CSC134_Chapter 4: Secondary Storage

USB flash drives use solid state memory.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A CD-ROM is re-writable.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Solid state hard drives have moving parts.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The term capacity refers to:

• how shiny the device is

• the amount of data you can store on the device

• how easily you can damage the device

• the speed of the device

The term durability refers to:

• the speed of the device

• the amount of data you can store on the device

• how easily you can damage the device

• how shiny the device is

The term portability refers to:

• how easy it is to carry around/transport the device

• the speed of the device

• the amount of data you can store on the device

• how shiny the device is

Which one of these is commonly used to measure storage capacity?

• The number of text documents you can store on it

• Bytes

• Hertz

• Amps

All secondary storage devices are external to the computer

• TRUE

• FALSE

If you use online storage and your internet goes down, the data is permanently lost

• TRUE

• FALSE

ROM is a primary storage device

• TRUE

• FALSE