Data Size Quiz

How many bytes are in a kilobyte?

• 100 bytes

• 500 bytes

• 1,000 bytes

• 10,000 bytes

What is the size of a gigabyte in bytes?

• 1,000,000 bytes

• 10,000,000 bytes

• 100,000,000 bytes

• 1,000,000,000 bytes

What is an example of what a kilobyte can store?

• A single letter, like "A"

• A 14-line email or a lengthy paragraph of text

• A good sized novel

• 40 minutes of video at DVD quality

How much data can a gigabyte hold?

• A single letter, like "A"

• A 14-line email

• Roughly 300 MP3s or 40 minutes of video at DVD quality

• 1,000 copies of the Encyclopedia Britannica

By what age has the average person spoken about a terabyte of data?

• Age 10

• Age 18

• Age 25

• Age 30

Which storage unit can hold a good sized novel?

• Byte

• Kilobyte

• Megabyte

• Terabyte

Which storage unit is statistically equivalent to the amount of words spoken by age 25?

• Byte

• Kilobyte

• Megabyte

• Terabyte

What does CD-ROM stand for?

• Compact Disk-Read Only Memory

• Compact Disk-Rewritable

• Compact Disk-Recordable

• Compact Disk-Removable

Which of the following is NOT a type of optical media?

• Blu Ray Disk

• DVD

• USB Drive

• CD

What is read when the reflection is scattered on a CD-ROM?

• A 0

• A 1

• A 2

• A 3