CIS 141 Chapter 3

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True

A CD-R disc can be written to by the user.

Smart Card

A ____ looks similar to a credit card but contains a chip and other circuitry that can store data.

False

A computer system with a C drive and a D drive must have two physical hard drives.

Solid-state drive (SSD)

A hard drive that uses flash memory media instead of metal magnetic hard disks.

False

A hybrid hard drive contains both magnetic hard disks and optical discs

Folder

A named place on a storage medium into which the user can place files in order to keep the files stored on that medium organized.

Storage area network (SAN)

A network of hard devices or other storage devices that provide storage for a network of computers.

Flash memory card

A small, rectangular flash memory medium, such as CompactFlash (CF) or Secure Digital (SD) card; often used with digital cameras and other portable devices.

RAID

A storage method that uses several hard drives working together, typically to increase performance and/or fault tolerance.

Holographic storage

An emerging type of storage technology that uses multiple blue laser beams to store data is three dimensions.

Optical

CDs, DVDs, and BDs are examples of _____ discs.

False

External hard drives typically connect via a flash memory reader.

Disk cache

Memory used in conjunction with a magnetic hard drive to improve system performance.

Cloud storage

Refers to using a storage device that is accessed via the Internet.

Flash Memory

Secure Digital (SD) cards are one type of ____ medium.

File

Something stored on a storage medium, such as a program, a document, or an image.

Volatile

Storage media are not ____, meaning they do not lose their contents when the power is shut off.

C

The drive letter that would most likely be assigned to the primary hard drive on a typical personal computer is ___.

Hard drive

The primary storage system for most computers; used to store most programs and data used with that computer.

True

The smallest amount of space a file on a hard drive can use is one cluster.


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