Question 1

Because passive RFID tags contain a battery, they cannot be embedded in skin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What kind of storage is an Internet service that provides storage to computer or mobile users?

Accepted Answer

A)   encrypted
B)   shared
C)   cloud
D)   netE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hard disk?

Accepted Answer

A)   write-protect notch
B)   read/write head
C)   sectors and tracks
D)   capacityE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The greater the disk cache, the slower the hard disk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following kinds of cards stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card?

Accepted Answer

A)   tool
B)   micro
C)   view
D)   smartE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following kinds of access refers to reading or writing data consecutively?

Accepted Answer

A)   direct
B)   random
C)   sequential
D)   indexedE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 7

On an optical disc, a land causes light to reflect, which is read as binary digit 0.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

____________________ uses serial signals to transfer data, instructions, and information.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ uses serial signals to transfer data,...

Question 9

Which of the following can be used to store a prepaid amount of money, such as for student purchases on campus?

Accepted Answer

A)   smart cards
B)   floppy disks
C)   ExpressCards
D)   hard disksE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following is true of SSDs compared to traditional hard disks?

Accepted Answer

A)   SSDs have lower storage capacities.
B)   SSDs generate more heat.
C)   SSDs have faster transfer rates.
D)   SSDs have a shorter life.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which storage term used to measure capacity is approximately a billion bytes?

Accepted Answer

A)   megabyte
B)   gigabyte
C)   kilobyte
D)   terabyteE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is not a competing rewritable DVD format?

Accepted Answer

A)   DVD-RW
B)   DVD+R
C)   DVD+RAM
D)   DVD+RWE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following statements is NOT true about smart cards?

Accepted Answer

A)   There are two types of smart cards.
B)   Contactless smart cards communicate with a reader using Bluetooth technology.
C)   Uses include storing medical records and other health care information.
D)   A smart card can double as an ID card or credit card.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

A storage area network includes only storage devices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following kinds of backup is another name for a selective backup?

Accepted Answer

A)   incremental
B)   archival
C)   partial
D)   continuousE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Users subscribe to a cloud storage service, like the kind advertised in the accompanying figure, to do all of the following EXCEPT to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   save time by storing large files instantaneously
B)   allow others to access files
C)   store offsite backups of data
D)   make enterprises provide data center functionsE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Enterprise storage often uses ____________________ technology as the interface that connects the devices to the network because it has much faster transmission rates than SCSI and other interfaces.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

An RFID ____________________ reads the radio signals from an RFID tag and transfers the information to a computer or computing device.

Accepted Answer

reader

Question 19

A group of two or more integrated hard disks is referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   pocket
B)   UFC
C)   RAID
D)   baselineE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What happens when a computer or mobile device starts up?

Accepted Answer

A)   The computer locates operating system in storage and loads it into RAM.
B)   The computer accesses the memory and loads a program such as a word processing program.
C)   The computer searches for instructions in RAM.
D)   The computer opens application software from ROM.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 8: Digital Storage

Because passive RFID tags contain a battery, they cannot be embedded in skin.

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What kind of storage is an Internet service that provides storage to computer or mobile users?

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hard disk?

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The greater the disk cache, the slower the hard disk.

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Which of the following kinds of cards stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card?

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Which of the following kinds of access refers to reading or writing data consecutively?

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On an optical disc, a land causes light to reflect, which is read as binary digit 0.

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____________________ uses serial signals to transfer data, instructions, and information.

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Which of the following can be used to store a prepaid amount of money, such as for student purchases on campus?

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Which of the following is true of SSDs compared to traditional hard disks?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which storage term used to measure capacity is approximately a billion bytes?

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Which of the following is not a competing rewritable DVD format?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following statements is NOT true about smart cards?

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A storage area network includes only storage devices.

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Which of the following kinds of backup is another name for a selective backup?

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Users subscribe to a cloud storage service, like the kind advertised in the accompanying figure, to do all of the following EXCEPT to ____.

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Enterprise storage often uses ____________________ technology as the interface that connects the devices to the network because it has much faster transmission rates than SCSI and other interfaces.

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An RFID ____________________ reads the radio signals from an RFID tag and transfers the information to a computer or computing device.

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A group of two or more integrated hard disks is referred to as which of the following?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What happens when a computer or mobile device starts up?

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