. storageservice provider 3. This is a format for storing and backing up computer data on tapethat evolved from the Digital Audio Tape (DAT) technology.
a. TapeArchive
b. DigitalData Storage
c. virtualtape system
d. AudioInterchange File Format
e. dataaggregation 4. This is a storage management system especially designed for movinglarge files and large amounts of data around a network.
a. hierarchicalstorage management
b. enterpriseresource management
c. highperformance storage system
d. distributedfile system
e. holographicstorage 5. This is a form of static random access memory whose contents aresaved when a computer is turned off or loses its external power source.
a. SynchBurstSRAM
b. staticIP
c. nonvolatilestorage
d. magnetoresistiverandom access memory
e. directmemory access 6. This is a centralized repository for business information that providescommon data management and protection, as well as data sharing functions,through connections to numerous (and possibly dissimilar) computer systems.
a. callcenter
b. enterprisestorage network
c. GrandCentral Station
d. networkinformation system
e. ADSTARDistributed Storage Management 7. This is programmable read-only memory that can be erased by shiningan intense ultraviolet light through a window in the memory chip so thatthe memory can be re-used.
a. SequentialCouleur avec Memoire
b. virtualmemory
c. gratinglight valve technology
d. extremeultraviolet lithography
e. erasableprogrammable read-only memory 8. This is a way of storing the same data in different placeson multiple hard disks.
a. doubledata rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
b. redundantarray of independent disks
c. network-attachedstorage
d. extendeddata output (EDO) RAM
e. randomaccess method of accounting and control 9. This is a data storage technology that allows information tobe written to a disk a single time and prevents the drive from erasingthe data.
a. writeonce / read many
b. backupdomain control
c. singleinstruction multiple data
d. permanentvirtual circuit
e. compactdisk / read-only-memory, extended architecture 10. This is what might occur when a program or process tries to storemore data in a temporary data storage area than it was intended to hold.
a. programtemporary fix
b. bluescreen of death
c. fatalexception
d. sharedmemory
e. bufferoverflow SCROLL DOWN FOR ANSWER KEY
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