CIS101 Memory & Storage

Hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD) are volatile, while memory is non-volatile. True False

False

When an internal desktop or laptop storage drive is full, many programs and applications (apps) won't run properly and/or will complain because most programs and apps need to create new files while running. True False

True

If your internal storage drive is full, or nearly full, easy options for creating storage drive capacity (making it less full) include: Delete some movies, songs, and photos as these can each be large gigabyte files Delete some PDF files (like for entire books) that can be as large as hundreds of megabytes Empty the recycle/trash bin to remove the files from your storage drive All of the above

All of the above

A computer's memory (RAM) executes a program's instructions True False

False

A computer's memory (RAM) stores data even after electricity is turned off. True False

False

A computer's storage (HDD or SSD) holds data temporarily; when electricity is turned off, all data is lost. True False

False

A solid state drive (SDD) contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information True False

False

Adding more drive storage means the computer will run programs faster. True False

False

As a computer gets used new files, folders, and apps begin to fill the computer's storage drive. However that is not an issue as modern storage drives have unlimited capacity so they don't fill up completely. True False

False

Modern storage drives (HDD, SSD or USB), support multiple applications running seemingly simultaneously, running a bit of each application one at a time, switching thousands of times per second. True False

False

More memory (RAM) means the computer can store more videos, photos, documents, etc., when the computer's power is off. True False

False

When a user types on a keyboard, the typed characters are stored directly on a computer screen. True False

False

A storage drive that consists of a spinning disk that stores bits using magnetism, is known as a ______. Solid State Drive (SSD) Binary State Drive (BSD) Machine Language Drive (MLD) Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Drive

Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

______ is where your operating system and applications reside when you're using them. CPU Memory SSD Storage

Memory

RAM is short for _______. Random Access Memory Reading Access Memory Rapid Access Memory Readable Applied Memory

Random Access Memory

What type of drive uses no moving parts and is faster than most common types of storage devices? Hard Disk Solid State Cache Floppy

Solid State

Today, storage drives that use a computer chip (with no moving parts) instead of a spinning disk to store data is known as a ______. Machine Language Drive (MLD) Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Solid State Drive (SSD) Binary State Drive (BSD)

Solid State Drive (SSD)

If a user wants to download all of their favorite songs, movies, tv shows (every season) and games to save for watching / playing / listening to later, they may need to increase the size of their computer's _______. Cache CPU Memory Storage

Storage

If a user wants to save large numbers of video files on their computer, they should increase the size of the computer's: Cache CPU Storage Memory

Storage

______ is where your operating system and applications reside when the computer is off. Storage RAM CPU Memory

Storage

A storage device that stores data after electricity is turned off is said to be non-volatile. True False

True

Accessing data from your hard drive is slower than accessing data from memory. True False

True

A _____ is a non-volatile storage device that a user can connect to a computer via a USB port. server USB flash drive ROM chip RAM stick

USB flash drive

A particular computer has a separate keyboard and screen. A user presses a key, and a character appears on the screen. The pressed key was most likely first stored: in the keyboard in memory on the screen none of the above

in memory

A computer's RAM _____ data when the power is turned off. encrypts loses stores copies

loses

The hardware component whose main purpose is to store data while you're using programs and applications is the: CPU. hard drive. memory. GPU.

memory.

A computer's HDD or SSD _____ data when the power is turned off. copies loses encrypts retains

retains

A computer's storage drive (HDD or SSD) is usually _____ when you want to access data than a computer's memory. non-volatile slower volatile faster

slower

If your internal storage drive is full, or nearly full, a user might start by deleting unneeded _____ files. text word document songs, movies and photos none of the above

songs, movies and photos