IT3 Magnetic Storage

What is used to record data on to a Hard Disk Drive?

• magnetism

• unicorns

• processor

• speed

What three types of devices are considered magnetic storage devices?

• hard drive

• floppy drive

• tape drive

• processor drive

• memory drive

What is the mechanism that records information to and reads information from a magnetic medium?

• monitor

• read head

• CPU head

• read/write head on the platter

What is a device that moves the head over the disk?

• activator arm

• actuator arm

• agitator arm

• actuating hand

The magnetic patterns left on a disk represent _____ numbers.

• code

• hexadecimal

• 
  binary

• computer

Magnetic storage is non-volatile storage

• false

• true

Magnetic tape and Internal hard drives are all examples of magnetic storage

• true

• false

Magnetic tape is no longer used as a storage and back-up device

• false

• true

Magnetic storage is the cheapest form of storage (per gb)

• true

• false

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of magnetic storage (compared to other forms of storage)?

• Cheap

• High capacity

• Fast read-write speed of data