GCSE Storage

Secondary storage gets its name because...

• It is secondary to main memory

• It is mostly used in secondary schools

• It is fast - things load in a second

Which one is NOT secondary storage

• Hard disk

• Floppy Disk

• Cache

• CD

Why do computers have secondary storage

• Primary Storage might be full

• To give another option where to save files

• Main memory is volatile

Which of these would match a typical memory stick (flash memory)

• 2 megabytes

• 500 megabytes

• 8 gigabytes

• 1 terabyte

Which of these would most closely match a CD?

• 200 megabytes

• 650 megabytes

• 3.7 gigabytes

• 600 gigabytes

Which of these would most closely match a DVD

• 650 megabytes

• 5 gigabytes

• 250 gigabytes

• 1 terabyte

Which of these would most closely match a hard drive in a laptop

• 800 kilobytes

• 50 megabytes

• 500 megabytes

• 500 gigabytes

Magnetic tape is useful and cheap storage

• True

• False

Traditional hard drives and old floppy disks use magnetic storage.

• True

• False

CDs and SSD's (solid state drives) use optical storage

• True

• False