Storage Management Quiz

What is the main component of secondary storage for modern computers?

• RAM

• Magnetic Disks

• Monitor

• CPU

What is the smallest addressable part of a disk called?

• Track

• Platter

• Cylinder

• Sector

What is the purpose of a file system interface?

• To create new files

• To organize directories

• To interact with files

• To manage file attributes

Which directory organization method allows users to create new directories in their own directories?

• Master Directory

• Tree-Structured Directories

• Single-Level Directory

• Multiple Directories

What is the main function of the 'Truncate' operation on a file?

• To erase the file contents but keep its attributes

• To move the file to a different directory

• To delete a file

• To rename the file

What is the main characteristic of a magnetic disk?

• No seek time or latency

• More expensive than SSD

• Uses magnetization process to write data

• No moving parts